Info-Mac-Request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Moderators) (12/20/89)
Info-Mac Digest Tue, 19 Dec 89 Volume 7 : Issue 223
Today's Topics:
APDA's
Are Ehman monitors as good as they are cheap?
Best Beeps
BinHex and Stuffit are not completely compatible
Darkness screen saver
DeskWriter evaluation (3 msgs)
Does Fullwrite support references?
Emulating the Mac Plus via Spectre GCR
FieldToFile request?
Hard Disk Security
HP DeskWriter and
I have green ink in my deskwriter
Launch init 2.0
Lisas for landfill
Please report WDEF B infections
Reply to "On the Meta-Level: SUGGESTIONS FOR INFO MAC"
RTF format
SweetJam4.0 (Japanese environment for Mac)
Tape Backup Experiences?
TinkerToys
WristMac:Recommendations or Experiences?
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 20:33:35 PST
From: shahryar@sutro.sfsu.edu (Shahryar G. Hashemi)
Subject: APDA's
Hi guys...
Do you guys know what the phone number of APDA's is?
I am looking for RMaker, and I would like to know how to get a newer version
of this...I have version 2.0
Thanks
Shahryar
P.S.--Please send all info to <suggestions@sutro.sfsu.edu>
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 11:19 CST
From: Tom Rocklin <CEDROCPA@uiamvs.bitnet>
Subject: Are Ehman monitors as good as they are cheap?
The subject line sums it up. Are there any satisfied users of Ehman
19 inch monochrome monitors out there? At an advertised price of
$899, it looks like a heck of a deal.
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 11:29:57 PST
From: PUGH@ccc.nmfecc.gov
Subject: Best Beeps
I thought I might share some of my favorite beeps that I am using these days.
All of these beeps are in snd format and will work on any machine newer than a
Plus which is running the Apple Sound cdev. These need to be installed in the
System or with Suitcase to work. They ar pretty massive, but there is a wide
selection of short beeps here. The file is a Sound Mover document. The
Sound Mover is in the archive as sound/programs/soundmover-package.hqx.
Check it out.
Jon
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/beeps-various-part1.hqx; 180K
/info-mac/sound/beeps-various-part2.hqx; 180K
/info-mac/sound/beeps-various-part3.hqx; 180K]
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Date: Fri, 15 Dec 89 02:17 EST
From: Doug Hardie <Hardie@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL>
Subject: BinHex and Stuffit are not completely compatible
There are some files on the archives that have apparently been binhexed
using Stuffit and not BinHex. These files will un-binhex correctly when
using Stuffit, but give a CRC error when using BinHex. In particular,
the recent update for the search strings for the latest virus for virus
-detective cannot be handled by BinHex.
[That is correct. We encourage people to decode files with StuffIt,
not BinHex. Another point is that BinHex 5.0 seems to give people
nothing but trouble; use 4.0 instead, if you must. -Bill]
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 89 11:14:57 -0500 (EST)
From: "Michael A. Libes" <ml10+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Darkness screen saver
Darkness is a new idea in screen savers. It is a small Multifinder
utility, which quietly runs in the background waiting for a chance to
darken the screen. When the time comes, Darkness actually runs another
program to do the job. This "Blackout" program can be anything from a
black screen to whatever you wish. Included in this archive is the
source code to a simple "Blackout" so that anyone with some knowledge of
C can create his own.
Darkness is Shareware so spread it around and try it out.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/darkness.hqx; 31K
/info-mac/app/darkness-blackouts.hqx; 29K]
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 00:23:17 EST
From: mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Subject: Deskwriter evaluation
In Info-Mac Digest #220, Tovar <TVR%CCRMA-F4@sail.stanford.edu> posted an
evaluation of the Hewlett-Packard DeskWriter. As a very pleased DeskWriter
Owner, I feel I must clarify some of his points.
>As advertised, its quality is somewhere between an ImageWriter II and a
>LaserWriter. Its resolution is claimed to be 300 dpi, but i find that
>number unconvincing for an `ink spitter'. I think may be an question of the
>size of the the ink drops on the paper (including spreading?) and
>repeatability in position, as otherwise it would be difficult to distinguish
>from LaserWriter output.
This is not quite true. The printer is 300dpi. I find it to be indis-
tinguishable from a laserprinter. Take one look at its self-test printout
if you want to be convinced that it's 300dpi.
>The PostScript fonts resident in the printer looked great.
The DeskWriter does not support PostScript, nor does it have resident fonts.
There are scalable font outlines which reside in the System Folder on the Mac.
The Mac then builds a 300dpi bitmap for the appropriate sizes, and uses these
to image the page.
>The problem for me as that it didn't do a decent job of translating the
>QuickDraw font that i had available to me for testing. Given
>that i use my own font for programming, and that the fonts i prefer for my
>correspondence are not the formal kind from Adobe, this was not acceptable to
>me. This is in contrast to the LaserWriter, where if you supply a large point
>size QuickDraw font, it often generates rather good looking output, even
>without the Adobe `hints'.
The DeskWriter will take 4x fonts and scale them to produce increased quality
on fonts that do not have outlines. Or, you can use font substitution.
>P.S. While it is a plain paper printer, i think the paper has to have certain
>properties to generate good looking output. Perhaps someone else knows more
>definitively, but it may not work well for things like letterhead.
The printer works well on plain laser/xerographic paper. You MUST load the
paper with the proper side in, however, to prevent bleeding of the ink. (On
the end of a ream of paper, there's an arrow that says something like "Print
this side first." Do.)
To add a few of my own comments: I've heard reports of the DW taking 20
minutes to print a page, and of running out of memory, and other horror
stories. I'm using a Mac Plus, with 2.5Mb of RAM and a 105Mb LaCie Hard Disk
(although I started using the DW with a 20Mb disk and it made little
difference). I've never had any such problems. The longest time I've had
to wait for the DW to print was 2 minutes, but it usually prints about 1ppm.
I've not printed extremely complicated QuickDraw graphics, and this may be
slower, but for text, it's quite fast.
The DW's scalable fonts produce beautiful output.
The DW does a nice job of printing envelopes.
--Mike
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Date: 14 DEC 89 09:04:55 CST
From: Z4648252 <Z4648252%SFAUSTIN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: DeskWriter evaluation
Tovar writes:
[calls the Hewlett Packard inkjet printer an "ink spitter"]
>While it's a plain paper printer, i think the paper has to have certain
>properties to generate good looking output. Perhaps someone knows more
>definitively, but it may not work well for things like letterhead.
The type of paper definitely has a bearing on the quality of the
output of the Hewlett Packard inkjets. Generally, the cheaper the
paper the better. "Ink spitting" is a poor description for this
excellent printer especially when one examines the price.
I can't speak for the DeskWriter, but we are using the DeskJet
with a DataPak driver and Adobe Type Manager produces beautiful type
with the combination. Obviously, if one wants to do full-featured
desktop publishing, then this printer will be lacking. However,
its price is correct.
Paper used for photocopy machines is generally what produces the
best printout for the inkjet printer. Paper, such as cotton bond,
which sponges up ink will be a poor choice to use.
Larry Rymal: |East Texas Atari 68NNNers| <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 15:29:45 PST
From: gelphman@adobe.com (David Gelphman)
Subject: DeskWriter Evaluation
>But that wasn't much of an issue for me. The PostScript fonts resident in the
>printer looked great. The problem for me as that it didn't do a decent job of
>translating the QuickDraw font that i had available to me for testing. Given
There is some confusion here: the fonts which come with the DeskWriter are
not PostScript fonts but rather are "Intellifont" fonts from Compugraphic.
These fonts can only be used with a small number of output devices today
and do not work with PostScript printers.
...
>without the Adobe `hints'. Now, if the Adobe Type Manager is able to take a
>large QuickDraw font, and make pretty DeskWriter output, i'd go check my bank
I don't know what you mean by a QuickDraw font. Adobe Type Manager does not
do anything special with existing bitmaps. What it does do is allow the
PostScript outline fonts from the Adobe Type Library (including those
PostScript type 1 fonts produced by LinoType, MonoType, Agfa-Compugraphic,
Varityper, and AutoLogic) to be used to create bit images for display on
screen and to image for printing to QuickDraw printing devices such as
the DeskWriter, ImageWriter, etc. This means that any of the fonts in our
library can print to most QuickDraw printers at high quality in any sizes
supported by the application.
> -- Tovar
Hope this helps,
David Gelphman
Adobe Systems Incorporated
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 14:30:06 GMT
From: "J.M.L.Martin" <LUCTHSCH%BDILUC11.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Does Fullwrite support references?
Dear fellow-MacIsts,
I am considering the purchase of a high-end word processor, as I am less than
satisfied with Word 4.0 in several respects. In the end, I retained two candi-
dates: Nisus (for programmability) and FullWrite Professional. I recently heard
mentioning that FullWrite supports bibliographic referencing (which is NOT the
same as footnotes: in general you need to refer more than once to the same ar-
ticle, whereas footnotes are only referred once). As a researcher in quantum
chemistry who mainly uses his Mac to write papers, I'd KILL for that feature
(EndNote is okay, but too much of a hassle; it also is fairly strict on the
reference format). Anyone who can confirm? (Remember: reference renumbering
should be AUTOMATIC: if they are to be renumbered manually each time you in-
sert a new one, it makes no sense).
Thanks in advance,
J.M.L.Martin
Quantum Chemistry
Department SBM
Limburgs Universitair Centrum
Universitaire Campus
B-3610 Diepenbeek, Belgium
P.S.: did you know that "physics" is supposed to have laxative qualities?
At least, that's what the WordFinder thesaurus shipped with Word 4.0
says. This is even worse than equating "atheist" with "immoral" (which
it also does).
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Date: 14 DEC 89 14:01:53 CST
From: Z4648252 <Z4648252%SFAUSTIN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Emulating the Mac Plus via Spectre GCR
I've been requested to give an evaluation of the Spectre GCR,
the Atari ST Macintosh emulator.
I have access to a Mac SE FD/HD (a mouthful!) and am
constantly on both the Atari Spectre GCR Mac emulator and Mac so
hopefully, this evaluation will be of value. The Atari ST used
is a four megabyte ST equipped with a SeaGate 296n hard drive and
Atari paper-white 12" monitor. No accelerators are in use to
speed up this particular ST.
The Spectre uses Macintosh 128k ROMs and can emulate either a
Mac 512KE or Mac Plus. A key press will toggle either system.
All systems work, including 6.0.3. All ram has been surrendered
to the "Mac side" allowing some hefty applications to work
together via MultiFinder, i.e., FullWrite, Hypercard, RedRyder.
In fact, that is what is on the system right now. I'm typing
this with FullWrite, Hypercard and RedRyder lurking in
the background.
Hard drive support is a simple plug in and go via the Atari
ST's hard drive DMA port, therefore, data transfer is fast, if
not faster than the real thing, depending upon the hard drive
mechanism. External Macintosh hard drives also work.
Macintosh ramdisks work perfectly and, like the real Mac,
all but required if a one-drive system is used. This can help in
ending the Mac Floppy Shuffle.
Control Panel settings are not saved, therefore a Mac PD
utility, DiskParam, will do the job. It works perfectly and was
written by a Macintosher, Mr. Webb, who lost his Param circuit on
his Macintosh.
Because of the Atari ST's faster clock speed, graphics and
sound are noticeably faster. Sound is a touch "squeaky".
Graphics are snappier than that of a Plus and SE. Indeed, Aldus
FreeHand's self-running demo will be about four pages ahead of
the same demo on an SE after about two minutes into the demo.
Mouse handling is great and the mouse does not slow down
during disk access. Also, the ST mouse has two buttons. The left
is the standard "point and click" button, the right is a shift
key equivalent. This allows for selective file maintenance
without your having to touch the keyboard!
Floppy disk access is ok. The Spectre GCR can read Macintosh
disks directly at the same speed as a real Mac if the ALTernate
key is pressed prior to accessing the disk. Otherwise, the read
attempt will sample the disk and check to see if it is an Atari
(Spectre) or Mac disk. Pressing the ALTernate key will bypass
the check. Writing is direct and since the disk has already been
sampled when it was inserted, the emulator knows already whether
the disk is Atari or Mac. Mac formating can be done along with
duplication of real Mac disks. Again, there is no speed loss.
Some STs are having problems writing to Mac disks due to a
particular batch of drive mechanisms which think the Mac data is
noise. However, these seem to have no problem writing to Mac
disks via Spectre's own utility program. Again, the process is
fast.
Although Spectre GCR can support Atari's RGB screen, the
cheaper ($90.00 at some stores) and crisp paper-white Atari
monochrome monitor is the best. It is 12" and uses 640 X 400
resolution. There is no flicker and the scan lines are barely
seen. The display is clean and bright. The larger screen does
not increase the size of the characters, instead the user has a
greater viewing area close to that of the $400.00 Macintosh
monochrome monitor. Gray scale, I think, is the same.
Memory allocation is transparent. The user will lose about
300k for emulation overhead. The rest is all his, if he wants
it. Gee, I love this 3.5 meg or so of available memory!!!
Macintosh emulation on the Atari ST with the Spectre GCR has
reached beyond the "hacker" level. For all practical purposes
which include data I/O speed, program execution, and screen
display, the ST becomes a Macintosh Plus, thus, greatly extending
the use and power of the Atari ST and yet, with very little
compromise for either Atari ST in its host mode or in "Mac" mode.
Larry Rymal: |East Texas Atari 68NNNers| <Z4648252@SFAUSTIN.BITNET>
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 10:37 CST
From: <NH2031S%DRAKE.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: FieldToFile request?
I am writing a stack that adds data to a text data file stored in an
AppleShare drop folder. I was using Dartmouth XCMD WriteToFile, when I noted
that the old XCMD FieldToFile will write to an AppleShare drop folder.
Does anyone know where I can get a copy of FieldToFile, I've looked
everywhere: Developers Stack 1.2, Dartmouth 3.1 (I don't have any older
versions), and a whole slew of hypercard stacks.
Nicholas L. Hayes
Microcomputer Support Specialist
Drake University
BITNET: nh2031s@drake
ALINK: A0150
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 22:51:56 -0500
From: debrown@kodak.com
Subject: Hard Disk Security
There seems to be a lot of interest in hard disk security for public access
Macs recently. FWB Inc. sells a hard disk partitioning utility that can
create password protected, read only partitions. Students then use floppies
to store all their data. I haven't personally used the utility so I can't
vouch for how well it works. HARD DISK PARTITION is produced by FWB at
2040 Polk St. / Suite 215 / San Fran, CA 94109 / (415)474-8055
Dr. Douglas E. Brown
Eastman Kodak
Internet:debrown@kodak.com
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 09:38 PST
From: REUVENI@max.acs.washington.edu
Subject: HP DeskWriter and
Tovar (TVR%CCRMA-F4@sail.stanford.edu) has evaluated the HP DeskWriter and
was not happy with the way it reproduced his particular font. The HP will
print beautifully any font in your system (or in your suitcases) for which
there is a size 4x in your font collections. If you want to print New York
size 12 you need size 48 as well. This is in addition to its own fonts which
will print in practically any size. The fonts it comes with are NOT Adobe
Postscript fonts as indicated in Tovar's message. A little reading of the
manual (in particular pp 2-18 to 2-24) would have made Tovar's message much
more informative to future users of the HP DeskWriter.
Zipora Reuveni
Reuveni@max.acs.washington.edu
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 13:08:43 -0500
From: William C. DenBesten<denbeste@andy.bgsu.edu>
Subject: I have green ink in my deskwriter
I have managed to turn a previously empty black cartridge into a
cartridge, just in time for the holiday season. I used Shaffert's
Fountain Pen Ink. It comes in a 2 oz glass jar packaged in a black
and yellow box. This costs about $2.00 retail. I also purchased a
needle-less syringe from my local drugstore. This is usually used for
giving small children oral medicine. Cost is about $2.00 also.
To do this, I drilled a hole next to the air hole on top of the empty
cartrige. I then put 1/2 teaspoon of ink in the cartrige. I then
bled the ink through the cartrige by placing a wet kleenex against the
print-head part, and watching the ink come out. I kept filling the
cartrige and bleeding until the ink coming out was green. I have
printed maybe 50 pages with this cartridge so far. It prints nearly
as well as it did originally (but, of course, green).
I did have one inkjet clog on me, causeing a white streak across the
page. To fix this, I bled the cartridge once again with the wet
kleenex.
Periodically, I add more ink with my syringe. Don't get too much in
at a time, or the ink will flow right out of the jets (which,
incidently, does not destroy the jets). I am not sure what the volume
limit is. I just make sure that the cartridge weighs less than a new
cartridge.
As usual, use it with hammermill laserprint paper for best results.
--
William C. DenBesten is denbeste@bgsu.edu or denbesten@bgsuopie.bitnet
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Date: Fri, 1 Dec 89 03:18:56 EST
From: twu@caip.rutgers.edu (Theodore Wu)
Subject: Launch init 2.0
Launch Init is a Macintosh INIT program that records usage
statistics when application are launched. This is a new updated
version. (Version 2.0) Features include:
* Optionally records Application Name, Volume Name, Start
Date, Start Time, End Date, End Time, User Name, Length
of Use for each launch of application.
* User name can come from three different sources: Chooser
Window, Fixed, Enter at Startup
* Optionally keeps user name in Chooser Window from being
changed.
* Optionally skip logging certain files.
* Optionally logs system Startup and Shutdown. (Include
time of total usage)
* Makes new log file in Daily, Weekly, Monthly or Quarterly
basis.
* Works both under Finder and MultiFinder.
* Compatible with AppleShare Volumes.
[Archived as /info-mac/init/launch-20.hqx; 47K]
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Date: 14 Dec 89 1135 PST
From: Arthur Keller <ARK@sail.stanford.edu>
Subject: Lisas for landfill
>> R.I.P.
>> Apple recently buried 2,700 unsold Lisa computers in a Utah
>> landfill. Sun Remarketing purchased nearly 5,000 Lisa's for
>> resale several years ago and continues to support the
>> product, but Apple got a better taxbreak by destroying the
>> one time breakthrough technology computers than by giving
>> them away to schools or third-world countries.
>> - InfoWorld 23 October
>
>I am thoroughly appalled and disillusioned by this story. Is Apple in
>such financial straits as to be forced to commit a mindless and
>unconscionable act like this? I seriously doubt it.
>
>I am inclined to write to Mr. Sculley expressing my shock and disapproval
>concerning this story. If anyone else feels similarly, and is interested
>in some form of group letter, I would be willing to handle the paperwork.
>
>Please write me directly if you are interested. - Gregg
>
>Gregg TeHennepe | Minicomputer Specialist
>gateh@conncoll | Connecticut College, New London, CT
You may complain to Mr. Sculley, but it is far, far better to complain to
your Congressional Representatives and Senators and to President Bush.
They make the tax laws, not Mr. Sculley.
For example, our tax policy encourages leveraged buyouts of companies, because
interest is deductible to companies while dividends are taxed twice (to the
corporation and to the recipient).
Arthur
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Date: Mon, 18 Dec 1989 23:23:14 CST
From: jln@accuvax.nwu.edu (John Norstad)
Subject: Please report WDEF B infections
I'd like to ask anybody who uses Disinfectant 1.5 and discovers a WDEF B
infection to send me a note telling me where you are. We've heard of
WDEF A infections from all over, but so far the WDEF B infection reports are
all from a single location. Please DO NOT report WDEF A infections - only
WDEF B.
Please also send me a note if you discover an infection by "an unknown
strain of WDEF" - we haven't had any of these reported so far.
John Norstad Northwestern University jln@acns.nwu.edu
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Date: Thu 14 Dec 89 12:21:45-MST
From: "Eric C. Kofoid" <BI.KOFOID@science.utah.edu>
Subject: Reply to "On the Meta-Level: SUGGESTIONS FOR INFO MAC"
>I have the feeling that Info-Mac is diverging. If it becomes too big, it will
>eventually become unreadable, and not useful. I think one should worry about
>this. I believe there is something one can do about it: two suggestions come
>to my mind. I think that one reason for diverging is due to multiple answers
>to questions, and a second one is due to information loss (such *I remember
>that someone spoke about such problem, but I do not remember when....*)
>So the suggestions are:
>
>1- DO NOT PUT ANSWERS DIRECTLY TO THE NET!
>... etc., etc.
*Please* just leave the bulletin board as is! I, for one,
enjoy reading peoples' replies in real time, as they appear. Info-mac
is in no way too large or too diverse. I can mention several other
news boards which accumulated scores of messages per day. Asking
people to summarize to the net is like soliciting charity. Once the
average person gets his or her answer, they use it and forget it. It's
a rare good Samaritan who takes the time to edit a summary, and this
simple fact of human nature will *never* change.
In short, Info-Mac ain't broke, so don't fix it!
Cheers in real time,
Eric.
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 10:21:02 CST
From: Jeff E Mandel MD MS <AS01MEF@vm.tcs.tulane.edu>
Subject: RTF format
I recall having seen a HyperCard stack which permitted output of RTF
files. My efforts to find this stack on SUMEX-AIM have proved
unsuccessful. If someone (the author, perhaps) could post this for me,
it would be appreciated.
Jeff E Mandel MD MS
Asst. Professor of Anesthesiology and Biomedical Engineering
Tulane University School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA
AS01MEF@VM.TCS.TULANE.EDU
AS01MEF@TCSVM.BITNET
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 14:13:50 JST
From: NOJIMA Hisao <nojima@tantra.ntt.jp>
Subject: SweetJam4.0 (Japanese environment for Mac)
[I posted the following article to nihongo-mailing-list. But,
some of you may be interested..]
For those who are interested in using Kanji (Japanese) on
Macintosh:
Most common Kanji environment for Mac is KanjiTalk from Apple
Japan. But, we have yet another Kanji environment for Mac:
SweetJam from A&A. SweetJam uses very clever tricks that makes
you to use Kanji almost all Mac software that follows Apple
Software Guidelines.
If you don't use SweetJam, you need Japanese Version of Mac
software to use Kanji on Mac with KanjiTalk. So, they sell
dBaseMac-J, FileMakerII(J), MacProjectII(J) and others. But,
when you use SweetJam, you don't need such Japanized programs.
You can use Kanji on English version of them (as long as they
follow Apple software guidelines...)
I have tested and found that there's almost no problem in using
kanji in Word4.0, FullWrite Professional, HyperCard1.2.5,
Cricket Present, miniWriter, AffiniFile, and NinjaTerm. I am
sure you can use Kanji in still more programs.
Of course, SweetJam has its drawbacks:
1) Kana-Kanji conversion is not that intelligent. It
uses very primitive methods.
2) There is no guidebook written in English. (There was
one for SweetJam 3.5. They are now planning to write
one, I heard. But, it will take a long time...)
I called A&A and found that SweetJam was available two dealers
in U.S.A.
Qualitas Trading
6907 Norfork Road, Berkley CA 94705
415-848-8080, 415-848-8009(fax)
Japanese Language Services
186 Lincoln St. Boston, Mass, 02111
617-338-2211, 617-338-4611(fax)
Price: ???
or you can buy directly from its developer: A&A
A & A
159 Tokyo-to sinjuku-ku takatanobaba 3-tyome 13-3
Family Bld.
03-360-6531, 03-360-6532 (fax)
Price: SweetJam 4.0 (29800yen) and postage (approx. 2000yen)
accepts VISA/MC
Currently, SweetJam is the only kanji environment for MacIIci.
You cannot run KanjiTalk on IIci. (KanjiTalk runs on all Mac
families except IIci. KanjiTalk for IIci will be delivered,
hopefully, next summer.)
Name: NOJIMA Hisao [NOJIMA is my family name]
Name(Kanji): $BLnEg!!5WM:(J
Address: nojima@nttlab.ntt.JP (in Japan)
Organization: NTT Basic Research Laboratory 0422-59-4336
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Date: 13 Dec 89 20:38 PST
From: DYAEB%SLACVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu
Subject: Tape Backup Experiences?
Date: 13 December 1989, 20:04:44 PST
>From: David Aston (415) 926-2457 DYAEB at SLACVM
To: INFO-MAC at SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU
Subject: Tape Backup Experiences?
I have been evaluating an Irwin 5080. In spite of the December MacUser
BOMB it gets I am favourably impressed. I'm on an extensive
LocalTalk/EtherNet network but am only responsible for a few Macs, which
I want to back up automatically from one over the network.
The automatic scheduling, ability to work with TOPS and password
protection facilities are all needed. The data really does seem to be
safe, and does restore OK.
BUT before I spend money (yours, the taxpayers' 8-) I am very tempted by
the MacProducts USA Magictape 60/150 which gets good ratings in MacUser
& MacWorld, has similar (maybe better) backup software features, is
faster and cheaper! Does anyone have any real-life experiences to share
with any of these units?
Or others for that matter.
Please reply to DYAEB@SLACVM.BITNET (or equivalent). I will summarise if
there's any interest.
Disclaimer: my opinions, not my employer's!
VMix -- operating system of the future
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Date: Mon, 4 Dec 89 11:47:16 -0500 (EST)
From: "Michael A. Libes" <ml10+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: TinkerToys
Here is a program which allows you to build three dimentional "toys" out
of balls and springs. You can then play with them in a 3-D world. The
user interface is easy to use.
TinkerToys is public domain, play with it until it you get bored, then
pass it along to a friend. The source code is available for a small fee.
[Archived as /info-mac/app/tinkertoys.hqx; 25K]
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Date: Thu, 14 Dec 89 09:41:53 EST
From: halp@tcgould.tn.cornell.edu (Bruce P. Halpern)
Subject: WristMac:Recommendations or Experiences?
I'm thinking about buying the WristMac. It's a modified Seiko watch
that can receive, from a Mac, downloads of about 80 two-line "screens".
I'd be interested in recommendations or warnings from those who have
purchased, used, or even seen one (I've only looked at pictures).
In particular, I'm interested in how difficult/easy it is to download
text files (do they have to be saved as ASCII files, or will it accept,
for example Word files), how useful/necessary Focal Point hypercard
software is, whether uploading is sufficiently practical to justify the
bi-directional adapter, and whether the Executive WristMac's water resistant
case is worth the extra cost. I'm not interested in the Pocket WristMac, since
I tend to destroy electronic things in my pockets.
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