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Info-Mac Digest Sun, 3 Dec 89 Volume 7 : Issue 213 Today's Topics: "Focus Line" in Sony monitors CIS/GENIE/OTHERS VIA BITNET/INTERNET Connection to Compu$erve Disinfectant 1.3 Ethertalk FreeHand 2.02 bug with Color Libraries and SE/30 Getting the same image on two separate monitors Info-Mac Digest V7 #208 Inserting TABs in files Mac+ to modem cable results Molecular Modeling Summary MS Word Menus Networking CD ROM Drives Patching the Event Manager Planning/project management software? Satellite Orbit Applications Sceen Capture Systems Tax form templates Teflon mouse feet for Mac+ mouse VideoTape Control Toolkit 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, 27 Nov 89 18:53:12 EST From: joseph@elbereth.rutgers.edu (Seymour Joseph) Subject: "Focus Line" in Sony monitors The people who informed you about the tiny dim line in your monitor were both right and wrong. They were right in saying that all sony monitors have it. (look at the ones in the dealer showroom). I think they were wrong in calling it a "focus line." My understanding is that the line on the screen is a shadow thrown by a tiny wire used to hold an internal CRT part in place. All of Apple's Hires RGB Monitors show this behavior. If you really don't like it, you have to buy a different monitor. Seymour ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 9:46:51 EST From: Tom Coradeschi <tcora@pica.army.mil> Subject: CIS/GENIE/OTHERS VIA BITNET/INTERNET >A colleague of mine told me he remembers seeing something here on >Info-Mac to the effect that it is possible to send mail to information >services such as CompuServe and Genie from networks like Bitnet or >Internet. Does anyone out there recall such an article, or better yet, >how to do this? Either post to the Info-Mac, or send me email direct >at: 1. maxg@suvm (bitnet) or 2. ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (internet). >Thanks very much in advance...If I get a reply that works, I'll be happy >to share with others either via email, or I'll post to Info-Mac. >---Gerry > The following was posted to our local Macintosh list some time ago: ***** To reach a CompuServe subscriber account of the form 7xxxx,yyy swap the `,' for `.' and add @compuserve.com: 7xxxx.yyy@compuserve.com This is necessary for RFC compliance. To reach employees of CompuServe, they have somewhat more typical usernames inside the csi.compuserve.com subdomain. CompuServe subscribers can reach people Out Here from CompuServe's mailers via the specification: >internet:user@host.domain The use of ">stuff:" is CompuServe's general gateway-access syntax; it does not appear in anything on the Internet side of the gateway, but rather RFC-compliant headers are generated. Internet nameservers for compuserve.com are alive and responding, and pathalias data for a (fictitious) host "compuserve" has been published since last fall. Internet mailers must support MX records in order to reach CompuServe. The MX host is saqqara.cis.ohio-state.edu, a.k.a. osu-cis. I understand that there is some magic that must be performed on BITNET VM hosts in order to get there due to lack of MX support; details from other BITNETters, not me. [That's 7xxxx.yyy%compuserve.com@saqqara.cis.ohio-state.edu - Ed.] Saqqara speaks with CompuServe approximately half-hourly, though this will probably change as load is observed. There are NO charges accrued to ANYBODY on either side of the gateway for its use. CompuServe subscribers are charged their usual hourly rates, but there is no gateway-specific surcharge. ***** And a whois lookup from nic.ddn.mil gives one: ***** CompuServe, Inc. (COMPUSERVE-DOM) 5000 Arlington Center Boulevard Columbus, OH 43220 Domain Name: COMPUSERVE.COM Administrative Contact: Neely, Sam (SN7) SAM@CSI.COMPUSERVE.COM (614) 457-8600 Technical Contact, Zone Contact: Kleinpaste, Karl (KK53) karl@TUT.CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU (614) 292-7347 Domain servers in listed order: TUT.CIS.OHIO-STATE.EDU 128.146.8.60 ACCUVAX.NWU.EDU 129.105.49.1 No known hosts under this secondary domain. ***** Hope this helps... tom c Electric Armaments Division US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 ARPA: tcora@pica.army.mil UUCP: ...!{uunet,rutgers}!pica.army.mil!tcora BITNET: Tcora@DACTH01.BITNET ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 07:23:17 EST From: Alan Stein <STEIN%UCONNVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> Subject: Connection to Compu$erve Gerry Greenberg asked about connecting to Compu$erve and GEnie. As far as I know, GEnie can't be reached from Bitnet. However, Compu$erve can be reached by sending the mail to userid@compuserve.com, with the , replaced by a . in the userid. For example, I can be reached by sending mail to 71545.0500@compuserve.com MCI mail can be reached similarly, although I don't recall whether it's userid@mci.com or userid@mcimail.com. Alan H. Stein | stein@uconnvm.bitnet Department of Mathematics | stein%uconnvm.bitnet@mitvma.mit.edu University of Connecticut | ...psuvax1!UCONNVM.BITNET!STEIN 32 Hillside Avenue | Waterbury, CT 06710 | Compu$erve 71545,1500 (203) 757-1231 | GEnie ah.stein ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 22:57:01 PST From: jln@acns.nwu.edu Subject: Disinfectant 1.3 Disinfectant 1.3 Announcement ============================= November 29, 1989 Disinfectant 1.3 is a new release of the free Macintosh virus detection and repair utility. Version 1.3 recognizes the new "Jude" virus recently discovered at several universities in Switzerland. "Jude" is yet another simple clone of the nVIR B virus. The name was changed from "nVIR" to "Jude," but otherwise the two viruses are identical. Version 1.3 also deals with an important conflict between the Scores virus and Apple's system software 6.0.4 release. When Scores infects a 6.0.4 System file, it damages it in such a way that it cannot be repaired properly. When Disinfectant repairs such a System file, it deletes all traces of the virus, but the System file is still damaged and should not be used. Version 1.3 has a special check for this situation and issues an error message informing the user of the problem. (Symantec's SAM Virus Clinic 1.10 and HJC's Virex 2.12 have the same problem as Disinfectant 1.2 - they leave the System file damaged, and they do not issue any warning or error messages). People who have experienced Scores infections on 6.0.4 systems should be aware of this problem. They should replace their System file by a clean copy from an original Apple release disk, and then reinstall their fonts and desk accessories. Version 1.3 also fixes incompatibilites between Disinfectant and the Flex screen saver and the DaynaFile product. We recommend that all users upgrade to the new version 1.3. Internet users can obtain Disinfectant 1.3 via anonymous FTP from site acns.nwu.edu (129.105.49.1). It will also be available soon from most good user groups, bulletin boards, CompuServe, Genie, and other commercial online services, and Internet archive sites. The clone problem is serious. We are working on a new version of Disinfectant (version 2.0) which will automatically detect and repair simple clones like the many nVIR B clones that have appeared (Hpat, AIDS, MEV#, nFLU, and Jude). The new version should even be able to handle cases of multiple virus infections involving mixtures of clones and known viruses. In the future we will not have to release a new version for each new clone. We have tested several other virus fighting tools against the new Jude virus, with the following interesting results: Apple's Virus Rx 1.5 and Jeff Shulman's Virus Detective 3.1 both properly detect the virus, but they are not able to repair infected files. (Virus Rx and Virus Detective are detection-only tools, and they both have excellent clone detection capabilities. They do not attempt to repair infected files). CE Software's Vaccine 1.0.1 properly blocks attempts by Jude to infect a clean system. The system bombs or hangs when the attack is attempted, and the system is not infected. Chris Johnson's GateKeeper 1.1.1 partially blocks attempts by Jude to infect a clean system. The system file is partially infected, but not contagious. Symantec's SAM Virus Clinic 1.10 does not properly detect or repair infected files. Symantec's SAM Intercept 1.10 detects attempts by Jude to infect a clean system in standard, advanced, and custom protection modes, but not in basic protection mode. The auto-floppy scan option does not detect infected files. HJC's Virex 2.12 does not properly detect or repair infected application files. It issues a warning message for infected system files, and partially repairs them. The resulting repaired system file is partially infected, but not contagious. HJC's Virex INIT 1.12 properly detects attempts by Jude to infect a clean system. The auto-floppy scan option properly detects infected files. John Norstad Academic Computing and Network Services Northwestern University 2129 Sheridan Road Evanston, IL 60208 Internet: jln@acns.nwu.edu Bitnet: jln@nuacc CompuServe: 76666,573 AppleLink: A0173 [Archived as /info-mac/virus/disinfectant-13.hqx; 106K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 09:56:53 EDT From: Kathy DuBose <DUBOSE%AKRONVM.BITNET@ricevm1.rice.edu> Subject: Ethertalk Hi, It's me again with a different question. We are trying to use Macintosh Ethertalk, a Mac IIx and a Kinetics Fastpath box do access our Appleshare network, but so far we have been unsuccessful. I installed the appleshare workstation files with ethertalk on the system on the hard disk on the Mac IIx. However, because our system administration manual has been missing for several months, I don't know if there is anything else that I need to do/tell appleshare to make it work correctly. I would appreciate any help . . . Kathy DuBose DUBOSE@AKRONVM ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 20:06 EST From: KSBOLDUAN%AMHERST.BITNET@cunyvm.cuny.edu Subject: FreeHand 2.02 bug with Color Libraries and SE/30 I don't know if it's a bug or not, but I can't seem to access the color libraries from FreeHand 2.02 (nor from 1.0 for that matter) on my SE/30. When I go to the Colors... command from the Color menu and click on the Library button, nothing happens. It's supposed to give me a dialog box to find the color libraries, but nothing happens. I'm running 6.0.3 and 5 megs. I thought it might be some INITs that I have, but I ran after booting from an original floppy system that came with the machine. I know it's not the 68030 because it works fine on a IIcx. Is it possible that it won't let me access them because I don't have a color monitor? One other thing, when I ran it off my hard disk after booting off of the floppy, it switched to my system. (I could tell because the background pattern changed on the desktop.) Anybody experience the same problem? If someone has an SE/30 and FreeHand, could they try selecting the Library button and tell me the results? Thanks. Kevin Bolduan '91 Amherst College KSBOLDUAN@AMHERST Bitnet address ------------------------------ Date: Tue 28 Nov 89 08:07:21-PDT From: RGB Technology 556-0666 <SATRE@nosc-tecr.arpa> (703) Subject: Getting the same image on two separate monitors Can anybody tell me how to show the same video output on two dissimilar monitors simultaneously (one is 30 Hz, one is 60 Hz)? Is there software available to do this already? I guess I should mention that these monitors will be on the same MAC IIx. Thanks for any help. -Steve Satre ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 09:24:14 EST From: reg@lti2.lti (Rick Genter x18) Subject: Info-Mac Digest V7 #208 Large hard disks: I bought a Rodime 140-Plus just about a year ago. I don't know the technical specs on it; at the time it was the cheapest/megabyte, and I wanted lots of megs (I had just my internal 20SC at the time). It's relatively quiet; there's a slight ticking noise when it accesses the disk. Its fan is much quieter than the SE's; I can't hear it with the SE going (and with the stereo turned up to 11 :-). It formats to ~138,900K A year ago the Rodime 140-Plus went for $1200. You can probably get it much cheaper now. - reg -- Rick Genter ...!{buita,bbn}!lti!reg Language Technology, Inc. reg%lti.uucp@bu-it.bu.edu 27 Congress St., Salem, MA 01970 (508) 741-1507 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 16:40:24 PST From: SUNDAR_PRASAD@mtsg.ubc.ca Subject: Inserting TABs in files I recall having seen in some early edition of the Info-Mac digest, a note about inserting TABs between numbers in an ascii file (eg. output from a FORTRAN program) so that a spreadsheet can read that data into separate columns. I am unable to locate that utility in the Sumex archives. Could someone point me in the right direction ? Thanks in advance. Sundar_Prasad@mtsg.ubc.ca Ocean Engineering, U.B.C. Vancouver, CANADA. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 16:05:34 EST From: zben@umd5.umd.edu (Ben Cranston) Subject: Mac+ to modem cable results I spent a few hours today updating and cleaning up that Mac serial connection document. I have a Mac-knowlegable MIT EE reading through it for lies, and will post here when we are happy with it (we'll let our friendly neighborhood moderator decide whether to post it in its entirety or put it up at aim with a pointer here). I've taken yet another look at the cable matthew posted, and I can only interpret needing that additional jumper in terms of a known problem with old terminal programs not doing the right things to bring up HSKo/DTR on post 128/512 hardware. PLEASE disconnect HSKo (pin 1 at the mini-DIN) if you are going to drive DTR/HSKi with DSR. The known problem is discussed in the document, but in order to explain why the additional jumper could make it work one needs to assume that an old terminal program on the Mac plus has HSKo down (unasserted) and the modem needs to see DTR asserted and that DSR wins when fighting with HSKo. This is not a good permanent solution. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Nov 89 18:10 EST From: White Wolf <G_KINNEL%hvrford.bitnet@forsythe.stanford.edu> Subject: Molecular Modeling Summary Greetings-- A while ago, in info-mac terms, I inquired about molecular modeling for the Mac. Boy did I open a can of worms. Okay I only got 16 replies, but they were good ones. Here's a summary: These packages can run from free demo-ware to over $1000, and I mean well over $1000 in one case. See if you can guess. I won't price specific programs, because Info-mac should be non-commercial; I included this pricing as a guide to the unknowing and unwary. These are in roughly alphabetical order--- Alchemy, Tripos Associates, St. Louis MO Was mentioned by three respondees. Can save as PICT file. Those expressing opinoin liked it, though a little "unmaclike." Ball and Stick, Norbert Mueller, K360171@AEARN.BITNET Several people mentioned this one, including the author. There is a demo in the info-mac archives at MACSERVE@PUCC or LISTSERV@RICE. Try get info-mac/demo/ball-and-stick-part1.hqx and info-mac/demo/ball-and-stick-part2.hqx. There are versions for the 512KE up to the SE and another version for 68020/030 machines i.e. Mac II's. The program supports multifinder, color, A/UX. Send a note to Norbert Mueller at the above bitnet adress for a more informative summary of features. Nine respondents mentioned Ball and Stick. Chem 3D/ ChemDraw, Cambridge Scientific Computing ChemDraw is "industry standard" so I'm told. Chem 3D is a 3D extension of Chemdraw. It reads Chemdraw files. Someone mentioned that a demo version was available, but I'm not sure. For more info try Cambridge Scientific Computing PO Box 2123 Cambridge, MA 02238 (617) 491-6862 or, in the UK (I think it's the same software) Orac, Ltd. 175 Woodhouse Lane Leeds LS2 #AR UK 532-441821 Cache Worksystem, Tektronix, inc. For the MacIIx of IIcx: You get an accelerator, trackball, 16 in color monitor, 3d stereo graphics card, graphics software, molecular editor software, assembly test and installation. This turns your Mac into a stereo molecular modeler. See Nature, vol 341, 5 Oct 1989, p 468 for a product review and more info. MacMimic, Anders Sundin, Author I got a note about this from the author. It is apparently in beta and will be ready in early 1990. It is for a MacII with 256 color monitor. Displays in stick or ball and stick format. Rotation in real time on smaller molecules. Other features. For more info contact: Anders Sundin Organic Chemistry 2 po box 124 S-22252 Lund Sweden Bitnet:OK2ANDERS@SELDC51.BITNET PC Model Serena Software, Bloomington,IN aka Kevin Gilbert This is a version of PC model for the MAcintosh. I didn't get a whoe lot of info about it, but it sounds like a decent program. Contact Serena Software for info. Someone mentioned that Serena software is located at Indiana U in Bloomington. NITRO, Tripos Associates, St louis MO Uses Mac as a front end for Nitro running on VAX/UNIX system. Probably more powerful running on the big system. Contact Tripos for more info. MolDraw. Mentioned by someone, but little was said. Apparently a port >From MS?DOS. Finally, I got a note from Tom Ngo, who wrote his own program, and would like info on marketability and features wanted. Tom, I hope you see this, to get an idea. To contact him: Tom Ngo 12 Oxford St. Box 201 Cambridge, MA 02138 or ngo@harvard.harvard.edu Wow, that was long. I hope I haven't made any errors, but hey, I'm only as good as my sources. Thanks for all the input. I'll relay it to my friend. Geoff Disclaimer: This isn't even my opinion! I just chew it up and spit it out. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 14:11:31 EST From: Tom Coradeschi <tcora@pica.army.mil> Subject: MS Word Menus Does anyone know how to shorten the names of the menus in MS Word 3.01? With all the menus up (full menus, work menu), I lose my clock! It is rather irritating, particularly as MicroSoft doesn't seem to believe in menu resources. Does anyone have any Fedit hacks? Thanks in advance... tom c Electric Armaments Division US Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center Picatinny Arsenal, NJ 07806-5000 ARPA: tcora@pica.army.mil UUCP: ...!{uunet,rutgers}!pica.army.mil!tcora BITNET: Tcora@DACTH01.BITNET ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 22:39:36 CST From: Jim Wirtanen <MN032773@vm1.nodak.edu> Subject: Networking CD ROM Drives We are interested in networing CD ROM drives to access databases, e.g. Silver Platter, Wilson Indexes, etc. We currently have CD ROM Drives hooked up to individual PCs, and we have an AppleShare network within our university library. Has anyone worked with a mixed configuration of PCs and Macs on a network, or a Mac or PC-based network set up to share access to CD ROM Drives? Any ideas would be helpful. Thanks in advance. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 18:46 EDT From: <BMEDIRAT%COLGATEU.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> Subject: Patching the Event Manager Hello all. I am interested in writing a program that will patch the event manager so that I can write a routine that will pop up a dialog box when you click on any given corner of the screen. I have experimented with Get/SetTrapAddress, but am unsure how to get a patch to work properly without any side-effects. I cannot find a source code example for this, and would be happy with either C or Pascal code. Thanks in advance, Bharat Mediratta BMEDIRATTA@COLGATEU (bitnet) ------------------------------ Date: 28 Nov 89 12:11 EST From: WMLBTAM%UCCCVM1.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu Subject: Planning/project management software? Date: 28 November 1989, 12:07:32 EST >From: WMLBTAM at UCCCVM1 To: INFO-MAC at SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU Subject: Planning/project management software? We've got MS-DOS-based MS-Project and don't like it very much. We know of other MS-DOS-based project managers like Harvard-whateveritis. Are there any decent project management packages for the Mac? Either share- ware or commercial; we have Wingz if anyone's written some "macros" for that... Thanks in advance for any info. Ted =============================================================================== Theodore Allan Morris | 231 Bethesda Avenue, ML# 574 University of Cincinnati Medical Center | Cincinnati, OH 45267-0574 Medical Center Information and Communications | 513-558-6046 (W), 731-3451 (H) Information Research and Development | WMLBTAM@UCCCVM1, NTS WB8VNV, ==============================================| or AppleLink U1091 Call me up and I'll talk data to ya'! | (you-one-zero-nine-one) =============================================================================== ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 21:23 EST From: Kellman@DOCKMASTER.NCSC.MIL Subject: Satellite Orbit Applications I am interested in Macintosh applications for calculating/analyzing satellite orbits, e.g., ground traces, az, el, range, Doppler, etc. Any information would be appreciated. THANKS, Peter Kellman. ------------------------------ Date: Mon 27 Nov 89 16:15:23-PST From: ROBERT <DELANEY@intellicorp.com> Subject: Sceen Capture I am looking for a screen capture program that will work on a Apple 21 inch mono monitor. I have been successful capturing the screen on a mac plus using the DA Camera and Apple's Command-Shift-3 combination, but these will only capture a small portion of the big screen and I need the whole screen to be captured or at least have some control over which part of the screen is captured. Has anyone had luck doing this? Thanks ------- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 09:18:06 PLT From: Paul Brians <HRC$04%WSUVM1.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> Subject: Systems I recently upgraded from System 6.02 to 6.03. I wound up with a corrupted directory, but I don't know whether this had anything to do with the new system. I've been running 6.03 for several days now with no further problems. But on CompuServe, I noted that people were saying the new 6.04 was a bug fix for the problems in 6.03. Today I read in Info-Mac that someone suspects 6.04 of causing problems and has solved them by switching back to 6.03. Now I'm really confused. Has anybody got any authoritative information about which system is the best at present? ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 28 Nov 89 10:39 EST From: Clark M. Baker <cmb@vallecito.scrc.symbolics.com> Subject: Tax form templates Date: Wed, 22 Nov 89 13:28 EST From: jhf@cblpe.att.com I'm looking for something that will produce W-2s, 1099s, etc. I assume that such a beast could be anything from a template for a commercially available spreadsheet to a standalone PD program. I would look into the programs available from Softview. I have been a satisfied user of MacInTax for several years. It lets you fill out taxes by entering only the input information. Anything that is computed it does. When you are done, you can print out the results on an ImageWriter or laser printer (I use the one from GCC Technologies). You can either send a blank tax form through the printer and have the program print just the numbers (not recommended), or have the program print the entire form (the best way). The output from MacInTax has been approved for submission to the IRS. MacInTax comes with 79 forms, schedules, worksheets, and statements. SoftView also offers separate programs for state returns (8 differents states), a professional version of MaxInTax, and a program for electronically filing your tax return (I believe the IRS restricts this to option to tax preparers). SoftView can be reached at 800-622-6829. Any and all info appreciated. Jeff ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Nov 89 22:53:32 EST From: Jim_Burmeister@ub.cc.umich.edu Subject: Teflon mouse feet for Mac+ mouse A couple of years ago, I bought a set of four small Teflon "feet" for my Mac+ mouse. I believe the product was called MouseEase, and it was manufactured by a company in California called Tacklind Design. Recently I tried to order another set of these, and Tackind informed me that they were no longer making Macintosh products. My question is, does anyone out there know where I can get these mouse feet? Thanx in advance... ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 27 Nov 89 22:52 CST From: "Sandro Corsi, Univ.of WI-Oshkosh" <CORSI@oshkosh.wisc.edu> Subject: VideoTape Control Toolkit I recently received the new APDAlog. One item caught my fancy, it's the VidClip Video Tape Control Toolkit for HyperCard by Video Production Controls (what a mouthful!). Does anyone have experience/specifics on said item? In particular, will it work as a software-only single-frame controller to allow recording of frame-at-a-time animation? Which VCR models does it support? Thanx in advanx. Sandro Corsi // Dept. of Art // Univ.of Wisconsin-Oshkosh // Osh.,WI 54901 <corsi@oshkoshw> // <corsi@oshkosh.wisc.edu> ------------------------------ End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************