Info-Mac-Request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Moderators) (09/01/89)
Info-Mac Digest Thu, 31 Aug 89 Volume 7 : Issue 155
Today's Topics:
American Sign Language font
bibtex for the mac
ClockAdjust INIT/cdev
Experts in 4th Dimension?
HD spinup
Info-Mac Digest V7 #153
LaserWriter hazards?
Level5
Lost Hard Disk Space
M0naco FONT
Mac II Video Utility
Mac Moria Bugs
Modula-2 on the Mac
Princeton Graphics Display with the MacIIcx
Securing Macs to Tables
Source code to Image 1.16
The Mac Portable
Ventura for Macintosh
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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 89 16:04:42 PDT
From: jaime@tcville.hac.com (Jaime Villacorte)
Subject: American Sign Language font
I recently made a request for an American Sign Language
font a few days ago in comp.sys.mac. I got the following from
Dennis (elroy!ames!claris!drc) Cohen of Claris Corp. [thanks!], and
I didn't see it in your archive. I thought it might be of interest
to others as well.
It's an 18 pt. font called "amslan"
jaime@tcville.hac.com Jaime Villacorte
jaime%tcville@hac2arpa.hac.com
{seismo|allegra|...}!hacgate!tcville!jaime "Bo...you don't know *diddly*."
(213) 616-8954 - Bo on Jackson
[Archived as /info-mac/font/amslan.hqx; 7K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 10:12:34 EDT
From: Michael D. Prange <prange@erl.mit.edu>
Subject: bibtex for the mac
Does anyone have a version of bibtex that works on a mac?
Michael
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 12:53:24 EDT
From: Guenther Blaschek <K331671%AEARN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: ClockAdjust INIT/cdev
Dear Mac Users,
This is ClockAdjust, an INIT/cdev for correcting the Mac's hardware clock.
It does two kinds of corrections:
- It keeps track of manual clock adjustments and automatically corrects the
clock whenever necessary. I have observed deviations of up to one second
within 15 hours! With ClockAdjust in your System folder, there should be
no more need to correct the clock manually every now and then.
- It automatically switches to daylight saving time and back to regular time
at specified dates. The rules for switching can be configured in a rather
flexible way that should cover all countries.
ClockAdjust is FREE. MacWrite documentation is included.
e Guenther Blaschek
gu EMail: <K331671@AEARN>
SNail: University of Linz / Austria
Institute of Computer Science / Software
Altenbergerstr. 69
A-4040 Linz
Tel.: +43 (732) 2468 / 447
[Archived as /info-mac/cdev/clock-adjust.hqx; 26K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 14:59:57 PDT
From: gunther.pa@xerox.com
Subject: Experts in 4th Dimension?
Looking for experts/consultants experienced in bringing up 4th Dimension by
Acius (ver 1.0 & 2.0). Application is clinical trials/studies.
Please contact,
Neil Gunther
Xerox PARC
3333 Coyote Hill Rd.
Palo Alto, CA 94304
Office: (415) 494-4401
FAX: (415) 494-4471
Internet: gunther.pa@xerox.com
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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 89 19:45:06 PDT
From: saint%CitIago.Bitnet@forsythe.stanford.edu (Patrick Santangelo)
Subject: HD spinup
The person who recently reported that it takes several attempts to
start up his Quantum HD is not alone. I purchased a 46Meg Seagate
drive from a mail order company listed in MacUser. The drive worked
fine for about 5 weeks and than spinup problems began to arise. The
problem is that I must turn the power switch on and off several times
before the HD begins to spin.....
I brought the computer (an SE) to our repair service on campus and the
power supply and board check-out just fine.... Is it that some drives
need a higher power to start spinning and the power supply is not
capable of delivering it? I know of at least to people that would
appreciate any help.
---saint (saint@iago.caltech.edu)
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 21:12:07 -0400
From: Kim Sebert<sebert@andy.bgsu.edu>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V7 #153
>
> I would appreciate hearing from anyone who has purchased, used, or seen
> one of the many models of Mac-compatible LCD panels which can project
> Mac screen images using an overhead projector. We bought one early model
> a couple of years ago; we would like to get an improved model now. (One
> brand we're considering is PC VIEWER (tm), made by In Focus Systems, which
> comes in various degrees of luxury -- any specific experience here would
> be especially appreciated.)
We at here at Bowling Green State University have been using and recommending
the Kodak model of display on a an Elmo 350 overhead projector. The image
looks very good and the gray scale is execelent. The one inconvienent part
with this unit the fact that a board has to be installed in the Mac to use it
and that doesn't allow you to switch machines unless you have other boards
installed in other machines. The other reason I like the Kodak model is that
where the first on the market with the IBM version and that been very stable
in the usage on our campus.
Kim Sebert
Instructional Media Services
Bowling Green State University
Bowling Green Ohio
sebert@andy.bgsuvax.edu
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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1989 23:54:04 PDT
From: John Sotos <sotos@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>
Subject: LaserWriter hazards?
You don't hear computers and air pollution being mentioned
in the same sentence too often, but... What the devil kind
of chemical is in those LaserWriter toner cartridges?
I seem to remember reading a few years ago that the chemical
used in copiers is mutagenic (in rodents no doubt).
Anyone have any qualms about sitting next to a powered-on
LaserWriter all day in a less-than-exuberantly ventilated
room? (This is more curiousity than paranoia.)
John *cough* Sotos
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 16:30:27 EDT
From: Dan Dlugose <dlugose@uncecs.edu>
Subject: Level5
I recently received a flyer in the mail for free seminars on Level5 from
Information Builders Inc, NY, NY. They claim Level5 is "the best selling
expert-systems software for mainframes, minis, and micros" and provides
"total object-oriented programming environment"
"Computer-Aided Knowledge Engineering"
"SAA-compliant graphical user interface"
"multiple inferencing strategies"
"advanced decision management"
"You can develop on any DOS or OS/2 PC, Macintosh, VAX/VMS, VM or MVS mainframe
(and soon UNIX workstations) and deploy on any other."
File types supported include Mac Excel, Foxbase, dBase/Mac, HyperCrad, and TDF
Seminars are listed for 70 or 80 cities, mostly Sept - Nov.
Personally I have no idea whether their claims hold any water. Call (212)736-
4433, or write them at 1250 Broadway, NY 10001. If not too many people send
email to me, I'll reply about dates in particular cities.
DAn Dlugose
UNC Educational Computing Service
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 01:03 CDT
From: <NBEHR%ECNCDC.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Lost Hard Disk Space
Moderator: please edit this at your discretion to save space.
In reply to Mr. Harrison: Quantum Service Center, 1804 McCarthy Blvd.,
Milpitas, CA 95035; phone (408) 432 1100.
I have had boot problems too. Please forgive the lengthy description,
but the details may be relevant. The drive is a Quantum PRO 40; case,
power supply & software from an outfit called Optimal Technology.
For the first 4 months or so, the disk worked flawlessly. DiskTimer II
measurements are 0 (sometimes 1)/101/102. The first symptom I noticed
was that the drive started taking much longer to boot from time to time.
While before it always came to speed faster than it took the Mac + to test
the RAM (1 MB), and the time in which the question mark changed to a
smiling Mac icon was less than a second, it now sometimes took 10 secs
or more. At first I didn't pay attention to it, but a few weeks ago, while
backing up, I got a dialog: "imminent drive failure" (scary, eh?). I had
to look at some more error messages and finally reboot. The drive took
forever to get recognized as an SCSI device, but I finally managed to
put it back on line and do the backup.
Current symptoms are as follows: when I turn on the drive and the Mac
at the same time, the drive sometimes boots right away, sometimes in
10-20 seconds, and occasionally it doesn't at all. In the latter case,
the drive's motor emits a bizarre sound: it runs normally most of the
time, but it periodically changes pitch as if slowing down somewhat.
It looks like it happens whenever the SCSI bus is queried by the Mac
(I know nothing about it, but it happens at regular intervals, and also
twice in quick succession just after, say, the programmer's switch is
pressed).
When I turn the drive on about 15 seconds before the Mac, this occurs
very rarely - 99 times out of a 100 it boots normally. Moreover, I didn't
notice this with an identical Mac + in my office. This suggests that there
may be something wrong with my computer, and not the drive (or possibly
a combination).
At the same time, I'm having some problems with the analog board in my
Mac; the screen is "wavering" from time to time, sometimes shuddering
violently, esp. when it's hot in the room and the Mac is still cool. This
started long before I got the drive, and did not get noticeably worse
since then. A guy from Optimal Techn. suggested cracked solder joints.
Being prepared to replace the board anyway, I resoldered all points that
looked suspicious, which helped a bit but did not cure the problem.
((( *** DO NOT DO THIS BEFORE ALL CAPACITORS ARE DISCHARGED !!! ***)))
A few questions:
- Pete Harrison - were your observations similar? Could you please describe
them in more detail?
- Hardware gurus - is it possible that the Mac's power supply is doing
something funny to the SCSI circuitry? Are Quantum drives known to be
especially susceptible to things of that sort (voltage levels, etc.)?
- Has anyone else seen something like this with this or any other drive?
The drive is under warranty, but I don't know whether I should have the
drive, the Mac, or both, checked out. Please help!
Eric Behr (NBEHR@ECNCDC.BITNET)
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Date: Tue, 29 Aug 89 11:05:59 PDT
From: digiorgi%jplmad@ipl.jpl.nasa.gov
Subject: M0naco FONT
This file is a BinHex 4.0 encrypted StuffIt! archive with
M0naco FONT (a Font/DA Mover file), an amusing anecdote about
the making of M0naco FONT and this installation information.
Un-crypt and un-StuffIt! this file with the appropriate tools
after stripping off this header.
M0naco FONT 9 & 12 are simple bitmapped fonts designed to make reading
source code with MPW and THINK C easier. Addition line
spacing, distinguishable zero and upper-case 'O', and distinguishable
upper-case 'I' and lower-case 'L' are featured. Installed into
the application fork of your choice, it should automatically
override the System's Monaco font if the application is behaving
itself.
I only use this font with MPW Shell and THINK C, so if you
want to use them with other applications, do so with care.
Experiment on copies of your System and applications only!
To install M0naco into MPW Shell or THINK C:
- double click on the Font/DA Mover font file
- option-click on the other Open button once that is done
- select the appropriate application file and open it
- select M0naco 9 and 12 and hit the Copy button
- click on Quit.
You're done!
Godfrey DiGiorgi
AppleLink: D3006
DELPHI: Ramarren
InterNet: digiorgi%madvax@ipl.jpl.nasa.gov
29 AUG 89
Disclaimers: Well, it works for now for me. I make no claims.
It be free.
"No matter where you go, there you are."
[Archived as /info-mac/font/programmers-monaco.hqx; 13K]
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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 89 08:43 EST
From: <MTL%EMRCAN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Mac II Video Utility
[I don't know exactly what this does, but it might be interesting. -Bill]
[Archived as /info-mac/util/mac-ii-video-card.hqx; 28K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 19:27:21 CDT
From: Michael Farlow--Texas A&M Graphics Lab <X098MF%TAMVM1.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Mac Moria Bugs
Howdy!!
Finally!! Moria for Mac!! <wild applause> Congradulations to Jim Wilson and
crew for porting it over!!
Now for the not so good news. I think that I have encountered a bug in the
program. Playing a level 5 warrior, I seem to be encountering a lot of
things that all of a sudden transport me to another part of the level, kinda
like a random transporter trap. But the funny thing is is that this doesn't
always happen at the same place. And twice, I have been able to cause it by
standing still (as i search for hidden doors). Any Ideas?? Has anyone else
seen this?????
This bug makes playing very frustrating. I could send you a copy of the
player (and game if needed) sit/hqx'ed to those who would want it in hopes that
this might help solve the problem.
Any insight would be helpful!!!
--Michael Farlow
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 07:39:41 PDT
From: claris!drc@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Dennis Cohen)
Subject: Modula-2 on the Mac
Metropolis Computing has a very good standalone Modula-2 compiler for the
Mac, although it will not let you create DAs, INITs, XCMDs, etc -- just
applications. It has a reliable source-level debugger and generates
better code than most Mac compilers, although the Linker doesn't eliminate
anything and you end up with large executables on disk. Both of the above
limitations are supposed to go away this fall. It works fine on both the
SE and Plus as well as the II/IIx/IIcx. Metropolis is located in Montreal,
PQ; however, they do business out of Mooers, NY. I reviewed their compiler
in the July MacWorld.
If you have the memory/disk space to run MPW, I would recommend that you
investigate SemperSoft Modula-2 as it is a full-featured, solid product as
well and the one I have been using the most, although that might change due
to a product announcement that will be made in the next six weeks or so.
It won't take me away from SemperSoft, just might relegate it to second place.
There are other M-2 compilers available, but they are either incredibly
buggy (eg TDI) or virtually unsupported (eg MacMeth).
___
Dennis Cohen
drc@claris.com
___
Disclaimer: Any opinions expressed above are _MINE_!
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 08:56:17 EDT
From: Marcelino Bernardo <MBERNAR%ERENJ.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Princeton Graphics Display with the MacIIcx
Peter Jorgensen asks about the PGS analog multisync monitor. He might
be referring to the Max-15 monitor (BW,14-inch diagonal). I bought one
just recently for use on my Atari ST based on an article from Mac World.
I must warn you about a feature which I was not aware of before I got the
monitor. It uses a long persistense phosphor for the display. I've found
this to be a nuisance when displaying animation or on fast changing games.
The linearity is not very good, either. But, the display screen is large and
crisp.
Marcelino Bernardo
mbernar@erenj.bitnet
bernardo@erevax.bitnet
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 09:19 CDT
From: Fred Seaton - WIU 309/298-1681 <MUCM000%ECNCDC.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Securing Macs to Tables
Does anyone know where I can order the metal pieces that slide into the
lock slot on the back of the Macs so I can cable them to a table? I
know Kensington sells a kit (for $50!) but all we want are the metal pieces,
since we have our own cable. We're looking for bulk ordering if possible.
Thanks
Fred Seaton
Academic Computing
Western Illinois University
mucm000@ecncdc.bitnet
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Date: Wed, 30 Aug 89 13:09:40 -0400
From: wayne@alw.nih.gov (wayne rasband)
Subject: Source code to Image 1.16
This is the Lightspeed Pascal source code for Image 1.16, a Mac II
program for capturing, analyzing, editing, annotating, pseudocoloring,
animating, and printing images.
[Archived as /info-mac/image-116-part1.hqx; 149K
/info-mac/image-116-part2.hqx; 112K]
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 17:18:46 EDT
From: gateh%conncoll.bitnet@forsythe.stanford.edu
Subject: The Mac Portable
Just went to a sneak preview of the Mac Portable today. Here are a few
comments for those of you (like me) who haven't heard much about it.
The machine:
- 68000 CMOS (low-power) 16 Mhz cpu : it's the SE chip, but speeded up.
They couldn't use the 020 or the 030 because there is no supply
from Motorola of these chips in the CMOS version. Working in
conjunction with the rest of the machine, it appeared to be
slightly faster than an SE. Can be configured to rest at
1 Mhz after x amount of idle time to conserve power. Also,
the entire machine can be configured to go into "sleep" mode,
which shuts everything down but the RAM - a state which uses
almost no power.
- 1 Meg RAM (static) : theoretically upgradeable to 9 Meg, but will have
to wait for chip technology to catch up. 1 Meg upgrade kits
available, but expensive. The static RAM is also low-power.
System comes with RAM disk cDEV utility, which improves speed
and energy conservation.
- 40 Meg HD : specially engineered drive, fits in second (top) floppy slot.
Low power, very rugged (the techie was rather violently shaking
the machine while the disk was spun up). Can be configured
to spin down after x amount of idle time to conserve power
(also engineered to handle lots of spins ups and downs).
- 1.44 Meg floppy "Superdrive" : you've seen it, the one in the new machines.
- lead/acid battery : charge lasts from 7 - 20 hrs., probably averaging
10 hrs for a conscientious user. Recharge in 2-3 hrs. AC adaptor
is smart - can handle 50 or 60 hz, up to 270 volts. Remaining
power can be measured, and displayed via a DA. Can handle "somewhere
between 200 and 2000 recharges." Unlike ni-cad batteries,
these prefer to be charged as often as possible.
- I/O : from right to left on back of machine, digital video port, external
drive port, SCSI port, RJ11 modem jack, DTB (mouse) port, two
standard serial ports, stereo sound, AC adaptor jack. Digital
video port can be hooked, via (Apple) adaptor to a video monitor.
- LCD matrix screen : I went in a skeptic, and I was impressed. Black and
white, viewable from almost any angle; not backlit (requires some,
although very little, room light). Refresh rate is 61 hz, i.e. no
noticeable flicker. Size: about 1/2" taller than SE screen, about
1" wider. Resolution: 640x400 pixels. Very, very nice.
- keyboard/trackball : comes with keyboard similar to standard keyboard,
except numeric keypad is replaced by a trackball (may be configured
for righties and lefties). Mouse optional. Numeric keypad
available (replaces trackball), but then you must have a mouse.
- expansion slots : 4 (I believe?) very small slots (2"x3") for modem card
memory, additional ROM, etc.
The little devil comes with a nice carrying case, and weighs (with hard
drive) about 15 lbs (without case). The case is soft and light, and can
carry a mouse, recharger, extra battery, floppies, and manuals. The two
configurations will be two floppies or one floppy and the 40 Meg HD.
Comes with System 6.0.4 (includes new utilities for the battery). I didn't
get physical size measurements, but it looks alot like those portable
Brother typewriters.
Price? "Somewhere between $5500 and $6500 retail". So you figure the dual
floppy setup is the low end and the HD setup is the high end. The problem?
System 7.0 and its 2 Meg requirement. I asked, "Won't that raise the price
another $800-$1000?" There was a rather reluctant affirmation. Oh yeah,
90 day warranty (suprise, suprise). The rep went to lengths to stress
that this is the first machine in a new class of Macs. Somewhat limited
availability this fall (ship date of 9/30? - I can't remember |~).
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Gregg TeHennepe | Academic Computing and User Services
Minicomputer Specialist | Box 5482
BITNET: gateh@conncoll | Connecticut College
Phone: (203) 447-7681 | New London, CT 06320
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Date: Thu, 31 Aug 89 10:21:53 ITA
From: Alfonso Fuggetta <ALFONSO%IMICEFR.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Ventura for Macintosh
I have recently purchased a Mac SE/30: im my office, however,
we have many MSDOS computers and we use Ventura Publisher.
I have recently read about a Mac version of Ventura that would be
fully compatible with the MSDOS product (version 2.0 + Professional
Extension).
Does anybody have any information about that? (availability, price,
product characteristics, ...).
Thank you in advance.
Please, answer to
Alfonso Fuggetta
e-mail ALFONSO@IMICEFR.BITNET
Acknowledge-To: <ALFONSO@IMICEFR>
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