Info-Mac-Request@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU (The Moderators) (04/08/89)
Info-Mac Digest Fri, 7 Apr 89 Volume 7 : Issue 65
Today's Topics:
Administrivia
I am a Wabbit
MacroMaker Delays
Milo and a PD/SW Print Spooler
OPTICAL JUKE BOX
RPC, TCP/IP, Mac Os
So Long Methusela
Something to ponder, the "Sad Mac" virus...
Theldrow 2.2
Unmounted harddisk
Video Tape Decks and Macs
Where's the KABOOM?
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1989 16:23:15 PDT
From: The Moderators <Info-Mac-Request@sumex-aim.stanford.edu>
Subject: Administrivia
I had to delete ResEdit because Apple complained. They said it was too buggy
and not for public distribution.
There are some new Dataframe files in a new dataframe subdirectory inside of
the util directory. I don't know what they do because they didn't come with
explanatory text.
We need a new copy of the Adobe Times screen font, which I deleted by
mistake. Could somebody please send us one?
MACSERV@PUCC is apparently operational again. Bitnet users close to PUCC may
want to use it instead of LISTSERV@RICE to avoid shooting files halfway
across the United States.
Sending us large files: please make every effort to AVOID splitting files
which you are submitting to Info-Mac. If you must, be sure that you put the
segment number in the Subject line of each segment. Otherwise it is very
tedious for us to put files back together (at 1200 baud).
We have urgent need for a Unix program to convert between BinHex files (.hqx)
and binary files (.bin) such as those on wsmr-simtel20.army.mil.
Werner@rascal.ics.utexas.edu send me a few programs but it looked like a
difficult thing to do on a routine basis. Are there any nice ways to do this?
As soon as I find out about this I'll put the new Hypercard stack containing
all of the Tech Notes in the tn directory.
Bill Lipa
Info-Mac
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 89 17:55:38 EDT
From: djhill@rodan.acs.syr.edu ( Number_6 **)
Subject: I am a Wabbit
This sound is classic Bugs Bunny - "Uh, don't spread this around....but,
uh, confidentialy,....I AM A WABBIT!"
Play with one of the many pd/shareware players or convert to a snd
resource and use it with Hypercard.
Douglas J. Hill - djhill@rodan.acs.syr.edu
RSDJH@SUVM [ BITNET ] or
User #1 at Europa BBS (315)-426-8092
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/i-am-a-wabbit.hqx; 108K]
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 89 09:50 EDT
From: <PJORGENS%COLGATEU.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> (Peter Jorgensen - Micro Specialist)
Subject: MacroMaker Delays
>How does one use MacroMaker to insert delays between actions?
It's a kludge, but...
I have noticed that MacroMaker seems to record the time you spend looking at a
menu. So, clicking on a menu title, and just holding the menu open for a while
and then releasing it will add a delay (albeit with a menu showing) to your
macro. Perhaps just clicking in the menubar, not on a title, would work too.
Yep, I just tried it, and it works! Simply hold the mouse button down while
the mouse is in the menubar (to the right of all menu titles) for the desired
delay period. The real question is "Is this a feature or a bug?" ;)
Peter Jorgensen
Microcomputer specialist
Colgate University - Hamilton, NY 13346
AppleLink - U0523
BITNET - PJORGENSEN@COLGATEU
tel - 315-824-1000 ext 742
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Date: Thu, 06 Apr 89 19:00:32 -0900
From: Reed Rector <SXWRR%ALASKA.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Milo and a PD/SW Print Spooler
> All it says
> is that this demo copy has expired. None of the files that I downloaded
> with it would open, and nothing that I tried to do would work.
I don't know if there is a more recent demo for Milo, but you might want to
try setting your system date back a few months, before it "Expired".
-Reed
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 89 16:37:55 SST
From: TNG TH <ISSTTH%NUSVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: OPTICAL JUKE BOX
Help again!!!
This time, my question is on optical disk.
Has anyone use a jukebox system for the Mac? I need a HUGE (H U G E)
storage for image files. And I need all files to be on-line - hence
a cartridge solution will not work.
Thanks for reading.
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 89 16:30:44 SST
From: TNG TH <ISSTTH%NUSVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: RPC, TCP/IP, Mac Os
Help !!
I want to use a Mac II running system 6.0.2 and ethernet to communicate
with a database program on a SUN 4. Has anybody any experience with that?
Can I run RPC on the Mac that talks with the SUN processes?
In other words, how can I use the Mac as the front end which accesses
workstations applications at the backend?
How does APPLE connect MACs to its CRAY and use Macs as the display?
How? How ?
Thanks.
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 89 18:15:24 EDT
From: djhill@rodan.acs.syr.edu ( Number_6 **)
Subject: So Long Methusela
A favourite line of mine from a fairly old Bugs Bunny - occurs as Bugs
is burying Elmer.
"So long Methusela (sp?)"
Play with SoundEdit or any of the many pd/shareware players available at
sumex.
Douglas J. Hill - djhill@rodan.acs.syr.edu
RSDJH@SUVM [ BITNET ] or
User #1 at Europa BBS (315)-426-8092
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/so-long-methusela.hqx; 50K]
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 89 14:09:21 EST
From: dmg@mitre.mitre.org
Subject: Something to ponder, the "Sad Mac" virus...
I've been doing some research on viruses here at the office and I thought
struck me, perhaps someone on InfoMAC or Virus-L can contribute something to
this:
The Brain virus that afflicts MS-DOS systems has the capability to infect the
bootstrap code on a floppy disk. This makes it a particularly nasty virus
because a "warm restart" will not cause the virus to go away; it will still
be in the bootstrap code that is kept in RAM.
My question is this: Why can't the bootstrap code on tracks 0 and 1 of a Mac
disk be infected? Would Vaccine prevent such an infection?
My suspected answers are (1) it can be done and (2) no, Vaccine would be
totally ineffective against it.
If my suspicions are indeed correct, how likely is it that Don Brown could be
persuaded to update Vaccine to prevent this?
David M. Gursky
Member of the Technical Staff, W-143
Special Projects Department
The MITRE Corporation
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Date: Wed, 5 Apr 89 13:14:48 CDT
From: gandreas@ub.d.umn.edu (Glenn Andreas)
Subject: Theldrow 2.2
Below is Theldrow, version 2.2. The good news is that there are
a lot of bug fixes, tons of new things, and it is faster. The
bad news is that it is only the first scenario still, but I'll
post the second one separately when I finish it. For those of
you not familiar with the game, it is a graphic adventure game
similar to Wizardry, sort of. It is complete with online help.
It is freeware (actually, it is more like jobware - hopefully
some one will be impressed with this and give me a job - resume
available upon request), so enjoy.
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
= "Whether you like it, or don't like it, sit | - gandreas@ub.d.umn.edu - =
= back and take a look at it, because it's the | Glenn Andreas =
= best going today! WOOOOoooo!" - Ric Flair | =
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
[Archived as /info-mac/game/theldrow-22-part1.hqx; 152K
/info-mac/game/theldrow-22-part2.hqx; 153K
/info-mac/game/theldrow-22-part3.hqx; 151K]
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Date: Fri, 07 Apr 89 15:22:57 DNT
From: Jakob Nielsen Tech Univ of Denmark <DATJN%NEUVM1.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Unmounted harddisk
I had the interesting experience of having the Finder tell me
to "Please insert the disk 'HD20'" which is the internal hard disk
on my SE - ysing just the same prompt as is normally used when
switching floppys.
Doing a command-period did not help, the message just reappeared,
and finally the system crashed. Actually it showed the bomb with
the "restart" button and when I clicked that button, it again
asked me to insert my harddisk.
I don't think that I did anything wrong except inserting a floppy
disk in the drive at the same time as the finder was regenerating the
desktop windows after I had quit from another program.
(I use System 6.0.2 and the corresponding Finder 6.whatever)
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 89 08:38 EDT
From: <PJORGENS%COLGATEU.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> (Peter Jorgensen - Micro Specialist)
Subject: Video Tape Decks and Macs
Greetings,
Do you have any experience with interfacing random access VCRs to Macs? I know
about the Video-Disk possiblities, but here at Colgate we are into creating
our own videos, and therefore use tape (VHS). We have Aston boxes connected to
PC compatibles, but don't want to spend $1000 for the technical "developer's
package" to figure them out for more generic use.
Are there random access VCR that accept serial input for control ala video disk
player?
Thanks much,
Peter Jorgensen
Microcomputer specialist
Colgate University - Hamilton, NY 13346
AppleLink - U0523
BITNET - PJORGENSEN@COLGATEU
tel - 315-824-1000 ext 742
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Date: Fri, 7 Apr 89 18:15:49 EDT
From: djhill@rodan.acs.syr.edu ( Number_6 **)
Subject: Where's the KABOOM?
Another sound gleaned from Warner Brothers cartoons (Martian guy).
"Where's the KABOOM? There was supposed to be an earth shattering KABOOM"
Play with SoundEdit or any of the many pd/shareware players available at
sumex.
Douglas J. Hill - djhill@rodan.acs.syr.edu
RSDJH@SUVM [ BITNET ] or
User #1 at Europa BBS (315)-426-8092
[Archived as /info-mac/sound/wheres-the-kaboom.hqx; 70K]
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