Moderators.Jon@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU, Dwayne@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU, (02/22/88)
INFO-MAC Digest Monday, 22 Feb 1988 Volume 6 : Issue 19
Today's Topics:
Military Time jclock INIT
Remove JClock
Crystal Quest (in 7 parts)
MultiFinder compatibility-patch installer for WriteNow
FileSplit Version 1.0
LaserWriter Gateway
Absoft FORTRAN icons
MandelZot 0.5
How to use Mac for Reaction Time experiments ?
A&F Review 1/88
UnStuffIt 1.0
Absoft FORTRAN toolbox file
BCS*Clicker
DAFont
Esperanto Course Stack (in 8 parts)
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 88 9:10:38 EST
From: tom coradeschi <tcora@ARDEC.ARPA>
Subject: Military Time jclock INIT
Following is a binhexed and stuffed version of the Jclock INIT, which
displays system time in a 24 hour clock format. Uploaded from a local BBS,
creator unknown.
tom c
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>INIT-JCLOCK-MILITARY.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Thu, 21 Jan 88 12:26:01 CST
From: Robert Joseph Hammen <hammen@csd4.milw.wisc.edu>
Subject: Remove JClock
For those who don't wish to muck about with ResEdit, but want to remove the
old JClock INIT that hard-wired itself into your System file, here's the
Remove JClock program (I don't know who the author is offhand).
=========================================================================
Robert Hammen Computer Applications hammen@csd4.milw.wisc.edu
Delphi: HAMMEN GEnie: R.Hammen CI$: 70701,2104
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>UTILITY-JCLOCK-REMOVE.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 88 23:28:14 EST
From: Rob Jellinghaus <jellinghaus-robert@YALE.ARPA>
Subject: Crystal Quest (in 7 parts)
This is a demonstration version of crystal quest. You can only
play for about 90 secs. and then the game ends. In any case, you
are not allowed to progress past level 5. This runs in full color
on a Macintosh II, but does not work under Multifinder 6.0 (it
does work under finder 6.0, however)
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>GAME-CRYSTAL-QUEST-DEMO-PART1.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>GAME-CRYSTAL-QUEST-DEMO-PART2.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>GAME-CRYSTAL-QUEST-DEMO-PART3.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>GAME-CRYSTAL-QUEST-DEMO-PART4.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>GAME-CRYSTAL-QUEST-DEMO-PART5.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>GAME-CRYSTAL-QUEST-DEMO-PART6.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>GAME-CRYSTAL-QUEST-DEMO-PART7.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 88 21:57:45 PST
From: coherent!dplatt@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Dave Platt)
Subject: MultiFinder compatibility-patch installer for WriteNow
If you've been having difficulty running WriteNow under MultiFinder (system
hangs when launching; weird bombs; etc), this little application may solve
your problems. It's a resource-installer from T/Maker, which adds a 4-byte
resource to WriteNow versions 1.0 thru 1.7. The presence of the resource
apparently gives MultiFinder the information it needs to place WriteNow in
the appropriate memory partition.
This file is a StuffIt archive containing a single, small application that
will patch your copy of WriteNow in the appropriate fashion; the folks at
T/Maker have given their permission to distribute the installer as widely
as possible. The resource it installs isn't necessary if you're not using
MultiFinder, but it shouldn't cause any problems if you use a patched
version on a non-MultiFinder machine.
[For those of you who prefer to hack applications the hard way: you can
patch version 1.07 of WriteNow by installing a 4-byte resource (type VERS,
ID 0, contents '0107' (0x30313037)) into a copy of the application.]
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>WRITENOW-MULTIFINDER-PATCH.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 88 22:35:46 -0500 (EST)
From: rs4u+@andrew.cmu.edu (Richard Siegel)
Subject: FileSplit Version 1.0
The attached BinHex file contains FileSplit version 1.0. FileSplit breaks
up large text files (it was designed with BinHex files in mind) into 30K
chunks, which are small enough to be comfortable handled by most mailers.
It can also re-assemble those same chunks. It's a shareware ($10) program.
It's in the form of a StuffIt archive, and documentation is enclosed.
Enjoy.
--Rich
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>UTILITY-FILESPLIT-10.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 88 09:01:57 PST
From: digiorgi@VLSI.JPL.NASA.GOV
Subject: LaserWriter Gateway
GatePost: An RS-232 to LaserWriter Gateway for PostScript.
GatePost is a Macintosh standalone program that listens to a serial
line (modem port), channelling all data to a "chosen" LaserWriter through
the use of Apple's Printer Access Protocol (PAP). This obviates manual
switching of the LaserWriter between Appletalk and RS-232 clients.
The program can emulate a LaserWriter to the extent that is used by
unix programs (eg lpr, lpd, ditroff etc). Output of said programs
is assumed to be in PostScript form.
What GatePost cannot do is provide Adobe's monitor session that is
available through a direct RS-232 LaserWriter connection.
Errors are fed back through the RS-232 line, with a Macintosh relative
time-stamp prepended. Apart from that, the errors are the same one
would expect from a LaserWriter.
What you have to provide GatePost
* A dedicated Mac.
* An Appletalk connection to the Mac.
* An Appletalk connection to one or more LaserWriters.
* An RS-232 connection (host) supplying PostScript text.
* The host must support the XOn/XOff protocol.
* The host must be able to detect whether GatePost is alive. One good
way is to monitor the DCD/DTR line. The author recognises that this
is a problem on the old (64k ROM) Macs.
What GatePost can provide for you
* Virtual switching without wreaking havoc on Appletalk.
* Through the chooser DA, access to any LaserWriter connected to
Appletalk.
* A truce to religious wars (unix vs Mac/Appletalk).
* A configurable RS-232 interface.
* Full PostScript error reporting.
* Support for any host, not just unix.
* PostScript streams with or without job-boundaries. Typically, unix
PostScript print jobs have ^D's at each extreme. This is not
necessary though, as a timeout mechanism will automatically release
the LaserWriter connection. This also means that one cannot have
an "interactive" session from the RS-232 host.
* Fair arbitration of the LaserWriter if ^D's are present in the
PostScript stream. GatePost will release the LaserWriter between
print jobs, and has to poll said device on an equal footing with
other Appletalk clients.
Usage
* "Choose" the required LaserWriter before activating GatePost.
* The first thing GatePost does is hunt for the chosen LaserWriter.
If it cannot be opened within a certain time (which may occur if the
printer busy), then it will continue no further.
* The user is next able to configure the RS-232 port. This is achieved
through the "config" menu.
* Starting, stopping and quitting is controlled through the "file"
menu. Once active, a "stop" or "quit" request is delayed until
PostScript data is exhausted.
* Certain RS-232 errors are treated as non-fatal. The port is closed
to enable a re-configuration. LaserWriter errors are considered fatal.
These are distinct from PostScript errors.
Notes
* GatePost (version 1.6) has not been thoroughly tested on all Macs,
nor configurations. It can be used on a 512k Mac (64k ROM), but the
9600 baud option is disabled - it cannot keep up. It behaves itself
if initially configured correctly on said Mac(hine), but has been
observed to go gaa-gaa in abnormal circumstances. The author is
still investigating the cause of this.
* It has been used (and abused) on a Mac+ and a 512kE with no ill effect.
* The ideal Mac to run GatePost on would be a 128k, as they would be
dirt cheap, thus cost effective.
The author would like to thank
* Alan B Oppenheimer (PSDump - Apple Computer), and Bob Denny (PAP
driver in Lightspeed C, MacTutor Sept '86 - Alisa Systems) for clues
in the writing of this program.
* THINK Technologies for Lightspeed Pascal.
The author would appreciate any feedback and can be reached at (the
moment )
rcopm@yabbie.rmit.oz ACSnet, CSNET
I!seismo!munnari!yabbie.rmit.oz!rcopm UUCP
rcopm%yabbie.rmit.oz@seismo ARPA
rcopm%yabbie.rmit.oz@CSNET-RELAY BITNET
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, SMAIL
Department of Communication & Electronic Engineering,
GPO Box 2476V,
Melbourne 3001.
+61 3 660 2619 PHONE
Feel free to distribute GatePost.
Do not sell GatePost.
Do not modify GatePost.
This document should accompany all copies of GatePost.
Enjoy,
PAUL N MENON
[ Uploaded to Info-Mac by Godfrey DiGiorgi, January 24, 1988 ]
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>GATEPOST.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Mon, 25 Jan 88 17:21:04 PST
From: digiorgi@VLSI.JPL.NASA.GOV
Subject: Absoft FORTRAN icons
This file contains icons for Absoft Fortran. It contains icons .BIN for
binary (unformatted files), .ABS for absolute program files, .DAT for
formatted Ascii files, .SUB for relocatable subroutines, and .FORT for this
file itself.
-Jay Lieske, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
[Uploaded to Info-Mac by
Godfrey DiGiorgi
digiorgi@jpl-vlsi.arpa
January 25, 1988 ]
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>ABSOFT-FORTRAN-ICONS.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 88 11:29:14 PST
From: coherent!dplatt@ames.arc.nasa.gov (Dave Platt)
Subject: MandelZot 0.5
This posting contains MandelZot, a program that permits exploration of the
Mandelbrot fractal. MandelZot 0.5 supports multiple windows, color
screens, and is MultiFinder-friendly... it can perform calculations in the
background without tying up any of your valuable desktop real estate.
MandelZot is copyrighted, and is not in the public domain, but may be used
and distributed freely as long as you don't try to sell it. Comments, bug
reports, and suggestions for future enhancements are welcome.
This BinHex file contains a StuffIt archive, which itself contains the
application and a short MacWrite documentation file.
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>MANDELZOT-05.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 88 16:54:10 JST
From: nojima@nuesun.NTT (NOJIMA Hisao)
Subject: How to use Mac for Reaction Time experiments ?
Reply-to: nojima@ntt.junet (NOJIMA Hisao)
One of my colleagues asked me the following question.
Any information on this will be appreciated. Thansk in advance.
---
Do you think it is possible to use Mac for controlling RT experiment,
especially using a voice key. I found a number of people are pretty
negative, but some others report that they used it. I would appreciate
any of your suggestions. GIYOO
Name: NOJIMA Hisao [NOJIMA is my family name]
Name(Kanji): $@LnEg!!5WM:(J
Address: nojima%ntt.jp@relay.cs.net (From Internet)
Organization: NTT Basic Research Laboratory 0422-59-4336
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Date: Mon 25 Jan 88 10:29:45-EDT
From: Jeff Shulman <SHULMAN@SDR>
Subject: A&F Review 1/88
[Moderator's Note--This is the Arts & Farces Review for January 1988.
It is in MicroFilm Reader 1.0 format.]
[archived as
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- Lance ]
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Date: Fri 29 Jan 88 10:10:33-GMT
From: Jeff Shulman <SHULMAN@SDR>
Subject: UnStuffIt 1.0
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: UNSTUFFIT 1.00
Date: 28-JAN-1988 18:19 by RAYMONDLAU
An addition to the StuffIt package... This little utility only
decompresses but is much smaller, 32k, so it can fit on floppies...and it
takes up much less memory under MultiFinder, only 165k.
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>UTILITY-UNSTUFFIT-10.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Sat, 30 Jan 88 10:37:41 PST
From: digiorgi@VLSI.JPL.NASA.GOV
Subject: Absoft FORTRAN toolbox file
; Toolbx.sub file for Absoft Fortran 2.3
; Jay Lieske JPL, 29 Jan '88.
;
; 'toolbx.sub' is provided and copyrighted by Absoft. This disassembly
; is an attempt to find out what the routine does so that erroneous trap
; parameters in the Absoft include files can be corrected and so that
; additional traps can be implemented (e.g. the Printer traps at $A8FD.)
This BinHex4.0 file contains a disassembled copy of Absoft's 'toolbx.sub'
in Fortran 2.3 so that one can see how the Absoft trap descriptor
parameters are implemented and correct the current include files.
[uploaded to Info-Mac by Godfrey DiGiorgi::digiorgi@jpl-vlsi.arpa]
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>ABSOFT-FORTRAN-TOOLBOX-DISASSEMBLY.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Mon 1 Feb 88 09:56:36-GMT
From: Jeff Shulman <SHULMAN@SDR>
Subject: BCS*Clicker
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: BCS*CLICKER2
Date: 31-JAN-1988 20:43 by KENWINOGRAD
[ Updated 31-JAN-1988 20:43 by KENWINOGRAD to version 2. ]
BCS*Clicker is a developer aid. The DA opens a small window in which it
displays the global mouse coordinates. Each click of the mouse shows the
coordinates, and each successive click shows the difference between the
current click and the most recent click. This is handy when developing
programs and you want to find out how much you have to move some object by
actually 'measuring' it, and then adjusting the code.
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>DA-BCS-CLICKER-20.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Mon 1 Feb 88 09:58:01-GMT
From: Jeff Shulman <SHULMAN@SDR>
Subject: DAFont
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: DAFONT3
Date: 31-JAN-1988 20:52 by KENWINOGRAD
[ Updated 31-JAN-1988 20:52 by KENWINOGRAD to version 3. ]
DAFont3 is a shareware desk accessory that displays (or prints) all
available fonts (including those brought in via SuitCase) or will show
statistics about the fonts (such as fontname, font pointsize, size in
bytes, fontnumber and font ID). If desired, only System File fonts can be
displayed. Prints to ImageWriter or LaserWriter. Keep a permanent
printout of available fonts. Show fonts in any style (bold, italic, etc).
Enjoy and Thanks for your support.
[archived as
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>DA-FONT-INFO-30.HQX
- Lance ]
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Date: Tue, 26 Jan 88 10:13:38 PST
From: trwrb!trwspp!spp2!algol.SPP!urban@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU
Subject: Esperanto Course Stack (in 8 parts)
The 8 messages that follow comprise a (StuffIt, Binhexed) stack containing
a complete introductory course in the international language Esperanto. It
is submitted for inclusion in the INFO-MAC archives. Those with little or
no interest in Esperanto may find that it contains some useful presentation
ideas. Initial feedback has been very positive.
This stack works MUCH better when the MacinTalk driver is installed.
Comments and suggestions are always appreciated.
Mike Urban
TRW
urban@rand-unix.RAND.ORG
or
...!trwrb!trwspp!urban (UUCP)
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[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>HYPERCARD-ESPERANTO-PART3.HQX
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[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>HYPERCARD-ESPERANTO-PART5.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>HYPERCARD-ESPERANTO-PART6.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>HYPERCARD-ESPERANTO-PART7.HQX
[SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU]<INFO-MAC>HYPERCARD-ESPERANTO-PART8.HQX
- Lance ]
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