INFO-MAC@SUMEX-AIM.Stanford.EDU (Moderator Dwayne Virnau...) (06/21/87)
INFO-MAC Digest Saturday, 20 Jun 1987 Volume 5 : Issue 105
Today's Topics:
Ear Trainer 1.2 -- Musical Chord and Interval Drill
Mouse defroster (also for old mac)
BinHex 4.0 Source
Converter 1.1 - a ASCII character strip and convert utility
FileMaster 2.3 - A File/Folder utility Desk Accessory (18K)
AutoDelete Utility
McSink DA
4.1 Bug Sniffer
MacArc 0.03
Make for MPW
M2Beauty - a Modula-2 Beautifier (part 1 of 2)
ClipPrint DA
McSink DA (newer version)
SEPict
Another try on new version of TranslatorDA
Disk Packer
Linefeedify Program
TOPS Boot 1.2
MacTutor index
Revolver
Re: Equations?
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Date: 30 May 87 05:07:21 GMT
From: larryg@dartvax.UUCP (Larry Gallagher)
Subject: Ear Trainer 1.2 -- Musical Chord and Interval Drill
[Ear Trainer 1.2 -- Musical Chord and Interval Drill Program]
This is Ear Trainer 1.2, a program for practising the recognition of
musical intervals and chord qualities. It allows you to customize
listening drills, and will randomly generate chords and intervals
to practise on.
Complete instructions included in the "About Ear Trainer..." menu.
This product is Shareware.
Enjoy! Send comments to larryg@dartvax.
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Date: 1 Jun 87 05:29:34 GMT
From: maarten@uva.UUCP (Maarten Carels)
Subject: Mouse defroster (also for old mac)
[Mouse defroster (also for old mac)]
As response to the mouse defrosting FKEY posted by Greg Dudek, I decided to
try to adapt it to other (read older) Macs. To locate the same routine Greg
used in the 64 K rom was not difficult, so here the extended FKEY resource,
along with the source files (MDS assembler, but should not be too hard to
convert to other assemblers)
Have fun with it, and if someone extends it to Lisa (if anyone still
has such a beastiie) or the new machines, please post your results....
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Date: Tue, 2 Jun 87 11:44 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: BinHex 4.0 Source
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: BINHEX 4.0 SOURCE CODE
Date: 1-JUN-1987 17:53 by PEABO
These two files are a short correspondance with Yves Lempereur, author of
BinHex and the source code for BinHex 4.0, which produces .HQX files.
BinHex 4.0 is of interest to people using 7-bit storage mechanisms, but has
been superceded by MacBinary in 8-bit environments. The source code is in
68000 assembly language. Uploaded with the permission of Yves Lempereur,
and may be freely distributed.
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Date: Wed, 03 Jun 87 11:53:00 SET
From: Alexander Falk <K360950%AEARN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: Converter 1.1 - a ASCII character strip and convert utility
Converter - Version 1.1 - (c) 1987 Alexander Falk
Converter is an application, that lets you:
o strip any ASCII character or any sequences of characters
from any file.
o delete any character or any sequences of characters from
any file.
o set, save and load conversion tables, so that you don't
have to specify, which characters to strip/change every
time you start Converter.
You can use these features e.g. to convert the ASCII characters
found on other machines than a Macintosh into the Mac-characters
(especially useful for ASCII characters > 127) and at the same
time strip all CR-LF pairs from the file.
Converter has been compiled with Lighspeed C, so it may not
work on some machines with 68020 processor, which use a 32-bit
Operating System. As soon, as the new Lighspeed compiler is
available, I will post a new version of Converter.
Converter is not in the Public Domain. Nevertheless I - as the
author - give permission to copy this application, as long
as this note is included. If you like Converter and really want
to use it often, you'll have to purchase a version from my
exclusive distributor:
Hannes Wolf, Ottakringerstr. 64, A-1170 Vienna, Austria, Europe
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Date: Wed, 03 Jun 87 11:48:11 SET
From: Alexander Falk <K360950%AEARN.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
Subject: FileMaster 2.3 - A File/Folder utility Desk Accessory (18K)
FileMaster - Version 2.3 - 06/01/87 - (c) 1987 Alexander Falk
FileMaster 2.3 is a Desk Accessory, that lets you:
o Modify the name, type, creator, Finder Flags or Comments of
any file
any folder
o Quickly browse through both data and resource fork of a file
without interpreting the data contaied therein
o Delete any file
FileMaster 2.3 lets you perform these operations on either one
file or on all files, which match a specified search criterium
on the entire volume/in one folder/in all folders in a folder.
So you can forget all Rangers out there on the net. It is all
possible with FileMaster. Change all MacPaint document's Creator
to FullPaint - no problem. Delete all TEXT files - no problem.
Make all applications, which contain "Mac" in their name in-
visible - no problem. And all these operations may be restricted
to a specifc folder on your disk. You can even make folders in-
visible with FileMaster.
FileMaster 2.3 has been compiled with Lighspeed C, so it may not
work on some machines with 68020 processor, which use a 32-bit
Operating System. As soon, as the new Lighspeed compiler is
available, I will post a new version of FileMaster.
FileMaster 2.3 is ShareWare. Please distribute it, but be sure,
that the documentation file is enclosed, when you give copies
away. If you like it - well you'll read what to do then, when
you've de-binhexed and unpacked this file...
Packed files:
FileMaster 18 K Font/DA Mover document
FileMaster Doc 77 K MacWrite document
Alexander
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Date: 4 Jun 87 18:00:11 GMT
From: clubmac@runx.ips.oz (Macintosh Users Group)
Subject: AutoDelete Utility
[AutoDelete Utility]
AutoDelete(tm) (c)1987 by John Lim
INTRODUCTION
AutoDelete(tm) (c)1987 is an application written by John Lim that when
launched automatically deletes all unwanted files in a folder or
directory and then optionally self-destructs. This is particularly
useful if you have a RAMdisk program that loads your system folder at
bootup, and you have many INIT files (like BeepSound or JClock) that
you want deleted from the RAMdisk to save space.
I use this program with Sequencer by Darin Adler. Sequencer is a
program that can launch several applications sequentially. I set
Sequencer to launch my RamDisk program followed by AutoDelete. When
AutoDelete is launched, it will delete all the unneeded INIT files and
the RAMdisk program from the RAMdisk.
There are 2 ways you can configure this program :
A) REMOTE-DELETE - set AutoDelete to delete files in a directory
from another directory. This is useful if you have a hard disk. This
configuration only works under HFS.
B) SELF-DELETE - delete selected files in one directory on the SAME
disk that AutoDelete is on, and then self-destructs. AutoDelete need
not be in the same directory as the files to be deleted, but it has to
be on the same disk. This configuration is useful when you are booting
up from a floppy and your RAMdisk program has the option of ejecting
the startup disk. SELF-DELETE mode works under both HFS or MFS and on
the old ROMs too!
HOW TO USE IT
1. Launch ResEdit.
2. If you want to set AutoDelete to REMOTE-DELETE, find the 'STR '
resource named 'SelfDelete' in AutoDelete. Open that resource. You
will see a string saying 'Yes'.The yes means it is set to SELF-DELETE
mode. Change the string to 'No'. That sets it to REMOTE-DELETE. To
change back to SELF-DELETE restore the string to the original i.e.
'Yes'.
3. Find the 'STR ' resource named 'Volume' in AutoDelete.
4. Open that resource. You will see a string, 'RAMdisk:'.
5. Change that string to the path-name of whatever directory that
contains files you want deleted. For example, if all the files are you
want to delete are on the disk named 'HAMMER' in the folder named
'Dolt', type 'HAMMER:Dolt:'. Remember to append the semi-colon at the
end of the path-name.
6. Open the 'STR#' resource named 'DeleteFiles'.
7. You will see 3 stars at the bottom of the window. Click on the
stars. A box will appear around the stars. Choose NEW from the File
Menu. That creates a new string in the resource. Type the name of the
file you want deleted from the directory you have named in step 5
(i.e. the directory 'HAMMER:Dolt' in the above example).
8. Repeat step 8 until you have listed all the files you want deleted.
9. To remove a file from the list CUT the stars just above the string
holding the file name.
10. Close and save.
11. If you choose REMOTE-DELETE, you can launch AutoDelete from
anywhere. If you chose SELF-DELETE, as a safety precaution, you can
only delete any files when the application is on the same disk as the
files it is to delete.
NOTES
* To prevent the erasure of files due to an accidental launching of
AutoDelete, hold the mouse button dowm until you return to the Finder.
* Any errors in deleting files or finding the appropriate directory are
indicated by beeps.
Acknowledgements & PD Notice
* AutoDelete is dedicated to Darin Adler for all the goodies like EUA,
SkipFinder, Sequencer, etc. that he's written.
* This program is free. I hereby put it in the public domain. No
warranties or liability is implied by me for any damages resulting from
the use of this program.
* Portions of this software (c)1986 THINK TECHNOLOGIES.
John Lim
All mail to :
18, Nottingwood St,
Doncaster East,
Victoria,
3109,
Australia.
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Date: Fri, 05 Jun 87 00:18:28 EDT
From: Peter DiCamillo <CMSMAINT%BROWNVM.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu>
BINHEX is a command I've written for IBM VM/CMS systems to process
BinHex (HQX) and MacBinary format files stored on CMS disks. BINHEX
will check for CRC and other errors in the files, display the header
information (Mac filename, creator, type, flags etc.), and convert
files between the two formats. User documentation is contained in
BINHEX HELPCMS; directions for creating BINHEX MODULE are in the
main source file, BINHEX ASSEMBLE.
Peter DiCamillo, Brown University Computer Center
BITNET: CMSMAINT@BROWNVM
Internet: CMSMAINT%BROWNVM@WISCVM.WISC.EDU
Contents:
BINHEX ASSEMBLE 2453 lines Main program
BINHEX HELPCMS 224 lines User documentation
XMDMGEN C 62 lines Waterloo C pgm. to generate XMDMTAB
XMDMTAB ASSEMBLE 46 lines Table for XMODEM CRC calculation
Note: After uploading the ASSEMBLE files, they must be converted to
fixed-length 80-byte records in order to be assembled. For
example: COPYFILE BINHEX ASSEMBLE A = = = (LRECL 80 RECFM F
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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 87 13:25 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: McSink DA
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: MCSINK V2.0
Date: 6-JUN-1987 18:21 by DMCWHERTER
A DA that does misc. text operations on the clipboard. Upper/lower case,
capitalize words/sentences, make/unmake paragraphs, add/remove line numbers,
add/remove prefix/suffix strings, indent/unindent, entab/detab, sort lines,
columnize lines, strip linefeeds, hex icon text bit maps and cursor locations,
etc. Free.
By Dave McWherter/Signature Software
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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 87 13:25 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: 4.1 Bug Sniffer
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: 4.1 BUG SNIFFER
Date: 4-JUN-1987 00:16 by DEWI
4.1 Bug Sniffer is a quick hack to help get a grip on all these programs that
started crashing with System 4.1 - mainly Megamax C - compiled applications.
Feed it disks, and it will check out all the applications on that disk,
attempting to deduce if any are compiled by Megamax C. It won't fix them, but
this is better than running them all and seeing which ones crash! PD Software
librarians may find it useful... The documentation gives suggestions on how to
patch errant applications.
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Date: Mon, 8 Jun 87 13:25 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: MacArc 0.03
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: MACARC V0.03
Date: 6-JUN-1987 20:28 by LAPORTE
[ Updated 6-JUN-1987 20:28 by LAPORTE. Version 0.03 has no expiration date. ]
This is MacArc v0.02 - a preliminary release of a program that can read and
unarchive files created by ARC on the IBM-PC. Future versions will also
allow creation of archive files for use on both the Mac and the PC. ARC is
the Packit of the PC world - it libraries and squeezes files.
The documentation is built into MacArc, select " About MacArc" from the Apple
menu. This version will stop working on March 1st, by which time I plan to
release v1.0.
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Date: 8 Jun 87 16:07:59 GMT
From: rae@unicus.UUCP (Reid Ellis)
Subject: Make for MPW
[Make for MPW]
This make, unlike the make supplied with MPW, is compatable with
Unix(tm) make. This means if you have a unix program that
a) just uses stdio
b) doesn't use a library like curses or something
then you can use the Makefile that is supplied with it. And create an MPW
tool. I used this to compile comb.c and bhcomb.c into MPW tools.
some notes:
0) This make is derived from one posted to the net some
time ago (back when net.sources was net.sources :-)
1) .SUFFIXES is broken. We think it clears out the default
rules and doesn't replace them with anything. This
means creating your own rules for new file.names will
not work. This is inherited from the posted version.
2) Make *is* case-sensitive in most things, as is Unix make.
The exception being names of environment variables, since
it calls the MPW function getenv(), which is case-
insensitive.
We are supporting Make to the extent that *we* want .SUFFIXES to work and
when we do, we'll post an update (a diff?).
It feels good to be contributing to the net.community..
PS: Congrats to Roger on his recent departure from bachelorhood!
Reid Ellis, aka Clith de T'nir
{seismo!mnetor, utzoo!yetti}!unicus!rae (uucp)
mnetor!unicus!rae@seismo.css.gov (arpa)
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Date: 9 Jun 87 03:51:16 GMT
From: tom@hobbit.UUCP (Tom Brus)
Subject: M2Beauty - a Modula-2 Beautifier (part 1 of 2)
This is a PackItIII file, containing a Modula-2 beautifier for the
Macintosh. This pack contains:
M2Beauty.doc - the documentation for the ImageWriter (6 pages)
M2Beauty - the application
M2b.doc IW->LW - a facelift for the LaserWriter
M2b.doc IW->LW+ - a facelift for the LaserWriter+
test.mod - a (nonsense) modula-2 module to test M2Beauty
The documentation is geared for A4 paper size (I'm living in Europe),
but it should be easy to convert.
This is my first posting and Mac APPL, so be gentle.
Tom Brus
Usenet: ...!mcvax!hobbit!tom
Mail: Tom Brus, Department of Computing Science,
University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1,
6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 87 11:24 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: ClipPrint DA
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: CLIP_PRINT DA
Date: 7-JUN-1987 13:32 by STEVEMALLER
The ClipPrint desk accessory is very straightforward. When you open it,
it looks at the Clipboard for data of the types known as TEXT (plain
text) or PICT (graphics). If either is present, ClipPrint resets the
printer, then outputs the Clipboard's contents to the printer. You can
cancel printing by pressing command-period.
Bug reports to STEVEMALLER...
Enjoy,
Steve Maller
Apple Computer
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 87 11:24 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: McSink DA (newer version)
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: MCSINK V2.1
Date: 8-JUN-1987 22:27 by DMCWHERTER
A DA that does misc. text operations on the clipboard. Upper/lower case,
capitalize words/sentences, make/unmake paragraphs, add/remove line numbers,
add/remove prefix/suffix strings, indent/unindent, entab/detab, sort lines,
columnize lines, strip linefeeds, hex icon text bit maps and cursor locations,
etc. Free.
By Dave McWherter/Signature Software
[ Updated 8-JUN-1987 22:27 by DMCWHERTER to version 2.1 ]
V2.1 fixes two bugs: 1.) a CMD-Q close then an application quit caused a system
hang, 2.) word wrap erroneously changed the last CR in the text to a space.
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Date: Wed, 10 Jun 87 11:25 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: SEPict
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: MAC SE PICTURES
Date: 7-JUN-1987 13:27 by STEVEMALLER
I wrote this application to display the funny photos built in to the
Mac SE's ROM. It bypasses the rather nasty loop in the Mac SE's ROM
that locks up the machine forcing a reboot. You can simply press any
key or click the mouse to exit. You can even do a screen snapshot
(Propellor-Shift-3 or 4) while the pictures are displayed. This only
runs on a Mac SE, of course.
Steve Maller
Apple Computer
"MPW Assembler and Rez source included in SE_PICT.A and SE_PICT.R"
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Date: 12 JUN 87 14:49-PDT
From: BOLSON%UWALOCKE.BITNET@wiscvm.wisc.edu
Subject: Another try on new version of TranslatorDA
This is TranslatorDA version 1.61. It is a Packit/Unpit file
with the DA and a document. This version corrects a bug in 1.50
and 1.60 that incorrectly translated large (more than about 64K) files
to MacWrite.
TranslatorDA converts:
Text to WriteNow - either all CR's indicate end of paragraph
or only consecutive CR's (blank lines) are paragraphs.
WriteNow to Text - Document portion of WriteNow doc is
converted to text. New option to place a CR after
every "n" characters, where n is chosen by user.
WriteNow to MacWrite - Document portion of WriteNow is
converted to MacWrite 4.5 format, maintaining
rulers, pictures, and font/styles.
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Date: Sat, 13 Jun 87 01:05:03 PDT
From: PUGH%CCC.MFENET@nmfecc.arpa
Subject: Disk Packer
DISCLAIMER: This is a free program. You get what you pay for.
This was written in LightSpeed Pascal and portions are therefore certain
portions are copyright Think Technologies, but who really cares?
What this thing does is take some of the guesswork out of making disks
full of files. Take, for example, the case where you have a big mess of
MacPaint files on your hard disk in a folder or two and you want to put
them onto a couple of disks and send them to someone or just to archive
them in case of hardware failure. You always seem to end up with 13K
free and only 14K files left. This program should help in that situation. A
warning, it expects to write to 800K disks, so if you only have 400K disks,
you will have to mess with the source, which is included.
Simply make a text file of file names, followed by a tab, followed by the
size of the file in bytes. I know this sounds tough, but I can recommend a
very nice program named CatMaker that does this very thing. CatMaker is
Shareware, so look for it wherever you got this thing. You can deal with
folders as well as files if you make sure that only the folder is present
and not all the files in it. CatMaker includes the folder and all it's files,
so you may have to use a text editor (like the one you are using now) to
edit out the files from inside the folder. What do you expect for free?
So, run the application provided and pick the file you prepared. It will read
and sort the file and inform you if any files are too large to fit on a disk.
Then it will allow you to name the output file and it will create it. The
current limit is set to be 700 files. If you want more you can change the
source or try to bribe me. There are some simple arrays in the code, but if
you get fancy you can improve that.
It is up to you to do the actual copying based on the output text file,
although I may be writing an MPW command procedure to do that and if I do I
will probably turn this into an MPW tool. If you are interested in such a
beast, call or write.
Jon Pugh
N L pugh@nmfecc.arpa
M A L National Magnetic Fusion Energy Computer Center
F T N Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
E L PO Box 5509 L-561
C Livermore, California 94550
C (415) 423-4239
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Date: 14 Jun 87 21:44 EST
From: STERRITT%SDEVAX.decnet@ge-crd.arpa
Subject: Linefeedify Program
Tamir Weiner <UMFORTH@WEIZMANN> writes:
>Subject: communications gurus! file transfer to VAX sought
>After successfully getting assistance in creating an incantation to
>take postscript files (Mac generated) through a network to a Laserwriter
>sitting on a Sun network, I still have a bottleneck problem.
>Can someone versed in Kermit, or general VAX transfers tell me a simple
>way to tranfer a Mac text file (i.e. postscript) to a VMS VAX (not UNIX)
>in readable fashion.
>I tried Kermit, but that only works on plain vanilla text files.
>[...]
The problem is that Vax/VMS wants files that end in a CR plus LF sequence,
and the mac only ends files with a CR. I had exactly this same problem,
and so have written the following program: Linefeedify, which translates
a text file from Mac format to Vax format, or for that matter, any other
computer which wants to see CR+LF instead of just CR. It's real simple;
I wrote it fairly quickly using Lightspeed Pascal (So some parts are
copyright Think Technologies) and the TransSkel application skeleton,
which made the development go MUCH faster... thanks to both teams!
Also, I used the Inside Mac DA and will FOREVERMORE! What a wonderful
aid.
Linefeedify is free to all and sundry, so if you like it, pay for some
other shareware you haven't gotten around to paying for!
Enjoy,
Chris Sterritt
Sterritt%Scom15.decnet@ge-crd.arpa Arpanet
C.Sterritt GEnie
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Date: Wed, 17 Jun 87 09:30 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: TOPS Boot 1.2
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: TOPS BOOT/CHECK MAIL
Date: 16-JUN-1987 03:09 by DEWI
[ TOPS Boot & doc updated to version 1.2 16-JUN-1987 03:09 by DEWI.
Release 1.2 of TOPS boot removes the 20 posted events limit in previous
versions. It also cures problems when attempting to set up custom volume
publishing requirements.
For the technically minded, the previous "stuff the event queue" approach has
been replaced by a more robust journalling device approach.
Upgrading to this version is recommended if you need to customize the events
passed to the TOPS desk accessory. Otherwise, the previous versions should work
fine. ]
This is release 1.1 of Tops boot, and the first release of a companion desk
accessory called Check Mail. Tops boot is used to automatically publish a
volume at boot time if you donUt have Tempo. This version is rather more
flexible in the events that it can handle, and also starts off the Check
Mail DA.
Check Mail does a background check on a folder called "MailBox" on your
startup (HFS) volume, and informs you if its modification time changes. If
users on a TOPS (or MacServe?) network choose to send email by copying
files to this folder, then the DA will check it once a minute and inform
you of its arrival. This is about as bare-bones as an email system can
get!
These utilities need 128K ROMs and up.
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Date: 17 Jun 1987 16:20-EST
From: Duane.Williams@me.ri.cmu.edu
Subject: MacTutor index
"MacTutor 1.1-3.6" contains an index of all articles published in
MacTutor from vol. 1 no. 1 through vol. 3 no. 6, excluding the
columns "Mousehold Report" and "Letters", which aren't really
articles.
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Date: Thu, 18 Jun 87 08:45 EDT
From: Jeffrey Shulman <SHULMAN%sdr.slb.com@RELAY.CS.NET>
Subject: Revolver
[ Uploaded from Delphi by Jeff Shulman ]
Name: AATRIX REVOLVER
Date: 17-JUN-1987 19:01 by MICKSTER
AATrix Revolver allows the user to set a number of different Macintosh
Startup Applications, instead of just one. You can have a different one
for each day of the week, and each day of the month.
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Date: Sat, 20 Jun 87 20:46 N
From: <FRUIN%HLERUL5.BITNET@forsythe.stanford.edu> (Thomas Fruin)
Subject: Re: Equations?
> Subject: Re: Equations? (Usenet Mac Digest #42)
> From: graifer@net1.ucsd.edu (Dan Graifer)
There's yet another MacEqn-like product on the market: Formuler.
Formuler is a desk accessory that helps you create equations for
inclusion in your favorite word processor. The way it works is
different from what I have seen sofar and therefore may just be
the type of solution you need.
The most important difference is the way you make these equations.
In Formuler you describe them using a special syntax. For example,
an integral would be typed as:
int;<lower>;<upper>;<differential>;(<function>)
Once you've specified the equation, you choose Evaluate from the
desk accessory's menu. This puts the equation in its graphical form
in the Clipboard. All that's left is to Paste it in your document.
I've found that learning Formuler's syntax is not very difficult.
The advantage over MacEqn is that you can edit the description of
your equation very easily.
At the recent MacWorld Expo in Rotterdam, the authors of Formuler
(they are from Italy) left a copy of their program at our booth so
we could check it out. They told us they were still looking for a
distributor, so I don't know where you can order the program. I do
have their address:
Micro Progettazione Avanzata
Via del Boschetto, 40/B
00184 Roma - Tel. (06)5235376
Italy
For those of you who are still interested, I'm including the Release
Note that came with Formuler. It describes the way the desk accessory
works, lists all the formulas that you can make, and more. It's in
Microsoft Word 1.05 format.
Thomas Fruin
FRUIN@HLERUL5.BITNET
thomas@uvabick.UUCP
Leiden University, Netherlands
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