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Info-Mac Digest Mon, 28 Jul 97 Volume 15 : Issue 154
Today's Topics:
32-bit addressing and Rex
Amiga_v_Mac
Eudora Pro 3.1 & Netscape
Invisible file on CD-ROM
java compiler
mac 6500/300 and HP 550
mac 6500/300 and HP 550
MSWord
Multi-Function Printers (Scanner, copier, standalone fax, modem)
Need to change file extensions based on file types and names
NU 351 Updater (C)
Private Idaho or similiar program for the mac..?
Views Control Panel refuses to accept changes
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 00:20:10 -0400
From: Holleran Greenburger <holleran@crocker.com>
Subject: 32-bit addressing and Rex
>hi folks!
>
>I recently purchased an old game called "Rex Nebular"... it was $3.99 at a
>discount-type place. However, there's a problem...
>
>it doesn't work! The display is totally screwed up, both on my PowerBook
>1400 and my old Performa 630.
>
>However, I found this part in the Tech Supplement, which I think explains
>the problem...
>
>"on some mac systems , you may experience a corrupted display when you
>start the game. If this is the case, restart the computer, open the
>"Memory" control panel, and set 32-bit addressing to the "off" position".
>Restart your system for the change to take effect. Rex Nebular will not run
>properly if 32-bit addressing is set to "On""
>
>Neither of my computer,s both running system 7.6, contain a 32-bit
>addressing option within the Memory control panel, so
>I was wondering if there is a shareware solution?
>
>Any help would be greatly appreciated!
>
>David
Correct me if I'm wrong:
The 1400 has 32-bit addressing on as a default, and it cannot be turned
off. (I just looked at two, one running 7.5.3, and the other 7.6. Neither
presented the option. New hardware-new rules.)
The 630, I suspect the same, at least under 7.6. And since I cannot recall
ever having to turn on 32-bit addressing when upgrading a 63x, I think the
same is true..
Holleran Greenburger
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Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 15:06:33 +0100
From: i.burt@netmatters.co.uk (Ian Burt)
Subject: Amiga_v_Mac
Hi there gurus,
I need some backup from evangelistas with Amiga know-how to help settle a
difference of opinion about who had it first: 8 bit colour/3D rendering,
Amiga or Mac? My friend the Ami geek believes that Amiga were the first
platform to implement the use of 8 bit colour, and that 3D rendering
programs were first developed on Ami's. I beg to differ, but not having the
history of the Amiga in-house I can only hope one of you Digesters can
throw a little light on this dispute. At stake is the promise that my
friend will buy a Power Mac next time he buys a computer. He says he
couldn't bear the thought of using an OS which wasn't an innovator.
Mmmmm....
TIA
Ian Burt
But you who walk facing the sun,what images drawn on the earth can hold you?
mailto:i.burt@netmatters.co.uk
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Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 20:23:07 -0800
From: "David L. Ellis" <dellis@halcyon.com>
Subject: Eudora Pro 3.1 & Netscape
I would like to thank those who wrote in with suggestions regarding my
Eudora Pro/Netscape problem (see below.) Bo Bjulen's answer (also below)
was indeed the correct diagnosis, and I thank him for his insight.
I would also like to thank the community here at Info-Mac Digest for the
environment of support. The Wintel world never had it so good as this!
>At 23.45 -0800 1997-07-15, David L. Ellis wrote:
>
>>I am having a problem making Eudora Pro my default e-mail program. I have
>>used a couple of applescripts, including the one recommended by Qualcomm at
>>the Eudora.com web page. They all work the first time, click on a "MailTo"
>>link in Navigator, and it opens a new message in Eudora. But, when I
>>reboot, it doesn't work anymore - I click on the "MailTo" link, and
>>Navigator's e-mail program pops up. What's going on?
>
>The Applescript adds two strings in STR# 2003 in the resource fork of
>the file Netscape Preferences, located in System Folder : Preferences
>: Netscape Ÿ.
>
>For some reason--and I have no idea why--there are cases when STR#
>2003 is missing and then Netscape will not remember that it should use
>Eudora. You can use ResEdit to add an empty STR# 2003 to the file and
>then run the script, this will work in my experience. (Usual ResEdit
>disclaimer: work on a copy of the file and save the original somewhere
>else than in the folder it was in so you can replace it if something
>goes wrong).
>
>The script for making Eudora the default program is very simple, by the way:
>
>tell app "Netscape Communicator"
> register protocol "CSOm" for protocol "mailto:"
>end tell
>
>-- or "Netscape Navigator" for versions earlier than 4.0
>
>
>--
>Bo Bjulen mailto:bbjn@pobox.com
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Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 03:07:24 -0400
From: Jeremy <jnthornh@eos.ncsu.edu>
Subject: Invisible file on CD-ROM
I recently purchased an audio CD: Toad The Wet Sprocket's "Coil." It
so happens that there is an extra track which is in .mov format, and so
it can only be heard through a computer. The problem is this; the .mov
file is invisible, and there's no way (that I know) to change the
visibility of a file on a write-protected disk.
It IS possible to hear the song though; the CD manufacturers require
that you go to the official Toad web site and follow a link
("file:///toad/silo.mov") which causes Netscape to open the file. Is
there any way to open this thing without having to bring in netscape?
And why did they make it such a pain to get to the music in the first
place?
Thanks in advance,
Jeremy
jnthornh@eos.ncsu.edu
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Date: Mon, 28 Jul 1997 06:56:58 -0400
From: mike ciaccio <ciacciom@mhv.net>
Subject: java compiler
Every time I try to launch the jaca compiler from within the JDK 1.02 I
get an error "unexpected error" mesage. It used to work fine. I use
7.5.3 on performa 6400. How can I fix this?
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Date: Sat, 26 Jul 97 21:26:39 0500
From: "Dr. Penelope Brown" <brownp1@grove.net>
Subject: mac 6500/300 and HP 550
I am thinking of purchasing a 6500/300 and upgrading to
another mg from 64.
I also have a 550 HP printer that I would like to use.
Presently it is hooked to a performa 575. Will that
printer be compatible with the 6500 or will I have to buy a new
cable.
Also will I be able to upgrade to OS 8 eventually.
email brownp1@grove.net
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Date: Sat, 26 Jul 97 21:26:42 0500
From: "Dr. Penelope Brown" <brownp1@grove.net>
Subject: mac 6500/300 and HP 550
I am thinking of purchasing a 6500/300 and upgrading to
another mg from 64.
I also have a 550 HP printer that I would like to use.
Presently it is hooked to a performa 575. Will that
printer be compatible with the 6500 or will I have to buy a new
cable.
Also will I be able to upgrade to OS 8 eventually.
email brownp1@grove.net
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Date: Sun, 27 Jul 97 18:15:57 -0000
From: Larry MacDonald <champion@well.com>
Subject: MSWord
I know I've seen this mentioned before, but have forgotten the fix.
Thanks in advance to anyone who can forward it to me!
I'm using MSWord 6.01a on a PowerMac6100/80 and find that the File menu
can take up to ten seconds to pull down on first use. I have the bug fix
from MS....4.2xupdate for PowerMac, but it doesn't make any difference.
Even with extensions off it takes 10 seconds.
Thanks!
Larry MacDonald
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Date: Sun, 27 Jul 1997 19:55:05 -0400
From: Jonathan Rynd <jonathan@ry.nd>
Subject: Multi-Function Printers (Scanner, copier, standalone fax, modem)
Has anyone used one of these devices? I know HP makes an inkjet one.
Is this usable for light office copying? How well does it integrate
with the Macintosh? What price range are we talking about? Is laser
worth it in terms of price/quality/upkeep?
Please reply to
j r r 7 at cornell dot edu
(Take out the spaces. three letters, a number, a symbol, a word, a
punctuation mark, a domain)
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Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 23:15:51 -0800
From: Mike Blackwell <wcs@pnn.com>
Subject: Need to change file extensions based on file types and names
I recently upgraded from Freehand 5 to Freehand 7, and as I re-save files
in the new format, I save them with the original names, which I had
previously given extensions of ".FH5" (I'm on a Mac, but I still find
extensions very useful). (I use the "ClickSaveAs" utility to make this
easier.) Now, however, I have numerous files which say ".FH5" but are
actually Freehand 7 files, and I would like to create a batch file or the
equivalent with which I can periodically scan the hard drive and do the
following:
if file name ends in ".FH5"
and creator is "FH70"
change last letter of filename to "7"
Is this a task for Applescript, Frontier, Quickeys, or something else?
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Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 21:11:19 -0400 (EDT)
From: Al Bloom <abloom@vt.edu>
Subject: NU 351 Updater (C)
Technology is grand.
According to the new MacWeek, Norton Utilities 3.5 is not exactly
compatible with the new OS 8. But Symantec has a 3.5.1 update for
Disk Doctor, Speed Disk, and Filesaver that'll fix everything.
Of goody, says I. I got the updaters from the Symantec web site. And
went duh.
What is wrong with this picture? Norton utilities 3.5 comes on a CD-ROM.
Ever try to update a CD-ROM? Gee, I hope not.
What exactly are we supposed to actually do with the NU 351 updaters?
I updated the NU stuff on my HD, which will pretty much guarantee that
my externals (HD and M/O drives) are up to snuff. But what about the
internal HD itself? NU will diagnose, but not fix, the boot drive.
I'm far from being blown out of the water. Our home Macs have attached
M/O drives. I backed up NU 3.5 to an M/O disc. M/O is read/write, so I
just applied the 351 updaters to the files on the M/O disc. No problem,
mon. At the store my lord and master found a few extra end-year bucks
and got me a CD-R writer. He thinks buying me toys makes me happy. He's
wrong, but I'll take what I can get. I dragged the NU 3.5 disc to a folder
on my HD, applied the 351 updates to the files on that folder, then copied
the whole shebang to a new CD-R disc.
Am I wrong to doubt that many (most?) of you have either option?
I can't believe that Symantec,Inc, has 14 neurons among them firing at
the same time.
Little wonder that Symantec has pretty much disappeared from the net
unless you pay up-front money to talk to them.
Rude bastards.
And please. Don't tell me about the Symantec news groups that my ISPs
don't subscribe to. If they were worth the powder to blow its nose, I
suspect Virginia Tech or AT&T would subscribe.
Al Bloom
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Date: Sat, 26 Jul 1997 13:06:25 -0400
From: Robert Guerra <az096@freenet.toronto.on.ca>
Subject: Private Idaho or similiar program for the mac..?
I'm interested in cryptography on the macintosh and would like to know
there is any program similiar to the "Private Idaho" program available for
Win95 on the mac. (http://www.eskimo.com/~joelm/pi.html)
Given the Mac's superior GUI, i would think that something would be
available, however as yet i haven't found anything.
Specifically i am looking at a way to automating the procress of sending
messages through NYM mailers....
if this seems foreign to you, visit the cryptogrpahy section of my www page
regards
robert
Robert Guerra - PGP public key available on PGP key servers
Email-> mailto:az096@freenet.toronto.on.ca
Home Page-> http://www.geocities.com/CapitolHill/3378
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Date: Fri, 25 Jul 1997 23:15:51 -0800
From: Mike Blackwell <wcs@pnn.com>
Subject: Views Control Panel refuses to accept changes
I'm on a Power Computing Power 100, System 7.6.1, 40 megs RAM, 1 gig HD.
Somehow, the Views control panel got reset to factory defaults, and refuses
to accept changes (font, columns, grid, etc.). The changes do take effect
at the time I make them, but are gone when I reboot. Deleting the Finder
prefs file has no effect. The clock battery was just replaced, and the
clock still keeps the proper time, so it's not a PRAM problem (or do I need
to zap it?).
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