Date: Sun, 2 Feb 97 16:42:35 PST
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Info-Mac Digest Sun, 2 Feb 97 Volume 15 : Issue 27
Today's Topics:
(Q)uestion re:Font - Monaco & printing
[A] Looking for best extended keyboard for new Mac
[A] Multiple Cyberdog/Internet Config users on single Mac?
[Q] Mac app to access MS access database
[Q] Using Netscape 2 with AOL2.7
[Q] What is a good label program for the Mac?
Can anyone run Britannica CD? (update)
CorelDraw vs. Suitcase
How is the pinconfiguration on the Macs ADB-bus and printer/modem-port?
How to convert 4,000 MS Word files to Adobe Acrobat?
HP LaserJet and Appletalk
Info-Mac Digest V15 #25
Is Apple dying?
LaserWriter NT and the PC
Looking for best extended keyboard for new Mac
Mac IIsi Hard Drive
MapGrafix and/or GeoInsight
Mystery Open File
pm 8500 and cd-quality sound
Powerbook printing weirdness...
reading Windows help files
registering printerusage in a computerlab
Relysis Scanners?
Startup Items Folder Problem
Too-dark Web Page
UMICH archive?
WebArranger 2.0 URL Validator agent doesn't work
Webmap for Macintosh
Zoom 33600 PC modem on Mac. Init string?
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 01:06:05 -0600
From: Chaz Larson <chaz@visi.com>
Subject: (Q)uestion re:Font - Monaco & printing
>>My biggest question, however, is why can't I use Monaco? It shows up
>>in my font list and I do have the Scalable font as well. No matter
>>what I do I can not PRINT a 15 point version even though it does
>>show up on my screen. It prints courier even when I try it with
>>a word processor. Any ideas?
There are three font substitutions that are done by default when you print
through the LaserWriter driver:
Monaco -> Courier
Geneva -> Helvetica
New York -> Times
To avoid this, go into Page Setup, and uncheck "Font Substitution"
chazl
1.30.97
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 97 11:32:58 -0800
From: Dan & Melissa Becker <missydan@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: [A] Looking for best extended keyboard for new Mac
I use MacAlly's extended keyboard, which is a pretty-near exact clone of
apple's original extended keyboard (with square corners and ADB
connectors on the outside corners, rather than curved corners and ADB
connectors in a recess in the center rear of the keybaord (below F6-F10
keys). Mine is two years old, and still functions quite well. It even has
the feel of the old Apple keyboard.
If you need lots of ADB ports, MicroSpeed has a nice keyboard with four
ports; one on each side near the rear corner, and two on the back, near
the F4 and F12 keys. Some people prefer the feel of the MicroSpeed, but
not me.
And, finally, a few people I work with have recently purchased the Adesso
TruForm keyboard, which is shaped like Microsoft's Natural Keyboard. If
you like that style of keyboard, the Adesso is a nice one.
These keyboards are available widely from the usual mail order and
web-based suspects.
-Dan
>I'm looking for suggestions for a good extended keyboard...
>I like the Apple version, but think it's a little high-priced. I've not
>heard many good things about their other keyboard...
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 01:27:16 -0600
From: Chaz Larson <chaz@visi.com>
Subject: [A] Multiple Cyberdog/Internet Config users on single Mac?
At 2:31 AM +1100 1/30/97, T&B Support wrote:
>To switch users, just have a few originals. To set up for a user, make an
>alias to their original folder and copy that alias to the system folder
>location mentioned above, replacing any existing alias.
>
>You can simplify this process quite a bit by creating a Mail Switch folder
>containing all the users' aliases, and an alias to the app's required
>enclosing folder. Switching accounts then just requires option dragging
>>From one folder to another. We may be coming up with a GUI applet to
>simplify this further, depending on demand.
Wow, there's no need to do all that, at least not for Eudora.
Start Eudora, set it up for Bob's acoount. Quit Eudora.
Rename the Eudora Folder in your System Folder to "Eudora Folder- Bob".
Start Eudora again, configure it for Sue's account. Quit Eudora.
Rename the newly-created Eudora Folder to "Eudora Folder - Sue"
Within each of these folders, you'll find a "Eudora Settings" file. Make
aliases to both Bob and Sue's Eudora Settings files, rename them "Bob's
Mail" and "Sue's Mail", and put them whereever you want them. Double-click
the one you want to use. In fact, if you start Eudora by double-clicking
on Bob's Mail, and then want to read Sue's, you can just go to the Finder
and double-click the Sue's Mail alias. You don't even have to quit Eudora.
My wife and I separate our two Eudora configurations on the one Mac this
way, and it works perfectly.
I don't use Cyberdog, and so can't comment on whether a similar system
would work for it.
chazl
1.30.97
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 22:34:45 -0600
From: Mark Geerdes <markg@mtn.org>
Subject: [Q] Mac app to access MS access database
I need a Mac application that will allow my lone Mac to access a
Microsoft Access database. I would need to be able to read information
>From this database, but not necessarily be able to change it, although this
would be nice. Please help me!! Btw, I'm running a Power Computing
604/166 32M Ram. Thank you in advance
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 10:36:47 -0800
From: Alastiar Montgomery <Alastair@Ednet.Co.Uk>
Subject: [Q] Using Netscape 2 with AOL2.7
Hi,
I fed up using the "rather sad" web browser you get with the
AOL software version 2.7, is there anyway of configuring netscape
to uses the AOL connection?
When I try to launch Netscape after I have logged onto AOL it always
tried to dial up my other service provider.
I have had a look on AOL for HELP,FAQ files but cannot find anything
relevent.
So if anyone else has figured it out I would like to know how you
managed it.
Thanks in advance,
Alastair.
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 22:25:46 -0600
From: Mark Geerdes <markg@mtn.org>
Subject: [Q] What is a good label program for the Mac?
Hi all, I'm looking for label printing software for the Mac. I work in
video production and we just purchased a PowerComp clone for our label
printing, but now I need to find some good, easy to use software to print
labels for VHS, Beta SP, 3/4", as well as audio cassettes, DAT's, and DA-88
tapes. Please let me know if you have any suggestions.
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Date: Sat, 1 Feb 1997 22:33:40 -0800
From: Chris Schram <schram@mail.coos.or.us>
Subject: Can anyone run Britannica CD? (update)
In early January I posted a message to comp.sys.mac.apps and Info-Mac
Digest V15 #8 detailing the strange behavior of Britannica CD 97, punch
line of which was the program deleting nearly all of its files from my
PowerCenter's hard disk when a certain command was invoked.
I received a few suggestions by email. (I no longer have your names,
but thanks guys.)
A couple of you suggested that I might be having dongle problems. This
version of Britannica CD does not use a dongle, but I wonder if some
left-behind security code from the older version was responsible for my
files going bye-bye. No answers here. <mailto:support@eb.com> still
does not respond to email.
Someone suggested I send email to Brent Foust
<mailto:bfoust@eb.com>(?), the Mac version's author, who would be able
to send me a patch. He, however, doesn't seem to be able to respond to
email either.
Someone asked whether I had tried the program on another computer
besides the PowerPC. Yes, on an SE/30 and a IIsi I still get strange
and weird behavior, but no files are deleted.
I took a brief spin to DejaNews and found that (it would seem) no one
is happy with Britannica CD, and a few have returned it for refund.
Someone suggested I do the same, but it was a Christmas gift from
someone far away, and I don't have any proof or purchase. At least I'm
not out any money, right?
In my original post I suggested that I might try to palm this piece of
crap off on a Wintel type (it's dual format) who might have better luck
with it. That's starting to look like the only viable solution.
Chris Schram -- schram@mail.coos.or.us -- http://www.coos.or.us/~schram
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 20:21:22 -0500
From: "Clare N. Shumway" <clarens@voicenet.com>
Subject: CorelDraw vs. Suitcase
I need some assistance with font management in CorelDraw 6 (for the
Mac)
I use Suitcase 3.0 to manage fonts with all other applications,
including Corel WordPerfect, but when I open CorelDraw the only
available fonts are the few TT fonts in the "Fonts" folder in the System
Folder. Setting up a "New Application Set" for CorelDraw in Suitcase
does not result in the fonts being available within that application.
Even putting the desired CorelDraw font suitcase in the "Fonts" folder
does not result in their loading into the application.
I tried contacting both Symantec and Corel for help but without any
luck. It occurred to me that perhaps Suitcase conflicted with the
drawing application; lo and behold it did; if I placed the Corel font
suitcase (TrueType) in the "Fonts" folder and disabled Suitcase the
fonts loaded asexpected.
It is a real pain to either leave the fonts in the "Font" folder
because then my other applications end up loading over 160 additional
fonts that I don't need, or to transfer the Corel fonts into or out of
the font folder every time I switch applications.
Has anyone encountered this problem or solved it? I'd appreciate
any assistance possible. Please respond directly to this address:
<clarens@voicenet.com>
Many thanks!!
Clare N. Shumway
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 22:16:46 +0100
From: Dan Lumbye <dandan@post1.tele.dk>
Subject: How is the pinconfiguration on the Macs ADB-bus and
printer/modem-port?
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Hello
How is the pinconfiguration on the Mac=B4s ADB-bus and printer/modem-port=
?
--=20
Dan
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 15:55:25 -0800
From: park@netcom.com (Bill Park)
Subject: How to convert 4,000 MS Word files to Adobe Acrobat?
Dear Info-Mac mailing list group mind:
What would be a good way to convert 4,000 Microsoft Word
documents to Adobe Acrobat as automatically as possible.
They include images and formatted text such as tables.
Failing that, what would be a good way to check for
conversion errors as automatically as possible?
Suggestions for commercial software, shareware, freeware,
conversion services, consultants, and even gonzo lateral
thinking outside the box are all welcome. :)
Thank you,
Bill Park
=========
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 20:53:16 -0700
From: Robert Zimmerman <zimmie@abwam.com>
Subject: HP LaserJet and Appletalk
>>Dr. Sprecher Wrote:
>>[snip]>>
>> Robert C. Sprecher, M.D.
>> Assistant Professor Pediatric Otolaryngology and Pediatrics
>> Case Western Reserve University Cleveland, OH
>
>There's a simple extension called "remote" that lets you use apple talk
>without tying up a port. it's part of "open transport extras" which can
>be downloaded from apple in their networking/open_transport area.
>
>You can run Webstar, _AND_ have a modem too!
>
>Uh, What's Otolaryngology?
>
>HTH -Aaron
Otolaryngology is "Ear, Nose, and Throat" to us laymen. I'm not a doctor,
but I've played a doctor's son all my life. :->)
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 22:35:03 +0100
From: "John.Park" <park@hal9000.ul.bawue.de>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #25
Reply to: Mike Castle ncdh@umich.edu
>Hello friends! My brother is a 4th grade teacher with a Mac in the
>classroom. He'd like to teach his kids a little bit about computers
>and get the point across to them that computers can be controlled by
>them (i.e. they're not magic!). He is interested in having them do
>some very basic programming. Are there compilers or educational
>software for the Mac that allow for this sort of introduction to
>programming?
Have you considered Applescript?
With commands like the following script:
Cut between lines
----------
tell application "Finder"
activate
select trash
set HowBigIsIt to get size of the selection
if HowBigIsIt is greater than 500 then
beep 3
else
display dialog "There's not much in the trash." buttons {"OK"}
end if
end tell
________________
This script beeps 3 times if there's more than 500 bytes in the trash.
Otherwise it displays a dialog saying that there's not much in the
trash.
they might not be frightened off by that. It's not suitable for large,
complex programs, but it's free with system 7.5. You just need to
activate the finder scripting extension. There are quite a few
scripting groups (see below) that would probably be happy to help you
come up with more good examples for the kids.
John
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Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 16:30:42 -0600
From: Joe Kudrna <73244.2615@compuserve.com>
Subject: Is Apple dying?
Some of these articles come from these pages and downladed February
1st, 1997. Dates are aproximate. Please read for yourself
In my opinion, Dr. Amelio has FAILED to significantly improve
Apples image and products. To maintain Apples profits, Gil is now
contemplating to dismember Apple, which will leave it vunerable to
buy-out. He is also betting the next PB will turn Apple around which is
wishfull thinking because we all know the OS is the Key.
In my opinion, Gibert Ameilo is not able to stop Apple slide.
>From Macworld Online(date):
http://stage.macworld.com/daily/daily.1005.html (1.31.97)
http://stage.macworld.com/daily/daily.988.html (1.27.97)
>From US News Online (1/30/97)
http://167.8.29.8/plweb-cgi/idoc.pl?310+unix+_free_user_+
cgi.usatoday.com..80+USATODAY_ONLINE+USATODAY_ONLINE+
NEWS+NEWS++pippin
"Both research firms estimate that Apple saw a 22 percent decline in unit
shipments in 1996. Worldwide, Dataquest says, Apple slipped from
thirdplace to fourth place among PC vendors, shipping about 3.7 million
units compared with 4.7 million in 1995. This translates into a 1996
market share of 5.2 percent compared with 7.9 percent in 1995. IDC
placed Apple's 1996 unit shipments even lower, at 3.6 million. The top
three PC makers were Compaq (10.1 percent share), IBM (8.6 percent),
and Packard-Bell (6.1 percent). Fifth place went to Hewlett-Packard.
"The news doesn't get any better when you look at U.S. shipments.
Dataquest estimates that Apple held fifth place in the U.S. PC market in
1996, shipping1.7 million units compared with 2.5 million in 1995.
During this period, Apple slipped from third to fifth place in U.S.
market share, declining from11.1 percent in 1995 to 6.7 percent in 1996.
The top four PC vendors in U.S. market share were Compaq (13.3
percent), Packard-Bell (11.6 percent), IBM (8.7 percent), and Dell (6.9
percent).
"It should be noted that Apple's figures do not include systems sold by
Power Computing, Umax, Motorola, and other Mac OS licensees.
Overall, Dataquest estimates that the PC industry grew by17.8 percent in
1996, reaching worldwide shipments of 70.9 million units." (Macworld,
1/27/97)
Unfortuantly, all those clone makers combined probably did not sell the
800,000 units Apple could not, and the point of clone makers it to sell
MORE Macs. To be a success, Apple should have been selling the same
number plus the clone, or about 3 million total for its survival.
"Apple CEO Gilbert Amelio, in an interview with USA Today that
appeared Friday, said that the company will drop its Pippin set-top device
and lay off an unspecified number of employees. Apple's Newton
technology could also be on the chopping block, he said." (USA Today,
1/30/97)
Remeber how Dr. Amelio earlier said the interent will be a pivotal point
in Apples success? It looks like he gave up. Newton is a difficult call
because it never was profitable, but support for Newton is stronger than
ever. Pippin on the other hand may be critical. Microsoft and Intel are
making a device very similar to Pippin. Using a new version of
Windows called "WindowsNC" of all things, it aimes directly conqure
Pippin and other NC's. All the major PC OEM (Compaq, HP, NEC,
Packard-Bell, Gateway) are commited to making NC machines mid 1997.
IBM, Oracle, and Sun also have NC's. While every one else have a NC
for a server centric system, Apple will not. Only Pippin is compatible
with the Mac, and NC's will become common equipment. I can point at
one example, WebTV. It is an NON UPGRADEABLE hardware internet
appliance, but people are still spending up to $349 for this dead end
appliance at the tune of several 100,000 sold. There has be 0, none, zip
advertising of Pippin, while WebTV is advertised all the time.
http://ogrady.com/pippin.html
"Both research firms estimate that Apple saw a 22 percent decline in unit
shipments in 1996." (Macworld, 1/27/97)
"In his USA Today interview, Amelio said Apple may have to reduce
itself to $7.5 billion in annual revenue due to shifting break-even points
for the Macintosh. The company took in $10 billion in 1995 and $9
billion in 1996; Amelio's original estimate for 1997 was $8 billion. "
(Macworld, 1/31/97)
Any way you look at it, Apple is being squeezed by Wintel.
------------------------------
Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 11:56:10 -0800
From: hlord@csupomona.edu (Harriet Lord)
Subject: LaserWriter NT and the PC
I need help in connecting a PC to my Apple Personal LaserWriter NT.
I have the null modem adapter installed and have checked all cables, which
connect the 25 pin serial ports. On the PC, I have selected the Personal
LaserWriter NT as the default printer.
When I try to print a test page, I get a message saying that the PC can't
write to the LPT1 port and that the printer is not ready. This is the same
message I get with the printer disconnected.
The printer indicates that it's busy throughout this process.
I have tried this with all possible pin wheel settings.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
If you send e-mail directly to me I will summarize the responses for the
digest.
Thanks in advance.
Harriet Lord
HLord@csupomona.edu
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 97 22:04:00 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers <creative@inlink.com>
Subject: Looking for best extended keyboard for new Mac
>The PowerComputing keyboards seem OK for serious work, but don't like
>running shooting and turning in Marathon :-) We have to let go of all keys
>to register any after the three key combo. Exactly the same keys on an
>Apple keyboard work fine. Anyone else had this?
Here's a workaround that involves the hottest tip for playing Marathon:
assign "run" to the capslock key. You've got no business walking when
your life's in danger, anyway!
Lanny Chambers (creative@inlink.com) St. Louis, USA
Visit the Hummingbird Page: <http://www.derived.com/~lanny/hummers>
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 12:30:01 -0000
From: Rodney Schmidt <muschmid@ecuvm.cis.ecu.edu>
Subject: Mac IIsi Hard Drive
Does anyone know a good, fairly inexpensive hard drive replacement for
the Mac IIsi? All my usual vendors (APS, etc.) do not support the IIsi
anymore. It seems to me that a Quantum of some type should fit the
existing bracket. Please respond to me at my e-mail address and I will
post results to the list if there is enought interest in this problem.
Thanks.
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 18:18:24 -0700
From: "S. F. Sobczynski" <stans@sigma4.com>
Subject: MapGrafix and/or GeoInsight
Hello All,
Our company is a software development firm that has in the past specialized
in developing GIS solutions for clients with a combination of 4th Dimension
by ACI for the database side using Apple Events to access and control
MapGrafix by ComGrafix for the mapping side.
Several of our clients have been asking for solutions that can also work on
WinDoze platforms. While 4D is already available for WinDoze and believe it
or not there is also a counterpart for the Apple Event portion, MapGrafix
is only available for the Mac.
My question is twofold...
First, ComGrafix has just recently released a new product at MacWorld
called GeoInsight that is an OpenDoc part designed I believe to replace(?)
MapGrafix. I also understand that it will supposedly be available for
WinDoze sometime in the future. Did anyone have the occasion to see this at
MacWorld?? Opinions???
Second, can anyone suggest what other mapping products available cross
platform could possible used as alternative solutions? The clients would
like to continue to use 4D for the database side for several reasons but
the mapping program is up for grabs although it would be better if it was
one of the better known names in mapping.
I've always found in the past that going right to the users gets a lot
better answer that asking the companies who inevitably say their products
do everything but wash dishes. Oops...I forgot...we're a software
development firm, too. But ours really can wash dishes...you just have to
insert the dish in the floppy slot just right :)
TIA,
Stan
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 11:07:55 -0500
From: Ken Sisitka <sisitkak@emh10.monroe.army.mil>
Subject: Mystery Open File
I have been having a few quirky problems and freezes lately on my PM 7200-75.
I tried to use Norton Utilities ( which usually works great and gets me out of
jams). Norton find an "open file" and cannot continue (but will not tell me
what it thinks is open). Disk First aid allows me to "verify only" because of
this mystery file that is stuck open. Disk First aid DOES tell me that there is
a problem and can't fix
I have even booted from an external Zip disk, but it still finds mystery open
file. I have rebuilt the desktop. I am using System 7.5.5
Before I go thru the trouble of reformatting my hard drive and restoring from
backup, is there any utility that may help me?
Please respond to kmsisitka@widomaker.com ( I am sending from work now )
Thanks
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 00:06:54 -0600
From: Trevor Zylstra <trevor@usinternet.com>
Subject: pm 8500 and cd-quality sound
m. fletcher wrote:
> i'm looking to take analog sound from tape, suck it into a mac, and
> write it to compact disc. apple specs say my powermac 8500 can record at
> 44.1khz in 16-bit stereo, which is what i need for cd. so:
>
> can i record at cd quality through the 1/8" stereo input jack, or only
> through the av rca-style sound inputs?
Either, but the rca-style jacks will sound better and can hook up
directly to a tape deck with ordinary rca cables. By the way, that "cd
quality" is sort of a weasel phrase. Sure, the analog to digital
convertors are 16 bit 44.1 KHz, but they are very low quality 16 bit
44.1 KHz. If your source is cassette it will probably not be very
noticeable, but with any high fidelity source, the CD you record will
not sound nearly as good as CDs you buy, because your CD's sound is
squeezed through the stock Apple a/d convertors. If you are serious
about this, spend about $650 and get an Audiomedia III card from
Digidesign or something similar. You get both digital and analog ins
and outs, and the quality of the convertors is far superior to Apple's.
They also throw in Sound Designer II (see below).
> is there shareware that will let me record at cd quality? file size
> would need to be dependent only on free ram and hard drive space.
I'm not sure about shareware. The commercial programs that excel at
this are Digidesign's Sound Designer II, Macromedia's SoundEdit 16, and
BIAS Peak. Another program that used to do this but is apparently
unsupported now is called Alchemy.
> also, if anyone can recommend a decent multi-track sound editor, let me
> know.
For an 8500 with no additional audio cards, Macromedia's Deck II can't
be beat.
Trevor
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 1997 10:09:45 -0800
From: "B.J. Major & Dennis J. Gorin" <bjbear@ibm.net>
Subject: Powerbook printing weirdness...
I recently purchased a used PowerBook 160 which I have grown to love very
much. However, it has some odd quirks when using the serial ports. To wit:
I cannot print from the printer port, only the modem port. This is true
regardless of whether I have Appletalk/Appleshare turned on or off. This
is also irregardless of which printer I am attempting to print to: so far,
I have tried to print to an Imagewriter, a Color Stylewriter 2500 and a
Color Stylewriter 2200. I have all the current drivers. I can print with
no problems to all these printers using the modem port. When I attempt to
print to the printer port I get a message saying "Error in the _________
printer. Please check your connections, make sure you have the proper
printer selected in the Chooser, and try again." However, I know the
printer port is not "broken" because I can use Appleshare on it just fine
for file sharing with my desktop Macs. The exiting printer port also works
fine as a modem port.
Research in Apple's Technical Library has come up with no answers for me on
this issue. What could be the cause for this? Any ideas, please post to
this list or email me directly. Thanks!!
--bj
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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 1997 23:47:09 +0000
From: Jack Campin <jack@purr.demon.co.uk>
Subject: reading Windows help files
Is there an easy way to read Windows help files on the Mac? Preferably
a BBEdit Lite plug-in or a converter to HTML or eDocs, but if there's
a word processor that already understands that format maybe I can find
somebody who has a copy of it.
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:26:18 -0800
From: Chris Beck <cbeck@acme.csusb.edu>
Subject: registering printerusage in a computerlab
I am the Network Analyst of a university computer lab in which we use card
readers that are hardwired into the printers.
The workstations, both Mac and Windows, print to a Novell NetWare print
queue (4.10 not 3.12). The print job then sits in a static print queue
until it is released by the user into a dynamic queue, which is the one
that the printer actually services.
There is more to it than that, but if you didn't want to go that in depth
(as far as I know it is a one of a kind setup because the company we
contract with wrote the software from scratch for us) the NetWare utility
AuditTrack from On Technology logs all bindery as well as Directory Service
events on the network.
You can set up different audit sets that record different, specialized
information, including printing. It's pretty detailed too. It tells you
the login name, hardware address of the workstation, time logged on, time
logged out, server connection number, etc. Very useful especially for
tracking down students that have left obscene material on a workstation
after a day of 'Net surfin'.
I would be glad to answer any further question you, or anybody, have about
our setup and what's involved. Hope that helps.
Chris Beck, Network Analyst
Computer Science Major
California State University, San Bernardino
http://web.csusb.edu/public/csci/csbeck
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Date: Sun, 02 Feb 1997 14:50:58 -0800
From: Jan@Bytesmiths.com (Jan Steinman)
Subject: Relysis Scanners?
In article <32F1D227.4D8@cybercom.net>, woodart@cybercom.net wrote:
> It has been brought to my attention that the Relysis Scorpio might be a
> great scanner for $299 and it is a 30 bit scanner. Any info on these?
> Good company? Bad? Thanks.
Follows is a re-post of an earlier posting I made on the topic. Since my
warranty expires February 16, I'm going to try one last time to see how
much long-distance money I can waste on their tech-support hold line.
I'm not one of those folks who just like to bitch on newsgroups. If you are
>From Relisys, or know how to get warranty service out of Relisys, I'll
gladly take your advice and quit bad-mouthing them if that advice works.
--------------- re-posted news ----------------
After months of patience, I've become convinced that Relisys won't be in
business very long. If you are considering a Relisys product, I'd advise
you make the decision the same way you would if you were buying used
equipment -- it may already be damaged, and it will have no effective
warranty or support.
None of the Relisys numbers on their web site or product literature yields
a human being, even after hours of being on hold. (I have spent over $60 on
long distance charges on hold so far.) In desperation, I finally used
directory assistance to get a number for them, and I finally got a
switchboard operator.
I asked for the name and address of the company president. "You can't
contact him, he's in Tapei." she said. (After several minutes of pleas, she
still wouldn't give me the name and address of the company president. I
also tried some financial research, but the company is apparently not
publicly held.)
"Well, how about consumer complaints," I asked. She gave me one of the
numbers that had put me on hold for an hour.
She was nice, but totally ineffective. "May I have your supervisor's name
and number please?"
"I'm a temp; I don't really know who I work for."
"Well, it's a good thing you're a temp, because you'll still have a job
after this place goes bankrupt."
"You got that one right!" she said.
Following is the letter I was going to send to the company president, but
they apparently shield him from their irate customers. I taped the letter
to the box and sent the defective scanner back, citing the RMA they had
sent me earlier when they assured me only the transparency adaptor needed
repair.
Two days ago, the scanner arrived back. "Wow, that was fast service!" I
thought, then I looked closer. On a torn scrap of paper taped to the box,
this hand-written note appeared (sic):
"scanner shows closed out RMA # Letter Date shows shipped after RMA
shutdown & relocation To california. Shipment is being returned To customer
9 - 10 - 96"
This letter is being sent to major Mac publications as well as anyone
advertising Relisys products. Since they have cost me over $1000 for a
non-functioning scanner (and close to $100 additional in long-distance
charges and shipping changel), I am willing to spend a bit more to help
others avoid wasting their money.
-----------------------------
30 August 1996
Relisys
President
5100 North IH 35
Round Rock, TX 78661 USA
Dear Sir or Madam,
I would like you to replace my 9624T scanner, serial number 41260274, with
a new unit. If you no longer manufature this unit, you may replace it with
one having the same capabilities. I feel justified in this request for the
following reasons. The new unit should be shipped to my letterhead address.
My original complaint (reference RMA AP-00278) was that the scanner
emitted smoke when using the transparency adaptor. The replacement of the
transparency adaptor did not solve this problem it still smokes when
using it.
The smoke has left a visible residue on the inside of the flatbed glass.
I assume if I can see it, it is affecting the resulting scans.
Use of the scanner has significantly destablized our environment. It was
first connected to a PowerMac 8100, which would go through random periods
of intermittant instability for no apparent reason. We tried different SCSI
terminators and cables, to no avail. We did not report this as a problem at
the time, because it was not clearly isolated to the scanner. We then moved
the scanner to a previously stable PowerMac 9500, which then began to have
random intermittant stability problems, while the 8100 mysteriously became
stable.
Disconnecting the scanner from the computer vastly improves the
computers stability.
The bundled software (ArtScan Photoshop plugin and OmniPage Direct) has
been intermittantly very unstable, on both the 8100 and the 9500. Sometimes
they will work for hours without problem, sometimes they wont complete a
single scan without crashing. This has happened with a cold, powerup start
of both the scanner and computer, with a minimum system configuration (just
the scanner driver), on a freshly installed OS on a newly formatted disk.
For example, I recently OCRd 60 pages with OmniPage Direct without a
problem, but the next morning with the exact same system configuration
I am not able to scan more than three or four pages before it would crash.
We have contacted both software vendors, who state that the problem is
either with the computer or the scanner.
Upon receiving the scanner, we discovered a crumpled credit card receipt
>From a computer store in Illinois. We also noticed that the box had been
resealed, and that the bags inside had been closed with ordinary scotch
tape. These clues lead me to believe that the scanner had been returned by
a previous owner, possibly for problems similar to those I encounter.
In my opinion, this scanner has multiple problems that will not be easily
resolved. If it were a car, I am certain lemon laws would protect my
right to a replacement. I have worked as a service technician, customer
engineer, electrical engineer, and software engineer, and I now operate an
independent consulting practice, so I do not make this statement lightly or
in ignorance.
I take partial responsability for the time it has taken for this problem to
get to this stage. I travel a great deal, and have tight deadlines to meet.
It is extremely inconvenient to babysit a piece of equipment in order to
get it to work properly. When I needed the scanner, I limped along with
many re-boots and powercycles, and got by. In between critical use, I did
not raise visibility of the problems, partially because it was not easily
isolated between scanner, computer, and software, but also partly because
of my tight schedule. I now want to take the time to resolve this issue
before the original warranty expires (March 97).
I should stress that the Relisys people I have been able to reach have been
professional, courteous and helpful. I particular, I commend your customer
support supervisor Ivan, who help me track down the replacement
transparency adaptor that UPS delivered to the wrong address.
On the other hand, it has been extremely frustrating getting in touch with
support. I now have spent over 2 hours on tollcall hold in four attempts
to obtain an RMA for this unit, and messages left on Ivans voice mail have
gone unanswered. I have directly incurred over $60 in longdistance phone
charges attempting to get an RMA for this unit.
I would like to be a satisfied Relisys customer. I am likely to purchase a
document feeder and possibly additional units. More importantly, I make
recommendations to my clients that result in over $1,000,000 in annual
expenditures in software, services, and hardware. I would like to be able
to recommend Relisys equipment to my clients, friends, and family.
To summarize: I do not want to see unit #41260274 again. If you will not
replace it, you may keep it, because I have already wasted about $10,000 of
billable time tracking down this problem, and writing the whole cost off as
an unfortunate learning experience will be cheaper than dealing with it yet
again.
Sincerely,
Jan Steinman
: Jan Steinman <mailto:Jan@Bytesmiths.com>
: Bytesmiths <http://www.bytesmiths.com>
: Thank you, Java! Now all those who couldn't figure out
: Smalltalk will have something else to blame next time they crash!
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Date: Mon, 3 Feb 1997 09:29:36 +1100
From: G.Barker@unsw.EDU.AU (George Barker)
Subject: Startup Items Folder Problem
I'm trying to get a compiled AppleScript (which puts up some alerts) to run
at startup. I have placed it in the StartUp Items folder and in due course
it starts up. Then comes the problem - the Finder cuts in on it before the
alert dialogs have time to appear on screen, and I'm left with a blinking
Applications menu icon to let me know that my AppleScript app wants my
attention.
I've searched high and low for preferences etc which may be having an
effect on this (also tried changing the names to change the startup order)
but nothing has made any difference. Am I missing something obvious?
To make matters worse (or perhaps there's a clue here...) the machine I'm
having the trouble on is a Performa running sys 7.5.5 on a 603e CPU. I've
just tried the same procedure on a Mac running sys 7.1 on a 68040 and it
works the awy I would have expected it to.
PS: many thanks to those who took the time to reply to my query re simple
alarms - I'm still working my way through them. Also the microwave is down
(again) so we've lost contact with the outside world - hope this message
gets through sometime soon.
Thanks
George B
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 97 21:53:54 -0600
From: Lanny Chambers <creative@inlink.com>
Subject: Too-dark Web Page
>I have a question.. I've created a web page on my mac and posted it online
>at http://www.eurekanet.com/~chandler
>
>It looks fine on my mac (in my opinion.. it's my first page,though!) but
>looks too dark on my friend's PC... is there any way to set my pictures to
>use colors that both our browsers would see???
>
>I have Photoshop... any advice or help? I'd really like for my friends to
>see the page as it's supposed to look...
Technically, the problem is that almost no PCs have any way to calibrate
the screen gamma in anything but Photoshop. Since the average PC gamma is
around 2.2-3.0, while Macs strive for 1.8, everything looks darker on
their uncorrected monitors. The only way they'll see your page correctly
is to buy a high-end video card that supports gamma calibration. Think
they really care that much? Right, or they would've bought Macs. :-)
What you can do, though, is open your Gamma control panel and set it to
2.2 (the highest setting) to partially simulate PC video. Then you can
use the Photoshop Levels dialog to lighten your scans a little. BTW, you
should save all photos as JPEGs, not GIFs, so folks with 16-bit or better
video will see all the colors, and 8-bit users won't have everything
double-dithered from an adaptive palette to the browser palette. Adaptive
palettes have no place on the WWW.
Lanny Chambers (creative@inlink.com) St. Louis, USA
Visit the Hummingbird Page: <http://www.derived.com/~lanny/hummers>
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Date: Fri, 31 Jan 97 09:22:08 BST
From: Ian.Goldby@powertech.co.uk
Subject: UMICH archive?
I'm unclear as to the relationship between the Info Mac archive and the
UMICH archive. From a not too detailed inspection, the contents in terms of
software seems similar, although arranged into different folders. I have
also read that submissions to macgifts go to both.
My question is, is there anything on UMICH that is not on Info Mac? If there
is, is there a mailing list similar to the Info-Mac digest that will keep me
informed of new submissions to UMICH?
Thanks.
Ian.
[We both get submissions from the macgifts mailing list and distribute stuff
>From one archive to the other, but I'm sure there are lots of differences.
In particular, I suspect the sizes of the archives are different. -Gordon]
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Date: Sat, 01 Feb 1997 06:23:51 -0500
From: david.harris@tcs.wap.org (David L. Harris)
Subject: WebArranger 2.0 URL Validator agent doesn't work
abrody <abrody@addis.net> said:
> Dear Digest readers, Anybody else out there using CE Software's
> WebArranger 2.0? I have now for about a year to keep track of my web
> page sites, and make sure that I am informed when they move.
>
> WebArranger used to be able to detect a URL that was no longer valid
> (i.e. moved or changed) by running a URL Validator agent. Lately
> however, I can't seem to keep the URL Validator on for more than
> three seconds. I go back to the menu and find it has stopped. Anybody
> know how to keep it on while it scans through the whole list of URL
> Validator sites?
Try Big Brother; it does a better job faster. Go to
http://pauillac.inria.fr/~fpottier/
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Date: Thu, 30 Jan 1997 23:45:20 -0500
From: abrody <abrody@addis.net>
Subject: Webmap for Macintosh
Dear Digest readers,
Anybody know what happened to the WebMap for Macintosh software that was
available at:
http://www.city.net/cnx/software/webmap.html
Thank you.
Sincerely,
ABRODY@vax.clarku.edu
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Date: Sun, 2 Feb 97 18:11:45 +0100
From: Trent <trent@ping.be>
Subject: Zoom 33600 PC modem on Mac. Init string?
Hi all--
I'm going to buy a Zoom 33k6 modem for PC this week and I hope it will
work on my Performa 6200. I heard I need a specific init string for using
it on a mac so I wonder if someone can help me about this. I know I have
to change &D2 into &D0 but that's all, and the PC init string is on the
floppy disks that come with the modem but I cannot read it. If you are
using a Zoom 33k6 modem on your mac please tell me what init string works
the best.
Also I will have to buy a cable to connect my mac to the PC modem and I
haven't been able to find such a cable in my country... If someone know
where I could find a Mac->modem cable in Brussels, Belgium (!!!) please
let me know!
Many thanks in advance, any advice welcome to trent@ping.be.
Trent.
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