Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #219 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Thu, 17 Dec 98 Volume 16 : Issue 219 Today's Topics: [*] TidBITS#459/14-Dec-98 [*] TidBITS#460/15-Dec-98 (A) mailto: -> (A) open transport (A) Type -192 error on Launcher (Q) After Dark and MacOS 8.5 2 questions [A] Type -192 error on Launcher [Q] Applescript for this? [Q] Fixing aliases with OS 8.5... [Q] looking for 8.1 WYSIWYG fonts menu [S] Mac printing to HP LaserJet via NT Amico limits? CD-ROMS FOR STORAGE MEDIA Contextual Menu problems? Determining net line speed Disappearing Folders / OS 8.5 Display modem speed? Display modem speed? Frustrating 8.5 error in Finder Frustrating 8.5 error in Finder Fwd: RE: Can't Trash Hell Folder - Summary of Replies Graphics card for my clone? HD problems with Q800 How can I become "Apple Authorized"? How to View TidBits Files? -> Follow Up IE - Contextual Menus Conflict - solved!! Info-Mac Digest V16 #209 Is there a utility like this? Lace making program Lost ... marble madness Modem query Modemless G3 Powerbook [R] Netscape Communicator's mailto: OLD EXTENSIONS DON'T DIE Outlook Express PB 540C/Paperport 3.0/OS 8.0 Postscript *Viewing* and Power Computing OS Upgrades PowerMac 7500 RAM installation Q:ARA/PPP modem script for USR/3Com 56k PC card? Questions on inherited computers Standalone Mac WWW server? Type -192 error on Launcher (A) The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. Email Addresses and Instructions: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with subscribe in the Subject line. * To unsubscribe, send email to with unsubscribe in the Subject line. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. 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In the news, Macromedia ships Dreamweaver 2.0 and we announce our end-of-year holiday vacation. Topics: MailBITS/14-Dec-98 Internet Backup Strategies Douglas Engelbart: More Thoughts from Cassandra [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-459.etx; 29K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1998 17:00:17 -0800 From: TidBITS Editors Subject: [*] TidBITS#460/15-Dec-98 TidBITS#460/15-Dec-98 Welcome to our annual holiday gift issue! This year, TidBITS readers expound on Macintosh-related products that they recommend as great gifts. Suggestions range from inexpensive items such as snazzy mouse pads and cool shareware to more pricey hardware devices. There's also information about donating computer equipment and inspiration for gifts that help newer users ramp up on the iMac, the Internet, and their entire Macintosh world. Topics: GiftBITS/15-Dec-98 Hardware Gift Ideas Software Gift Ideas Gaming Gift Ideas Miscellaneous Gift Ideas Gifts for the Macintosh-minded [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-460.etx; 30K] ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 06:45:08 -0800 From: "David L. Ellis" Subject: I use a little applescript called "Tell Netscape". It can be found at: http://hyperarchive.lcs.mit.edu/HyperArchive/Archive/comm/inet/web/ntscp/tel= l-ne tscape.hqx Even though it has Navigator 2.0x in the script, it has worked fine for me on Navigator 4.0.7 and Communicator 4.5. Make sure to have both Eudora and Commuicator/Navigator closed when you run the script. It will open Communicator as part of the script. Then close Communicator and reboot. David. >Does anyone know how to get "Mailto:" links in Netscape Communicator 4.5 >to open a message with the mailto: address in Eudora Pro 3.1.1? ------------------------------ Date: 21 Nov 98 19:45:14 -0500 From: "D. Scott Beach" Subject: (A) mailto: -> "Jonathan Kamien, Ph.D." wrote: >Does anyone know how to get "Mailto:" links in Netscape Communicator 4.5 >to open a message with the mailto: address in Eudora Pro 3.1.1? Jonathan: Try setting Eudora Pro as your mail helper program in Internet Config. This certainly works in Netscape Navigator. If you're not using all the mail client stuff in Communicator you may want to try Navigator. It's not carrying all that extra code so it takes up a fair bit less RAM and HD space. - Scott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D. Scott Beach, sbeach@front.net A rabid Mac dude in Toronto. ------------------------------ Date: 21 Nov 98 19:45:41 -0500 From: "D. Scott Beach" Subject: (A) open transport "Mann, Susan" wrote: >i am not able to stay online-my powerbook 2400 O/S8 keeps disconnecting >with this message "open transport/ppp has been disconnected". then the >computer attempts to redial...but it takes several tries to get thru. i >can only stay online for 10 minutes before it disconnects. >2 things recently happened before the problem started...my ISp switched >bandwidths and phone numbers(so i had alot of new configurations) and my >modem died(so everything had to be reset with the new modem). >also the powerbook will not go to sleep. >last month my computer crashed and i had to reinstall the system >software-i don't know if this has an effect or not. >i have spoken with both the modem co and my isp co to work it thru. >the isp seems to think i have a bug in the open transport and need to >reinstall it. i am hesitant to proceed since the last reinstall caused >me to have to reset everything. Sue: You can open any of the OT control panels, choose Configurations... from the file menu ans export the selected settings to a back-up file that can be imported if the settings ever get trashed, you want to install the same settings on another Mac or you need to upgrade or reinstall OT. Store the saved settings file on a floppy and stick it under your matress in case of emergency. - Scott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D. Scott Beach, sbeach@front.net A rabid Mac dude in Toronto. ------------------------------ Date: 21 Nov 98 20:04:44 -0500 From: "D. Scott Beach" Subject: (A) Type -192 error on Launcher Art Werschulz writes: >Two of my colleagues recently acquired G3 Macs, on which the system >software (MacOS 8.5) was misinstalled. I offered to reinstall same. > >All went fairly well, except that on one of these machines, Launcher >does not work. When I double-click the Launcher icon, I get a "Type -192" >error. > >Does anybody know what causes this? Does anybody have a cure? Art: I think this comes from having the Launcher open, closing it, reducing the screen resolution, and then trying to reopen the Launcher. It happens occaisionally to me if my kids have been playing games at 640x480 when I usually work at 1024x768. Try icreasing your resolution and then opening it. - Scott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ D. Scott Beach, sbeach@front.net A rabid Mac dude in Toronto. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 15:52:18 -0500 From: abrody@smart.net Subject: (Q) After Dark and MacOS 8.5 Dear Digest readers, What version of After Dark works with MacOS 8.5? Please no guesswork here, I'd like to hear personal experience. Thank you. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 21 Nov 1997 12:09:23 +0600 From: Noah Sager Subject: 2 questions I have two quick questions: 1) Does anyone know how much it would cost to replace the trackball unit in my PB 180? Both buttons have failed and it skips realy bad. I don't realy want to buy an external mouse. 2)Does anyone run HyperCard 2.3.5 on a PB 180 or '030 machine? If so, does it run smoothly? Thank you, Noah Written on a Mac, That you can see. My Grandpa would turn over in his grave, If I used a PC. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 09:02:47 +0100 From: Hans de Wolf Subject: [A] Type -192 error on Launcher Art Werschulz asked in the message "Type -192 error on Launcher": >All went fairly well, except that on one of these machines, Launcher >does not work. When I double-click the Launcher icon, I get a "Type -192" >error. Maybe this helps: I think I have seen the same error message when Launcher tries to position its window where it does not fit on the screen (e.g when you have configurede your system when the monitor is in high resolution, but invoke the Launcher when it is in low resolution). Try switching to high resolution, and the starting the Launcher. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:10:53 -0500 From: Scott Horton Subject: [Q] Applescript for this? Hi, Does anyone know of a way to get applescript to hide all running applications except the finder? Thanks, Scott Horton ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:49:46 PST From: "Randall G. Floyd" Subject: [Q] Fixing aliases with OS 8.5... Hi, I recently installed OS 8.5 on an 8500, then my lease came up and my new G3 came in with OS 8.5 pre-installed, and of course, I can't really remember which machine this problem occurred on. When I click on a broken alias, a dialog box pops up whith no option to fix the alias, only an 'OK' button. I'm positive at some point in the past the dialog box came up properly with the 'fix' button, but again, I can't remember if it worked correctly on my 8500 and now doesn't work on the G3, or if it worked at one point on the G3 and then quit working. Is there some way to turn this option on and off? When I look at help, it tells me the button should be there but doesn't say anything about troubleshooting if it's not. TIA, Randall ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 19:28:43 +0200 From: Yakov KOTLYAROV Subject: [Q] looking for 8.1 WYSIWYG fonts menu Hello! Does anybody know the tool that can do Now WYSIWYG Menu job in OS 8.1? Thanks. Yakov. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:55:35 +0200 From: Matti Haveri Subject: [S] Mac printing to HP LaserJet via NT Recently I asked: >I can't print from a mac to our Ethernetted HP LaserJet 5M via our NT >server's spool. > >All I get is an error message [Error: undefined; OffendingCommand: ]. PC's >can print OK through Ethernet and printing via mac's printer port is also >OK. > >I've tried HP LaserJet 8.3.1 and LaserWriter 8.5.1. I've also telnetted to >the LaserJet and set EtherTalk active but this didn't help either. Here is the summary for my question. I still can't print via the NT spool (I guess the NT's settings are still wrong or need a few Service Packs more...) - printing directly to the HP is now OK, though. Thanks for all who replied. I've condensed the replies together for easy reading. I also got many replies from the Windows-MacOS cooperation list (List-Digest: ): The NT admin must define the printer queue as postscript; the HP printers default to PCL I believe. The NT server may also need Services for Macintosh (SFM) installed on it as well as the latest service pack 4 (SP4) for bug fixes. If you look in the properties of a printer on such a server and click on the Print Processor button, you'll probably see 2 processor's listed, Winprint and SFMPSPRT (get it? "Services For Macintosh PostScript PRinTer"). Winprint has a number of Default Datatypes but SFMPSPRT only has one, PSCRIPT1. I assume that stands for PostScript Level 1. So how do you spool for Macs but let them use a printer's built-in PostScript processing? Well, the Print Processor window has a 'Always spool RAW datatype' checkbox. Maybe if that's checked it'll work. The printer queues in NT, at least when in RAW mode, don't care whether it's level 1/2/3 PostScript. That means your Mac can print to a level 1/2/3 PostScript printer through the NT queues. But what about non-PS printers? There are many printers which don't have native drivers on the Mac. From the early days, NT has included a PostScript rasterizer (MS bought the TrueImage PS clone) but basically haven't improved it over the years. It's stuck as a level 1, non color 300dpi max rasterizer. This rasterizer allows Macs to print to non-PostScript printers. Before I understood the limitations, I tried using an Epson Stylus Photo connected to the parallel port on an NT box . Printing from FreeHand 5.5 through LaserWriter 8. Results weren't encouraging, for a start it provoked BSOD a few times and if output came out, it was useless. Note that NT DOES support Postscript level 2 if you use the Adobe 5.0 driver for NT 4.0. We have found that it is best to use Adobe's postscript driver for _all_ PostScript printers on both Win95 and NT. Note also that Quark, Pagemaker, Freehand and other graphics and page layout apps write their own postscript code so you have to be careful what options you choose from within the applications (make sure you select the right PPD from the app itself for example). Another problem is where you eventually send the postscript code from, that is, if you print from the mac but go through an NT spool (instead of directly to the printer through Appletalk), you may encounter strange things and postscript errors. This happens a lot when printing from Quark with placed pictures, especially TIFFs. The problem is that a lot of print servers (HP Jetdirect, etc) make assumptions on the code they receive depending on the protocol that sent it. They see it coming SMB from an NT workstation and assume that it is ASCII and was written from a PC and it doesn't have the CTRL-D, etc (these are just examples, doesn't mean it happens exactly like that). But the case is it was sent from a Mac and was written in binary and Quark encodes postscript in a certain way (of course adhering to Adobe's standards but deviating a little), etc, etc, so the printer might get confused and spit out errors. Even if you leave the default for the NT spool to RAW, you may get this behaviour sometimes because the NT server is not touching the code but it is changing the protocol that code travels in, it reaches the NT server in Appletalk packages but then gets put into TCP/IP packages and sent to the printer... Conclusion: Whenever possible, print directly to a printer using AppleTalk from a Mac. (Another thing to try is changing the code to ASCII from within Quark). Maybe they should also check the security settings on the shared printer. I believe for Macs to print they have to let the 'Everyone' Group 'Print' since Macs don't have an authentication method that works with shared printers (as far as I can tell). If you really set EtherTalk active, then you should be able to see the printer in the Chooser and print directly to it without going through the NT server. You should use HP LaserJet Utility 3.2 for the purpose of configuring the printer. [Yes, of course (silly me!). I _had_ set Ethertalk active via Telnet (it is also possible to configure it via printer's front panel) but I then tried to print through NT's spool. After this reply I noticed that the LaserJet appeared in the Chooser _also_ with its AppleTalk-name and now it prints OK through Ethernet also!] >What do I need to do to make only one printer name show up in the Chooser? You could disable AppleTalk at the printer to prevent it from broadcasting its service to the network, thus eliminating one of the Chooser entries. However, it may be preferable to have Mac users print directly to the printers rather than spooling to the NT server's queue, unless logging printer usage is important or very large print jobs are typical. Consider creating AppleTalk zones to distinguish where the print services are coming from. For example, we use an "NT" zone for NT servers and print queues, a "MAC" zone for AppleTalk print services and Mac file sharing, a "NOVELL" zone for Netware servers and print queues, etc. The shared printers established on your NT server can be in the NT zone, and the AppleTalk print services which are broadcast from the printer's JetDirect interface can be in the MAC zone. That way from the Chooser the user can clearly tell whether they are setting up printing to an NT queue or directly to the printer. Additionally, we also name the NT printers with "NT" as a prefix at the server. Then there is no question whether a desktop printer icon at a Mac client is pointing to a printer or to an NT queue. On the NT server's Network control panel, select the Services tab and get the properties of Services for Macintosh. From the General tab, set NT (for example) as the default zone. I'm assuming you have a router or other device where you will establish the zones. Be sure to list the MAC zone first (on Cisco routers, anyway) if you want it to be the default zone for all clients and printers. Otherwise use the HP LaserJet Utility to set which zone a printer belongs to. Another option to disable the broadcast of the AppleTalk name is to capture the port for the printer at the NT server. This is only an option if you set up the printer's port as an AppleTalk Printing Device. In that case, highlight the port and click Configure; click the Help button for more details. However, I've found more utility in just separating the printing services by zones. >I wonder what benefit I could have by printing via NT's spool? The only benefit of printing through a NT print spool is for printers that do not support EtherTalk or Postscript. For non-Postscript printers, an NT with SFM installed will convert the Mac print job from Postscript to the printer's language. We only capture printers in lab situations. A lab full of only 25 Macs or so tends to get confused when they ALL try printing to, say, a LJ 4000TN at the same time. It doesn't do the printer any good either. So we capture the printer and only allow the NT queue to appear in the Chooser. Works great. ...Conclusion: Avoid NT spooling and print directly to an Ethernetted printer via EtherTalk. -- Matti Haveri ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 10:11:27 -0500 From: "Fraser J. Goodmurphy" Subject: Amico limits? One of the folder aliases in my Apple Menu refuses to display hierarchically. As I have a lot of items already, I'm guessing that this might be some sort of limitation of OS 8.1 and/or Amico 2.1.1. Any ideas? Best, Fraser J. Goodmurphy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 05:31:21 +0900 From: Sato & Shaw Subject: CD-ROMS FOR STORAGE MEDIA Dear Macophiles, Pardon if I play ignorant country bumpkin (since I'm in Japan it should be inakamono), but I could not follow a recent discussion of CD's vice JAZ/ZIP drives as alternate media. I understand the cost considerations as well as the reliability considerations (although the unreliability of ZIP/JAZ does surprise me). What has me baffled is the terms CD-R and CD-RW. I'm used to seeing CD-ROM written as CD, but is CD-R a read only CD-ROM? Is CD-RW a read-write CD-ROM? Is there anything such a write only CD-ROM? Most read and write CD-ROMs I've seen (several months back) seemed to be pretty expensive. Is there a good webpage which discusses/explains these terms and different products? I'm looking for such a storage solution in the near future, does anyone have recommendations (cost and compatibility are important) for good machines to buy? I've seen some folks mention La Cie highly, any others worth looking at? Doomo Arigato, Ted Shaw satoshaw@gol.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 16:29:22 -0500 From: "Fraser J. Goodmurphy" Subject: Contextual Menu problems? My Contextual Menus are misbehaving in the Finder under 8.1. Often they either don't display at all or only on the second control click regardless of the document type. Sometimes they actually freeze my 7200 completely. Any ideas?? Best, Fraser J. Goodmurphy ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 23:03:23 -0500 From: robert.girouard@tcs.wap.org Subject: Determining net line speed >Is there a program to determine the speed at which my modem is >downloading info from the net. Before upgrading to a 56K modem I thought >it best to learn if the 28.8 modem was operating to the max. Go to http://www.toast.net/ From that site you can run a test that will give you the speed at which you download text and the speed a which you download graphics. Just fyi, I have a 6100/66 with a SupraExpress 56k modem using v.90 and my throughput rates were: GenevaTEXT - 44 kbps GRAPHICS - 40 kbps Cheers, Bob G. ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 08:47:02 -0500 From: "Quattlebaum.Bill" Subject: Disappearing Folders / OS 8.5 I have several Mac's I have setup OS 8.5 on that have the disappearing folder / icon problem described at MacInTouch and other places. It does not seem to matter if I used HDT 2.5.3 or Apple's Drive Setup 1.6.1. Nor does it matter if I have done low level / zero all data formatting. It does seem to occur most with partitioned drives and most frequently on laptops (G3 Series and 2400c). Restarting will bring the icons back for a while. And I can use the trick of keeping an alias in the Apple Menu to access anything on the drive (or partitions), so no permanent damage appears to be occurring. Has there been any solution given or acknowledgement from Apple? thanks, Bill Quattlebaum NIEHS quattleb@niehs.nih.gov ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 18:52:47 -0500 From: Vincent Cayenne Subject: Display modem speed? At 3:44 PM -0600 on 11/17/98, Ted Logan wrote: > I found the answer in the modem script titled (exactly): U.S. Robotics High > Speed And so did I! Thanks, Ted. It worked - my connection speed is now displayed properly in the PPP Control Panel. Now if only I can get Bell Atlantic to give me a clean line so that the speed displayed is worth this effort... --- ...in pursuit of solutions for those of us who are prepared to really work at being lazy. (J. Stevenson) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 10:53:11 -0600 From: Ted Logan Subject: Display modem speed? At 6:52 PM -0500 on 11/18/98, Vincent Cayenne wrote: > At 3:44 PM -0600 on 11/17/98, Ted Logan wrote: > > I found the answer in the modem script titled (exactly): U.S. Robotics High > > Speed > > And so did I! Thanks, Ted. It worked - my connection speed is now displayed > properly in the PPP Control Panel. Now if only I can get Bell Atlantic to > give me a clean line so that the speed displayed is worth this effort... In my little town of Cleveland, Oklahoma, I made a special effort to get help from the local Southwestern Bell telephone repairmen by visiting their office and talking with them directly about apparent line noise problems affecting my modem connections. Although I ultimately had to place my line check request through the usual channels, the problem was solved quickly by the repairmen I had spoken to when they came to my house to check the lines. I have recommended elsewhere finding and talking to any local telephone company repairman you can find on the street -- if you don't know where their office is -- to get specific, knowledgeable help. Several comments coming back to me later have shown that this works not just for me in my small town but even for modem users in large cities. Ted Logan Logan Writing, Inc. Cleveland, Oklahoma Fax & voice: 918-358-5920 Email: tedlogan@busprod.com ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:47:13 -0800 From: Dieder Bylsma Subject: Frustrating 8.5 error in Finder Dear Cattywampus, > > You need to remove MacsBug from your system and only boot with it >installed when you actually need to use it. > I ran 8.5 with the latest MacsBug for a while, and it was crashing to >the point of being infuriating. I removed MacsBug, and now enjoy uptimes >of several weeks on my computer. I will do so, but nonetheless it is puzzling that MacsBug should cause such a problem when it's supposed to aid troubleshooting/diagnostics etc. Oh well. Thanks for the suggestion. I hope I can look forward to a nice stable system once MacsBug has been removed. Dieder -- Dieder Bylsma | ______________________________| ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:07:56 -0700 From: rsheldon Subject: Frustrating 8.5 error in Finder > Subject: Frustrating 8.5 error in Finder > Date: Sun, 8 Nov 1998 23:43:43 -0800 > From: Dieder Bylsma > > Is anybody else getting this finder error (from MacsBug) > > where the error is: > > PowerPC illegal instruction at FFC10000 _RelString+0044C > You need to remove MacsBug from your system and only boot with it installed when you actually need to use it. I ran 8.5 with the latest MacsBug for a while, and it was crashing to the point of being infuriating. I removed MacsBug, and now enjoy uptimes of several weeks on my computer. For MacsBug to work the way it does, it has to get its fingers into parts of the system, and sometimes the operating system doesn't like being poked that way. Hope this helps. =} - Cattywampus ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 22:20:37 -0000 From: rob Subject: Fwd: RE: Can't Trash Hell Folder - Summary of Replies quoting Info-Mac and possibly previous message abstract: >start over. It's really not worth to lose your data. > >I hope you can post the results of your trials and I thank you for >sharing theses results with us. > >Tristan Sad to say but I believe your use of MacMedic was your fatal flaw. I have seen some reports of this being a dangerous program to use. I don't recall the specifics or the site (perhaps MRP or MacFixIt) except that the description of the initial crash and the lack of a fix by way of other utilities. I tried it once on a good order disk and got a aOK but was not impressed with speed or functionality so I deleted it(trial). I have not heard anyone recommending it over Norton or TechTools Pro. "numbers alone do not denote a higher life form --11/26,1991 -- (Tim Scoff)" Is WinDOS the Cockroach of the Computer kingdom? ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:14:18 -0500 From: darrell Wood Subject: Graphics card for my clone? Hi frank, Check out PowerWatch. http://www.powerwatch.com/ A site dedicated to Powercomputing users. Sure you will fing the info there. good luck darrell Wood woodword@idt.net http://www.geocities.com/soho/lofts/7323 ============================== you had posted.... > >Date: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 13:46:25 -0800 >From: Frank Ripp >Subject: Graphics card for my clone? > > >I have a Power Computing PowerCenter 166, and just downloaded >the Tomb Raider II demo - the graphics look very boxy and >pixelated. It's obvious I need some additional graphics >horsepower.... > >What type of 3D graphics accelerator card do you recommend? >What's available out there for my Power Computing model? > >Any info/links will be greatly appreciated... > >Frank >frankr@mdli.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 17:30:30 +0900 From: Dan Subject: HD problems with Q800 A Quadra 800 computer here can not find it's internal HD. Now the internal SCSI chain includes only the CD. Disk Tools can not find it either. Any information on how to acess or save this hard disk will be appreciated. Dan ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 16:15:35 -0600 From: Jeff Sass Subject: How can I become "Apple Authorized"? Hello everyone, I am looking for information on taking the Apple Authorized Service training courses. Basically, if I wanted to become an Apple Authorized Service Technician, what would I do? I tried looking on Apple.com but I was unsuccessful. Thanks, Jeff _________________________________________________________ Jeff Sass Adobe Systems Quality Engineer Minnesota Office mailto:jsass@adobe.com x34734 or (651) 766-4734 _________________________________________________________ ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 08:44:37 -0800 From: "Adam C. Engst" Subject: How to View TidBits Files? -> Follow Up At 11:28 PM -0500 11/2/98, ir000178 wrote: The ones posted on Usenet seem to be formated correctly and display in easy-view correctly, but the email versions seem to have the "setext" characters stripped. I am using Claris EMailer. I can't imagine it is stripping the characters?? >I got Easy-View 2.62 and put the Digests in the Digests folder. All I see is the > introductory information: none of the posts are displayed, nor is there an index of > them in the menu. Doesn't look like they are in the "setext" format anymore. > I must be missing something simple. There are no setext "characters" - that's the point of setext. It's an implicit encoding format that's human readable. For more information about setext, send email to setext@tidbits.com. For more information about using Easy View to read TidBITS, see: http://www.tidbits.com/about/easyview.html cheers... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Publisher ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 15:29:24 -0400 From: Behme Subject: IE - Contextual Menus Conflict - solved!! further to my sad tale about IE 4.01's conflicts with Contextual menus: The culprit has been identified as *OpenwithCMPlugin 1.1.2* by Peter O'Gorman. I could/should have saved myself a load of grief, if I had only done a plug-in check first. Ah, well, live and learn.. Eckhard Behme ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Welcome To The Atlantic Rim! Nova Scotia, Canada ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 21:23:53 -0400 From: Henry Wagner Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #209 Hi Michael, I know that asante used to make one, I think they still might. A good local vendor you can try is Systems Solutions Inc. They are located in King of Prussia Pa., but they are the best.. 610-272-4884. The Asante web site also has all the latest drivers. Good luck, Henry Wagner Prepress Mgr. Baum Printing Greetings. Does anyone know if there is such a thing as a 10/100 Nubus ethernet card? If it exists, where could I find one? Thanx. Michael S. Holtzman Information Technology holtzman@StJohns.edu St. John's University (NY) ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 13:35:05 +1000 From: "Lewin A.R.W. Edwards" Subject: Is there a utility like this? I was reformatting my PowerBook last night due to a dropped, deaded, and replaced hard drive, and while reinstalling all my software, I watched in my usual horror at the incompetent sort of way in which seemingly ALL Macintosh install programs merrily trash all sorts of system extensions - without making backups - and install versions that were already old when Moses was a lad in short pants, maybe also dumping in a few files which used to be extensions but are now part of System. This really gets on my nerves. No backups, even! That's unforgivable; I don't know how the installer toolkit vendors have been getting away with it so long. Is there a utility which does this: 1. Run "collect info" phase after installing System software and nothing else. Program makes backup copies of everything in Extensions and Control Panels. 2. Run "checkup" phase after installing application software. Identify which extensions have been replaced with old versions and restore these from backups. Delete or move extensions which are irrelevant to current System versions. Everything unknown that's been added, log somewhere so the user can check out what each extension does at a later date if necessary. If there isn't such a utility, I may have to write one as I've positively traced some nasty and strange behaviors to the fact that something I installed - probably one of Adobe PageMaker 6.5, Photoshop 4.0, or PageMill 2.0 - replaced my 8.1 AppleScriptLib with 7.5's. I realize there are some resources out there on the net which will help to identify, for example, which extensions have been rolled into System, but (a) I don't want to do everything manually, (b) they don't help to identify when versions have changed, and (c) if a system extension does get nuked with an older version, quite often the file you need is lurking inside an archive file on the MacOS CD and not easily accessible. -- Lewin A.R.W. Edwards Custom software / firmware / hardware ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 98 16:31:27 +0000 From: pskuce Subject: Lace making program Does any one know of a program that can be used by Lace makers on a Macintosh. Thank you Paul Skuce ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:10:14 -0700 From: Kent Pollard Subject: Lost ... Alladin specifically says that if You Have An earlier Full Version of Stuffit, you must upgrade the full Version, not use the free expander 5.0 by itself. >Don't know if you accept a question ... but I'll try. I downloaded >Stuffit 5.0. >Then downloaded MacChess from your site. Got a prompt when I was >coverting on my desktop ... that one of the files required Drop Stuff. >I have Drop Stuff 4.5. Should it not have opened ... or is there an >issue >between Stuffit version 5.0 and DropStuff 4.5? > >Thanks ... great site. > >Bobby ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1998 05:18:56 GMT From: Karen L Pagel Subject: marble madness Hi folks, years ago when I had an Apple GS I had a game that I loved to play called Marble Madness. Every since I got my Mac several years ago I've been looking for that game for the MAC does anyone know if that game exists in a Mac format? Thanks Karen ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 16:10:42 -0600 From: Ted Logan Subject: Modem query At 8:56 PM -0500 on 11/16/98, Clare N. Shumway wrote: > I am having a problem with my internet connection and can't seem to > resolve it either with or without help from my service provider and modem > manufacturer. > I'm using a Power Mac 7500, OS 8.1, PPP version 1.0.1, Modem > version 1.0.1 and OT/PPP version 1.0.1 with a GlobalVillage Teleport > Platinum modem. The modem script is the most recently released one posted > by the manufacturer. > It may be significant that I live in a semirural area and my > telephone company is not the same as that of my ISP, but it is still a > "local" call and has not changed in the past few months. > I had been logging onto my ISP access with a speed of 33,000 bps > and my download speed ran between 1500 and 2500 bytes per sec. Then, a few > weeks ago, the service provider switched to a 56 K access number and > discontinued the older one. I purchased a faster modem, but it would not > access above 26,400 bps. I then returned to my previous modem; the only > change from earlier was the access number. > I now log on at 26,400 and my downloads with both Netscape, Fetch > and Transit rarely exceed 1000 bytes per second (even at 3 A.M. and 6 A.M., > times which in the past were not busy. Most of the time they range from 450 > to 700 bytes per second. > > The provider doesn't have an answer and blames the telephone > company; the telephone company states that they will only guarantee a 9600 > bps connection (although there has been no change in their service between > the time of updates) and the modem manufacturer tells me to read the > manual. There are two kinds of 56k modems around: 56k "x2" and 56k "Flex." If you and your ISP aren't using the same kind, they won't connect above a nominal 28.8kbps. The people in Geneva, Switzerland, who are supposed to control the world's modem protocols and standards for the rest of us have adopted a protocol called v.90 that theoretically combines the best of 56kx2 and 56kFlex modems so they can communicate with one another at maximum speed. Unfortunately, that seems not to work as advertised all the time, so I recommend matching your and your ISP's modems as closely as possible until all the old before-v90 x2 and Flex modems are out of the Internet Service Provider network. And then, if you're using OT/PPP, get the correct modem script to go into your System Extensions Modem Script folder and then to be selected in your Modem control panel (Setup: Modem). "US Robotics Universal," which ships with OS 8.1, won't work correctly with the new U.S. Robotics 56k modems -- if you buy a U.S. Robotics 56k modem, get back to me and I'll send you the right script, "U.S. Robotics High Speed." If you can use only one ISP, get the same kind of 56k modem the ISP is using (x2 or Flex), including same manufacturer if possible. In my experience, USRobotics modems are best if you can find an ISP using USRobotics (3Com) 56k x2 v90 modems, which are now widely used. All computer stores and discount houses carry USR modems. I have two U.S. Robotics 56k External Faxmodems with x2 and v.90 and swear by them. Other modems I have owned I have sworn at them. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 00:08:21 +0000 From: cbuser@access.ch (Christian F Buser) Subject: Modemless G3 Powerbook [R] Bela FARAGO - ILL - Grenoble wrote: > The question is : Is it really impossible to reinstall an original modem > in a PowerBook? How do than they repaire it when an existing one breaks > down? I don't think that it can't be done. I'd rather say that your Apple dealer does not want to. > Does anybody have any experience in changing/installing a modem? I installed one in a PB 150 without problems. Best wishes, Christian. -- Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 491 0877 Hohle Gasse 6, CH-5507 Mellingen (Switzerland) Look at ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 16:26:44 -0500 From: David Burns Subject: Netscape Communicator's mailto: In reference to the "Netscape Communicator =3D 81" line of the script: = what does the 81 refer to? We are trying to isolate the data changed by = the script. = "I wonder how they do that?" - Calvin David Burns ITC--Baylor University 254.710.6669 ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 24 Nov 1998 06:57:45 +0900 From: Sato & Shaw Subject: OLD EXTENSIONS DON'T DIE Dear Fellow Macophiles, There was a discussion involving several persons back in numbers 200-203 (I've been gone for a few weeks and am just catching up). One question addressed problems encountered with Fetch. Several users answered that CrashGuard does not act reliably. The reply from Maurice Mike McNeil below also mentions the extension "ObjectSupportLib" and problems encountered with it. My curiousity was peaked, and lo and behold, I found this extension in my System folder. How to determine what this extension is all about? A few months back I downloaded InformINIT 8.1 (shareware program recommended by a user in InfoMac) but hadn't checked it out yet--this gave me a good reason. InformINIT did its job, telling me that ObjectSupportLib is no longer required, the updated version is included in the OS8 System file. I've disabled that sucker. I just wanted to pass on to all that InfoMac is a wonderful information resource, in so many little ways. Thanks Maurice! Cheers, Ted Shaw satoshaw@gol.com - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - We have universally turned OFF Norton CrashGuard for similar behaviors. The only other problem that is more subtle is if you have a copy of "ObjectSupportLib" in your extensions folder. That causes all sorts of strange problems. Do a Find File and remove ALL copies. -----|----- 0-0 (_)+ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:12:42 -0800 (PST) From: Christopher Clark Subject: Outlook Express I'm stumped. I'm using OE 4.01 and just recently I can't send any email out of it. I can recieve, no problem. I haven't changed any setting. Every time I try to send mail I get the message, "Mail could not be sent at this time. Mail error. The server is busy; try again later." This has happened for the past week, so I know the server is not the problem. Also, I can use Eudora - as I am right now - to send email. This is on a Power MAC 5400/180, with system 7.6.1, 16 megs memory with RAM Doubler putting it at 32 megs. Any ideas? Christopher Clark ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 21:35:02 +0800 From: stngiam@pobox.com (Ngiam Shih Tung) Subject: PB 540C/Paperport 3.0/OS 8.0 I tried installing Visioneer Paperport 3.0 on a PB 540c running OS 8.0 but the system crashes on startup when it gets to the Paperport control panel. The error message that comes up is "illegal instruction" The funny thing is that this software works fine on a PB G3 (classic) also running Mac OS 8.0. Any clue what is going on ? Workarounds ? Shih Tung ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1998 22:50:55 -0500 From: Antaeus Feldspar Subject: Postscript *Viewing* and Power Computing OS Upgrades Two questions, gentle Macpeople... 1) I am a geek. (No, that's not a question, just information setting the context for the question.) I have a few web sites that I love to scour to read about the new technological advances that are going on; the problem is that all these papers are in PostScript format, and I don't have access to a PostScript printer. What I would love is a program that would let me view these PostScript files on the screen; I have tried Aladdin Systems' "Ghostview" but have found it alarmingly unstable. Are there any other alternatives? Has "Ghostview" been improved in recent time? 2) I am also the proud owner of a PowerCenter 150, recently upgraded to 80M of RAM. Just because I hate tampering with what works, I have never upgraded the system; I'm still on 7.5.3L, Revision 2. I'm starting to think that it's finally time to upgrade to another version of the System, especially if this will result in fewer annoying crashes. However, I'm reluctant to find any of my favorite applications suddenly unusable under 8.0 or 8.1 or 8.5, should I choose to go up to those Systems. Any recommendations on how far I can upgrade and suffer only minor loss of applications? -jc * -jc IS *NOW* feldspar@cryogen.com * Home page: http://members.tripod.com/~afeldspar/index.html * The home of >>Failed Pilots Playhouse<< * "Better you hold me close than understand..." Thomas Dolby ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 18:22:50 -0700 From: "mainline@relaymail.net" Subject: PowerMac 7500 RAM installation Does anybody know where I could get step-by-step instructions on safely installing more RAM into my 7500? Thank you for your help. April mailto:mainline@relaymail.net ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1998 17:14:01 -0600 From: Chaz Larson Subject: Q:ARA/PPP modem script for USR/3Com 56k PC card? At 5:43 PM -0500 11/16/98, Marlon Deason wrote: >Does anyone have a script for a 56k PC card? Better yet would be the the >drivers which come with the XJA5560 (basicly the same card with the Mac >packaging). A good search of the USR/3Com http and ftp sites didn't >yield anything. Looks like this might be just what you're looking for: chazl ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1998 21:03:32 EST From: Mercibeate@aol.com Subject: Questions on inherited computers Hi Folks, I recently came into a couple of "inherited" computers. Now that I have 4 Macs, all in excellent condition, I need to know which to keep, if any, and which to sell. I'm currently using a 7100/80 AV which I plan to sell. The "new" computers are as follows: Apple 7350/180 server, 80 meg RAM, 4G HD. (I have one of these) Motorola Starmax 3000/180, 32 RAM, 1.2G HD. (I have two of these) Now, for the questions. I've pretty much decided to sell the Starmaxes. They appear to be in stock condition, except, both were connected to a large network and have some sort of network cards installed (marked RJ45, and with small LEDs marked 10 and 100). How can I ascertain the market value of these computers? What is the network card, and how does it affect the value of the computers? Now, about the server, I have several questions. 1) What is the difference between a server and a non-server Mac (i.e. 7300 vs. 7350)? 2) Is the server good to use as a main machine, or would I be better off selling the server and buying a regular Mac? 3) How can I ascertain the value of this computer? 4) Is this model's CPU upgradable (ie. to G3)? 5) The system did not come with a CD but is currently running 7.6.1. Can I install the standard Mac OS 8.5, or do I need special system software to run a server? 6) How can I find out the speed of the internal CD drive? Finally, if I do decide to keep the server, I'd like to transfer some files from my 7100 to the server's HD. How do I connect these two Macs so that they can transfer files. You may reply to the list or directly to my e-mail. Thank you in advance for any light you may be able to shed on this subject. Rob Schilling See why we abandoned Los Angeles for Virgina! Check out http://members.aol.com/mercibeate/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 15:30:17 +0000 From: Stuart Peters Subject: Standalone Mac WWW server? Hi! Can anyone help? I wish to set up a WWW server on my powerbook so that I can program PERL cgi scripts interactively, talking between the server and browser on the same machine. This is easy on a networked (TCP/IP) Mac, but I want to do this standalone, so that I can continue developing when I am not in my office. I found a utility called 'SingleTalk' that allows just this, but this does not appear to work under System 8.5. It seems that this has a switch in the 'Network' control panel, but control panel no longer exists. Can anyone offer a solution as to how this can be achieved, and what (free?) software would people recommend to do this with? Thanks in advance for any help, Stuart Peters _____________________________________________________________________________ Stuart Peters mailto:S.Peters@soc.surrey.ac.uk Direct tel: +44 (0)1483 259292 www: http://www.soc.surrey.ac.uk/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1998 12:43:29 PST From: "Randall G. Floyd" Subject: Type -192 error on Launcher (A) This is apparently a 'Resource not found' error, which I guess would suggest a missing resource in the launcher itself. I'd try copying the Launcher CP from the good machine to the bad machine and see if that helps. I used to love using the launcher, never had any problems with it, but what I use now is infinitely better. Using any folders (I use the ones I had originally created for the launcher), open them up and drag them down to the bottom of the screen to make them pop-up folders. Set the view on these folders to 'as Buttons'. It works identically to the launcher, except the windows stay tucked away at the bottom of the screen so they take up much, much less real estate than the launcher does. They also remain up after restarts, etc. >Launcher is not impressive. It used to crash my machine with System 7.5.5 >on a LC520. Tthe problems seems to be in handling those Aliases created by >Launcher. A better option is simply to create alias and put them directlyon >the desktop. Another great option is DT Launch which comes with DiskTop. >You can launch program directly from the Apple menu and launch the files at >the same time. I have been using this for many years on many different >systems. You can do the same however by creating aliases, putting them in a >folder and putting this folder in the Apple menu. You will be able to >launch the applications directly from the Apple menu. > >Louis > >>Hi. >> >>Two of my colleagues recently acquired G3 Macs, on which the system >>software (MacOS 8.5) was misinstalled. I offered to reinstall same. >> >>All went fairly well, except that on one of these machines, Launcher >>does not work. When I double-click the Launcher icon, I get a "Type -192" >>error. >> >>Does anybody know what causes this? Does anybody have a cure? >> >>Thanks. >> >>-- >>Art Werschulz (8-{)} "Metaphors be with you." -- bumper sticker >>GCS/M (GAT): d? -p+ c++ l u+(-) e--- m* s n+ h f g+ w+ t++ r- y? >>Net: agw@dsm.fordham.edu WWW >>Phone: Fordham U. (212) 636-6325, Columbia U. (212) 939-7061 > >Louis Bergeron C.P. 936 Rouyn Rouyn-Noranda Qc Canada J9X 5C8 >Telephone-Phone (819) 764-3862 Telecopieur-Fax (819) 764-3758 -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************