Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #145 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Wed, 13 Sep 00 Volume 17 : Issue 145 Today's Topics: [*] anarchie.hqx and interarchy.hqx [*] CalCountNote 1.7.0 (PPC) [*] CatFinder 2.1.5 [*] CatFinder 2.1.5 [*] cleaning-agent-11.hqx [*] CRefDynGenStrArray AUG26_00.sit (into Development) [*] Dhammapada 1.2 [*] Doublet Scan [*] East Tower [*] Extension Overload v5.3 [*] Font "Apilum" [*] Font Smoothie 1.2 [*] FTP: iclean_35tw_installer.hqx [*] GEEphor Kaleidoscope Scheme [*] HexMapMaker 2.1 [*] Hotfind 1.2.4 (68K).hqx [*] Hotfind 1.2.4 (PPC).hqx [*] iOrganize 3.0 - Advanced NotePad, Address book, File Manager [*] iUnit 1.2.0 [*] Submission IE 4.5.1 update Mac Help~ PC Zip Disks and Macs Printing from USB to HP6MP? systems for older mac's 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. 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Info-Mac volunteers include Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, Shawn Bunn, Christopher Li, Patrik Montgomery, Ed Chambers, and Chris Pepper. America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V17 #145" ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Andrew Tomazos To: Subject: [*] anarchie.hqx and interarchy.hqx Perth, Western Australia - 21 Sept 2000 - It was announced today on interarchy.com that Interarchy 3.8, the new version of Anarchie, has been completed and is ready for download. "When we released Anarchie 1.0 almost a decade ago, it provided Mac users with the first integrated and reliable way to search for and retrieve files from the Internet. The latest evolution Interarchy 3.8, continues that tradition of innovation and integration. Interarchy 3.8 is a single small Mac application that combines over thirty useful Internet functions with a customizable user interface. We are very pleased to present to the Macintosh community what we feel is a truly complete Internet interface." - Andrew Tomazos, Producer, interarchy.com Interarchy 3.8 is a powerful and flexible Internet interface for Mac OS. It can transfer files via FTP and HTTP, search the Internet to find the files you want, provide a wealth of information about remote servers as well as your local Internet connection and Internet applications, help manage remote servers, let you remotely control and test your Macintosh across the Internet. All Interarchy functions can be accessed via the menus or alternatively via a new user interface technology called wands. Interarchy wands are shareable, linkable, easy to make and very versatile. As user interface elements, wands have many diverse applications beyond simply providing alternative interfaces to Interarchy, they can also be hyperlinked to other wands, the web, other applications, AppleScript or indeed any document or URL. Q1. What can Interarchy 3.8 be used for? PORTAL - By customizing an Interarchy wand and then placing it in your Interarchy Statup Addresses, a user can create a single personal user interface element that can be used as a starting point for all Internet tasks performed on their Macintosh. This includes not only the thirty or so functions Interarchy provides but also accessing web sites with a web browser, reading email, newsreading, telneting, irc or indeed anything that can be initiated with a URL or by launching a file. Interarchy wands are simply drawn wysiwyg with any image editting program such as Photoshop and then compiled and hyperlinked with Interarchy WandForge, a freeware application included with the Interarchy installer. The entire process is quick and painless, and we include a default interface and other examples and demos with the ********** ABSTRACT CROPPED ********** [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/anarchie-38.hqx; 4072 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: brilor@mail.doitnow.com To: Subject: [*] CalCountNote 1.7.0 (PPC) CalCountNote (CCN) has five integrated components: * Calendar - a monthly calendar with a digital clock and an hourly chime.. * Countdown - a realtime Days, Hours, Minutes and Seconds countdown to the date of your choice. Similar to my Freeware program, Y2KCD, but with the important flexibility to choose the date. * Notes - a general notepad for collecting To Dos and other important ideas you want to save. * Day Notes (notes associated with a date) are just one click away. Version 1.6.0 adds a Daynotes Weekly View * Timer - provides a repeatable timer to remind you to take breaks or do something else. All five components emphasize small desktop size and easy click-to-use philosophy. Best....Brian Stevens New for 1.7.0 are: 1.7.0 (August 19, 2000) * SaveDayNotesNow in FILE menu - no longer have to quit to save daynotes to disk. * Daynote Autosave option added to Preferences. Can pick hourly, half-hour or Off. * Current Week button added to Weekly Daynotes View * Dates for days added to Weekly Daynotes View * Cosmetic improvements to Weekly Daynotes view * LAN enabled after reworking code to write resources external to application * LAN enablement is the first step prior to adding LAN features (none yet) * LAN seat pricing is not available yet but will be when the features are completed. * Also makes incremental updates possible * Balloon Help on FILE menu updated * 2nd splash screen removed * Cosmetic improvements to splash screen * Cosmetic improvements to Preferences window [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/cal-count-note-ppc.hqx; 277 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: "Keith Turner" To: Subject: [*] CatFinder 2.1.5 CatFinder is a powerful disk management tool that catalogs your disks and provides an intuitive Finder-like interface for browsing the catalogs. Floppies, hard disks, CD ROMs, any disk can be cataloged. Once a disk is cataloged you can quickly and easily browse it's contents without having the disk mounted. CatFinder also offers powerful find and report features that will help you find and organize your files. Version 2.1.5 corrects problems locating the catalog folder and other bug fixes. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/catfinder-215-68k.hqx; 348 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: "Keith Turner" To: Subject: [*] CatFinder 2.1.5 CatFinder is a powerful disk management tool that catalogs your disks and provides an intuitive Finder-like interface for browsing the catalogs. Floppies, hard disks, CD ROMs, any disk can be cataloged. Once a disk is cataloged you can quickly and easily browse it's contents without having the disk mounted. CatFinder also offers powerful find and report features that will help you find and organize your files. Version 2.1.5 corrects problems locating the catalog folder and other bug fixes. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/catfinder-215.hqx; 379 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: LFO Works To: Subject: [*] cleaning-agent-11.hqx Filename: cleaning-agent-11.hqx Application name: Cleaning Agent Version: 1.1 Category: Disk & File Utility Description: Cleaning Agent is a disk & file utility that cleans your disks with a click. If your computer is a mess, filled with old files and folders you no longer need, you can get rid of those unnecessary items with Cleaning Agent. With a single click, it cleans your hard drives of all unwanted files and folders. It cleans caches, temporary items, desktop files, and much more. With this utility, your computer will not be a mess any longer. It is the fast and easy way how to keep your Mac healthy. Awarded by 5 cows of 5 possible on Tucows.com [Archived as /info-mac/disk/cleaning-agent-11.hqx; 2121 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: macgurutemple To: Subject: [*] CRefDynGenStrArray AUG26_00.sit (into Development) STL-vector-based dynamic array of generic strings. Supports storing of Pascal&C style strings, STL strings and vector. All strings are kept in single storage buffer, so even very large number of items will not cause memory management overhead. Occupies StringLen[0] + ... StringLen[n - 1] + 2*n*sizeof(size_t). In other words, CRefDynGenStrArray is really space efficient. CRefDynGenStrArray maintains additional reference table of real indexes. Thus, many functions will involve only operations with reference table. For example, Insert() actually appends item (what is much faster) and inserts only entry into reference table; Swap(), Move() and sort will cause changes only in reference table. Refer to http://homepage.mac.com/macgurutemple/ for more info. With best regards Andrei Verovski [Archived as /info-mac/dev/crefdyngenstrarray.hqx; 182 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Brian Kelley To: Subject: [*] Dhammapada 1.2 The Dhammapada is a collection of 423 Buddhist verses, arranged into 26 chapters by topic. It is said by many to contain the essence of the Buddha's teachings, and is one of the best-loved works in the Pali Canon. This application generates a verse of the Dhammapada each time it is opened, making it a nice addition to the Startup Items folder. In addition, the entire text of the Dhammapada is available for browsing and reading in the conventional, linear way. Individual verses and chapters can be saved as text files and printed from the File menu, and the Edit menu allows copying of the text. If you encounter any unfamiliar terms, there is a "Useful Definitions" item under the Apple menu. Version 1.2 offers improved support for printing This application is offered as a free gift of Dharma. [Archived as /info-mac/info/dhammapada-12.hqx; 1636 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Giuseppe Giunto To: Subject: [*] Doublet Scan Doublet Scan is a fast and professional way to find all the duplicates in your hard disks, and more! Doublet Scan 3.1.0 is for PowerPC machines only. If you have an older machine you must use the 2.5 version. With the 3.1.0 version you can use the new "Actions Batch" window to processing the found items. Now you can: rename (with automatic numbering also!) change type, creator, label, dates, lock/unlock and comments move to Trash and move to another location in a easy way. Added "Check for newer version" item in the "Apple" menu. Minor bugs fixed. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/doublet-scan-310.hqx; 1467 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Miguel Faria To: Subject: [*] East Tower please place in game/com/wolf. [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/wolf/east-tower.hqx; 548 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Teng Chou Ming To: Subject: [*] Extension Overload v5.3 Extension Overload is an extensions & control panels management application. It offers detail information of 3500 Extensions and Control Panels and Control Strip Modules in your system. It also lets you activate and deactivate them, so that you can always easily tailor your system to your current requirements. In addition, Extension Overload includes a useful collection of helpful information and tidbits. Extension Overload Features * Allows you to enable and disable you Extensions, Control Panels and Control Strip Modules on the fly without going to the Extensions or Control Panels or Control Strip Modules folders. * Allows you to preview, enable and disable fonts. * Provide detailed descriptions of 2480 extensions, 908 control panels and 112 Control Strip Modules, both from Apple and from other companies. * Covers extensions and control panels from System 7, 7.5, 7.6, Mac OS 8, 8.1, 8.5, 8.6, 9.0 and 9.0.4, iMac, G3 and G4. * Searching for a particular extensions or control panels within the database can be done either by name or description. * Searchable system error codes to help make your troubleshooting process easier and faster. * Generate reports to keep track of your extensions and control panels. * A Tidbits menu that contains interesting tidbits of information including: - What is an extension, control panel, shared library? - Tips to speed up your Macintosh. - Easter eggs (little gimmicks hidden somewhere in the software). - A guide on how to get software updates. 5.3 released Sept 1, 2000 * User can now manage control strip modules. * Contains descriptions of 2480 extensions. * Contains descriptions of 908 control panels. * Contains descriptions of 112 Control Strip Modules. * Total of 3500 extensions, extensions and control strip modules * More URLs and emails have been updated * Better support for non English Mac OS. * Updated the user manual. You can also download Extension Overload from http://www.ExtensionOverload.com Thanks! Sincerely, EO development Team ICQ: 12889674 http://www.ExtensionOverload.com Extension Overload, the simplest way to keep your Mac healthy! [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/extension-overload-53.hqx; 1498 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Dyske Suematsu To: Subject: [*] Font "Apilum" Sans Serif font inspired by the form of scaffolding pipe. Postscript Type 1 font. This is a display font. It comes with Normal and Oblique. The specimen of the font can be viewed at: http://www.kskdesign.com/type [Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/apilum.hqx; 103 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: "Nick D'Amato" To: Subject: [*] Font Smoothie 1.2 Font Smoothie 1.2 Written by Nick D'Amato ¨ 2000 by No-U-Turn, Inc. Requirements Mac OS 8.5 or higher. Any PowerPC Mac. What's new in 1.2? You can now change the view font from Font Smoothie. Now you won't have to wait for the Appearance control panel to launch every time you want to change your views font. You can do it all from Font Smoothie. Fixed some minor bugs, and added some minor enhancements. What's new in 1.1? Some minor fixes and interface touch-ups. What is Font Smoothie? Font Smoothie is a small application that will allow you to achieve more control over your fonts. This program is targeted towards system fonts, their sizes, and their font smoothing minimum size. The MacOS systems only allow a select range of fonts to be used as system fonts. This is the overall font that you see in the titles of windows, menus, dialogs, etc. There is also a restriction on size: the font can only be 12 point. Font Smoothie will allow you to change the system font to any font that is available in your system. It also allows any size font. Some fonts look better bigger, others smaller, depending on the situation and font design. You can now change your views font from Font Smoothie as well. This is the font that displays underneath the icons in the Finder. This can also be changed by the Appearance control panel. But if you're like us, you hate waiting for the Appearance control panel to load, and it is much nicer to change all fonts from one program. A relatively new enhancement of the MacOS is the ability to have the on-screen fonts anti-aliased (smoothed). This makes the fonts look much better, and add s a touch of class to the OS. A restriction exists that only allows the font size to be 12 point or higher. Font Smoothie allows fonts as low as 9 point to be smoothed. Therefore, all fonts that are on-screen, true-type, and 9 point or higher can be smoothed! Font Smoothie is compatible with Kaleidoscope, and looks great when they are used together. Kaleidoscope allows you to change the system font as well, but there is a long-standing bug with it that causes the menus to have ellipses in them. This makes all of the menus appear like this (Fiè Edè Speciè) Font Smoothie corrects this bug. ********** ABSTRACT CROPPED ********** [Archived as /info-mac/gui/font-smoothie-12.hqx; 272 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Aladdin Systems Public Relations To: Subject: [*] FTP: iclean_35tw_installer.hqx =========================================================================== Upload Title: iClean 3.5 installer Requirements: Mac OS 7.5.3 and 8MB RAM License: TrailWare (limited time) Price: $29.95 Description: Quickly toss cookies, cache files, histories and more. Every time you surf the Internet, your Web browser quickly collects lots of little files and hides them on your computer, including cookies, cache files and more. Many of these you may not even be aware of! These "little" files (some can actually be quite large) can quickly add up, hogging disk space, clogging your computer and leaving your privacy in question. iClean lets you quickly eliminate these pesky files, giving back wasted disk space and helping ensure your online privacy. Use it every day for peace of mind. iClean is a great habit to get into. Protect your privacy and maximize hard disk capacity by using it every day. A quick click on iClean's desktop icon is all it takes. Select just the items you want to delete, and iClean instantly goes to work, dumping cache files and cookies deposited by Web sites on your Mac, erasing histories (that track where you've been on the Web) and more. You get a comprehensive summary of items you can safely delete, giving you total control over what iClean removes from your computer. With iClean, complete peace of mind is just a click away. Checkout our website for more info... [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/iclean-35.hqx; 2492 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: royerm To: Subject: [*] GEEphor Kaleidoscope Scheme GEEphor is a Kaleidoscope 2.0+ scheme to match the style and colors of the fantastic new PowerMac G4 computer. -Martha Royer See and download my Kaleidoscope schemes here: http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/completelisting.shtml Click the letter "R" and find my schemes there [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/gee-phor.hqx; 259 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Francois Menneteau To: Subject: [*] HexMapMaker 2.1 (This version 2.1 of HexMapMaker) ABOUT HEXMAPMAKER HexMapMaker is a shareware tool for drawing maps with hexadecimal grids. These kind of maps are used in Role Playing Games, but of course you can design them for any other purpose. In addition of having most of the capabilities of a real painting program (such as lines, rectanges, ovals and round rectangles drawing, drawing and filling with color and pattern , text writing, rubber tool, etc.), ½HexMapMaker© has also unique features that greatly simplifies the building of this kind of map, such as: - Three layers map. One layer for color and drawing, one layer for terrains and one layer for text. This way, you can for example change an hex color without loosing the terrain that lies on top of it. - Hex color filling in just two clicks (one for selecting the color and one for selecting the filling shape). - Predefined terrains. HexMapMaker comes with three predefined libraries for building regions, villages or dungeons. - Terrains editor. If you do not like the terrain icons and want to modify them, the terrain editor is here for that purpose. Of course, you can also create terrain icons from thin air :-) - Terrains repeater. You can repeat a terrain up to 12 times along the X or/and Y axis. - Various dimension units. You can specify the map dimensions in either cm or m or km. Alternatively, American people may prefer to use the ft, ya or mi dimension units. - Selective drag or clear. As the map is made of three layers, you can specify which map layer(s) you want to drag or clear. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Power or 68k Macintosh 256 colors monitor System 7.1.2 or better (Mac OS 8 or better recommended) 11 MB of free RAM (16 MB of free RAM if you design big maps) WHERE TO FIND THE LATEST VERSION OF HEXMAPMAKER ********** ABSTRACT CROPPED ********** [Archived as /info-mac/game/hex-map-maker-21.hqx; 1484 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Macron To: Subject: [*] Hotfind 1.2.4 (68K).hqx Hotfind may be included on an info-mac CD Requirements: Hotline Client or Hotline clone OS 7.5 and above OpenTransport THE BLURB: HotFind is a server and file search utility for Hotline. It can be used to search for specific Hotline servers and for specific files on Hotline servers. HotFind is distributed as $10,- (US) shareware. Hotfind will generate a Hotline server list by combining all server lists from all known trackers. HotFind automatically updates its own internal list of Hotline trackers by periodically checking our Hotline tracker database at www.tracker-tracker.com, so you will always have access to the most up-to-date and complete server list without having to search for Hotline trackers yourself ever again. With HotFind's powerful Boolean search you can search in the description of Hotline servers to find those Hotline servers that you really interested in, and with HotFind's file search it's possible to search for files or folders located on Hotline servers without the need for a web based file search engine. This not only makes the file search more reliable it also guaranties your privacy. á What's New in HotFind 1.2.4 * Fixed a couple of bookmark related bugs. * Fixed the flooding prevention. * Fixed a number of cosmetic problems. * Corrected a number of spelling mistakes. * Fixed a problem with <> in path names. * Added support for the Hotline download client Pitbull (www.tracker-tracker.com/pitbull) to enable direct file downloads from the file result window or the files window. * This time I really added "Select All" to all edit fields (I hope). * An up-to-date manual is now included with the installer...thanks simX DP4. * Fixed the "search top list only" function. * Added some additional short cuts. * Fixed a couple of other tiny bugsè [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/hotfind-124-68k.hqx; 1169 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Macron To: Subject: [*] Hotfind 1.2.4 (PPC).hqx Hotfind may be included on an info-mac CD Requirements: Hotline Client or Hotline clone OS 7.5 and above OpenTransport THE BLURB: HotFind is a server and file search utility for Hotline. It can be used to search for specific Hotline servers and for specific files on Hotline servers. HotFind is distributed as $10,- (US) shareware. Hotfind will generate a Hotline server list by combining all server lists from all known trackers. HotFind automatically updates its own internal list of Hotline trackers by periodically checking our Hotline tracker database at www.tracker-tracker.com, so you will always have access to the most up-to-date and complete server list without having to search for Hotline trackers yourself ever again. With HotFind's powerful Boolean search you can search in the description of Hotline servers to find those Hotline servers that you really interested in, and with HotFind's file search it's possible to search for files or folders located on Hotline servers without the need for a web based file search engine. This not only makes the file search more reliable it also guaranties your privacy. á What's New in HotFind 1.2.4 * Fixed a couple of bookmark related bugs. * Fixed the flooding prevention. * Fixed a number of cosmetic problems. * Corrected a number of spelling mistakes. * Fixed a problem with <> in path names. * Added support for the Hotline download client Pitbull (www.tracker-tracker.com/pitbull) to enable direct file downloads from the file result window or the files window. * This time I really added "Select All" to all edit fields (I hope). * An up-to-date manual is now included with the installer...thanks simX DP4. * Fixed the "search top list only" function. * Added some additional short cuts. * Fixed a couple of other tiny bugsè Regards, Ben Vandevelde [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/hotfind-124-ppc.hqx; 1409 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Bruno Blondeau To: Subject: [*] iOrganize 3.0 - Advanced NotePad, Address book, File Manager The final version of iOrganize 3.0 has been released. iOrganize is a multipurpose organization package which features an advanced and flexible notepad able to easily store notes in multiple categories with powerful search abilities, as well as an address book and a file manager able to store aliases of commonly used files and applications. This new version introduces new text editing abilities, breaking the 32 kb per note limit, supporting multiple undos/redos, allowing mixed fonts/styles... The "AliasPad" module has been redesigned to allow Finder icons to be displayed, and iOrganize 3.0 is also now fully "TSM Aware" to better support Japanese systems. iOrganize is a $15 shareware. ********************* web site : http://www.brunoblondeau.com/iorganize download link: http://www.brunoblondeau.com/iorganize/iorganize30.sit author email: contact@brunoblondeau.com ********************* Version 3.0 Changes : ********************* - NotePad&ContactPad : NotePad notes and the ContactPad note field can now store more than 32 kb of text, only limited by memory. This version also adds a lot of keyboard shortcuts for easy navigation and edition such as triple clicks, selection using shift+arrow, option+arrow,... - NotePad : Added a Font menu, which let you edit precisely the fonts in your notes, as well as a size menu for font size selection, and a style menu (usual styles, justification and text color selection) - NotePad : Fixed a bug in the search window when text from a previous search was still displayed - NotePad : faster scrolling of the text - NotePad : Multiple Undo and Redo support (also in the ContactPad note field) - NotePad : The user is now always asked to confirm Category deletions - NotePad : iOrganize is able to use temporary memory for very long texts - NotePad : Fix : The previous note was still visible when creating a new category - AliasPad : 3 kinds of display are now available for the alias list : text, ********** ABSTRACT CROPPED ********** [Archived as /info-mac/app/i-organize-30.hqx; 1024 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Chris Smolinski To: Subject: [*] iUnit 1.2.0 iUnit is a powerful unit conversion utility. It converts between over 300 different units of distance, mass, volume, velocity, density, and other types of units. iUnit also includes the values of many physical constants. iUnit is shareware, with a $20.00 registration fee. [Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/i-unit-12.hqx; 360 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 2000 From: Rjsanddls@aol.com To: Subject: [*] Submission Enclosed is iHelp, a shareware program for trouble-shooting. [Archived as /info-mac/app/ihelp.hqx; 1835 K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 11:05:26 -0400 From: Ira Flatow To: Subject: IE 4.5.1 update Does anyone know where to find Internet Explorer 4.5.1 update? I have IE 4.5 but lost the update and Microsoft no longer supports it, i.e. offers it on their website. Alas, my G4 has refused for about a year now to run 5.x version. Too many freezes. Thanks. if ---------------------------- Ira Flatow Host/Executive Producer - "Science Friday" ------------------------------ Date: 12 Sep 2000 19:38:19 GMT From: flag565@aol.com (Flag565) To: Subject: Mac Help~ I can't figure out how to make an Apple 600e SCSI external CD work on older macs! It works on some machines but not others... do I need a driver disk?? please respond to flag565@aol.com thanks Ed ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:21:21 +0100 From: Andrew Churchill To: Subject: PC Zip Disks and Macs > I feel obliged to warn folks about using PC formatted Zip disks in Macs. > In our labs we have all Macs and our university bookstore often sells > students PC formatted Zip disks. We have had some bad experiences with > certain applications--most notably Quark XPress 4.1 and Adobe PhotoShop > 5.5--and files that are saved to the PC Zip. We have seen the files > become unopenable on the Mac and unrecovarable. I have actually witnessed > the files' icons changing from an XPress or PhotoShop document to a > generic PC document before my eyes. PhotoShop files created on a Mac and > saved to a Zip have disappeared from the "Open File" dialogue box, even > though they show up at the Finder level. > > Thus, we have recommended to our students that unless they absolutely > have to have a PC formatted Zip disk in order to access their files on a > PC somewhere else, to stick with the Mac format. > > Charles Pearce > Kansas State University > School of Journalism and Mass Communications Charles, I have to agree, although I think you are blaming the wrong culprit. I think it's more likely to be the OS, not the programs you mentioned. I have noticed that PC disk support has become progressively more flakey since about OS 8.0. I also suffer from a particularly annoying unmounting/remounting problem with PC floppies on the various macs I use (a problem I don't get with mac formatted floppies). I don't suppose this is much of an issue for apple since all the new macs are floppy-less...... regards, andrew. ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 12 Sep 2000 09:51:31 -0700 From: Bruce Johnson To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Printing from USB to HP6MP? > Subject: Printing from USB to HP6MP? > Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2000 16:30:19 -0400 (EDT) > From: "David L. Elliott" > To: digest@info-mac.org > > What is the best hardware solution to connect a Mac with USB ports > and Ethernet (IBook, especially) with a HP6MP Laserjet (PostScript) > printer? The best solution would be ethernet; but you'll need a JetDirect card or external JetDirect from HP to network the printer. (I don't remember whether the 6MP has an internal slot for the network card.) There are other ethernet-parallel devices out there, but I know that the JetDirect supports Appletalk, and that they're pretty much bulletproof (we have a bunch of them in use around here, including the ones on our (now old) HP5Si and ColorLJ printers...they served a network of some 300 users for many years, with few hitches). You might be able to get by with a USB-Serial converter and plug into the localtalk port on the HP. The absolute best solution would be to get a Xerox printer...that's what we ended up doing for some users recently. Similar price, form factor, and the Xerox ones have USB, which none of HP's laser printers have. (as of a few months ago) -- Bruce Johnson University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Information Technology Group ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 13 Sep 2000 10:06:37 GMT From: Gerrit.Stemerdink@cwi.nl (Stemerdink) To: undisclosed-recipients:; Subject: systems for older mac's I have a question on older Mac's. Could anyone inform me on what older 'all-in-one' Mac's I can run Sytem 4.X? I have some old favorite games that only run on this system version and I'd like to know whether for example an SE will tolerate this. Please answer me directly via e-mail, as I have no regular access to this Newsgroup. My e-mail address is either stemerdi@cwi.nl or stemerdink_wichert@hotmail.com. Thanks, Gerrit Stemerdink -- Gerrit J. Stemerdink Weerdslag 98, 7206 BV Zutphen, the Netherlands phone: (+31) 575 523005 email: gsek@cbs.nl -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************