Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #281 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 22 Dec 97 Volume 15 : Issue 281 Today's Topics: (A) Sound Manager 3.1 before System 7.5 7200 &/or ATI Graphics Accelerator extension? [A] A/UX: Where, What and How? [A] AVI to QuickTime [A]: Application won't quit [Q] Anyone knows of a real good (on line) Synonym Dictionery? [Q] Computer Lab Security [Way-Off Topic] AppleScript Help Avoid Shreve Systems of Shreveport LA Avoid Shreve Systems of Shreveport LA Backup Options these days BETTER DESKTOP PATTERNS CD Burners Cleaning Keyboards Clone CD-ROM Drive (C) Desktop pattern to Picture? Desktop security tool eMailer/ eudora question Eudora/ two email accounts Eudora/ two email accounts Green display on a 15" Multiscan HD floppy drive problem How can I add serial ports to a Mac? HTML magic needed Info-Mac Digest V15 #277 Info-Mac Digest V15 #280 LC III system LC III system LCIII system Mac starts up all by itself Norton/TechTools/DiskEssentials PC Simms on a Mac? PopupFolder (cont) PowerComputing tech support Q: how to solve IDE disk problems replacement Icons for (Appearance Manager) Sort Bookmarks in Netscape 4.0.3?? Taking Eudora Home The watch upgrading display resolution Usage tracking utility Video Wizard Info 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. For more information, visit the Info-Mac Web site at . 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You, therefore, must copy the various utilities from the CDROM to floppies or other media with additionally, ObjectSupportLib which in theory is no longer needed with OS8 but needs to be present as a folder in the extensions folder or on the floppy with speed disk to use the speed disk utilities. It works fine this way though I am more than a bit miffed at having to go back to this primitive manner to cleanse and massage my HD after spending a bundle on a CDROM that lasted me less than three months before becoming obsolete. I do hope Norton will give me a cheap upgrade? "Just three rusty strands of barbed wire from the North Pole" Professor Neil Fiertel FAB-3-98 Department of Art and Design University of Alberta Edmonton, Alberta Canada T6G-2C9 ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 97 10:21:42 -0500 From: Chris Gervais Subject: (A) Sound Manager 3.1 before System 7.5 >Hi, I have got a problem. I would like to find the Sound Manager 3.1 to >run some apps. My very old mac has a Spanish Version with System 7.1 and >an apple's extension providing a SoundM 3.0 (english). Could I obtain an >updated version? If so, Where? The easiest way I know of to get the Sound Manager extension is to download QuickTime. I believe that the QuickTime 2.5 installer (available from Apple's website or ) checks your current version and will update you if necessary. I think you may need a 68020 or better machine to run later versions of the Sound Manager though. Good luck, Chris ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 14:58:20 -0600 From: Gib@realpeople.com (Gib Henry, Real People) Subject: 7200 &/or ATI Graphics Accelerator extension? After upgrading to Mac OS 8 on my PowerCenter Pro 210 (7200-based?), I now = have 2 extensions which seem to be different versions of the same thing, = both with the same logo, both saying Mac OS 8.0 in the Get Info boxes: 7200 Graphics Acceleration, v1.0.1, 12/19/95, c Apple Computer, 57K ATI Graphics Accelerator, v1.2.2, 2/28/97, c Apple Computer & c ATI = Technologies, 71K Are they the same or different? Do I need both? Thanks for any help. = Cheers, -- Gib ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:37:18 -0800 From: Maurice Mike McNeil Subject: [A] A/UX: Where, What and How? >Hello, > >I wondered if anyone out there knows or has experience with the rather >obscure A/UX. Essentially my questions would be: >- What is A/UX? Is it an OS of its own or an underlying 'layer' which >enables to run UNIX processes? >- Where can it be obtained? >- What does it require? > >Also, any information about running UNIX on a Mac would be extremely >appreciated. I doubt that A/UX is supported anymore, but it did give you a unix/X windows environment on a Mac with Mac look and feel. MacLinux is available from Apple, a lot of folks are using Linux on a variety of boxes. -----|----- 0-0 (_)+ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 22:32:42 -0800 From: caryn@halcyon.com (Caryn Roberts) Subject: [A] AVI to QuickTime In article <66obvr$o4n$1@grapevine.lcs.mit.edu>, digest@info-mac.org wrote: > Date: Wed, 10 Dec 1997 14:17:13 -0600 > From: Tim Brogdon > Subject: AVI to QuickTime > > Hello All, > > My cousin has been sending me movies that she finds (god-knows-where) thinking > that I'll get a big kick out of them. I've been telling her, "Yeah, they're > hilarious." Truth is, I haven't seen them yet cuz I'm unable to view them. > She's using Windows 95 (of which I know absolutely nothing) and whatever > graphical/video enviroment is stock. I'm using a PowerPC 7200/120, OS 8 (for > all practical purposes, unadulterated, so far, by 3rd party extensions). > > When I receive her movies(via Communicator email) they are as attached files. > When attempting to open one, I get the message that Communicator cannot find > an AVI to QT utility and what would I like to do with the file (so far, > they're all saved to disk). > > Anybody have any idea how I can view these? I'm sure the future of the planet > hinges on my viewing these silly things, but it would be pleasant to give her > my HONEST opinion. > > Thanks very much, > > Tim Brogdon > tbrogdon@memphis.edu It is possible to convert the movies, but the result is less than optimal. However, there is a simple solution. As much as I hate to recommend any Microsoft product, Internet Explorer will do this. Simply drop the .avi file on an open IE browser window. (Actually, you can just drop it on the IE icon, but it's simpler if it is already running.) I only offer this solution because IE is free. Peace, Caryn -- visit me at: ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:40:44 -0800 From: Maurice Mike McNeil Subject: [A]: Application won't quit >>About every other (not exactly, but about every other) time I shut down, >>my shut-down folder items perform as they should, but then I get a >>dialog box which says "Cannot complete shutdown - unknown application >>will not quit". Another possible culprit, HP Background which comes with HP printers. It does not show up as an application and often will not quit when an Installer is running. -----|----- 0-0 (_)+ ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 14:54:50 -0300 From: Patricio Mason Subject: [Q] Anyone knows of a real good (on line) Synonym Dictionery? On Tue, 16 Dec 97 20:32:37 -0600, Andrew Minuhin wrote: > I am working with Ms Word 5.1a now, and find that a lot of it's synonyms > are simply not there. > > Does anyone know of a good Shareware/comercial alternative? Andrew, If the standard Microsoft Word 5.1a thesaurus and spelling dictionary packages are not meeting your needs, get new dictionaries from Alki Software . These packages contain tens of thousands of additional synonyms and spelling options, and are specifically designed to replace Word's standard implementation. I've been using them without a hitch since 1991. > Is there a Synonym Dictionary which is user modifyable? > That would alow me to add (to it) synonyms that are missing? If you'd like to add synonyms, just go to Word 5.1a Preferences->Spelling and create a new Custom Dictionary, making sure it's active (checkmark on left column). After that, just add new terms to it as you run a spell check (select it by name in the popup menu called "Add words to:", visible in the spell checking dialog window). Regards, ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 12:53:53 -0500 From: Tom Smyth Subject: [Q] Computer Lab Security [Way-Off Topic] In our Macintosh labs at the university, we use MacControl very successfully to protect the computers from either malicious or inadvertent damage. My windoze friends would like something similar for their labs, but of course have found nothing that is as easy to install and maintain as the products available for the Mac. The primary issue is keeping the user interface as natural as possible. Do you have suggestions for protecting W95 machines in a lab setting? Thanks. -T. Smyth Univ. of South Carolina - Aiken ------------------------------ Date: 18 Dec 97 13:10:07 -0500 From: Bill Waits Subject: AppleScript Help I am just in the beginning learning stages of utilizing the power of AppleScript (I am learning by the "follow the leader" method). One thing that I would like help on is creating a script (to be used as part of a larger script) that will log onto a particular server (in this case as a "Guest"). If it is doable with AppleScript as is (MacOS 8.0), then I am unable to figure it out. It looks like I need an OSAX file that will accomodate me. If anyone out there know how to write it straight up, or if there is an OSAX file available, could someone please point me in the right direction. I would be eternally grateful. TIA....Bill ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 07:53:55 EST From: Bob Warner Subject: Avoid Shreve Systems of Shreveport LA >Then Shreve Systems told me they >wouldn't refund my money! I said I would have understood if I just changed >my mind, but the product wouldn't work as advertised (it does work with >LC's and LCIII's). But they refused. > >So, I would avoid Shreve Systems like the plauge, less of course you want >to throw your money away. I too had a recent unhappy experience with Shreve. I needed a lightweight b&w printer. Shreve Systems advertised (in MACWEEK) a NEW StyleWriter 1200. I ordered one. It arrived in the original carton with all cables,toner, manual and one year Apple warranty. But out of the box is was printing much too light. Tried cleaning, playing with the settings et al. Nothing. When I ordered the printer from Shreve the salesman assured me that a NEW ink cartridge would be included because one that was several years old (as is this printer) would surely be dried out. When I called Shreve tech support and customer service to report the problem both claimed to know nothing of a new ink cartridge being included, and told me that the unit was under Apple warranty. "Call them." Predictably Apple said the warranty does not cover the ink cartridge. They had no control over how a dealer handles such a disposable item. After I explained that Shreve would do nothing, and after a 45 minute wait on the Apple Customer Service line, Apple agreed to send me a new cartridge at no cost. Hurray, Apple. Boo, Shreve!! My unhappy experience with Shreve dictates I will NEVER use them again. And if Apple had not sent me a new toner cartridge I would have simply told VISA to cancel my charge and told Shreve to pick up the printer at their expense. No excuse for that kind of stuff! Particularly not in the context of the superb service I have received from many other computer mail order sources. Interestingly, the mere mention of Shreve's name to the Apple Customer Service folks elicited sympathetic groans. Regards, Bob ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 17:37:48 -0500 From: Pieter Stouten Subject: Avoid Shreve Systems of Shreveport LA On 97/12/13 at 13:55 -0500, you wrote: >[...] Shreve Systems told me they >wouldn't refund my money! I said I would have understood if I just changed >my mind, but the product wouldn't work as advertised (it does work with >LC's and LCIII's). But they refused. > Assuming you paid by credit card, you could ask your bank to reverse the charges. Good luck! Pieter Stouten DuPont Merck - Computer Aided Drug Design Group Web: http://www.halcyon.com/stouten/ ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 10:44:29 -0500 From: Robert Whallon Subject: Backup Options these days I'm thinking of getting an APS DAT tape drive for backups. However, with all the new high-capacity removables available these days, is DAT still the best way to go, or should I instead get a JAZ or a Syquest or something similar instead? Does anyone have advice or experiences to share? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Dec 1997 20:21:08 +0900 From: Shaw & Sato Subject: BETTER DESKTOP PATTERNS Dear Macophiles, I have searched the info-mac archives but have been unable to find good desktop patterns. I have found oodles and oodles of desktop pictures and startup screens, but no desktop patterns. We're pretty bored with the patterns in the installed program and want to look at something other than pictures on the desktop. Any help out there? Holiday Cheer from Yokohama, Ted satoshaw@gol.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 18:03:56 +0200 From: Michael Green Subject: CD Burners I would like your recommendations for the best multi-session cd burner to buy, including prices. Preferably one that works with both macs and pc's. I will post results to the list. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 21:37:09 -0500 From: abrody1@mail.ameritel.net Subject: Cleaning Keyboards Dear Digest readers: On >Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 10:39:45 -0600 (CST) chaz@visi.com wrote >At 9:44 AM +0000 12/11/97, m. fletcher wrote: >>fyi: correct procedure for cleaning your quality original apple keyboard >>when you spill large amounts of questionable fluids and resins into it >>is to submerge for an hour in distilled water and drip dry for a day (or >>so i read.) >I've actually had better luck disassembling the keyboard and running it >under hot water for several minutes, then letting it drip dry for a couple >days. The hot water dissolves and carries away the gunk very well; better >than I would expect standing water to. >This has worked to clean Coke out of an Apple Extended II on two occasions. In response I would say, I don't recommend either action. Water can short circuit any electrical equipment. Given that keyboards contain capacitors and transistors nowadays, any leftover current in the capacitors could end up getting shorted as it drains out. This would leave you with a dead keyboard that can't send a signal to the computer that you are typing to it. As no keyboard circuitry is sealed vacuum shut, the likelihood of water getting on the circuitry is quite high with both methods mentioned above. Both people were lucky their keyboards didn't short. But doesn't mean that you will be lucky too. So take head, never allow any liquids near your computer or keyboard. These are sensitive instruments. Especially Apple keyboards that have batteries that allow the Reset button to start the machine, as batteries and water don't mix well either. Instead it is safer to buy a can of compressed air (places like Radio Shack sell these cans) and use that to get the dust out of the keyboard. Plastic toothpicks that come with deli sandwiches are also pretty good at prying out the dust without breaking the keys. Sincerely, abrody1@mail.ameritel.net ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 21:33:05 -0500 (EST) From: Al Bloom Subject: Clone CD-ROM Drive (C) I continue to be less than enthralled by FWB's CD-ROM Toolkit. I started out real happy with FWB. Back in the dark ages of 1988, we were among the first to get a CD-ROM drive (a NEC CDR-72) hooked to our Mac II. NEC refused to admit that it had beans to do with the driver. So why does a get-info yield NEC as the copyright holder? Not our problem, sir. Please bugger off. So I got FWB's CDROM Toolkit, v109, and it did a magnificent job with the CDR72. Then FWB offered an upgrade to v152. I accepted. The upgrade did not acknowledge that my IIci (Yes, I had changed CPUs by then) had a CD-ROM drive. I spent several hours on the phone with an FWB tech, the upshot of which was that he didn't understand what was happening and that FWB would refund my money for the 152 upgrade. They did. Fast forward to 1997. Leslye saw the fire-sale ad for a PowerTower 225 after Brother Jobs killed clone licensing and said "I want one." Whatever Leslye wants, Leslye gets. Clone came with FWB software for the HD and for the Matsushita 24x CD-ROM drive. The CDTK that came with the PowerTower (232) had a bit of a problem. It could only see multisession CD-ROMs made on a vanilla Apple computer. Any CD's burned via Adaptec Toast 3.5 on the clone were mostly toast. I see the first session. You mean there are more? All sessions were visible/accessible on my PM7300/180. Vanilla Apple. Didn't matter if the CDR's were burned on my Apple or on the clone. I held great hope for the new v3 CDTK. It only took me three months to get that puppy. Two months to determine that FWB never got my mailed order. A month after an acknowledged re-send by fax to actually get it. And v3 isn't worth the powder it'd take to blow its nose. Actually see a multisession CD-ROM in a Matsushita 24x drive? No. The same CD-ROM that my 7300/180 sees admirably in an Apple-brand drive of the Matsushita 12x persuasion. No, folk. It ain't the drive that can't handle it. It's the FWB driver. And no. Setting the FWB parm to "scan every track" doesn't do boo, either. No software setting helps. I suspect my next step is to trash the PowerTower CD-ROM drive, replace it with an Apple-brand one, and use the Apple CD-ROM extension. Too bad FWB, with all its experience, still can't write an effective driver. Al Bloom Yes, I'm a naughtywording fee-paid registered owner (FWB CDTK KA390749531) ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 14:29:38 -0700 (MST) From: svspire@telespin.com (Shannon Spires) Subject: Desktop pattern to Picture? > At 11:56 PM -0500 12/14/97, Karen Wheless wrote: > >Is there an easy way to convert a desktop pattern to a PICT file that > >could be used for a desktop picture? > > One method would be to set your desktop to that pattern, pile all your > icons up in one corner of the screen, and do a screen capture > [cmd-shift-3]. You could then edit that screen capture in your graphics > program to eliminate the pile of icons and menu bar. You could avoid the pile of icons by first going to the General Control panel and turning off "Show desktop when in background." Shannon Spires svspire@telespin.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 08:49:40 -0600 From: Anne H Toal Subject: Desktop security tool I am looking for suggestions on software that makes you have to supply a password to get to the Desktop, and which can't be bypassed just by rebooting or booting off a floppy. -aht ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 18:04:19 -0500 (EST) From: NCICCHECK@aol.com Subject: eMailer/ eudora question I am trying to decide which to use, Emailer 1.1 or eudora lite 3.0 for my mail downloads. I have a questions about each. 1. Emailer: How do I get emailer to treat the Infomac mailing as one document and not an email with Mime enclosures? Or is this impossible with version 1.x? 2 Eudora: How do I get Eudora to automaticly sign on and download once daily or every other day while I'm away from the machine? It seems there is only an option to check every ___ minutes. 3. Both: how do I get both to sign off when the download is complete? Or do I have to let the PPP software sign off after a period of inactivity? TIA John McGibney ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 22:51:20 -0500 From: Robert Gray Subject: Eudora/ two email accounts Paolo Bartoli (pbartoli@iname.com) wants to know... > ...how to manage two different accounts with Eudora. This may not be the most elegant way but... Drag your existing Eudora Folder out of the System Folder and put it elsewhere. Start Eudora. Quit Eudora. This will make a new Eudora Folder in the System Folder. Make aliases of the Settings files in both of the Eudora Folders. Rename the aliases "Account 1" and "Account 2" or whatever. Then drag the aliases out onto the desktop, into your Apple Menu, or where ever. I think you can rename either or both of the Eudora Folders if you wish. >From now on, when you want to use your accounts, open them from the alias of the Settings files. Oh, yeah, you've got to set up the new account, obviously. You may want to change the Settings alias icon to the Eudora application icon or a generic mailbox icon via the File::Get-Info routine. Bob Gray Huntingtown MD rgray@chesapeake.net Washington DC gray@utopia.nrl.navy.mil ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 11:36:19 -0800 From: "Adam C. Engst" Subject: Eudora/ two email accounts >I remember sometime ago on the list talks about how to manage two different >accounts with Eudora ( rel. 3.1). >Since for a short time I'll have two email accounts from two different >ISPs, how can I manage 'em ? >I'd like to keep reading mail from the old email address too... If you're using Eudora Pro 3.1, create multiple personalities (check in the Settings dialog for the Personalities settings panel). If you're using Eudora Light, the easiest thing is probably to duplicate your Eudora Settings file, give it a new name, and configure the second one to connect to your old address. You'll have to switch between them manually by double-clicking them to launch Eudora, but they'll share the mailboxes inthe same folder. There are other ways of doing this, such as via AppleScript, but if it's only for a short time, the two settings files are probably the easiest way. Check some of the Eudora FAQ sites for more information - they're linked on my Eudora site at cheers... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst --- "Eudora for Windows & Macintosh: Visual QuickStart Guide" available! ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 20:29:48 -0800 From: Steve Portigal Subject: Green display on a 15" Multiscan Performa 6200 with a Apple 15" Multiscan monitor. The display has turned green/yellow, and then back to normal colors, with anywhere from 5 to 45 minute intervals. It almost always starts up green and eventually may go to normal. A look at comp.sys.mac.hardware.video (or somethign) shows others reporting this problem. I tried opening my Mac up and cleaning the dust, to no avail. Is it the monitor? Can it be fixed? Any news appreciated Steve Portigal ------------------------------ Date: 17 Dec 1997 15:37:32 GMT From: pford@bcm.tmc.edu (Patrick V. Ford) Subject: HD floppy drive problem I have a problem with my floppy drive on a Powerwave PPC. The drive "thinks" that there is an unformatted floppy in it and I keep getting a message to format or eject it. Since there is no floppy in it, it is hard to eject it. I tried to use a HD and 800K floppy drive from a Mac FX and both of those repeatedly tried to eject. The system works fine if I disconnect the drive and it is not a cable problem. What are my chance that this is a drive problem and not a mother board problem? Where can I get a replacement drive? Please respond by e-mail. Thanks. Patrick Ford pford@bcm.tmc.edu ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 06:54:54 +0000 From: s0am@exnet.com (Andrew Morley) Subject: How can I add serial ports to a Mac? I'd like to use a modem, localtalk, a non-localtalk printer and a MIDI port. Obviously I use the printer port on the Mac for localtalk, but I can't plug the other three into the modem port can I? (Especially as the modem port is broken, but that's another story). I'd like to be able to use all four - well maybe I'd settle for three - at once (surf the net, print a few docs, save stuff on my other computer and play some tunes) so a simple data switch won't do. I understand that there is a NuBus card which adds four serial ports. Great! That's just what I want! Alas my LC 630 doesn't have NuBus or PCI. It has some sort of PDS slot, a comunications slot and a video stuff slot. I suspect that the best solution would be for a box which plugs into the ADB port and has (up to) four serial ports on it. That way I could use it on other Macs too. Failing that a card which plugs into the 630 would do. Does anyone know of something which will help increase the number of comms ports on my LC630? Andrew ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 15:15:50 EST From: Ikthusian Subject: HTML magic needed I have AOL as my ISP, and I think I'm ready to get out. I just bought a 56K GlobalVillage modem to replace my Performa's internal 14.4. Thinking that my online experiences would improve, I was sadly disappointed to learn otherwise. Now errors type 11 are more frequent, as well as new and exciting AOL-end problems which disconnect me with little warning. I've been told that I should sign with someone else, but that poses a small problem. I have a web site, of sorts, by utilizing AOL's free server space for members. I figure that if I change to a new ISP, the only way that visitors would find a my new pages (with the new ISP) would be if I still had a page with AOL directing them to the new locale. Unfortunately, my finances won't allow multiple subscriptions. THE QUESTION: Is there some HTML trickery that could send someone seeking "old.site" to "new.site" if "old.site" no longer exists? One thousand "thank- you's" to those who can offer advice! Brian Brasher ... ikthusian@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 97 12:59:05 -0500 From: Tim Biddle Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #277 Steven, The problem is that the Mac doesn't recognize the WINS (windows internet naming system) services. WINS is Microsoft's version of DNS that only applies to NetBIOS services. From what I found out when dealing with this, I couldn't make the Exchange client access the Exchange server because, if you are using IP, the Exchange server has to be registered in the DNS. Something about the Exchange client expects to be using DNS to resolve the name. I would assume that since you don't have a DNS, and you have a hosts file, that should work. In the hosts file, you should make sure that you have both the name without the domain included, as well as the Fully Qualified Domain Name (FQDN). It should look something like this: knowall knowAll.apple.com. A 128.8.1.1 ; address of host knowAll.apple.com. Once you do that, it should work. But then again, Microsoft may have done something that is expecting a REAL DNS. If that is the case, you might be out of luck. Another alternative, but probably a quite slim one, is to get the Administrator of the Exchange server to install the Windows NT Services for Macintosh on the Exchange server. Then you could access the server via AppleTalk. But that may be highly unlikely if you only have one Macintosh on your network. Tim Biddle biddlet@macconnect.com >We have a network which is almost entirely PC (Windows NT). The email >package in use is MS Exchange. I would like to connect our single >Macintosh (7100/66) to the network for email only, using the Mac MS >Exchange client. The Mac has two ethernet cards in it and I have >configured Open Transport to use the DHCP system we have with the PCs. >However, after creating a "Hosts" file (we have no DNS) for the Mac to use, >it seems unable to recognise the email server. > >The network tracing software I'm using (on the Mac) tells me that the >server I ask it to use (called "server2") correctly resolves to its IP >address (which implies that the "Hosts" file is working correctly), but >doesn't allow me to "ping" that server. MS Exchange also refuses to >recognise that there is a server there. > >My questions are: > >When setting up the "Hosts" file, does the server name have to have four >parts (e.g. server2.royal.ac.uk) to resolve to the IP address correctly? > >What minimum information is needed in the TCP/IP control panel to >successfully make an IP connection using a DHCP server? > >Does having two ethernet cards fitted confuse the issue as far as Open >Transport is concerned? > >Are there more detailed instructions available on how to configure DHCP >connections with Windows NT and Mac clients than the notes in the Microsoft >Knowledge Base on CD-ROM? > >Has anyone had similar trouble and could suggest a fix? > >Stephen > >Stephen Swabey >134 Wolverton Road >Stony Stratford >Milton Keynes MK11 1DN >UK > >Tel: +44 1908 568698 (also fax, but phone first to check) >Fax: +44 1908 655151 (always on) > ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Dec 97 18:43:40 +0000 From: Ked Shayer Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #280 >Can someone tell me the correct system to use on a Mac LC III? None of the >ones I have will boot (message that it is not the correct system for the >machine). I use 7.1(.1) on mine, you can NOT use 7.1.2. Also I have used 7.0 You must make sure you don't install a powermac version. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Dec 97 17:04:32 +1100 From: Mr Stux Subject: LC III system >Can someone tell me the correct system to use on a Mac LC III? None of the >ones I have will boot (message that it is not the correct system for the >machine). Lets see, Mine came with 7.1 Then I got the Hardware Updates 1,2, and 3 Then I went to 7.5, then 7.5.1 then 7.5.3 and 55 :) 7.5.5 runs damn well on the LCIII, but 7.1 is simply FAST. Take your pick. You'll need 12 megs to really have fun under 7.5.5, but then again, I have 8... but I'm a masochist ;) Oh after speeding it up to LCIII+ status (33Mhz) 7.1 won't work. Gonna need that 7.5x or a special enabler. (BTW its worth speeding the thing up to 33Mhz if you want to do it. 3 years later its still going strong, find it on the web) -- Live Long & Prosper \\//_ CYA STUX =`B^) \ Figthing Killer Roos! / ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 23:13:21 +0100 From: cbuser@access.ch (Christian F Buser) Subject: LC III system Cyrus Roton wrote: > Can someone tell me the correct system to use on a Mac LC III? None of the > ones I have will boot (message that it is not the correct system for the > machine). Accordint to "Apple Spec 6/97": 7.1, 7.1.1Pro, 7.5, 7.5.1, 7.5.3 For system versions prior to 7.5, you would also need the System Enabler 003. You should be able to start the LC III from a System 7.5 disk tools floppy without any additional tricks. Cheers, Christian. -- Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 426 64 86 Obere Kirchzelg 12, CH-5430 Wettingen (Switzerland) Look at ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 17:15:15 -0500 From: monte ferguson Subject: LCIII system > >Can someone tell me the correct system to use on a Mac LC III? None of the >ones I have will boot (message that it is not the correct system for the >machine). > >croton@ridgecrest.ca.us >Cyrus Roton >Ridgecrest Apple User Group It should work fine with anything from MacOS 7.1 to 7.6.1, assuming you have enough ram and hard disk space to accomdate the requirements of the various flavors of the MacOS. For anything previous to MacOS 7.5 it might need an enabler specific for your model, hence the error message. monte ferguson mac tech support@the iserv co. ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Dec 1997 19:09:05 +1030 From: monib@adam.com.au (Monib Mahdavi) Subject: Mac starts up all by itself Dear MacDudes, I'm having a small dilemma with my newly acquired 7300. It seems to have a personality of it's own, and although this is standard with any Macintosh, this one in particular is a liitle more eccentric than others I have owned in the past. The problem is that the computer will often start up by itself. That's right, by itself. I'll be siitting there reading a book, and then all of a sudden I hear the chime and my Mac just boots itself. It was kind of cute and humerous the first few times, however it's getting on my nerves now and I'd like to know why it's happening. I've made sure that my auto power on/off control panel and energy saver panel are configured correctly and that I don't have any little utilities that are set to automate a startup, however it still keeps doing it. If anyone has any ideas as to what is causing this, I would love to hear from you. Thanks in advance. Monib ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 Dec 97 16:55:41 +1100 From: Mr Stux Subject: Norton/TechTools/DiskEssentials >Actually, no. TechTool is a diagnostic program only. Norton is a >diagnostic AND repair program. >Don't rule out Disk Essentials at . This is the ONLY >competition for Norton and a pretty good program. In fact, it digs a >little deeper than Norton and does a better job ferreting out and >repairing trouble Erm, yeah, except I have heard ALOT more complaint about the diskrecovery module in diskessentials totally destroying data on harddrives which were working well. Or which Norton's would fix. Norton's has a much bigger base, and I don't hear as many comments. My conclusion is I wouldn't use DiskEssentials on MY mac ;) BTW, always use Apple's DiskFirstAid FIRST before trying norton's -- Live Long & Prosper \\//_ CYA STUX =`B^) \ Figthing Killer Roos! / ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 21 Dec 97 21:45:25 +0100 From: Laurent Daloze Subject: PC Simms on a Mac? Hi, I have a Performa 6200CD with 24mb of RAM and I recently installed OS8. It works very well but unfortunately I now have to turn VM on or else I haven't enough RAM to launch most of my apps. So I would like to replace the 8mb SIMM module by a 32Mb module. I went to the local mac store and saw that such a 32Mb 72pin SIMM cost about twice as much as what seems to be the same module in a PC store! So my question is: is it possible to install a 32Mb 72pin SIMM module in my Mac 6200, if so should I buy EDO RAM or standard RAM? Anyone tried to install PC memory modules in his/her Mac yet? Thanks in advance! Laurent. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 15:47:22 +0200 From: Michael Green Subject: PopupFolder (cont) I also have been holding back on installing MacOs 8 because of Popupfolder. Last I heard, the company which wrote it, ASD, were not planning an upgrade. But if enough of us got together maybe they'd change their minds. The person to write to is: Michael Assumma, Sales & Marketing Manager Voice: 909-624-2594, x304 Fax: 909-624-9574 Email: massumma@asdsoft.com Maybe we should tell the Evangelistas about it too, and they can create a pressure lobby. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 03:42:09 -0600 (CST) From: jvanden@dec1.eths.k12.il.us Subject: PowerComputing tech support Hello, I bought a PowerCenterPro 240 a couple months ago and haven't been able to get a printer working on it. First I installed Portable StyleWriter software on it, and the SpoolLauncher file caused a system error. Everytime I rebooted the error reappeared. I booted off the CD to remove SpoolLauncher and got messages saying the disk was write protected. Eventually I reformatted the disk, and I haven't tried putting the software back on. So I installed software for my HP DeskWriter 540. I can print, but when I do a message keeps coming up saying there is a problem with the connection. If I keep banging return to say OK to the messages, the printer eventually prints, but I have to bank about a dozen times every few lines. The printer works fine on an LC II. Does anyone have any tips for me? Does this sound like a port problem? I tried calling 1-800-sos-appl and they told me to call PowerComputing. Whenever I call them I get a message saying all operators are busy and then they disconnect me. Is PowerComputing still handling tech support? Will Apple take over for them eventually? I'd appreciate any help anyone could offer to get my printer working. Thanks, Justin Vandenbroucke ------------------------------ Date: 18 Dec 97 12:59:30 +0100 From: "Hjalmar Dijkstra" Subject: Q: how to solve IDE disk problems I'm having areally hard time with an IDE disk. The 2.4 gig IDE disk is installed in a Performa 6400/200 The system runs OS8 dutch version. We've had many crashes in photoshop after which the IDE disk completely vanished. After upgrading the firmware it would appear after several restarts. Disk first aid had no problems repairing the disk. Yet after every crash the disk needs to be repaired. Norton utilities crashes while looking for bad sectors. The fragmentation of the disk is about 4%, but in the process of mapping the disk Norton crashes yet again. Help! How can I rescue this disk without reformatting it? 750 mb =3D too many floppies :=3D{ please respond by e-mail because I don't frequent this group very often ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 09:05:13 -0800 From: Douglas Anderson Subject: replacement Icons for (Appearance Manager) Hi everyone, I was just wondering why I don't see any replacement Icons for the (Appearance Manager)? I see a lot of stuff for (Kaleidescope), seems to me that it should be easy enough to replace stuff in the (Appearance Manager) using ResEdit, maybe even make an installer to do it? and maybe people could even improve on the icons and the way the (Appearance Manager) works.? Some of Apples best ideas have come from some of the (Extensions) etc. that people have written. ;-) Just wondering ;-) Thanks, Doug. Sincerely, Doug Anderson email:un162@victoria.tc.ca ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 07:53:50 EST From: Bob Warner Subject: Sort Bookmarks in Netscape 4.0.3?? Is there any way to sort (alphabetically) bookmarks in Netscape 4.0.3? Apparently that capability, which existed in earlier versions is absent in 4.0.3. I know that I can move my bookmarks file to an earlier version of Netscape, sort the bookmarks there and then return them to 4.0.3. But that's not exactly convenient. Anyone figured out a better work around? Many thanks! ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 Dec 1997 10:27:48 -0600 From: Fritz Mills Subject: Taking Eudora Home >Date: Fri, 12 Dec 1997 09:15:18 -0500 >From: "Norman R. Friedman" >Subject: Taking Eudora Home > >A friend has asked - he receives much mail during the day which he is >unable to read and would like to know if there is a way to put his mail >onto a floppy to take home with him so he could read the mail at home. He >has Eudora Pro at work but not at home, so would probably need to put his >mail somehow into word processing. Copying each letter indivdually would be >huge. >Thanks to all in advance. I will pass on to my friend >Help to norm@helix.nih.gov > I have Eudora installed on my laptop and my machine at home. On both machines, in the Eudora Settings (Checking Mail), I tell it not to delete my mail from the mail server for 21 days. Then, regardless of which machine I sign on with, it checks and downloads whatever mail hasn't already been downloaded to that machine. If my laptop downloads a message I've already downloaded to my home machine, it marks it as read (rather, it doesn't mark it as unread, with the bullet), so using the method requires you to pay some attention to the Who, Date, and Subject lines. ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 97 18:14:34 -0600 From: James Atkinson Subject: The watch Now here's a totally useless question: As I was resurrecting my Mac Plus over the past weekend I noticed that the "wait a minute" watch in older versions of the MacOS actually keeps "time"...the hour and second hand go round and round as you're waiting. System 7's and OS8's watches don't move...it's always and forever 9 o'clock. Anyone know why the change? James Atkinson engja@showme.missouri.edu ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 17 Dec 1997 13:59:05 -0500 From: Bill Rusin Subject: upgrading display resolution What are my choices for upgrading the resolution on a Performa 6116CD without breaking the bank? (The VRAM is on board - can't upgrade.) Current maximum resolution is 832 x 624 8 bits (256 colors). Reply to me directly, and I will summarize to list. TIA, Bill rusinb@labs.wyeth.com ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 1997 18:11:19 -0300 From: Patricio Mason Subject: Usage tracking utility A friend who runs a small company network has detected tampering with system and other software by an apparently disgruntled employee. She would like to run a computer usage tracking utility for a couple of days to see what's going on behind her back. What she needs would ideally keep a log of all usage of a computer, including programs opened, restarts, disks inserted, files created, added, modified or removed, etc. Is there such a program around? Thanks in advance. Patricio Mason pmason@chasqui.mic.cl Santiago, Chile ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 18 Dec 97 17:43:12 +0100 From: Stefano Stefani Subject: Video Wizard Info Anyone on the list know some spec of the Video Wizard video card from = Microconversion. In particular someone know what kind of 3D acceleration is supported: = Rave, 3Dfx, what ? And also, the TV Tuner on the board support the PAL television = standard commonly used here in Italy ? I wasn=B9t able to found any info on this subjects. TIA Ciao Stefano Stefani - visit my home page:http://www.sincretech.it/MOL/ Sysop of Mac OnLine First Class BBS 2 line ISDN/V.34 +39-59-538465 -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************