Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #197 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sat, 13 Sep 97 Volume 15 : Issue 197 Today's Topics: [*] 3D platinum Jaz icons [*] A Mess O' Trouble 1.8 [*] Aaron Light 1.2 [*] Another Fine Mess 1.8 [*] Armitage's Icon Collection [*] boogaloopers v1.0 [*] Boston University & led [*] Boston University & led [*] Bubblomania 1.4 [*] Color (Kaleidoscope Color Scheme) [*] Diana's Candle for Kaleidoscope [*] DicomJavaViewer [*] Flush It! 2.0.1 [*] font utility (shareware MAC) [*] Frog Mania! 2.0 [*] Graphite 1.0.4 PPC [*] Greg's Browser 2.5.5 [*] Guillotine 1.0a4 [*] jeweltextures: desktop patterns [*] John's WordPerfect UltraClip 1.0.6 [*] John's WP Auto Character Styles 1.0.2 [*] Kaleidoscope 1.7.2 [*] LF2CRLF 1.0 AS [*] LightningDraw/WEB 1.04b (68k)--Killer Vector Graphics for [*] LightningDraw/WEB 1.04b (PPC)--Killer Vector Graphics for the W [*] MandelBrowser 3.0.sit [*] Niji 1.2 (Formerly OneStep) [*] QEdit 0.2.7a [*] SmoothType 1.3.1 [*] STATsimple 1.0.0 DEMO [*] Twisted! 1.1 [*] World Builder 1.2 660AV blank screen on startup Info-Mac Digest V15 #196 Is My Moniter Dying? 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See our new WWW site: , where you can find all of this info and more! The Info-Mac digest is sponsored in part by StarNine Technologies, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Quarterdeck corporation. StarNine develops Internet server software for the Macintosh, including World Wide Web and e-mail publishing systems. We'd also like to thank AOL, who has supplied the hardware the main info-mac machine runs on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #197" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:58 -0700 From: harvey@ampsc.com Subject: [*] 3D platinum Jaz icons 3D platinum Jaz icons Love the new Platinum-look floppy-disk icons you get with MacOS 8, Aaron, or Kaleidoscope? Wish you had Platinum-look Jaz disk icons to go with the Mac=92s new 3D look? Here are 21 platinum Jaz disk icons that you can paste onto your old Jaz disk icons. This icon set is provided to you as freeware. If you have Zip disks, look for my other icon set, 3D Platinum Zip Disk Icons. These icons are copyright and the creations of: Harvey Lubin: PowerWorks@ampsc.com PowerWorks Computer Graphics: http://www.ampsc.com/PowerWorks/ (Enjoy =91em ;-) [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/3d-platinum-jaz-icons.hqx; 58K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:14 -0700 From: khadpe@psu.edu Subject: [*] A Mess O' Trouble 1.8 "...if a detailed, nonlinear plot, plenty of puzzles to solve and strange worlds to explore are what counts with you, you're in luck, because Trouble provides that -- at a rock bottom price. Everything from the graphics to the gameplay to the written descriptions of the rooms is of professional quality." -- Mac Home Journal, October 1994 A Mess O'Trouble is a multi-layered, richly-textured graphic adventure game that will keep you entertained for days or even weeks. (And you don't have to know anything about the first game to play this one.) A Mess O'Trouble keeps violence to a minimum, without being boring, insipid or "politically correct". Even when defeating the most villianous creatures you will use your brain more than your gun. A Mess O'Trouble takes place in the twisted worlds of Ray's Maze, a multi-dimensional spacial anomaly. Explore old mines and search for lost gold in an authentic Nevada ghost town. Learn the secrets of Techtron artifacts in the Void. Escape from the mysterious Isle of Lucy. Battle bureaucratic bungling in Monolith City, and discover the weirdness and wonders of the Enchanted Forest. The result of over 1000 hours of work, this game includes 137 sounds, 300 scenes, dozens of characters, more than 1400 objects, and some of the best black & white graphics you've ever seen. All this AND plenty of wit and humor too! A Mess O' Trouble should run on any Mac OS computer running System 3 or higher. Sounds may not work on the Macintosh XL or any AV or PowerPC Mac. Version 1.8 fixes a major bug that prevented the game from being completed when playing as Dawn. The author is Ray Dunakin (raydunakin@aol.com), and he asks for a $10 shareware fee if you like and keep the game. ***** Marc Khadpe Penn State University khadpe@psu.edu http://www.semitech.com/marc/ [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/amot-18.hqx; 1893K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:46 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Aaron Light 1.2 Aaron Light 1.2 -- 5 September 1997 -- Shareware Fee: $5 by Greg Landweber (coauthor of Aaron, Kaleidoscope) Aaron Light is an extension that makes Mac OS 8 look more like Mac OS 8! It patches the progress bars, floating windows, dialog box backgrounds, and menu glitches in third party applications that are not yet Appearance-savvy to help them conform to the Mac OS 8 Platinum interface. It also substitutes Espi Sans Bold 10 for Chicago 12, since many people prefer Espi as the system font. Free for registered users of Aaron; $5 shareware for everyone else. Version 1.2 enhances SoundApp and fixes problems with Claris Emailer, the Global Village menu, Photoshop, and Alpha. -- Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/aaron-light-12.hqx; 102K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:12 -0700 From: khadpe@psu.edu Subject: [*] Another Fine Mess 1.8 Another Fine Mess is an adventure game for Mac OS. The tangled worlds of Ray's Maze await you. Seek your fortune or die trying! Visit eerie moors, a desolate battlefield, and an ancient castle. Battle bureaucrats, sand pirates, and other horrific monsters. Challenging puzzles and fantastic treasures abound. Another Fine Mess is multi-layered, with plots and sub-plots, and puzzles inside of puzzles. But it is also non-linear--that is, you don't have to finish one area before moving on to the next. Like real life, you can move freely, discovering as you go. The initial plot is simple: You are searching for treasure. But as you move through the worlds of the Maze, you will become involved in a number of more complex storylines. This is the second game in the Ray's Maze series. The game features excellent graphics with multiple story lines. The game was created with the World Builder adventure game creation system. The author asks a $10 shareware fee. For more information, e-mail RayDunakin@aol.com. The game runs on all Macs, but sound doesn't work on XL, AV, or PPC models. It may be necessary to increase the Preferred Memory Size on newer Macs if the game freezes when opened. To increase memory, just single click on the Another Fine Mess icon, then select Get Info from the File menu. Version 1.8 fixes several minor bugs, adds some new hints, and is slightly less deadly. ***** Marc Khadpe Penn State University khadpe@psu.edu http://www.semitech.com/marc/ [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/afm-18.hqx; 1734K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:59 -0700 From: jonr@mc.net Subject: [*] Armitage's Icon Collection Armitage's Icon Collection By:TheBattleAngel This Is A Simple Collection Of Icons I Like..Nothing Else. Hope Ya Like It!:) [Archived as /info-mac/gui/icon/armitages-icon-collection.hqx; 6547K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:07 -0700 From: stickman@lava.net Subject: [*] boogaloopers v1.0 WHAT IS BOOGALOOPERS? There exists a nether region, between the matter and anti-matter universes, known as the Void. This Void protects both universes from colliding together and wiping everything out of existence. The constant shifting of the Void produces balls of energy called Boogas. If too many Boogas collect in a sector, they will create a rift in the Void and collapse it. You have been chosen to become the "boogalooper", a cross between protector of the universe and a cosmic janitor. Your mission is to eliminate the destructive Boogas. It won't be easy, because the dastardly Spaztix and the crazy Rat Bassards are standing in your way! FEATURES Smooth gameplay at 20 frames per second. Unlimited levels of play. 11 different denizens of the Void. Killer graphics. Intense 16-bit 22kHz sound. Mind-bendin', mouse-bustin', boogaloopin' action. REQUIREMENTS CPU: PowerPC RAM: 4MB Free Hard Disk: 3MB Video: 640x480 @ 256 Colors System: MacOS 7.5.3 or later Other: QuickTime 2.5 or later ABOUT STICK MAN GAMES, INC. Started in Honolulu, Hawaii in 1994, Stick Man Games develops games for the MacOS and Windows 95. Its founders have been active in the gaming industry since 1986. Previous products include Sentinels of Ceth, Chaos Overlords, and NetherWorld. Their company motto says it all, "Games that will kick you in the head." For more information, please visit out web site at . [Archived as /info-mac/game/booga-10.hqx; 2488K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:51 -0700 From: baird@bu.edu Subject: [*] Boston University & led Attatched are my two latest Kaliedoscope schemes, "Boston University" and "led". Boston University is built on the BU colors (Red and Gold), and led on the little green lights that have invaded the world. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/boston-university.hqx; 70K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:56 -0700 From: baird@bu.edu Subject: [*] Boston University & led Attatched are my two latest Kaliedoscope schemes, "Boston University" and "led". Boston University is built on the BU colors (Red and Gold), and led on the little green lights that have invaded the world. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/led.hqx; 26K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:10 -0700 From: jochen.deschepper@student.kuleuven.ac.be Subject: [*] Bubblomania 1.4 Heffen, BELGIUM -- 8 Sept 1997 -- Jochen De Schepper today announced the release of version 1.4 of Bubblomania, his fast arcade/action game for the Mac. What is Bubblomania ? Bubblomania is a fast arcade/action game with subtle gameplay. The player has to move a pin on top of the screen to catch the colorful bubbles, which are rising faster and faster. There are lots of different bubbles. Some of them are containing bonus points, lasers, bombs, or other stuff. And offcourse there are killer bubbles to make your life miserable! To obtain a highscore, you need to discover some tricks and secrets. But most important: be concentrated and keep cool! Bubblomania is US$10 shareware. It's available from the Bubblomania Homepage and all major Macintosh shareware ftp sites. System requirements: Any MacOS compatible computer with a PowerPC processor running System 7.0 or later, and a color monitor with at least a 640*480 resolution at 8 bits. What's new in Bubblomania 1.4? First of all, much better support for fast Macs and big screens. There's better speed regulation through extra animations (little rising and falling bubbles). This version also features newly designed great-looking 3D bubbles, a comprehensive preferences dialog, and a new intro-screen. Extra backgrounds and bubbles can be added as separate files, available on the Bubblomania Homepage. Availability Bubblomania 1.4 is now available for download at , and very soon on all major Mac shareware ftp sites. Contact information: Jochen De Schepper Support & Press Contact World Wide Web [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/bubblomania-14.hqx; 862K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:52 -0700 From: hernan@zoo.co.uk Subject: [*] Color (Kaleidoscope Color Scheme) Color. A Kaleidoscope Color Scheme for MacOS: Designed by Michael Hernan. Color is a modified Graphic User Interface. Developed from a the basic 'Grey' model are the two additional schemes: 'Blue' and 'Yellow'. The 'Color' color scheme aims to be functional and pleasant to use. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/color.hqx; 60K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:54 -0700 From: jparris6@netpath.net Subject: [*] Diana's Candle for Kaleidoscope Diana's Candle was done im memory of Princess Diana; the full version has custom system folders and trash. The light version is without system folders and trash. Freeware. BinHexed. Thanks. Janet Parris [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/dianas-candlelight.hqx; 542K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:00 -0700 From: sderhy@imaginet.fr Subject: [*] DicomJavaViewer The Dicom Java Viewer , Version 1.00 alpha. This is a Dicom program viewer which let you view a Dicom File directly on you MacIntosh, provided it is equipped with the Apple Java Implementation (MRJ). A dicom file is the image format for medical imaging , currently known as Dicom 3 or ACR Nema Format. This 64 K application takes very few memory thanks to the power of Java and of Macintosh Runtime for Java (MRJ) and will be very fast to download ! It's a freeware but if you use it, please tell me what you think of it, e-mail me : sderhy@imaginet.fr [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/dicom-java-viewer.hqx; 45K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:21 -0700 From: drbenway@accessus.net Subject: [*] Flush It! 2.0.1 This is version 2.0.1 of Flush It!, a small disk cache management utility application that allows you to control when and how often your RAM-based disk cache gets written out to disk. This version fixes a bug in the startup code which prevented certain PPC-based machines from running the application. The technical basis for the application, operating instructions, and shareware information are all contained in the included Read Me file. Flush It! 2.0.1 is $3.00 US shareware with a thirty-day free evaluation period. Many thanks, Jack Browning drbenway@accessus.net browning@advancenet.net Dr. Benway .................... Interzone [Archived as /info-mac/disk/flush-it-201.hqx; 22K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:18 -0700 From: WMEnt2@aol.com Subject: [*] font utility (shareware MAC) A font printing utility that will print all fonts resident in the fonts folder of the system folder. Program will print one line for each font 24 on a page. output is as the font will look if printed in a document. Manual is included. Another feature is a character width routine. This helps the user select a fonts that can be printed on a page as big as possible and not rap to the next line, also helps working with proportional spaced fonts since they all print differently. [Archived as /info-mac/font/font-viewer.hqx; 72K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:09 -0700 From: mac-stacks@kagi.com Subject: [*] Frog Mania! 2.0 Frog Mania 2.0 Copr. 1992, 1996-97 Bruce A. Pokras Requires HyperCard Player 2.2 or higher, or Hyper-Stack Player (any version). A race against time to coax frogs to jump down a chute into the kitchen of a French restaurant for dinner. However, some of the frogs don't want to go to dinner, and are trying to escape! It's like a computerized Tiddly-Winks where you control the distance and direction the frog will hop by where on its body you click it. Three skill levels. Version 2 adds a new scoring scheme where higher scores are better (Version 1 used "golf" scoring where lower scores were better). The new scoring allows for bonus points for speed. Version 2 also adds color capability for registered users. Shareware $5. May be registered worldwide through the Kagi Shareware service. Bruce A. Pokras mac-stacks@kagi.com http://home.earthlink.net/~mac_stacks [Archived as /info-mac/game/frog-mania-2-hc.hqx; 340K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:05 -0700 From: twall@tiac.net Subject: [*] Graphite 1.0.4 PPC Graphite is a freehand graphite rubbing and texturizing tool for applications which support Photoshop plugins. With Graphite, you can select an arbitrary texture to use as your "paper" texture. Once a texture is selected, you can apply pencil strokes from 9H (very hard) to 9B (very soft and black) which interact with the paper grain. In addition, you can turn off the pencil coloring and rub the "paper" as if the texture were behind it. If you have a pressure-sensitive tablet, then you can rub lightly to get a little texture, or harder to push the texture deeper into the "paper". README file: http://www.tiac.net/users/twall/graphite.shtml [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/pshp/graphite-104.hqx; 1077K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:47 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Greg's Browser 2.5.5 Greg's Browser 2.5.5 -- 5 September 1997 -- Shareware Fee: $20 Greg's Browser is a fast and compact file navigation utility based on the NeXT directory browser, thus giving you a preview of how the Rhapsody Finder may look and behave. Version 2.5.5 is now compatible with Mac OS 8 and updates the interface slightly. Winner of the 1993 MacUser Shareware Awards (and still going strong). -- Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/gregs-browser-255.hqx; 331K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:22 -0700 From: JasonTownsend@mail.utexas.edu Subject: [*] Guillotine 1.0a4 Guillotine is a drop box that "decapitates" those ugly all caps DOS-like filenames. Just drop the offending files/folders on it, and the names will become all lowercase with the first letter of each word capitalized. Guillotine processes the complete contents of dropped folders. To make filenames all caps or all lowercase, just choose the appropriate item on the Options menu. Note: you will have to close and reopen the folder for the new name(s) to appear in the Finder. (MacOS 8 does not have this problem.) Guillotine requires System 7 or later. It is a fat binary for optimal performance on PowerMacintoshes and 68K Macs. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/guillotine-10a4.hqx; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:50 -0700 From: calvarez@hcs.harvard.edu Subject: [*] jeweltextures: desktop patterns These are some desktop patterns for use with the Desktop Patterns control panel. Cindy Alvarez calvarez@hcs.harvard.edu http://hcs.harvard.edu/~calvarez/ [Archived as /info-mac/gui/txtr/jewel-textures.hqx; 165K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:42 -0700 From: jcr2@cornell.edu Subject: [*] John's WordPerfect UltraClip 1.0.6 Gives WordPerfect 50 clipboards/glossary entries, which are named and saved to disk. Text only, any amount of text. You can name a clip, or let it be automatically named with the first 31 characters of the text. Version 1.0.4 improves error handling; 1.0.5 returns you to the folder you were in if you cancel a paste, and 1.0.6 is in the correct file format. Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be distributed on Info-Mac and UMich CDs. John Rethorst [Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/johns-wp-ultra-clip-106.hqx; 19K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:41 -0700 From: jcr2@cornell.edu Subject: [*] John's WP Auto Character Styles 1.0.2 Creates a menu of up to 25 styles that you can apply (by mouse or keyboard) to any amount of selected text or, if no text is selected, the style will apply to what you subsequently type. Supports all WordPerfect attributes. Updating a style definition updates all applications of that style in all documents, exactly like the standard paragraph styles. Although Auto Character Styles use WordPerfect's style mechanism - supporting automatic updating - they can still be used along with paragraph styles. Version 1.0.2 has clearer documentation. No change in functionality. Free for non-commercial distribution and use. May be distributed on Info-Mac and UMich CDs. John Rethorst [Archived as /info-mac/text/wp/john-wp-auto-char-style-102.hqx; 28K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:55 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Kaleidoscope 1.7.2 Kaleidoscope 1.7.2 -- 5 September 1997 -- Shareware Fee: $20 by Greg Landweber, Fred Bass, and Edward Voas Kaleidoscope is the ultimate in user interface customization, a control panel letting you completely overhaul your Mac's appearance using plug in color scheme files. Kaleidoscope comes with color schemes giving you the Mac OS 8 and BeOS interfaces, as well as three other completely different designs. There are also hundreds of third party color schemes available. Version 1.7.2 fixes problems with Word, Illustrator 7, Notes, Starry Night, and various other minor problems. It also enhances Photoshop, Anarchie, and MT-NewsWatcher. -- Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/kaleidoscope-172.hqx; 687K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:38 -0700 From: pompamagna@geocities.com Subject: [*] LF2CRLF 1.0 AS LF2CRLF 1.0 by Giovanni Giusti () Required OSAXen: String Commands, Read/Write commands This drag-and-drop applet adds linefeeds to your text files to make them compatible with (ugh!) DOS text file formats. Each paragraph will thus end with (CR-LF) instead than just CR. OK, it's slow. I'm going to write another version in FutureBasic as soon as I'll tackle Drag&drop there. -- Duel S.p.A. Via G. Dandini, 15 00154 Roma (ITALY) Tel. ++39-6-5743826 Fax ++39-6-5759368 e-mail [Archived as /info-mac/text/lf-2-crlf.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:01 -0700 From: ssample@larisoftware.com Subject: [*] LightningDraw/WEB 1.04b (68k)--Killer Vector Graphics for LightningDraw/Web is specifically designed for creating fast-loading, space-efficient graphics destined for the Web, and is the first product to support compact vector media within QuickTime 3.0. Among its features are a complete set of drawing tools, including freehand, brush, pen, multigon, and star. You can also use Bezier curve editing and masking, a reshaping tool that lets you mold images as if they were clay, and color blending for Photoshop-style transparency, shading, or tinting effects. LightningDraw/WEB purchasers receive a comprehensive electronic manual, free unlimited technical support, automatic notification of product updates and special discounts on other Lari products. LightningDraw/WEB's Export as QuickTime 3.0 command will be activated when QuickTime 3.0 ships. Until then, users can save in any of the other formats supported. Visit for information, updates, and a gallery of artwork created with LightningDraw/WEB. LightningDraw/WEB requires Mac OS 7.5 or later. This package should replace LightningDraw/WEB 1.0.4b, /gst/grf/lightningdraw-web-104b-68k.hqx Ta, -Stephen Sample Technical Support Lari Software Inc. Stephen Sample Lari Software Technical Support [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/lightningdraw-web-104b-68k.hqx; 4886K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:03 -0700 From: ssample@larisoftware.com Subject: [*] LightningDraw/WEB 1.04b (PPC)--Killer Vector Graphics for the W LightningDraw/Web is specifically designed for creating fast-loading, space-efficient graphics destined for the Web, and is the first product to support compact vector media within QuickTime 3.0. Among its features are a complete set of drawing tools, including freehand, brush, pen, multigon, and star. You can also use Bezier curve editing and masking, a reshaping tool that lets you mold images as if they were clay, and color blending for Photoshop-style transparency, shading, or tinting effects. LightningDraw/WEB purchasers receive a comprehensive electronic manual, free unlimited technical support, automatic notification of product updates and special discounts on other Lari products. LightningDraw/WEB's Export as QuickTime 3.0 command will be activated when QuickTime 3.0 ships. Until then, users can save in any of the other formats supported. Visit for information, updates, and a gallery of artwork created with LightningDraw/WEB. LightningDraw/WEB requires Mac OS 7.5 or later. Ta, -Stephen Sample Technical Support Lari Software Inc. Stephen Sample Lari Software Technical Support [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/lightningdraw-web-104b-ppc.hqx; 4943K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:04 -0700 From: jessej@edmark.com Subject: [*] MandelBrowser 3.0.sit MandelBrowser is a fractal program for PowerMacs. Fractals are infinitely complex and colorful graphical objects. This file includes MandelBrowser 3.0, an MS-Word manual, and 61 sample images. MandelBrowser's features include: * Multiple fractal windows, limited only by memory. * Support for 75 different fractal types. * Uses thousands or millions of colors. * Supports 32, 64, and 128-bit math (for deeper zooms). * Multi-level undo/redo. * Palettes can be of any size. Colors are formed by interpolating between colors in the palette. * Files are saved as PICTs. * Reads Fractint par files. * Has 16 different ways to draw the outside of the fractal and 10 ways to draw the interior of the fractal. * Palettes can be imported, saved, and randomized. The version 3.0 changes are: * Completely rewritten to be much cleaner and to use Raven instead of PowerPlant. * Added support for more than just the Mandelbrot Set. * Added support for 128-bit math. (This uses a C++ library so it should get faster if MetroWerks ever gets around to supporting it in their compiler). * Added multi-level undo/redo for all applicable commands. * Added balloon help to all the menus and most of the dialogs. * Added context menus to all the windows. * Scrolling the fractal on the complex place (via the menus or arrow keys) causes only the newly exposed region to be re-rendered. * Added the very cool Show Julia command. * The FractInt par importer now shows the par comments (it also imports most of FractInt's built in fractals). * Selections in the fractal window can now be dragged onto other apps. * Made source code available. See: --jesjones@halcyon.com [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/mandel-browser-30.hqx; 1904K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:48 -0700 From: objectivesw@dial.oleane.com Subject: [*] Niji 1.2 (Formerly OneStep) Objective Software announces the new release of Niji 1.2 System extension (formerly OneStep), which is now fully compatible with Mac OS 8. The new software is already available on our web site at the address below, and will soon be available on info-mac and its mirrors. Program: Niji 1.2 Support: Objective Software Author: Harry Alloul, Bernard Frangoulis and Alessandro Levi Montalcini Price: $15 (shareware, see docs for more info) Register: http://order.kagi.com/?HL&S Info: http://www.netinfo.fr/objectivesw/ Niji is a cool system extension that changes your Mac's user interface. Features include custom windows, menus, pop-ups, scroll bars, buttons, icons, and more. Niji comes with several predefined appearances, such as "True NeXT" (a genuine NeXT-like interface), "Jump to Eight" (for System 7 users), "Back To Seven" (for nostalgic MacOS 8 users), "Grand Prix", "Waves", etc. Just try them out! Each interface is stored in a separate Appearance file. Advanced users can design and distribute their own customized Appearance files. Niji requires System 7.0 or later, and is fully compatible with Mac OS 8. What's new in version 1.2? - new name, - full Mac OS 8 compatibility, - new Appearance files, - several minor fixes. OneStep And Niji Niji is the new name for our former OneStep software. We had to change the name because OneStep was already a trademark, and the trademark owner asked us not to use it. OneStep was designed to give the Mac a true NeXT look. Niji has a broader scope: it lets you change your Mac's user interface at will, choosing from a variety of Appearance files or even creating your own. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/niji-12.hqx; 829K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:39 -0700 From: NDA02214@pcvan.or.jp Subject: [*] QEdit 0.2.7a Program: QEdit 0.2.7a Author: Lyomei Sakai QEdit is a simple monostyled text editor that runs on the System 7 or later versions of Mac OS. It was supposed to provide "quick" manipurations, so named QEdit. QEdit is AppleScript aware (scriptable and recordable). QEdit is a freeware. [Archived as /info-mac/text/qedit-027a.hqx; 184K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:19 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] SmoothType 1.3.1 SmoothType 1.3.1 -- 5 September 1997 -- Shareware Fee: $5 by Greg Landweber (coauthor of Aaron, Kaleidoscope) SmoothType is an extension that effectively doubles the resolution of fonts on the screen. It blurs the jagged edges of bitmap fonts using shades of gray, a technique called anti-aliasing. It makes a web page look like a printed page! Version 1.3.1 fixes problems with BBEdit, the Apple System Profiler, and the Twin Turbo video card software. -- Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/font/util/smooth-type-131.hqx; 80K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:29:44 -0700 From: pereira@ecf.toronto.edu Subject: [*] STATsimple 1.0.0 DEMO Statistics program with: - Discriptive Stats - Histogram Plots - Student's t-Test - Linear Regression Minimum requirements: - Mac Plus with 512K available RAM - System 6.0.4 or higher DEMO is free Registered program is $20 Canadian [Archived as /info-mac/sci/stat-simple-10-demo.hqx; 101K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:15 -0700 From: khadpe@psu.edu Subject: [*] Twisted! 1.1 "Twisted!" is an all-new adventure from Ray Dunakin, the creator of "A Mess O' Trouble" and "Another Fine Mess." In this exciting game, you begin as a storm chaser tracking tornadoes. The sky is dark and ominous, and you've got a job to do... Before too long you end up in the Land of Ooz, a bizarre fantasy world filled with strange creatures, fascinating puzzles and intriguing plot twists. There's treasure to find, problems to solve, and civilizations to save! Along the way you'll find plenty of humor, horrendous puns, and some political satire that might just make you think. You'll encounter Mushkins, Woggles, a Pumpkin Village, Zirconium City and more in this amazing game. The result of months of full-time work, this game includes hundreds of sounds, dozens of characters, and some of the best black & white graphics you've ever seen. This game will work on any Mac or PowerBook. Sounds may not work on the Mac XL, PowerMacs, or AV Macs. NOTE: For a PowerPC you may need to increase the memory partition to run this (or any other World Builder game). Suggest increasing memory partition to 1024K by single clicking the Twisted application, selecting Get Info from the file menu and increasing "Preferred Size" The author asks a $15 shareware fee if you like and keep the game. The author can be contacted by e-mail at raydunakin@aol.com. ***** Marc Khadpe Penn State University khadpe@psu.edu http://www.semitech.com/marc/ [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/twisted.hqx; 1509K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 13 Sep 1997 07:30:17 -0700 From: khadpe@psu.edu Subject: [*] World Builder 1.2 World Builder is Bill Appleton's famous graphic adventure game creation program. Originally a commercial program published by Silicon Beach Software, it was out of print for many years. Then in August of 1995 Bill graciously released it into the public domain. World Builder is an easy-to-use, easy-to-learn application for creating adventure games with sound and black and white graphics. It is free, and you may sell or distribute any games you make with it, royalty-free. The following components are included in this package: * World Builder 1.2 * Sound Converter 1.1 * Sound Library #1 * Ray's World Builder Demo 1.0 * World Template 1.0 * Ray's World Builder Template 1.1 * Ray's Documentation World Builder requires Mac OS 3 or later. Sound may not work on the Macintosh XL or any AV or PowerPC computer. World Builder is Public Domain; however, William C. Appleton retains the copyright on the name, code, and ideas. This program is no longer being developed or supported, but comments and questions regarding World Builder may be sent to Ray Dunakin (raydunakin@aol.com). Version 1.2 adds 32-bit compatibility and additional supporting files. ***** Marc Khadpe Penn State University khadpe@psu.edu http://www.semitech.com/marc/ [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/world-builder-12.hqx; 1075K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 15:43:22 -0700 From: Dan Hofferth Subject: 660AV blank screen on startup OK... This goes back a bit, but I'm relatively certain this problem was common back in the 660AV days. I've searched for old articles on this, but came up empty: A co-worker has a 660AV that he hasn't used in months. He turned it on last night, and was surprised to find his screen remained completely blank... as if it were off... but the power indicator light was on. He turned it all off, then was careful to turn the monitor on first, followed by the CPU. Same result. I seem to recall that a dead battery could cause this. Is my memory failing me here? Wasn't there a temporary work-around for this? (Pull power cord for a bit? Zap PRAM?) Any other common/possible causes he could check? ((What monitor? He doesn't know... came with the CPU)) Dan Dan.Hofferth_at_AlliedSignal.com@anti.spam (remove the "@anti.spam" and convert "_at_" to "@".) (Sorry... I hate junk email.) ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 07:39:31 -0400 From: Anthony Lalande Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #196 > On several of the machines that I have installed OS8 (including my own), > the "Monitors & Sounds" control panel "forgets" its setting from startup > to startup. This means that in order to play an audio CD, the user > (including myself) has to go into the control panel, change the input > from "microphone" to "internal cd." When the computer is restarted, it > reverts back to microphone. This happens on my Power PC 8100AV, a 7100 > and several Performa 6115. Any ideas on why this does this and how the > control panel can be set to remember the settings? Thanks. > > Charles Pearce (pearce@ksu.edu) Sounds like the problem lies within a corrupted Preference file. Try trashing Monitor & Sound's preference file (it will make a new one) and try everything again. If the problem persists, you should probable try disable all sound-related extensions, just to be sure an extension isn't causing the problem... WWW ~ ~ @ @ +-UUU----C----UUU-+ | Anthony L. | | jiggs@cam.org | +-----------------+ ------------------------------ Date: 13 Sep 1997 11:36:34 GMT From: samkan@epix.net (Paul Kramer) Subject: Is My Moniter Dying? Pull Plug or Give Medicine? All, 9/13/97 Iıve a old ApplePlus moniter that came with a Performa 405. The screen pops into varying degrees of fuzziness; i.e., it might start out clear, but will snap to an out-of-focus fuzziness and sometimes jump to a second level of fuzziness. Occaissionally itıll snap back to clarity. Anything worthwhile that can be done? Give it to me straight, doc, I can take it. Paul Kramer -- "One, two, one two, and through and through, His vorpal sword went snicker snack!" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 09:55:13 -0500 (CDT) From: Chaz Larson Subject: Japanese to English OS At 10:28 PM -0500 9/9/97, Michael Busha wrote: >The problem is that the dealer here in Tokyo where I bought my computer >says that the processor is different in the machine I bought (Apple >8500/120/48) and an English OS cannot be used. I doubt that but have no >other information. Does anyone know? He is incorrect. I have gone back and forth between KanjiTalk and US systems [and Chinese Traditional, Chinese Simplified, and Korean, for that matter] on the same machine many many times. In fact, I have had one machine set up with five disks attached, each with one of the above on it. Changing the startup disk and rebooting switched from one to another. >Is there a difference? As far as >I know I can do a clean install of OS8 after maybe reformatting the HD. >I did it for my LC 575 and had no problem. You are correct. chazl - 9.12.1997 - chaz@visi.com ------------------------------ Date: 12 Sep 1997 13:46:37 -0400 From: "Lou Casagrande" Subject: Last Digest Section Always Info-Mac'ers, I have a strange, persistent problem reading the Info-Mac digests using Easy View. I'm using the Info-Mac Digest files which is bundled with EV, and for every chapter (digest), the final section is unavailable in the section selection window, although it is listed in the topics. Opening the diegest in Word reveals that the section is present, and the digest is complete. I have played around with the preferences and configurations, to no avail. Oh--one more piece of info. This happens only on my 8500/120 at work. On my 660AV at home there is no problem. Does anyone have any ideas, or has anyone else seen this? Thanks, Lou Casagrande Lou_casagrande@atdc.northgrum.com LouCasa@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 08:46:27 -0500 From: Eric Jennings Subject: List vs. Archive I would love to see the archive split in two: File Archives and Discussion List. -- Eric Jennings eric@rapid13.org ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 09:17:41 +1000 From: Ian Davis Subject: OS8 despair Well, I'm just about ready to admit defeat. I'm a beaten, broken man. Firstly, it's sooo sloooooow. Takes 10 seconds or more to open a window or even a menu. Secondly, OT/PPP: can't get it working. I can connect in a terminal window using OT/PPP but it won't let me establish a connection with my username. It will let me do it with someone else's. FreePPP will still let me do it with mine but neither of them recognise the server, so I can't run telnet, netscape, emailer, or anything else. Never had a problem with FreePPP under 7.5.5. Thirdly, unstable: I've had several crashes. One occurred last night just trying to eject a floppy. It wouldn't eject after being dragged to the trash, so I did a cmd-e (yes, I know cmd-y is better), and the whole thing locked up. I'm running a Performa 6300CD, 32meg RAM. OS8 was a dirty install since I didn't feel quite happy enough to overwrite everything. Took an hour just to work out how to boot from the CD (see previous posts). Any suggestions? If I can't get something at least usable ie able to open a *menu* before dying of old age, I'm going back to 7.5.5, licking my wounds, and chalking it up to experience. Ian Davis davis@licre.ludwig.edu.au Deeply disillusioned. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 97 14:12:59 -0700 From: Dan Frakes Subject: Other Mailing Lists KrishnaMohan & Bhuvaneswari wrote: >I think that Info-Mac as two separate lists would be a great idea. Although >there are some lists at www.solutions.apple.com [which are subject >specific] , almost all the other lists are run by inividuals and people >would feel much comfortable with a Community like atmosphere here & >problems would be discussed in a global perspective on a wider subject >spectrum in Info-Mac than other lists run by individuals. The Macintosh News & Information List and the Internet-Only Mac User Group List are two great info lists which exist with such a "community" atmostphere. I don't have the subscription info handy, though... sorry! In addition, if you have a PowerBook, the Power List (sign up at www.ogrady.com) is similarly useful.. Dan frakes@kagi.com InformINIT: http://www.AmbrosiaSW.com/DEF/ ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 15:05:05 +0200 From: Thomas H Eberhard Subject: Statistics and OS8 Try Prism 2.0 a excellent statistics program aiming at scientists (that use statistics without being statisticans). I have it on a Mac but there is a almost identical PC version of the program (file compatible). www.graphpad.com have info and demos. Thomas H Eberhard Klinisk Mikrobiologi VOX 08-5177 49 72 Karolinska Sjukhuset FAX 08-5177 58 50 S 171 76 Stockholm E-M thomas@mb.ks.se Windows, a kind of unhealthy overDOSe. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 20:45:29 -0400 (EDT) From: Al Bloom Subject: What is this group (C-2) I'm glad I started a bit of discussion on what this group is. If I have no other skill, I can put a burr under someone's saddle. But lordy! The newsgroups are maybe better for questions and comments than I-M is? Oh please. Been there. Done that. What are the hot topics on comp/sys/mac/system tonite? The list: Why Windows Machines Suck Rhapsody supercedes CHRP ALL Apple Cloning DIED Today: It's OFFICIAL I have a theory... the future of Apple I know maybe two I-M people over the past several years who would be that publicly stupid more than once. I'm one. I'm sorry. I tried the newsgroups. They're mostly dolts. Of a hundred or more messages per night, I see maybe six worth my attention. Of those I can maybe contribute to three. At least one of my contributions will be stomped on by a dolt. That doesn't happen in I-M generally. Not that I haven't been stomped on by my I-M colleagues. Those stomps were invariably because I was a dolt. Over the years I-M has seen the big kids in the Macintosh world. Not the unwashed masses of comp/sys/mac/system. Please pardon my un-PC elitism. It is not an exclusive elitism. I welcome smart informed people of any persuasion. As I welcome those who would become so. I would very much like I-M to be home to the big kids. And for those of you who aren't yet, I hope I-M will be a welcoming place to get answers. Al Bloom ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 10:29:57 -0400 From: John Buss Subject: What is this group? I missed the original posting by Al Bloom, but what I have read posted as parts of follow-ups I tend to agree with. I suspect that the participants are changing as a consequence of the content. Or is it the other way around? I say this because "some while ago" when I had a Mac problem, the response from the community was overwhelming. Recently, however, I posted a plea for help with some real problems that just shouldn't be and recieved one response. I guess everyone else was downloading utilities. Anyway, I have no great problem with people posting that sort of stuff in this forum, it may well be usful to various people at various times. I just wish some of the old collective spirit would return. Cheers all, John Buss ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 21:32:34 +0200 (MET DST) From: Paolo Bartoli Subject: What is this group? Personally I think of Info_Mac as a source of informations about the Mac. Whenever I've got something going wrong, I post a message, and like to share my (little) knowledge with the friends on the list! I must admit that I go thru the message quickly only to find some message interesting... but for instance, it's my only way to know about bugs and new shareware applications. ** Arch. Paolo Bartoli pbartoli@pn.itnet.it ** ** pbartoli@iname.com ** ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 11 Sep 1997 22:14:11 -0700 From: "Adam C. Engst" Subject: What is this group? >One thing that might be interesting to think about is having INFO-MAC (or a >derivant of it) provide a "digest digest." That is, as many people point >out, there are many sources of information these days. Some of it mailing >list based, some of it web based. In any event, having one source that >would mail out summary information from all (or at least many) of these >sources would be great. > >I know there's a web site that does some of this for web sites and that >there are some commercial services too. However, sending out even just the >TOC from the various digests could be useful, especially if INFO-MAC >archived the digests as well. Interesting thought. I don't believe we moderators would be up to the work of setting up new systems for collecting this information, but if lots of people like this idea, they'd be willing to collect the information and forward it on for publication in Info-Mac. cheers... -Adam -- Adam C. Engst, TidBITS Publisher/Info-Mac Moderator -- ace@tidbits.com http://www.tidbits.com/ -- http://www.tidbits.com/adam/ -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************