Subject: Info-Mac Digest V16 #44 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 23 Feb 98 Volume 16 : Issue 44 Today's Topics: [A] broken desktop [A] OS Upgrade? [A] segmenting the too-bigs a Problem, good luck. Computer that wants its mommie Converting Word 95 Docs to Word 5.1 (R) Extensions laser printer OS 8 Ram Disk OS Upgrade? Problems copying fonts / ghost fonts System 8 in Power 7100/80AV Word dictionary to Nisus? 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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Fixing the disk and then installing a new system folder seems to have solved all the problems. for those that asked me why I still use sys 7.1 - I like it! Till 8 I had not seen _any_ reason to switch. Everything that was added to 7.5 or 7.6 that was not a memory hog was available to us lowly 7.1 users. Without doing all that beta testing! Which is why I still have not bought 8. when i'm convinced that it's no longer beta - i'll consider it. (of course I only left 6 when I bought the centris and could not start up with 6 at all.) generally I find 7.1 to be as stable as anything out there. So why switch? :) (contextual menus might get me though) I knew it was not a word virus (which seems redundant to me anyway) as I do my part to fight bloat. I will not buy a word processor that needs user configuarble menus!! (i would rather stick with golden oldies like acta, writenow etc... and when I really need to control the page layout i'll use a page layout program.) and writenow works fine on system 7.1. in fact I would quickly nominate writenow for the best mac ever award. thanks again to all you great folks ben bsegal@mcs.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 09:47:46 -0500 From: Ken Laskey Subject: [A] OS Upgrade? Peter, In response to : I would appreciate opinions from readers on whether they think it is worth the while and expense to upgrade from System 7.5.5 to a later version of MacOS. I wholeheartedly suggest the 8.0 upgrade (haven't had time to do 8.1 yet). I find it more stable and several of the new features (click-and-a-half to burrow into folders, ctrl-click to get contextural menus) I find really useful. I stuck with 7.1 on my home computer because I didn't think 7.5+ added anything compelling for me (I used 7.6 at the office) but 8.0 has won me over. I have a Performa 6115 with 24MB RAM and a 350 MB HD. I use it at home and most my time is spent on the internet between browsing, newsgroups, info-gathering and email. Ken Laskey SAIC M/S 2-3-1 1710 Goodridge Drive McLean, VA 22102 (703) 827-4940 (703) 821-1134 (fax) ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 23 Feb 1998 09:37:06 -0500 From: Ken Laskey Subject: [A] segmenting the too-bigs =============================== i'm trying to figure out how to segment files for a mac (.sit, sea, .hqx) on a win 95 or win NT machine to transport to my home mac PPC. The files are too big for a floppy so i want to be able to segment then on a windose machine and then put them back together on a mac. =============================== Just zip them to multiple floppies on the Windows machine and use ZipIt (in the Info-Mac archive) to unzip it on the Mac. Ken Laskey kenneth.j.laskey@cpmx.saic.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 20:11:34 -0000 From: branders@lwo.lkwash.wednet.edu (Brian Anderson) Subject: a Problem, good luck. The infamous Apple Bar problem (we see only the out line of the apple menu box.) occurs after installing Netscape or running Norton Utilities(on some occasions, it has also happened just on it own.). On several other occasions, the problem has occurred after installing First Class Client. My theory is that the installers themselves make some sort of modification to the system and/or the finder file (One these computers we are running a program called FoolProof, to prevent students from get to places were they should not go.). We have tried everything recommended, (trashing the finder preferences, etc.) The only thing that works is re-installing the system from disk or CD (and even that does not work.). The first time you drag the mouse onto the Apple bar and the context menus, it appears fine. However, when you go to do it again, all of the Apple menu bar items have disappeared including the context menus. As you drag the mouse over the items in the Apple Bar and the context menus, the icons reappear however only temporarily( this would not be so bad if the control panels menu would still scroll.). When you exit the Apple Bar, the icons disappear again when you go to open it again. ( )_( ) ( )_( ) ( )_( ) \. ./ \. ./ \. ./ --=.=-- --=.=-- --=.=-- " " " Lucy Blaze Nameless Brian Anderson Brian Anderson,Lake Washington Online (First Class) branders@lwo.lkwash.wednet.edu (Internet) "This is a story about a little ship that took I little trip." - Worf Star Trek DS9 ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 00:00:40 +0100 From: Christian F Buser Subject: Computer that wants its mommie Isaac Wingfield wrote: > Problem is, under certain conditions, the "daughter" machine insists on > having the boot disk of the "mother" machine (its "Mommie"?) mounted over > the network. Happens every time I open the chooser or launch BBedit, but > not all apps cause this behavior. I am not sure if this is what you do - but do you have an alias which you double-click pointing to a harddrive with the "mommie's" name? If so, just throw the alias awaz (and create a new one from the renamed disk, if you like), and everything should be fine (I hope). Best wishes, Christian. -- Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 426 64 86 Obere Kirchzelg 12, CH-5430 Wettingen (Switzerland) Look at ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 00:06:48 +0100 From: Christian F Buser Subject: Converting Word 95 Docs to Word 5.1 (R) "Marian C. Poczobutt" wrote: > I am still using Word 5.1 since I have an older Mac (Centris 650). I > recently downloaded a converter for Word 97 files from Microsoft's web > page and it works fine. However, it does not convert Word 95 or Word > 6.0(Mac) documents. Word95 and Word6 share the same file format (surprise!). You should use MacLink Plus to convert to Word 5.1/Mac. Comes free with system software since about 7.5 or 7.6. System 8.1 has MacLink Plus 9.0.2 bundled, but the latest version is 9.7 from DataViz. You can get an upgrade from them - the upgrade looks whether you have installed an earlier version, no matter whether you bought it separately or it was bundled with system software. I think the MacLink Plus version which comes with earlier system software (7.6.x) can translate Word6; if you do not bother doing a "two-step-translation" for files in Word97 format, you can first translate them to Word6 using Microsoft's utility and in a second step to Word 5.1 using MacLink Plus. Good luck, Christian. -- Christian F. Buser - phone (+41-56) 426 64 86 Obere Kirchzelg 12, CH-5430 Wettingen (Switzerland) Look at ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 20:13:25 -0600 From: Gib Henry Subject: Extensions > Date: Tue, 17 Feb 1998 23:52:30 -0500 > From: Ed Ver Hoef > Subject: Extensions > > I would like to know the purpose of each extension in my extensions > file. I know I can go into Extensions Manager and get the info for many > of the extensions but not all of the extensions have provided that > information and even when they have, often there is no way to determine > whether I need that extension or what application or function will not > work without it. I would like to eliminate those extensions I don't > need. Can anybody shed some light on this problem? MacAddict's latest CD has a couple of sources: Extension Overload 2.5 and The InformInit 1.3 (NOT an init, despite its name), both shareware, and both likely to be available on Info-Mac archives. Both are self-contained hypertext documents. Hope this helps. Cheers, -- Gib ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 20:09:45 -0600 From: bsegal@mcs.com Subject: laser printer hi again, every have one of those weeks. just got a used laserwriter pro 630 (with less than 300 pages on the engine). two questions - 1. i'm getting three gray lines down the entire length of every sheet I print (the widest is about 1.5 inch, the other 2 are less than an inch) I seem to remember from an old printer that this may be a sign that I need a new toner cartridge. Considering that there seem to be only 300 prints that seems a bit weird - on the other hand the printer has been moved around a bunch and the cartridge has probably seen lots of light - packing and unpacking. so should I just get a new cartridge, or is something else wrong? 2. if (and hopefully when) I need a new cartridge, I heard a rumor that the 630 takes the same toner as the hp laserjet4 and that this cartridge is both easier to get and cheaper - any comments, experience? again tia ben bsegal@mcs.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 98 22:28:06 -0800 From: chapple Subject: OS 8 Ram Disk I set my Powerbook 1400 Memory Control Panel to create a ram disk and now the control panel will not let me remove the ram disk. Any ideas? Rob Chapple chapple@sd61.bc.ca (250) 881-0188 (CanTel) ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 19:51:51 -0500 From: "Zafar A. Punjani" Subject: OS Upgrade? At 1:35 PM -0700 2/18/98, Peter Kurpaska wrote: >I would appreciate opinions from readers on whether they think it is >worth the while and expense to upgrade from System 7.5.5 to a later >version of MacOS. I have a Performa 6115 with 24MB RAM and a 350 MB HD. >I use it at home and most my time is spent on the internet between >browsing, newsgroups, info-gathering and email. > I am presently considering purchasing System 7.6 for less than $20, and >it sounds like a good deal compared to the apparently many problems >people are having with 8.1. > All things considered, I'm happy with 7.5.5; my only complaint is that >my dial-up connection with my ISP invariably hangs up midway through >100% of my sessions. So I just dial up again, which is more an >inconvenience than a problem. I'm using OT 1.1.2 with Netscape Navigator >3.03 (Communicator was too slow a behemoth). > I'm wondering if upgrading my OS will help here; that is, who is most >responsible for my connection problem - OS, OT or Netscape? I've heard >that 7.6 and 8.x are purportedly more stable. Would their "stability" >help me here? > >Thanks in advance, >Peter Kurpaska Dear Peter, My experience with MacOS 8.1 has been splendid. I would certianly shell out the few $$ and get the MacOS 8.1 CD (Not the download version on Apple's page as it seems riddled with bugs). MacOS 8 has been as solid as a hammer and OT 1.3 (only with MacOS 8.1) is highly stable and efficient in my opinion. You might want to get more ram, although, I don't think you'll run into any serious problems with 24MB. Regarding the browser, there's nothing better than Nav. 4.04 out there. Don't even waste time with IE. You can get the Standalone version of Navigator 4.04.1 Zafar A. Punjani Please send mail to: zafar@itw.com ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 21 Feb 1998 22:08:03 -0600 (CST) From: T Koyn Subject: Problems copying fonts / ghost fonts Hello Mac Users, I've just recently saw the article titled "Stabilizing your System" from The MacAuthority July 1997 Vol 6 No. 7. On the subject of fonts, the article points out that.... "The most common cause of font problems is copying many fonts at once, which can result in the Finder copying the font incorreclty and creating what's called a ghost font." The article also mentions that ghost fonts can cause a font to display correctly on screen but prints in a different font. Ghost fonts may cause the font to display on the screen as a different font. Could someone explain what causes these ghost fonts? Which system software version(s) does it happen in? Has anyone in this list experienced ghost fonts? How many fonts can you copy at one time and not create ghost fonts? I mean what's the best way to prevent them? And if I have created ghost fonts during a copy how can I tell that they are there? If I copy a folder containing fonts and then do get info on the original and the copy and I see that the "byte" count is the same for both the original and the copy can I assume that I have not created ghost fonts in the copy? In other words, when ghost fonts are created in the copy will the get info show different number of bytes for the copied folder than the original? In closing, I thank you for your time in answer my questions. Happy Macs, Terry ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 22:43:15 -0200 From: Alan Richard / Monika Subject: System 8 in Power 7100/80AV Hi info-Mac'ers! I have a problem: Recently I upgraded the Mac's at my work to system 8 (a 7100/66, a 6100/60, a 7500/100). The problem is I cannot upgrade the system on a 7100/80AV! When I run the Installer, it says: Cannot run in this machine. I cannot run the system from CD too! Please help me! My reputation here is getting down :-> TIA Alan p.s.: answers in my e-mail (megaflop@uol.com.br) or to my work (keenwork@uol.com.br) ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 22 Feb 1998 22:45:02 +0100 From: AQ Subject: Word dictionary to Nisus? Hi, I recently trashed MS Word in favour of Nisus Writer, but I can't find a way to convert my old dictionaries to Nisus' format. Do I have to open them as textfiles and confirm every word, or what should I do? LL&P/AQ Webpage: http://www.algonet.se/~anniqat -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************