Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #115 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 24 Jul 00 Volume 17 : Issue 115 Today's Topics: [*] Dearmach T1 - a typeface based on the Book of Durrow [*] Dearmach TT - a typeface inspired by the Book of Durrow [*] Font Smoothie 1.1 [*] NetFinder 2.1.1r1J - FTP client / Japanese Version [*] Red Bird's Quick Scripts, release 0.6 [*] SndSampler 4.3 [*] Thunder Chat Client [A] Accessing logic board on the 8100 AV [A] Iomega Extension Trouble on iMac Greeting cards Info-Mac Digest V17 #113 Info-Mac Digest V17 #114 Seeking pre-purchase iMac advice slooow PB 1400 VPC and a warning! WordPerfect scrolling speed The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. 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Info-Mac volunteers include Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, Shawn Bunn, Christopher Li, Patrik Montgomery, Ed Chambers, and Chris Pepper. America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V17 #115" ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jul 2000 From: "Rev. Feorag NicBhride" To: Subject: [*] Dearmach T1 - a typeface based on the Book of Durrow Dearmach is inspired by the Book of Durrow, an Insular manuscript associated with the monastery at Durrow, County Offaly, Ireland and now kept at Trinity College, Dublin. I've kept much of the roughness of the original handwriting, but the lower-case g has been modernised somewhat to make it more legible, and those characters which did not exist at the time (including all the numerals) are my own creation. Apart from a few of the mathematical symbols, this font has an complete character set. This archive includes the PostScript Type 1 version for the Macintosh. [Archived as /info-mac/font/ps/dearmach-10-t1.hqx; 168 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jul 2000 From: "Rev. Feorag NicBhride" To: Subject: [*] Dearmach TT - a typeface inspired by the Book of Durrow Dearmach is inspired by the Book of Durrow, an Insular manuscript associated with the monastery at Durrow, County Offaly, Ireland and now kept at Trinity College, Dublin. I've kept much of the roughness of the original handwriting, but the lower-case g has been modernised somewhat to make it more legible, and those characters which did not exist at the time (including all the numerals) are my own creation. Apart from a few of the mathematical symbols, this font has an complete character set. This archive includes the TrueType version for the Macintosh. [Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/dearmach-10-tt.hqx; 100 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jul 2000 From: "Nick D'Amato" To: Subject: [*] Font Smoothie 1.1 Requirements Mac OS 8.6 or higher. Any PowerPC Mac. What's new in 1.1? Some minor fixes and interface touch-ups. What is Font Smoothie? Font Smoothie is a small application that will allow you to achieve more control over your fonts. This program is targeted towards system fonts, their sizes, and their font smoothing minimum size. The MacOS systems only allow a select range of fonts to be used as system fonts. This is the overall font that you see in the titles of windows, menus, dialogs, etc. There is also a restriction on size: the font can only be 12 point. Font Smoothie will allow you to change the system font to any font that is available in your system. It also allows any size font. Some fonts look better bigger, others smaller, depending on the situation and font design. A relatively new enhancement of the MacOS is the ability to have the on-screen fonts anti-aliased (smoothed). This is real neat, makes the fonts look much better, and add1s a touch of class to the OS. A restriction exists that only allows the font size to be 12 point or higher. Font Smoothie allows fonts as low as 9 point to be smoothed. Therefore, all fonts that are on-screen, true-type, and 9 point or higher can be smoothed! [Archived as /info-mac/font/util/font-smoothie-11.hqx; 227 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jul 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com To: Subject: [*] NetFinder 2.1.1r1J - FTP client / Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the NetFinder package. NetFinder makes browsing on the Internet another step easier. The award winning NetFinder 1.x which was developed during the MacOS 7.x days, made users feel right at home by having an interface just like the Finder. Version 2.1.1 not only has an updated interface to reflect the MacOS 8.x theme, it also adds support for HTTP, improved Firewall / Proxy support, secure storage of passwords using Apple's Keychain Manager, support for SSL FTP, ICI Script, previewing of Movies, MP3's and even Shockwave files, improved integration with BBEdit and much much more... The Finder-like listing window supports viewing by name, date, size, and permissions. Other features include automatic binhex, macbinary and text translation for uploads and downloads. Supports many ftp servers. Has speech support. Internet Config savvy. Supports bookmark lists. What's New in v2.1.1r1J *Added a plug-in file for compatibility with Japanese SUNOS. *Corrected some portions of the documentation. What's New in v2.1.1J *added support for viewing Movies and playing MP3's and more via View As Graphic/Media menu command. *added a preference to try to only use one connection per server when listing directories. *added preference to configure the BBEdit upload action. Always UL/Never UL or Ask User. *added preference to define what an Open Action does (including double click). eg Edit in BBEdit. *added back in the "Appearance Emulation Code". *fixed a bug that would cause a crash when uploading. *fixed an obscure bug in Keychain Manager that could cause NF to crash as soon as you launch NF for the first time. *fixed a download folder bug that would result in a "transfer complete" message to appear for no good reason and stop the transfer. *fixed a bug that would cause Edit in BBEdit to not work properly with BBEdit under certain circumstances. *improved low memory handling in extreme conditions. *vastly improved stability. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/net-finder-211r1-jp.hqx; 3925 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jul 2000 From: Gordon Worley To: Subject: [*] Red Bird's Quick Scripts, release 0.6 This is a collection of AppleScript scripts designed to preform common tasks automatically. This release includes scripts to delete persistant Web browser files that pose security risks, syncronize folders and files, password protect folders, change the desktop picture and/or pattern, generate random passwords, lock the screen, and search specified folders for files meeting specified tests and then changing them as instructed. All code is under the GNU GPL. This version adds Download Deleter, which deletes compressed and archived files left over from downloading files from the Internet as well as small Browser Chomper and documentation updates. Requires AppleScript 1.2.1, 1.4 recommended. [Archived as /info-mac/dev/osa/red-birds-quick-scripts-06.hqx; 68 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jul 2000 From: nospam To: Subject: [*] SndSampler 4.3 SndSampler is a simple-to-use yet powerful sound editing application for the Macintosh, chosen by author and Macworld columnist David Pogue for inclusion in his best-selling book, Mac Secrets. This exciting new version includes: PowerPC native fx, new filters, declicking function, equalizer, toolbar, improved editing capabilities, dynamic range control, more! Here are some of SndSampler's more salient features: -Supports 8 and 16-bit, mono/stereo, sample rates up to 64 kHz -Extracts/saves sound resources from/to any file or application -Allows you to record audio data directly to your hard drive so you can create sounds bigger than RAM (great for CD-quality audio or dictation!) -AIFF segmenting for working on sounds that are bigger than RAM (great for making CDs) -Imports CD audio directly from the CD (use "Import" from the File menu) -Imports/exports: Sun, NeXT, WAVE, QuickTime movies, raw audio, more -Extensive batch processing capabilities -Automatic batch import ("ripping") of multiple CD audio tracks (see User's Guide please!) -Allows synching of sounds to QuickTime movies -Compression: MACE 3:1, MACE 6:1, ulaw 2:1, IMA 4:1, more -Many fx: echo, reverb, chorus, flange, pitch bend, dynamic pan, dynamic fade, tremolo, distortion, etc. -Extensive User's Guide in RTF format (please read!) Can also be downloaded from: http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Garage/9373/SndSampler.html [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd-sampler-43.hqx; 2146 K] ------------------------------ Date: 24 Jul 2000 From: Seth Lowe To: Subject: [*] Thunder Chat Client Thunder is a Battle.net chat client for the Macintosh, featuring standard chat concepts established by various Windows9x Battle.net chat bots. Do you enjoy playing Diablo, Starcraft and other Blizzard titles on your Mac? Have you ever noticed that loads of people you run into are using Windows9x chat bots? Now you can too! Thunder is a robust chat/bot client for the Macintosh which allows you to chat and receive commands from users on Blizzard'sBattle.net online gaming service. [Archived as /info-mac/game/thunder.hqx; 1402 K] ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Jul 00 19:00:14 +0100 From: Phil Hudson To: , , Subject: [A] Accessing logic board on the 8100 AV On 23/7/00 9:32 am, The Info-Mac Network (digest@info-mac.org) wrote: >Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2000 16:14:32 -0500 >From: Chaz Larson >To: "Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj" , digest@info-mac.org >Subject: Accessing logic board on the 8100 AV >MIME-Version: 1.0 > >At 8:41 PM -0600 7/16/00, Oleh S. Ilnytzkyj wrote: >>Hi everyone, >> >>Can one find instructions on the Web about gaining >>access to the Power Macintosh 8100/80 logic board? >>I'd like to add RAM but the board doesn't exactly flip >>open by itself. > >One source might be to look for G3 upgrade installation instructions, >since I believe installing one of those invloves removing the >motherboard. > >Here's a quick outline from memory, which may be enough to get you going. > >Unscrew four thumbscrews from the back. >Slide the case cover back and lift it off. >Remove all Nubus cards. >Disconnect all the cables at the top edge of the motherboard. >Remove the single screw in the middle of the motherboard. >Remove the programmer's switch assembly. >Now slide the motherboard forward a little bit to disengage it and tilt it >out. >Reassembly is the reverse of disassembly. ;) > >chazl Good answer chazl. What a wicked machine the 8100 is! With an upgrade like a Sonnet Crescendo (for whom I hold no brief other than as a satisfied customer) or a Newer MaxPowr (nearly as satisfied), you're near up-to-date on the processor front, and all that expansibility! All that video in and out, multimedia and multiple monitors! Anyway, I'm writing to add the caveat which I'm sure chazl just took as read: watch out for static! (Also, to be pedantic: remove all NuBus cards _and_ your PDS AV card). Get yourself a grounding wrist strap, or at least try to discharge static before handling the motherboard and the SIMMs. Never handle the SIMMs by their contacts. Just be reasonably careful, basically. I've done what you're trying to do about 8 times over the last five years. It's tricky but logical. The other thing I'd recommend is get all the RAM you can _now_, get eight 32 MB SIMMS rather than 16 and save yourself the bother of a) seeking and b) installing later. It's getting harder to find vendors carrying 72-pin SIMMs and plain-SCSI-2 accessories. Otherwise, I've got second-hand a Newer MaxPower G3 240MHz PDS upgrade (it's got a pass-thru connector and NuBus slot adapter so you don't lose the AV card functionality) and lots (I think 6) of 16 MB SIMMS if you want them cheap -- say USD200 all told? A bargain if I say so myself. I've been meaning to sell them since I maxed-out the RAM with 32 MB SIMMs and upgraded to the Sonnet G4, they're just sitting around here. I'm in the UK which might slow things down a bit I guess. Basically I'd like to see them go to a good home. Apologies for introducing the commercial note, but I'm sure anyone will tell you that's an _extremely_ good price. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:51:34 -0400 From: Ken Laskey To: digest@info-mac.org, Peter Minter Subject: [A] Iomega Extension Trouble on iMac ****** original post ************ Using USB Iomega 250 on an iMac Graphite, the start-up icon is marked with a red cross during extension start-up. The drive, however, is working as normal and is recognised as connected on systm profile. Any solutions to the start-up recognition? Also, would this be related to the system freezing immediately after start-up? Thanks in advance pete ****** end original post ************ You have another extension that is acting as a device driver and the Iomega driver is deferring to that. Likely, you have an external hard drive or some such that has its own driver and that is where the conflict occurs. I expect the Iomega device will work fine under most circumstances but may act up in others. For example, I have an Annubis driver and my Zip won't recognize PC formatted disks unless I reboot without the Annubis driver active. Hope this helps. -- Ken Laskey kenneth.j.laskey@saic.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 19:52:55 -0400 From: "abrody@smart.net" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Greeting cards Patty, Have you tried Apple's http://icards.mac.com/WebObjects/iCards.woa If you have MacOS 9 or an Appleshare capable Mac with Internet Explorer, it lets you create your own greeting cards from images collected on its server. Just become a member of iTools (http://www.apple.com/itools) and then you can use iCards. Hope this helps. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 18:23:41 -0400 From: Saint John To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #113 At 04:32 -0400 7/23/00, The Info-Mac Network wrote: >On Sunday, 09 July, 2000 06:46:08, Chazzz asked: >>One of my long standing problems is to keep alert sounds loud enough >>while keeping the Startup Chime liveable. > >On older PowerBooks (which is all I know, since the most recent I own >are a PB 145 and a Duo 280c -- both great machines), the startup >chime is schizophrenic in the following way: the startup chime volume >lowers as the system sound volume is lowered, until one reaches a >volume of zero. Then, for some Apple-only-knows reason, the startup >chime volume is greatest. Therefore, for older PowerBooks, the lowest >one can set the startup chime is at an overall system sound setting >of "1." It is still pretty loud at that setting. > >Best wishes, >Clint (As a psychologist, I wince at the misuse of "schizophrenic"-- but still give a hint. What a guy!) To completely eliminate the startup chime, and in fact all sounds, take a plain stereo headset miniplug, available at Radio Shack for about a dollar. You'll have to remember to stick this into the Sound Out socket when you shut down. I had one on a wire that led to a paperclip, bent so that it lodged in the "security hole" of my PowerBook 180. A Walkman headset would also work. Both of these make the Mac use the headset (even if there is nothing but the jack attached) for the sound out, and save you from having others hear the startup chime. It unfortunately requires a little human memory, but you get used to it relatively quickly. +- Saint John -+ | "The fact is that civilization requires slaves. ... Human slavery | | is wrong, insecure and demoralizing. On mechanical slavery, the | +-- future of the world depends." (Oscar Wilde) ---------------------+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 08:59:55 -0400 From: "Edward W. Ver Hoef" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #114 > In InfoMac V17 #114 you said: > where can i find info on updating my performa 6115 to a newer operating > system and whatever else i should update > i already have a powerbook g3 so the performa would not be my main computer > your recommendations are appreciated > What version of OS are you currently running? I have a Performa 6116, which I presume is closely akin to your 6115 and currently am running 8.1 although I went briefly to 9.0. My reason for moving back to 8.1 was that I had a few aps that wouldn't run under 9.0 and I was unable to update them and didn't want to lose them. However, other than for that problem, it was evident that the computer worked well under 9.0. I, too, have a G3 Powerbook and I use that for all my heavy lifting and take it with me when traveling to keep up with e-mail and Quicken on the road. What do you have in mind regarding "whatever else i should update"? Are you talking about s/w or h/w? Last week I replaced my 700 MB hard drive with a 2 GB unit. The read/write arm on the old drive was beginning to stick occasionally. the largest drive the 6116 can address is 2 GB and it's getting hard to find drives that small these days!! My new drive (a Quantum) only cost $180 plus $75 to install. I'd be glad to comment further if I had a clearer idea of your goals. Ed Ver Hoef ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 22:03:34 -0600 From: "Matthew W. Schmeer" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Seeking pre-purchase iMac advice Hey all: Well, I'm finally going to take the plunge and buy an iMac. It's about time to upgrade from my old LC II and come into the world of modern Mac computing. I've been waiting for the NY Macworld announcements before I purchase, and I've been over the specs for the new iMacs posted at Apple's website and at other Mac news sites (Maccentral, etc.). However, before I buy, I was hoping all the expert users out there would give me some advice. I'm looking at purchasing one of the new iMac DVs (the ones without the DVD-ROM), an Epson 740i, and an Iomega Zip drive from the online Apple Store. Do I need to get a USB hub for this configuration? Or do the Epson and the Zip simply plug into the USB chain? I'm a little hazy on how USB works and I don't know if it allows daisy-chaining like the old SCSI Macs. If I don't need a hub right away but want to add a scanner later on, will I need a hub then? Well, actually, am I making a bad decision not to get the DVD-ROM model (the iMac DV+)? I don't use digital camcorders, I don't anticipate making desktop movies, and I don't currently use or view DVDs. Does software come on DVDs or CDs nowadays? It's been awhile since I purchased any software that came on disk. Also, what is the best amount of RAM to get in a new iMac? I think 64Mb is ridiculously low given that the system heap can take up more than half of that. Should I just buy the most RAM that Apple offers on their site, or should I play it safe (and cheap) and just low-ball it and hope I don't regret it? I'm a graduate student/part-time teacher and I primarily use a computer for word processing (using MarinerWrite 2.0.5), finances (Quickern 98) and for email and surfing the net (Eudora 3.1.3 and either Netscape Navigator 2 or WannaBe). I hope to use these same apps in their most recent PPC versions when I upgrade, and as far as I can tell, there will be no problem using them on an iMac or migrating my existing files to the new machine via Zip disks. Also, I want to get into using MP3s. I understand SoundJam is the best player/encoder available on the Mac. Does SoundJam have any quirks/kinks I should be aware of before purchasing? My wife wants to use the new iMac for greeting card design, newsletter mock-ups, general creative artwork, etc. Is there an off-the shelf package to do this that includes fonts and clip art and the ability to import Jpegs or pictures from Kodak Picture-disks? I'm thinking of something along the lines of PrintShop. Is this still availble and does it run under OS9 on the new iMacs? One final question: Does Hypercard work under OS9? What about stacks saved as stand-alone applications? I've got a few that I use on a regular basis and I would hate to have to give them up. Whew. I know I'm asking a lot of questions, but I look forward to any help the loyal Mac community can give. Thanks in advance, Matthew W. Schmeer mailto:s940422@admiral.umsl.edu web (currently down): http://www.umsl.edu/~s940422 ------------------------------ Sure the pen is mightier than the sword, but only because you can get it through metal detectors. ---Thanks to Mike Hayward ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:57:37 -0400 From: Ken Laskey To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: slooow PB 1400 The 1400, which used to be the portable workhorse, has become a general family machine to which I usually pay little attention. It has had AOL IM and various games loaded and last week my daughter noticed that Word was having trouble keeping up with her typing. On further investigation, I found this also (although not as bad) in SimpleText. After cleaning up some other problems, I tried booting with extensions off and SimpleText was fine. When I booted with extensions, the delay returned. I know the standard approach would now be to experiment with extension combination to find the culprit, but I thought I'd ask to see if anyone could suggest a head start. BTW, the 1400 is still running OS 7.6 (yes, I've planned an upgrade for a lonnng time, but haven't gotten to it). Thanks, -- Ken Laskey kenneth.j.laskey@saic.com ------------------------------ Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 11:54:02 -0400 From: Chazzz To: Subject: VPC and a warning! Do not forget that by riunning VPC, you open yourself up to invasion of viruses to which the Mac is otherwise immune. I don't want to sound paranoid about this, but just want to urge caution when downloading mail from the VPC side. I use VPC and enjoy it (Windows '95 faster that Windows '98 version by the way), but I am ever vigilant when any mail comes attached with a DOS suffix. ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2000 09:07:57 +1200 From: "Markus Winter" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: WordPerfect scrolling speed Hi all, is there a way to slow down the scrolling speed in WordPerfect? On a G4 it just goes "woosh" and you are at the end of your document ... Thanks Markus P.S. Please reply by e-mail to me directly too ... -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************