Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #132 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 01 Jul 97 Volume 15 : Issue 132 Today's Topics: [*] Ballistik_4.4.2_de [*] Booklet Maker v1.1 [*] Celest [*] Club MID v1.0.1 [*] Codebook v2.9 [*] CopyPaste 3.3.4 Released [*] CopyPaste 3.3.4J - Japanese Version [*] CURLPushButton 2.2 - A PowerPlant Class [*] CVersCaption - A PowerPlant Class [*] Digital_Diary_v1.4.sit [*] Dualing Eudora's 1.1 [*] GifScan 2.2 [*] HCmdButtonAttachment 1.1 - A PowerPlant Class [*] HendrixSaver 1.0 [*] HMarqueeCaption 1.0 - A PowerPlant Class [*] HTML Colors v1.02 [*] HToggleRadioButton 1.2 [*] iView 2.6 [*] Kinga 2.0 [*] Lunar Commando 1.0 [*] macnetic_term-16-de [*] Menu Tasker [*] Message Box Rebounder 1.0 [*] Nuts'n'Bolts [*] pure-power-startup-mov.hqx [*] ResHunterDemoPPC1.0.sit [*] Seeker 1.0, a shareware web search helper [*] SFX Machine Demo 1.02a - Multi-Effects Plug-In [*] Snakes&Ladders [*] speed-demon-121-try3.hqx; 3D Car Racing with Carnage [*] speed-demon-121-updater.sit [*] Squeaky Toy v1.0 [*] StartupScreen: Plastikman [*] System's Twilight [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.0.3J - Japanese Version [*] The_Record.hqx [*] TidBITS#386/30-Jun-97 [*] Tile Switcher 1.2.2 (Q) Printer toner [Q] AppleTalk shutoff using AppleScript? 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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 #132" ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:35 -0700 From: Dl2xap@aol.com Subject: [*] Ballistik_4.4.2_de Ballistik 4.4.2_de from Helge Peters ( Ballistik_4.4.2_de.sit.hqx ) This software is freeware and in german language. Ballistik is a program for reloaders and sport-shooters (pistol). You can choose between 5 main funktions: Calculate the energie and impulse or factor of bullets and get statistic. Store and manage shooting-results. Statistic-analysis of hit-pictures. Timer for training without handgun. Convert from one Unit to another (14 range of units). It's allowed to store this program on CD-Roms. E-Mail: Helge_Peters@MagicVillage.de [Archived as /info-mac/sci/ballistik-442-de.hqx; 99K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:37 -0700 From: Tom_Thorpe@qmail4.nba.TRW.COM Subject: [*] Booklet Maker v1.1 Announcing the release of the Booklet Maker program which can be used in conjunction with most word processors and a Postscript printer to produce small books. Specifically, this application will read a PostScript file, rearrange the pages, and create a new PostScript file. This new file can then be sent to a printer with just two passes of the paper (or only one pass if you have a duplex printer). The resulting double sided sheets can then be folded over to form a book. Features: * Works with almost all word processors. * Small, simple application. (Microsoft, eat your heart out.) * Works with any paper size. * Supports drag and drop under System 7. * Works with single sided or duplex printers. * The price is right - free. System requirements: * Booklet Maker runs under any version of System 6 or System 7. * Any 68K Macintosh (MacPlus or later) or any Power Macintosh. * Booklet Maker uses a whopping 100k of RAM. * The application requires about 50k of hard drive space. * Hard disk space for two Postscript files. This varies with the size of the document to be made into a book and is typically 1 to 2M. Printer requirements: * Any Postscript compatible printer. * LaserWriter 8 driver must be used (requires system 6.07 or later). For more information, please see the enclosed README file. Thanks, Tom Thorpe tom.thorpe@trw.com [Archived as /info-mac/prn/booklet-maker-11.hqx; 34K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:51 -0700 From: mash@tomah.com Subject: [*] Celest Celest is a very accurate, yet fun orbital simulation game. The player flies a ship around an accurately simulated stellar system going from place to place with the minimum amount of fuel usage. Celest can also be used to see the consequences of various stellar configurations on planetary orbital dynamics: see the weird orbits resulting froma binary or trinary star system! Celest requires: A color monitor with at least 640x480 resolution. Preferably a 68030 or above. System 7.1 or later. Celest is $10 shareware. Mike Ash http://www.tomah.com/mash/celest.html [Archived as /info-mac/game/celest.hqx; 156K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:50 -0700 From: setsu@tcp-ip.or.jp Subject: [*] Club MID v1.0.1 Club MID v1.0.1 Club MID is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to play standard MIDI files. One window holds one standard MIDI file, and displays it's current tempo, System Exclusive status, Control Change status and Voice Name, Panpot, Picth Bend, Level for each MIDI channel. List window can have up to 32640 MIDI files to be played back sequentially, or random order. This application is best for those who wants to be with music all the time. What's changed in v1.0.1 - Now you can drop folder(s) into Play List Window. - Faster Level Meter display. - A few bug fixed. Features : Fat Binary. Macintosh Drag and Drop support. GM, GS, XG format compatible This application requires : Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC System7 + QuickTime or System7.1 or later Apple MIDI Manager or OMS (Open Music System) MIDI tone generator or QuickTime Musical Instruments T.Suzuki [Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/club-mid-101.hqx; 187K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:52 -0700 From: robert@torget.se Subject: [*] Codebook v2.9 Codebook v2.9 After months of preperning the newest version of Codebook is released, with tons of cheats and codes to mac games. Shareware distributors may add Codebook to their commercially available CD-ROMs, Floppys, BBSs and more, as long as they don't modify the files or charge unreasonable sums for them. This is a FAT file and I'd belive that this app would work on any mac. Robert Edvardsson The Mac Game Gate http://www.macgate.torget.se [Archived as /info-mac/game/codebook-29.hqx; 1614K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:39 -0700 From: julian@sierra.net Subject: [*] CopyPaste 3.3.4 Released CopyPaste 3.3.4 the essential utility CopyPaste is the shareware utility that was awarded a 5 mouse rating by MacUser and was their shareware utility of the year 1996. CopyPaste also appeared in the June Wired and been featured in MacWeek, TidBits and many other magazines. CopyPaste magnifies the clipboard in many different ways and has been very popular with web developers, editors, writers, dtp professionals and everyone who uses the clipboard. CopyPaste can be downloaded free at: http://www.scriptsoftware.com CopyPaste has these features: Clip Extender - gives 10 easy to access clipboards via menu or key command. Clip Recorder - remembers the last 10 items copied via command c. Clip Archive - copied data is appended to one of 10 text files on disk. Save Clipboards thru Restarts - allows all 10 Clipboards to be saved thru Shutdown or Restart. Clip Sets - Sets of 10 clipboards can be loaded and saved to disk. Various Clip Sets can be created for different tasks. Clip Sets can also be sent to other CopyPaste users for them to load and use. CopyPaste Palette - a floating windoid that allows you to view/use 10 clipboards in Clip Extender and in Clip Recorder. CopyPaste Utilities - there are text utilities, picture utilities and date and time utilities that work on the clipboard. CopyPaste eliminates tedious repetitive work and increases your ability to get the job done. Changes in version 3.3.4 now remembers two positions for the Palette, i.e. you can move the Palette in its small size to any screen position which is remembered separately from the screen position of the Palette in its large size. Thereby you can avoid to get your trash can obscured. The tools did not change the clipboard from within the Clipboard Viewer permanently. This is fixed now. other miscellaneous fixes. +//\-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= -\\/ J u l i a n M i l l e r -//\ Script Software International -\\/ (916) 546-9005 Voice -//\ julian@sierra.net -\\/ http://www.scriptsoftware.com -//\ Programming, Consulting and Web Work +\\/-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Try our Mac shareware clipboard utility CopyPaste 3.3.3 CopyPaste is the 5 mouse MacUser Shareware Utility of the Year 1996 featured in TidBits, MacUser, MacWeek and the June Wired Magazine p.161 at: >http://www.scriptsoftware.com Also, new and free to download at the above url are: iView - Easy & powerful image viewing and cataloging (Macweek 5/19 p.19) iSearch - Find text fast in any file or on any disk or cd; iCount - A supercomputer compared with the old Mac calculator; KnowledgeMiner - Revolutionary statistical learning and modeling program. For real Mac news try www.macsurfer.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/copy-paste-334.hqx; 352K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:38 -0700 From: ChrisLi@bridge1.com Subject: [*] CopyPaste 3.3.4J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the CopyPaste package. One of the early wonders of the Mac was its revolutionary ability to do copy and paste across various applications. Unlike other areas in the Mac's system software that have changed and progressed over the years, copying and pasting has not evolved. How many times have you found yourself going back and forth copying in one application and pasting in a different application, wishing to yourself that you could copy 5-10 items at a time, then go to another application and paste each of these items. Now you can with a vengeance! CopyPaste magnifies the clipboard in different ways. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English to Japanese Online Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/copy-paste-334-jp.hqx; 374K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:04 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] CURLPushButton 2.2 - A PowerPlant Class A Metrowerks PowerPlant inherited class geared towards helping your application become Internet-savvy. It allows you to put clickable buttons in places (e.g. your About box) that will look like a URL in a web browser...click on the URL and go right to there! Great for listing the web page for your software, the email address for contact/support, the ftp site where users can get updates or whatever you want! You list the text, they can see it, copy it down, whatever... and then just click and visit it. VERY HANDY!! VERY COOL!! The class is even set up that the text of the button can say one thing but then still visit the URL. For example, the About Box displays your name and you click on it and it visits your personal web page or something. Point is, the button can list the URL text or not...it's a flexible class. There is a demonstration application included in the archive to help you see how it works as well as help and tips for implimentation. Furthermore there is a CPPb/CTYP file that you can use to aid in the editing process (for use with Metrowerks Constructor). For complete information, please read the README file enclosed in the archive. Thanx, and enjoy! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/curl-push-button-22.hqx; 170K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:05 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] CVersCaption - A PowerPlant Class A Metrowerks PowerPlant inherited class that automatically displays an application version (e.g. in the About Box or something). All you have to do is make sure there is a 'vers' #1 resource in your application's resource fork, and then just make an instance of your object in some window/dialog (like while creating your 'PPob's in Constructor). It's pretty simple. For complete information, please read the README file enclosed in the archive. Thanx, and enjoy! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/cvers-caption-13.hqx; 113K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:23 -0700 From: GTA@cyberstore.ca Subject: [*] Digital_Diary_v1.4.sit Digital Diary v1.4 Activity and Decision Tracker for the Macintosh System Requirements: System 6 and 7, Mac Plus or better (including PowerMac)= , 1.6 megs free RAM, =B11 Meg disk space While most personal information managers focus on scheduling and contacts management, Digital Diary concentrates on keeping an organized record of your work, allowing you quick and easy retrieval of a project's history when most needed. Digital Diary allows fingertip access to the current status of any projects, allowing you to see all activities on all projects on any day you choose. On a complex project, there could be a dozen or more separate issues at the same time, each of which has its own distinct status and decision process. Wouldn't it be great to be able to pull up the history and present status of each of these at any time? Digital Diary organizes note entries into project and day files so that current reports of all activities on any given day or project can be instantly viewed. Projects are organized under user-defined categories in a hierarchical pop-up menu. Projects can be easily transferred between categories, making it ideal for use as a convenient project status indicator. Entries are identified with a header containing the type of activity, project name, category, note number, and date and time of entry. 'To do list' entries will pop up to remind you of unattended items at a chosen future date. Versatile report generation can gather, for example, all notes of a given activity type or project status. Digital Diary=81 replaces: To do lists, diaries, reminder notes, day files, telephone notes and all sorts of other memory joggers. And it's fun to use! Regards, Eric [Archived as /info-mac/app/digital-diary-14.hqx; 899K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:17 -0700 From: werebo@geocities.com Subject: [*] Dualing Eudora's 1.1 Dualing Eudora's 1.1 By Ryan Maulding This apple script will allow two people to use eudora, without giving eather much of a hassle. It switches folders around all over the place so make sure you run the installer first or you're gunna have a few problems! Fixed Sence 1.0: I got it so that the stupid thing now auto looks for eudora by file id, no more can't find file errors!!! I also just tossed the installer source in there, its pretty simple to figure out.. This is Freeware but if you like it alot please send me a couple of bucks at: Ryan Maulding 11221 137th Ave SE Renton, WA 98059 Okay, now that i plugged donations =) you can go off and play with the scripts! Send and Bugs to werebo@geocities.com [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/edr/dualing-eudoras-11.hqx; 10K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:13 -0700 From: marcb@dircon.co.uk Subject: [*] GifScan 2.2 Attached please find version 2.2 of GifScan. GifScan is a general HTML helper application, it automatically generates IMG tags for any image file dragged on it as well as HREF tags for non-image files. A second use is that it can give you extensive information about GIF files. This version does not add extra functionality but it is now PowerPC native (actually fat), in order to get around errors some users have reported when running it on their Power Macs. Marc [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/gif-scan-22.hqx; 189K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:06 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] HCmdButtonAttachment 1.1 - A PowerPlant Class A Metrowerks PowerPlant inherited class that gives controls (LControls) a command-key equivalent. This allows for more keyboard navigation. For example, the traditional "Save before closing?" dialog asks to "Save", "Cancel" or "Don't Save". Save is typically the default key (return) and Cancel the cancel (escape), but there is no keyboard way to hit Don't Save. Enter HCmdButtonAttachment. With HCmdButtonAttachment, you can give any LControl a command-key shortcut. You can specify the key to be the first letter/character of the control's descriptor or it can be a character of your own arbitrary specification. You can also have the title of the control change to display the shortcut or not, and do so after a user-configurable amount of time. This archive includes the HCmdButtonAttachment sources, a custom CTYP file for use with Constructor 2.4 or later, and an example application to demonstrate the class. For complete information, please read the README file enclosed in the archive. Thanx, and enjoy! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/hcmd-button-attachment-11.hqx; 148K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:24 -0700 From: dogga@brainiac.com Subject: [*] HendrixSaver 1.0 "HendrixSaver 1.0 is my After Dark tribute to the legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix using psychedelic colors, Hendrix pix, and great guitar riffs. This module also works with Darkside of the Mac and Underware ScreenSavers. (Handy Software 1997). Let your freak flag fly. System requirements: Any Macintosh (68K or PPC) with 8 megs of RAM. Please send bug reports and general comments to dogga@brainiac.com. Visit our website: http://www.brainiac.com/dogga to get my other AfterDark module TiCk-AtTaCk!" Thank you. Jeff Handy dogga@brainiac.com http://www.brainiac.com/dogga [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/hendrix-saver.hqx; 1651K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:07 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] HMarqueeCaption 1.0 - A PowerPlant Class A Metrowerks PowerPlant inherited class that displays a horizontally scrolling (from right to left) "marquee" of text, similar in appearance to the scrolling JavaScript marquee that you often see across the bottom of web browser windows. Features: - Utilizes offscreen GWorlds for smooth scrolling of text. - Uses text Handles for an amount of text limited only by available memory. - Utilizes modifier keys to modify scrolling behavior (increase scrolling speed, scroll left to right, pause scrolling). Can be used in About boxes for scrolling credits, in JavaScript implementations for the scrolling caption, in applications that need ticker-tape-style animations, or anywhere a marquee-style sign and animation is desired. The HMarqueeCaption distribution contains the HMarqueeCaption class, a CTYP resource for easier editing in Metrowerks Constructor, and a demonstration application to show just how easy it is to use HMarqueeCaption (made with CodeWarrior Professional 1). For complete information, please read the README file enclosed in the archive. Thanx, and enjoy! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/hmarquee-caption-10.hqx; 110K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:14 -0700 From: richard@homemail.com Subject: [*] HTML Colors v1.02 An update to v1.0. This update fixes some problems pasting uppercase HTML, and better deals with tags that are not understood (such as BACKGROUND="xxx.gif"). The original description for HTML Colors v1.0 is below. HTML Colors will help you design a visually pleasing color scheme for your web page, allowing you complete control over the text color, link color, visited link color, active link color, and background color. You choose the colors using the Apple color picker, HTML Colors automatically converts them to hexadecimal, and you can then instantly see the results in a preview window -- without launching a browser. After you've found a color scheme you like, you just press the "copy" button and paste the text into your favorite HTML editor, such as BBEdit. The BODY tag appears with all of your color choices in hex format. You can also copy the BODY tag from an existing HTML document and paste it into HTML Colors. Poof! HTML Colors will parse the tag and display your colors in the preview window, ready for editing! Invaluable, small, and quick. This one goes in your Apple Menu. :) HTML Colors is US$10 shareware for commercial use. It is ABSOLUTELY FREE for personal use. For more information on HTML Colors, please visit http://www.slip.net/~kiss/software/ [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/html-colors-102.hqx; 170K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:09 -0700 From: hsoi@eden.com Subject: [*] HToggleRadioButton 1.2 This class (derived from the PowerPlant class, LToggleButton) attempts to give the LToggleButton class a radio-button-like behavior (i.e. you can create a radio group that includes objects of this type and only one member of that group will be "on" at a time). You can have in the same radio group both these HToggleRadioButton's and LStdRadioButtons (or any other radio button class)...click on a radio, the toggles will all be off. Click on a toggle, the radios will all be off. Includes a CTYP resource for ease of editing in Constructor 2.4 and higher (sorry, no CPPb resource is available). For complete information, please read the README file enclosed in the archive. Thanx, and enjoy! John C. Daub Hsoi's Shop [Archived as /info-mac/dev/src/htoggle-radio-button-12.hqx; 116K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:46 -0700 From: julian@sierra.net Subject: [*] iView 2.6 iView (new features below) Simply the easiest and fastest way to view and catalog pictures for the Mac. If you have ever wanted an application that would keep track of all the pictures on your disk iView is for you. iView is primarily designed to catalog and playback image files. iView goes beyond the Mac's simple scrapbook utility and allows you to view and organize several types of images on all your disks. Some of the types currently supported include: JPEG, GIF, Single-layer Photoshop, Silicon Graphics and of course PICT files, clips, startup screens and if XTND is installed TIFF and EPS. iView displays images as a list of file names, list of thumbnails, variable sized image, or as a slide show. Images can then be cataloged, launched with the application that created them, printed in custom reports, saved as a QuickTime=81 movie, copied to the clipboard, or dragged as clips to the finder or into Photoshop. Catalogs can be searched and saved on your hard disk. A catalog can contain real images from volumes that may not be mounted. iView will let you view the images and prompt you to insert the volume to retrieve an image. iView makes extensive use of drag and drop which makes it easy to use and interface with the finder. In fact, everything about iView is designed to be simple, useful and intuitive. iView eliminates tedious repetitive work and increases your ability to get the job done. It makes image re-use and playback quick and easy, as it ensures individuals as well as publishers, designers, pre-press operators and multi-media programmers will never have to search through stacks of SyQuest back-ups for missing images ever again. Changes & additions in version 2.6 Bug fixes: 1. fixed problems with gif palettes and animated images 2. fixed a problem of not showing image in image view (due to low memory) 3. fixed a bug with screen fading. (hopefully) Suggestions incorporated 1 use system's progress bar, compatible with macOS 8, kaleidoscope, etc. 2 preferences changed. Always 'save', and lock list are on by default. 3 registration dialog updated. 4 removed Close from file manu, and close box from window. 5 removed Clear All (Command-A). Selecting New does the same thing anyway, and asks to save. 6. Added 'W' (allo w,q,Q with or without the command key) to exit silde show 7. Added option in preferences to start slide show when double clicking an image. The default is off - Double clicking switches to image view, (or thumb view if already in image view) 8. Navigation in slide show was changed. double click: always exits slide show single click: pauses/restarts slide show. unless in zoom slider/default zoom/drag image 9. Keys added in slide show: home: go first image (also added in iView window to select) end: go to last image (also added in iView window to select) scroll up : manual zoomin scroll down: manual [Archived as /info-mac/gst/iview-26.hqx; 505K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:54 -0700 From: orac@jasons.demon.nl Subject: [*] Kinga 2.0 Kinga is a gambling game with an Egyptian theme. It is your goal to win enough money to build a Pyramid which consists of six construction levels each costing 1500 credits. When completed the secrets of a Pyramid will be revealed to you!! The game is split into three different stages - The Begin Stage, The Pyramid Gamble Stage and finally, The Sphinx Stage. Credits won can be transfered from one stage to the other. The game is lost if at any time you run out of credits. Watch out for the gremlins and demon !!!!! I wrote Kinga originally for myself to provide an exciting substitute for real gambling machines and it has already saved me a lot of money !!!! The program chooses reel and pyramid positions at random. Version 2.0 has some new features - play, sound & speech settings - pyramid background info - revised instructions - 256 colour compatible - fixes some bugs Enjoy, Jason Sidwell. spacedjase@geocities.com Kinga 2.0 can be used for any CD roms!!! [Archived as /info-mac/game/kinga-20.hqx; 7412K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:58 -0700 From: smokin@ghg.net Subject: [*] Lunar Commando 1.0 Lunar Commando is an action/arcade game in which you must defend a moon base from invading UFOs, then clear out the base of alien infestation. This demo version includes the first three waves. This and other games can be found at www.ghgcorp.com/smokin/software [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/lunar-commando-10-demo.hqx; 699K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:12 -0700 From: a.wagner@macnetic.de Subject: [*] macnetic_term-16-de macnetic term is a FREEWARE communication and terminal emulation software based on Apple's Communication Toolbox (CTB). Features: - Easy to use, "mac-like" interface - addressbook supports dial-repeat with multiple numbers - Chargecounter - Toolbar - Macros - Balloon Help - German language (only) System requirements: - System 7.0 - Any Macintosh (with the exception of the 128K, 512K and MacPlus). - At least 1 MB free ram space For more information read the enclosed detailed documentation. Andreas Wagner macnetic software http://www.macnetic.de [Archived as /info-mac/comm/term/macnetic-term-16-de.hqx; 926K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:19 -0700 From: dmoll@pair.com Subject: [*] Menu Tasker Menu Tasker 1.0.2 =A91997, Brian Bergstrand dmoll@pair.com Requirements: System 7.1 and a 68020 or greater Menu Tasker patches one OS Trap at startup, and enables processing to continue while you are searching through those endless menus. One caveat, processing only continues in background applications, the foreground application will not receive any time. Brian Bergstrand http://www.pair,com/dmoll/ [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/menu-tasker-102.hqx; 9K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:10 -0700 From: mwolfg1@icarus.cc.uic.edu Subject: [*] Message Box Rebounder 1.0 The Message Box Rebounder is a small tool which simply revitalizes the HyperCard Player's message box. In essence, it "bounces" the contents of the message box back up the passing path in a form the Player will directly execute instead of beeping at. The Rebounder automatically distinguishes between commands and expressions and includes these features: retrieval of the last message typed, instant reporting of "the result" function, support for the standard "it" global variable, and an available multi-line "Batch Message" field. I can't say what this stack should be used for -- it really has as many uses as the message box itself. If you're clever, you could even use this stack to edit most object scripts. Wolfgang McKeown pooka1@bigfoot.com [Archived as /info-mac/dev/card/message-box-rebounder-101.hqx; 7K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:45 -0700 From: baird@bu.edu Subject: [*] Nuts'n'Bolts This is my Latest Kaliedoscope Scheme, loaded with, well, nuts and bolts, (a bunch of screws too). It's free, read the read me [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/nuts-n-bolts.hqx; 32K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:20 -0700 From: mitch@lemon.com.hk Subject: [*] pure-power-startup-mov.hqx Pure Power Startup Movie is a QuickTime=81 movie file. Just drag the "Startup Movie" to the System Folder. The next time you restart, the movie will play after loading QuickTime extension. Special thanks to Jeff Clix of Clixsounds allows me to use one of his startup sounds namely 8-bit Pure Power. Requirements Any Apple Macintosh or clone with ColorQuickDraw, i.e. a color capable Macintosh, and QuickTime=81 1.6 or later installed. 3.3MB of disk space is required. Note that the "Startup Movie" file name must remain exactly the same for it to play during startup of your Macintosh. Distribution This file is freeware and may be redistributed freely providing it is unaltered and includes the accompanying document. Contact Info or [Archived as /info-mac/art/mov/pure-power-startup-movie.hqx; 3005K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:26 -0700 From: martinn@canit.se Subject: [*] ResHunterDemoPPC1.0.sit ResHunter is an advanced, but easy to use, search application. ResHunter provides fast search capabilities with many different search criteria, such as: Volume/Folder Creator File type File name/substring Fork type (resource fork, data fork or both) Resource name Resource type Resource ID Hex- or ASCII-strings ResHunter Manual Foreword: Our goal has been to make ResHunter as self-explanatory as possible. ResHunter functions much like any other file search program, which means that the search will be faster and more restricted the more search criteria the user specifies. Requirements: PowerPC 8 Mb of RAM Apple System 7.1 or later [Archived as /info-mac/disk/reshunter-demo-ppc-10.hqx; 253K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:16 -0700 From: stefan@antioch-college.edu Subject: [*] Seeker 1.0, a shareware web search helper Seeker takes advantage of Netscape Navigator's protocol registering technique to greatly simplify the task of searching the web. Here's a description of Seeker, from the Seeker 1.0 Documentation: In short, Seeker is a $15 shareware web search utility that effectively cuts your web search time in half. Here's a practical example. To search Yahoo's web directory for sites containing information on knitting patterns, you would normally go to Yahoo's search page at http://www.yahoo.com/. After waiting for the page to load you would enter "knitting patterns" and type Return or click the Search button. Seeker eliminates the first step entirely. When Seeker is running, simply enter "yahoo:knitting patterns" into the Navigator Location bar (also known as the "Go To box" or "Netsite box") and Netscape Navigator is magically transported directly to Yahoo's search results page at http://search.yahoo.com/bin/search?p=knitting%20patterns. Seeker 1.0 supports all the major commercial search engines and literally dozens of other web directories and site-specific search engines (Seeker supports 107 protocols in this version alone). For the complete list, I invite you visit the Supported Protocols page at http://antioch-college.edu/~stefan/protocols.html. The Seeker home page is at http://antioch-college.edu/~stefan/seeker.html. Enjoy! Permission will be gladly given upon request to redistribute Seeker with books or magazines or on CD-ROMs. When possible, I would very much appreciate a complimentary copy of or a discount toward the CD-ROM, book, or magazine. Of course, Seeker must be distributed with all the accompanying documentation. Redistributing Seeker without my permission is just plain not nice (and illegal, too). I can be reached at any time at mailto:stefan@antioch-college.edu. - Stefan Anthony [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/seeker-10.hqx; 66K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:48 -0700 From: support@bias-inc.com Subject: [*] SFX Machine Demo 1.02a - Multi-Effects Plug-In SFX Machine Demo 1.02a fixes some interface bugs from the 1.02 version. BIAS's SFX Machine is the ultimate sound design and audio effects tool. This Premiere-format plug-in performs modular synthesis and doubles as an advanced effects unit. It works with BIAS Peak and Peak LE, Macromedia's Deck, Opcode's Vision and Studio Vision Pro 3.5, Adobe Premiere, Digital Performer 2.1 or TurboMorph. SFX Machine has a simple multi-effects front-end that lets you load presets and modify them using sliders. Over 180 presets are included, and more are available from our web site at http://www.bias-inc.com/sfx . SFX Machine requires a Power Macintosh, a Premiere-format host program and at least 16 Meg of RAM. If you don't currently own a Premiere-format program, you can download Peak LE from our web site or from Info-Mac. SFX Machine lists for $299 and can be ordered from 1-800-775-2427 (1-415-467-8446 International) or directly from our web site. -- Earl Vickers support@bias-inc.com 1-510-558-1962 [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sfx-machine-demo-102a.hqx; 1219K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:55 -0700 From: dmierau@citytel.net Subject: [*] Snakes&Ladders Snakes&ladders is a small but fun games made with HyperCard. If you like the game please send the small shareware fee of $2.00 Canadian to Dustin Mierau in Prince Rupert (British Columbia) of Canada at 1140 6th Ave East with postal code V8J 1X8. The game is just like the real thing. You have 2 players, they roll the simulated dice, and the computer calculates the move for you and it moves you, so no one can cheat. You need: -Any macintosh computer -HyperCard Player (Which you can find at www.apple.com) [Archived as /info-mac/game/snakes-ladders-hc.hqx; 72K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:01 -0700 From: fkane@cerbdev.com Subject: [*] speed-demon-121-try3.hqx; 3D Car Racing with Carnage SPEED DEMON 1.2.1: 3D Car Racing with Carnage for the Power Macintosh Speed Demon boasts many cutting-edge features: -Hi-resolution 3D texture mapped environments with a polygon-based 3D engine -Continuous network play with up to five players over AppleTalk or TCP/IP connections -Single player competitions against artificially intelligent opponents -Two play modes: a race across the country and a demolition derby -Weaponry! Blow your opponents out of your way with missiles, guns, photons, mines, oil shooters, and really big bowling balls -3D positional sound effects -16-track 44kHz stereo musical score -Atmospheric effects such as fog and snow -Direct support of the Thrustmaster Formula T2, FCS, WCS, and CH Products devices. -Ambient objects such as hot air balloons, construction sites, road obstacles, wildlife, and airplanes Race across the country on Interstate 90 in Speed Demon's track mode. While you try to complete each of the states the game passes through within your time limits, you'll have to deal with sharp curves, enemy cars blocking your way, obstacles in the road, and annoyances such as incoming missiles and land mines dropped by your opponents. Or try demolition derby mode, and get thrown in an arena with five heavily-armed cars as you attempt to be the last survivor. The shareware download is limited to two players in network games, and consists of one state on Interstate 90 and a demolition derby arena. Users who register for $20 will be able to download five additional states, and unlock five-player net games. Screenshots are available at http://www.cerbdev.com/mac/speeddemon/ Speed Demon requires a Power Macintosh with 16MB of free RAM, and Open Transport 1.1 or newer is required for network games. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/speed-demon-121.hqx; 7644K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:59 -0700 From: fkane@cerbdev.com Subject: [*] speed-demon-121-updater.sit This package will update Cerberus Development's shareware 3D car racing game, Speed Demon, from any previous version to version 1.2.1. What's fixed in version 1.2.1: -Fixed potential problem in detecting multiple CH Products / JoyManager devices -Added weapons option; you may now play without them -Increased radar range in non-demolition derby scenarios -Labeled the "difficulty" control more accurately -Added support for the CH Pro Throttle and for reverse/drive switches on CH / Joymanager devices that may support them. -Fixed a possible conflict with MacOS 8 - if the interface buttons don't appear, this should fix it. What's fixed in version 1.2: -Added preferences setting for steering sensitivity -Moved the difficulty selection to the preferences dialog -The difficulty selection now affects the curviness of the road as well as your time limits -The car now leans out of curves instead of into them -Fixed a refresh problem in the preferences dialog -Fixed a potential problem with the registration system What's fixed in version 1.1: -Horrible things happened to the graphics on 601 and 603 based machines using the default preferences settings on monitors greater than 640x480. Fixed. -The turning radius has been decreased in the demolition derby. -The enemy cars are easier to kill in single-player demolition derby games. -Collision detection in the demolition derby has been improved. -An extra sound channel was added. Please check out our web site at http://www.cerbdev.com/ for future updates. Contact macsuprt@cerbdev.com with any technical support issues. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/speed-demon-121-updater.hqx; 582K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:42 -0700 From: alex@metcalf.demon.co.uk Subject: [*] Squeaky Toy v1.0 1984 saw the dawn of the Apple Macintosh. Now, in 1997, we begin the era of the Squeaky Toy. Squeaky Toy is a deceptively simple extension which will bring a light hearted touch to your day. Once installed, the mouse button becomes a squeaky toy, emitting a heart warming squeak every time it's pressed. "It's hard to describe the joy of sitting in an office with ten Macs all happily squeaking away." - MacFormat magazine, July 1997 It's free, fun, and intensely annoying after 10 minutes. Try it. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/squeaky-toy.hqx; 35K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:21 -0700 From: moritz.grund@mannheim-netz.de Subject: [*] StartupScreen: Plastikman abstract: just another startup screnn. check for more informations: http://home.pages.de/~emusik bye -- mailto:zed@kagi.com http://home.pages.de/~zed [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/plastikman-startup-10.hqx; 445K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:51:02 -0700 From: bbrinkmann@xcity.com Subject: [*] System's Twilight System's Twilight is Andrew Plotkin's "abstract fairy tale" that "smart game" fans will enjoy. This piece of software is part story, part puzzle, part maze, and all fun. System's Twilight received the highest rating (5 out of 5) from ZiffNet/Mac, guaranteeing hours of problem-solving fun. In the game, you are a member of an electronic society which "lives" in the programming of a huge but failing computer. Like the hero of a classic epic, you must go on a quest, but in this case you must travel throughout the crumbling computer system, solving puzzles and negotiating mazes in the hope of saving the system before it completely falls apart. ZiffNet/Mac says "The puzzles range from word scrambles to board games and, while suitable for the whole family, are challenging to even the most dedicated puzzle solver...Though the game format is simple, the puzzles themselves are strangely addictive." If you enjoy the challenge of a good mystery or puzzle, then System's Twilight is definitely worth the download for you. Since it is distributed as shareware, you can enjoy a substantial portion of the game at no cost, just to get a taste of what the game is like. If you like what you see, simply register the game with Interworks/PlayMaker to have the code sheet mailed to you to unlock the full version of the game. [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/systems-twilight-105.hqx; 823K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:34 -0700 From: ChrisLi@bridge1.com Subject: [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.0.3J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the Tex-Edit Plus package. Welcome to Tex-Edit Plus, the scriptable, styled text editor that fills the gap between Appleユs bare-bones SimpleText and a full-featured word processor! It is particularly useful for formatting text that is transmitted to and from a BBS. Tex-Edit Plus is small, fast, easy-to-use and requires little memory. Tex-Edit Plus is Shareware.  Tex-Edit Plus is a MUT 1996 Shareware Awards winner. For further information, please check out: Tex-Edit Plus is a winner of the MacUser 1995 Shareware Awards. For further information, check out: Tex-Edit Plus 2.0.3 Much faster opening of large files. (Roman script) Improved speed of word counting. (Roman) Improved script handling of text ranges. ASCII popup menu displays keystrokes for all characters. Fixed AppleScript string comparison bug. Minor interface improvements. Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English to Japanese Online Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-edit-plus-203-jp.hqx; 654K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:56 -0700 From: winstead@mlode.com Subject: [*] The_Record.hqx This is a simple hyper billboard that publishes high score records for the games you play (such as low race times or high points scores). This program currently holds records for: N64: Mario Kart 64 low race times The Record will publish records for high scores from any video game, including Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, Mac Gameboy--even ...(sigh) Windoze. To see _your_scores_ in future updates of "The Record," send in your records, your name or nick name, and who you used for any game to High scores will be included in future updates of "The Record." Emailware (free) Requires: Any Mac At least 1.8 MB free RAM P.S. you'll get special recognition in future versions of "The Record" if you find the easter egg(s) (only one so far). [Archived as /info-mac/game/the-record-hc.hqx; 1330K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 22:04:45 -0700 From: TidBITS Editors Subject: [*] TidBITS#386/30-Jun-97 TidBITS#386/30-Jun-97 The emperor may have no clothes, but is he indecent? Adam examines the United States Supreme Court's ruling on Communications Decency Act and the notion that "indecent" material spontaneously arrives on people's computer screens. We also note the newly released Netscape Communicator 4.01, LetterRip 2.0, and the Usenet news server RumorMill, plus Tonya looks at visual HTML editors, including Adobe PageMill, Claris Home Page, and Symantec Visual Page. Topics: MailBITS/30-Jun-97 Earth to Netscape: Communicator 4.01 Released Communications Decency Act Ruled Unconstitutional Spinning the Web Part 3: Basic Visual HTML Editing [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-386.etx; 29K] ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Jul 1997 07:50:43 -0700 From: lucius@astro.ocis.temple.edu Subject: [*] Tile Switcher 1.2.2 Here is Tile Switcher, version 1.2.2 (June 29, 1997), the application that lets you switch applications with one click. Version 1.2.2 fixes a problem with the mouse pointer being constantly reinitialized and reappearing when it shouldn't. Tile Switcher is a freeware application which lets you switch to another application with a click on a tile. You can also tell another application to quit, or hide a tile from view. The tiles appear in a window which you can place anywhere. Lucius Kwok. URL: http://astro.temple.edu/‾lucius/ --lucius@astro.temple.edu-- [Archived as /info-mac/gui/tile-switcher-122.hqx; 40K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 10:28:12 -0500 From: Randy Scutt Subject: (Q) Printer toner A few days ago I heard a TV commercial re a company (can't remember the company) that sold toner that you can use to refill your printer cartridges two or three times. Has anyone had experience refilling their cartridges? Is it easy to do? What is the print quality? ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 10:17:20 -0600 From: Chaz Larson Subject: [Q] AppleTalk shutoff using AppleScript? At 8:56 PM -0500 6/25/97, Frank Christel wrote: >I always forget to turn >AppleTalk off (after using Netscape or Fetch) between sessions. > >If AppleScript can't be used for for this task, is there an elegant >alternative solution? Do you really need to even have AppleTalk turned on when using Fetch or Netscape? My machine at home [PowerCenter 120] connects to the net through OT/PPP; AppleTalk has been set to "inactive" for several months. My machine here at work [PowerMac 8100] connects to the net by way of the Ethernet LAN. I just turned AppleTalk off, then successfully connected to both my off-site POP server using Eudora and the Macintouch page using MSIE. Both machines are running 7.6.1. As to your actual question, I'm afraid I don't know of a way, short of using KeyQuencer or QuickKeys to actually drive the interface and click on the appropriate buttons. I don't know that I'd describe such a method as "elegant". ;) chazl - 6.30.1997 - chaz@visi.com ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 11:36:18 -0600 From: fitz@zianet.com (John Fitzgerrel) Subject: Background driver for Imagewriter Does anyone know if a driver exists for the Imagewriter which works in the background? I have an old Imagewriter (pre Imagewriter I) which still works well, but it would be much more useful if I could let it run in the background. E-mail or posting will be greatly appreciated. TIA John Fitzgerrel -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************