Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 28 Jan 00 Volume 17 : Issue 10 Today's Topics: [*] Power Windows 2.2 [*] Prometheus 1.1 [*] PuppetTime 1.0 [*] PuppetTime Producer 1.0 [*] Purple Gradient Kaleidoscope scheme [*] QuickShot Deluxe 2.01 Demo [*] Rainbow Painter 1.7 [*] RAM Disk Backup 2.1 [*] RTU 3D Shapes VOL 1 [*] ShadeCluster 1.1.1Fr - MacDim screensaver module [*] ShadeCluster 1.1.1J - MacDim screensaver module [*] Sherlock Plugins 1.5 [*] Sherlock Plugins 1.6 [*] ShockBox 1.4 [*] Shout3D 1.0.2 [*] Simple To Do 1.1 [*] simpleHype: Hypertext for the rest of us. [*] SmartWrap 1.6.1J - Japanese version [*] software submission [*] Sound Byte 1.3.0 [*] Sound Byte 1.4.0 [*] Sound Shuffler 2.0 [*] Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.1 [*] Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.2 [*] STATsimple 2.0.5 [*] Style 1.6.1; a scriptable styled text editor [*] SuperKeno 2.0 Fully featured Keno program [*] SwitchRes 2.3.1J - Japanese Version [*] System's Twilight 1.1.0: An Abstract Fairy Tale [*] TACS V1.1.2 - 3d action / strategy game [*] TaskMenuBar 1.0.0 [*] TaskMenuBar 1.0.1 [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.8J - Japanese Version [*] TimeLabel 1.5 [*] TimeLabel 1.6 [*] TimeZonesHC 1.02 / HyperCard stack time in ALL timezonesincluding DST [*] TinyPIM 1.3 [*] Tudoo [*] Tunnelvision 1.1.1Fr - MacDim screensaver module [*] Tunnelvision 1.1.1J - MacDim screensaver module [*] UBB Writer v1.0.1 (68k) easy to use UBB forum code editor [*] UBB Writer v1.0.1 (PPC) easy to use UBB forum code editor [*] Ultimate Pool 1.2 [*] UltraLingua FR-ENG 2.2 (Le Franglophile) French-English dictionary [*] Verbs & Nouns 2.4.3 - foreign language learning 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, and Ed Chambers. The Info-Mac Digest is sponsored in part by AOL who is responsible for our having the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V17 #10" ------------------------------ Date: 26 Jan 2000 From: Greg Landweber Subject: [*] Power Windows 2.2 Power Windows 2.2 (24 January 2000) by Greg Landweber, coauthor of Kaleidoscope Power Windows is a control panel that lets you drag entire windows instead of just dotted outlines. It offers both solid and translucent window dragging, and it is the only such utility to support the Finder's popup windows (aka tabbed windows or drawers) introduced in Mac OS 8. Version 2.2 now offers an option to replace the standard zoom rectangle animation with an extremely cool effect where Finder windows gradually fade in and out when you open and close them. Also, windows should drag slightly more smoothly when you use solid dragging with multitasking turned on. Power Windows is shareware, with a registration fee of $10. [Archived as /info-mac/gui/power-windows-22.hqx; 107 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2000 From: James Shaw Subject: [*] Prometheus 1.1 Prometheus is a challenging arcade game for the Mac. It requires swiftness, strategy, and a little luck to capture territory on the playfield, as a sweeping firestix holds you at bay. With over 30 levels of increasingly challenging gameplay, Prometheus will keep you enthralled for hours. Prometheus includes both a single-player and a two-player game. Prometheus requires: System 7.0, a 68030 or better Mac, a 640 x 480/256 color monitor, Sound Manager 3.0, 4.5 MB RAM, 2.5 MB HD space. Prometheus is shareware and costs $15. [Archived as /info-mac/game/arc/prometheus-11.hqx; 2251 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jan 2000 From: Steve Cooley Subject: [*] PuppetTime 1.0 PuppetTime is about bringing the power of storytelling to the rest of us. If you've noticed the increasing number of computer animated feature-length movies of late, then you'll understand the power that digital actors give to virtual storytellers. PuppetTime add digital actors as a new media type to Apple's QuickTime, allowing users to easily create 3D movies with point-and-click ease. This release of PuppetTime for Macintosh will allow you to view 3D movies made with PuppetTime Producer, inside all QuickTime savvy applications and web browsers. Several movies are included with this download package, and more movies can be found at the company website, under the "Movies" section. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/puppet-time-10.hqx; 513 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jan 2000 From: Steve Cooley Subject: [*] PuppetTime Producer 1.0 PuppetTime Producer is the fully functional demo version of the content creation tool to create PuppetTime 3-d storytelling quicktime movies. Features and points of interest: Multiple cameras with full motion control (zoom, pan, tilt, dolly, etc.) Still images can be imported as 3d backdrops (GIF, JPEG, PICT, etc) 3DMF files can be imported as 3d props or sets Cast tab * The sliders and other controls are provided by the puppets themselves, and are realtime * Property changes are recorded at the current time in the movie slider bar. * The Cast tab will scroll the Puppet Eggy controls for this puppet into view Script tab * Hitting the return key saves the current line and adds a new line for same selected puppet. * Hitting the enter key saves the current line. * Dialog is recorded at the current time in the movie slider bar. * Once you've entered dialog, you can record your own voice saying that dialog. Timeline tab * Click and drag on and event in the Timeline tab to change its start time * Click and drag the end of an event to change its duration * Holding down the Option key while changing events causes subsequent events to be moved in relation * Clicking on an event or in the ruler area causes the play to jump to that time General * When a puppet is selected, it shows several direct manipulator controls as well as a list of actions in the Actions list on the right side of the window. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/puppet-time-producer-10.hqx; 1112 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jan 2000 From: royerm Subject: [*] Purple Gradient Kaleidoscope scheme Purple Gradient is a geometric kal. 2.o scheme that decorates your desktop in soft shades of purple and teal. Please post on your recent additions page. -Martha Royer See and download my Kaleidoscope schemes here: http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/completelisting.shtml Click the letter "R" and find my schemes there [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/purple-gradient-ks.hqx; 647 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Jan 2000 From: QSDX@aol.com Subject: [*] QuickShot Deluxe 2.01 Demo QuickShot Deluxe 2 Demo QuickShot Deluxe 2 is a police style firearms training simulation with realistic graphics created from digitized video. Threatening bad guys appear from behind cover and you must respond with rapid, accurately placed shots. Just don't shoot an innocent! Test your decision-making skills, hand-eye coordination, and reaction time. Features replays of each shot fired, breakable items, and impact sounds which change based upon the material struck. The demo contains one standard level. Demo Sys. Reqs. - PowerPC; System 7.5.5 or later; 200 mhz 603e, 120 mhz 604, G3, or faster CPU; 14 MB free RAM; 7.5 MB HD space; 640x480 (832x624 rec.) monitor displaying thousands of colors. Demo version 2.01. [Archived as /info-mac/game/quick-shot-deluxe-201.hqx; 7094 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jan 2000 From: Addiction Interactive Subject: [*] Rainbow Painter 1.7 Rainbow Painter is a brand new painting and photo retouching program for the PowerPC Macintosh! Featuring innovative design, up to 8 image layers with alpha channels, a mask layer and more than 60 effects and tools. It's shareware and the fee is 20 US. Dollars. REQUIREMENTS Computer: A MacOS compatible computer with a PowerPC processor. Colors: Thousands (15bits) or millions (24bits). 10+ MB of free hard disk space. New image editing features: *New picture tool: 'Finger-Paint'. *New mask operations: 'Blur', 'Grow', 'Shrink', 'Roughen', 'Noise'. Improved user interface features: *'Info' buttons added to the dialogs of all mask operations. Clicking on the 'Info' button will bring up info about the operation and how it works. *Misc. changes and improvements have been made to some dialogs. Improved image editing features: *Some effect algorithms have been improved. *The picture tool 'Square Selection' will now also deselect. Just click without moving the mouse (as if creating a 1x1 selection). Killed bugs: *Using a selection not made in the 'normal' (click up-left, release down-right) way could result in various problems. *Trying to bring up a settings dialog for the picture tools 'Pick Color' or 'Square Selection', resulted in a minor display error. *Quitting or changing studios while displaying a dialog would make the dialog window display content #1 when returning. *Viewing a picture in fullscreen mode in 15bit color (thousands), crashed the program. *The brief info/coordinates in the 'Realtime Zoom' displayed line two a pixel too far to the right. *The selection occasionally had some display related problems. *The brief info/coordinates in the 'Realtime Zoom' could display a space first on the second line, after wrapping. *In some very rare cases the mouse pointer would leave traces on the screen. *The picture tools 'Scroll Layer' and 'Square Selection' could be activated when exiting a dialog or studio, if the mouse pointer was over a 'Picture Editor'. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/rainbow-painter-170.hqx; 398 K] ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jan 2000 From: John Rethorst Subject: [*] RAM Disk Backup 2.1 Backs up your RAM disk to a location you choose, and restores that backup to the RAM disk. Run at any time, or put in your Startup and Shutdown Items folders to automate. Optionally updates the backup automatically every 15 minutes, or whatever interval you choose. Optionally includes a temporary folder on the RAM disk which is not backed up, but created new at every startup. Set the RAM disk window and position of the temporary folder within it, and have that restored every time. These utilities were written to enhance the Mac system software RAM disk, but will work as well with any other disk, even a physical disk. New in this version: faster. Double verification of every item copied. Unsolicited comments from users include: "this thing is great! . . . cool . . .most easy to use . . .thanks a bunch for writing it . . . a great idea . . .a very handy applet . . .the scripts all worked flawlessly . . .thanks for a great set of AppleScripts! . . . very helpful . . . simple and reliable . . .it's GREAT. I don't know how I lived without it . . . thanks, John!!" Free. May be included on AMUG, Info-Mac and UMich CDs. John Rethorst [Archived as /info-mac/disk/ram-disk-backup-21.hqx; 111 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2000 From: "Enrique FLOURET" Subject: [*] RTU 3D Shapes VOL 1 RTU 3D SHAPES VOL 1 - Photographic Alphabets is a high quality, high resolution outstanding clip art collection. Each volume comes with stunning 3D rendered shapes images of different materials and styles. Metals, woods, abstracts and other surfaces are used to create the most unusual clip art available! These colorful images are delivered in high-resolution RGB color and with the highest quality JPEG compression available. Requirements ------------- Any Macintosh with thousands of colors Registering RTU 3D Shapes -------------------------------- Register online at http://www.e-gdr.com.ar/ Other registering methods available. Read instructions at the ordering page. e-GDR Graphic Design Resources ** e-GDR Graphic Design Resources ** info@e-gdr.com.ar ** http://www.e-gdr.com.ar/ [Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/rtu-3d-shapes-vol-1.hqx; 1244 K] ------------------------------ Date: 9 Jan 2000 From: "Andreas Rydh, Ibrium HB" Subject: [*] ShadeCluster 1.1.1Fr - MacDim screensaver module ShadeCluster 1.1.1 French Version ShadeCluster is a MacDim screensaver module that renders realtime shaded 3D clusters on your screen. ShadeCluster is a PPC/68k stand-alone program which can communicate with the freeware control panel MacDim. Shareware $5 (or $20 for all our MacDim modules) System requirements: System 7.0 or later Main changes in v1.1.1: - Fixed the bundle bit - should now appear as a real program - Fixed a bug in an assembler routine - Modified the program icons At the present time these MacDim modules have been released: Fireballs, Blackout, ShadeCluster, Tunnelvision, AD Launcher, Molecules, ChaosZoom and PixelGallery. They can all be downloaded at: http://www.ibrium.se/macdim/modules.html For more information, please visit our web-pages at: http://www.ibrium.se/ Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Ibrium HB [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/shade-cluster-111-fr.hqx; 204 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jan 2000 From: "Andreas Rydh, Ibrium HB" Subject: [*] ShadeCluster 1.1.1J - MacDim screensaver module ShadeCluster 1.1.1 Japanese Version ShadeCluster is a MacDim screensaver module that renders realtime shaded 3D clusters on your screen. ShadeCluster is a PPC/68k stand-alone program which can communicate with the freeware control panel MacDim. Shareware $5 (or $20 for all our MacDim modules) System requirements: System 7.0 or later Main changes in v1.1.1: - Fixed the bundle bit - should now appear as a real program - Fixed a bug in an assembler routine - Modified the program icons At the present time these MacDim modules have been released: Fireballs, Blackout, ShadeCluster, Tunnelvision, AD Launcher, Molecules, ChaosZoom and PixelGallery. They can all be downloaded at: http://www.ibrium.se/macdim/modules.html For more information, please visit our web-pages at: http://www.ibrium.se/ Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Ibrium HB [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/shade-cluster-111-jp.hqx; 199 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jan 2000 From: "Lars Bell" Subject: [*] Sherlock Plugins 1.5 Large collection of Sherlock Plugins that can be downloaded and used for free. Search different databases with these specialized plugins. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sherlock-plugins-15.hqx; 214 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 2000 From: "Lars Bell" Subject: [*] Sherlock Plugins 1.6 A large collection of Sherlock Plugins for Mac OS 8.5 and greater. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sherlock-plugins-16.hqx; 214 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2000 From: Lance Endres Subject: [*] ShockBox 1.4 ShockBox(SB) is an Internet and desktop "audio" browser. SB allows the playback of Shockwave and MP3 "streaming" audio from custom SB Servers and from FTP sites located on the Internet. All you need to build your own free SB Server is a website. SB's desktop area allows the playback of SWA, MP3, MP2, MPG, MOV, AIF, WAV, AU, AVI, MIDI and DV files off of your hard drive or local network. Build, shuffle, save, and load custom playlists. New in Version 1.4: * Download updates directly through ShockBox * ShockBox Server welcome screen with agreement text option * Preference file created * Click on movie thumbnail for larger display * Playlist and bookmark files encrypted for security * Password protection in FTP area * Direct access to readme files and website from pulldown menu * Enhanced dialogs and alerts * Locate audio files by scanning selected folder * Hyperlink support in news area * Bookmark menus are now more reliable * Accurate scrolling routines * Creation of icons for new filetypes (MAC only) * Endless bug fixes System Requirements: * PowerPC Macintosh (100mhz) with 6MB memory * or Windows 95/98/NT (100mhz) with 6MB memory * 56k modem connection or higher * Quicktime 4 required Visit http://www.endresdesign.com/shockbox/ for the latest version of ShockBox for Macintosh PPC & WIN95/98/NT [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/shock-box-14.hqx; 5444 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 2000 From: "Eric Anschutz" Subject: [*] Shout3D 1.0.2 Publish interactive 3D applications online without plugins. Here is a long description of that file: Shout3D is a combination of Java-based playback and authoring technologies that enable any standard Web client with a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to display interactive 3D graphics without the need for special plugins or downloads. Web clients with JVMs are presently found a wide variety of information appliances, including handheld computers, set top boxes, PCs and computer workstations. Developed by Shout Interactive, the highly optimized 3D rendering engine found at the core of Shout3D is written in pure Java (1.02) and comes complete with keyframed animation, physics and full extensibility via a set of robust APIs. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/shout-3d-102.hqx; 6825 K] ------------------------------ Date: 18 Jan 2000 From: Henry Carstens Subject: [*] Simple To Do 1.1 Simple To Do is a list manager. Use it for making to do lists, managing small projects, outlining, or simply organizing your thoughts. There are also unexpected features that make Simple To Do intelligent and easy to use: - A status bar so users can tell at a glance how far they have worked through a list and how much remains. - The ability to archive completed items which keeps lists manageable without sacrificing the history of what's been accomplished. - The ability to have Simple To Do generate a status report that can easily be pasted into e-mail and sent to an archive, to peers or supervisors. - The ability to drop multiple items from e-mail or other documents onto a list in order to quickly add items without having to re-type them. - The ability to ask Simple To Do what to work on next. Simple To Do is compatible with 68k and PPC Macintoshes running System 7.1 or later. The download is a fully functional thirty (30) day demo. Simple To Do costs $25.00 and can be purchased on-line, by fax or by mail. Version 1.1 is free to all registered users. You may include Simple To Do on commercially available CD-ROMs of the archives. If you have any questions or comments, please contact Henry Carstens at 503-524-6831, or send mail to carstens@verticalsolutions.com. [Archived as /info-mac/app/simple-to-do-11.hqx; 1083 K] ------------------------------ Date: 23 Jan 2000 From: Matthew Subject: [*] simpleHype: Hypertext for the rest of us. simpleHype creates basic hypertext documents. It requires no HTML, nor does it generate HTML. Instead it creates self contained hyper text documents that have links that open windows when you click on underlined text. It works VERY simply. If you want to add a link just select the text for the link and pick make link from the appropriate menu. You then get a window to type your text in. That's pretty much it! [Archived as /info-mac/text/html/simple-hype-12.hqx; 480 K] ------------------------------ Date: 28 Jan 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] SmartWrap 1.6.1J - Japanese version This is the Japanese version of the SmartWrap package. SmartWrap analyzes your text, detects paragraphs and lists within your text, and rewraps your text so it wraps naturally within your document or message. Products that SmartWrap (tm): *SmartWrap (tm) the Eudora (tm) Plug-in wraps incoming and outgoing messages in Eudora (tm) and Eudora (tm) Light. *SmartWrap (tm) the Clipboard wraps any text you can copy to the clipboard. *SmartWrap (tm) the BBEdit Plug-in wraps text within BBEdit, MailSmith, and CodeWarrior. *SmartWrap (tm) the Scripting Addition adds a smartwrap command to AppleScript allowing you the ultimate in wrapping flexibility. (Works on older 68K Macintoshes too!) SmartWrap (tm)... Removes all quote marks from the beginnings of lines. Analyzes your text. Removes unwanted line breaks within paragraphs. (Paste text from e-mails perfectly into your word processor!) Re-Wraps your e-mails so they wrap naturally within the Eudora (tm) window. Works on In-Coming AND Out-Going e-mails! Works in Eudora (tm) and Eudora (tm) Light! SmartWrap (tm) the Clipboard works on any text you can copy to the clipboard. Enjoy! [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/smart-wrap-161-jp.hqx; 1414 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Jan 2000 From: MK Software Subject: [*] software submission T-Minus Ten lets users turn frequently-used or repetitive actions into tasks that can be automatically run by a schedule, launched by a keystroke, when the mouse is positioned over a designated hot spot on the screen, or put into action when your computer becomes idle. Using T-Minus Ten, you can create hot keys and hot spots to drive applications, scripts and documents. The handy timer function puts your Macintosh on auto-pilot during off-hours, running back-up scripts, creating customizable sets of file launches and more. Anything that can be scripted with AppleScript or opened by the Finder can be turned into an automated task. MAJOR NEW FEATURES AND CHANGES - Tasks for displaying reminders and for inserting keystrokes. - Tasks can now be triggered to run at Sleep and Wake Up time. - Tasks can be linked together to form a sequence. - Faster loading. - Mac OS 9 compatibility, in particular, support for multiple users. Mark Krenek MK Software [Archived as /info-mac/app/t-minus-ten-22.hqx; 751 K] ------------------------------ Date: 15 Jan 2000 From: Chris Smolinski Subject: [*] Sound Byte 1.3.0 Sound Byte turns your Mac into a cart machine for playing sound recordings. Sound Byte is ideal for radio stations and audio/TV productions, to quickly and easily play a variety of recorded sounds, such as jingles, advertisements, songs, sound effects, and more. Sound Byte handles all of the audio formats supported by QuickTime, including: * AIFF * WAV * AU * MP3 Sound Byte comes in three flavors: Sound Byte Lite supports a single rack of carts, or up to 75 recordings total. Sound Byte supports five racks of carts, or up to 375 recordings total. Sound Byte Pro supports fifty racks of carts, or up to 3750 recordings total. Shareware: $79 Chris Smolinski - Web URL: http://www.blackcatsystems.com Macintosh Software, Shortwave Radio, Spy Number Stations [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-byte-13.hqx; 414 K] ------------------------------ Date: 26 Jan 2000 From: Chris Smolinski Subject: [*] Sound Byte 1.4.0 Sound Byte turns your Mac into a cart machine for playing sound recordings. Sound Byte is ideal for radio stations and audio/TV productions, to quickly and easily play a variety of recorded sounds, such as jingles, advertisements, songs, sound effects, and more. Sound Byte handles all of the audio formats supported by QuickTime, including: * AIFF * WAV * AU * MP3 Sound Byte comes in three flavors: Sound Byte Lite supports a single rack of carts, or up to 75 recordings total. Sound Byte supports five racks of carts, or up to 375 recordings total. Sound Byte Pro supports fifty racks of carts, or up to 3750 recordings total. Shareware: $79 Chris Smolinski - Web URL: http://www.blackcatsystems.com Macintosh Software, Shortwave Radio, Spy Number Stations [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-byte-14.hqx; 414 K] ------------------------------ Date: 21 Jan 2000 From: "Nick D'Amato" Subject: [*] Sound Shuffler 2.0 Requirements Any Mac running Mac OS 7.1 or higher. This program is Mac OS 8.0, 8.6, and 9.0 savvy! What is Sound Shuffler? Sound Shuffler is a control panel that randomizes the Mac system alert beep. It also plays sounds in a 'Sounds' folder located in the System Folder. Just drop sounds in this folder and Sound Shuffler immediately takes advantage of them. Sound Shuffler plays all sounds asynchronously, which means they will play without hogging the processor. This allows you to continue to work while your sound is playing. Any sound can be stopped by pressing the 'Esc' key. Sound Shuffler even lets you play sounds at random times, using the random sound slider in the control panel. You can set the length of the delay that Sounds Shuffler awaits. Freeware This program is freeware, which means that you can use it at no cost. You may also pass it around freely as long as you include this read me and the help documents. If you like the program, feel free to drop me an email so I know that it really is worth continuing. Nick D'Amato http://www.goddfaddasoft.com/ nick@goddfaddasoft.com [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/sound-shuffler-20.hqx; 183 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jan 2000 From: wim@applescript.tmfweb.nl Subject: [*] Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.1 Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.app is a utility wich can be used to create a setup file for Star Wars Pod Racer. I created it because I think that editing a text file is a clumsy way to setup a game. There is one thing I could not do, find out where the file Switches.txt, which it creates, is on your hard disk so instead I place it directly at your startup disk. You should copy the file to the data folder inside the copy of podracer on you harddrive. This is a freeware app. happy Pod Racing. regards, Wim van Ommen wim@applescript.tmfweb.nl www.applescript.tmfweb.nl version history added my website to the readme. [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/star-wars-racer-setup-101.hqx; 747 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 2000 From: wim@applescript.tmfweb.nl Subject: [*] Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.2 Star Wars Racer Setup 1.0.2 is a utility wich can be used to create a setup file for Star Wars Pod Racer. I created it because I think that editing a text file is a clumsy way to setup a game. Version history 1.0.2 I changed the way I find the file, all you have to do now is set your podracer folder, then the file is replaced, the original is trashed but then again you can set everything that is in the file with my setup program. Added a help button (and some help too) Put a version number in the Setup dialog. 1.0.1 Added my email adress and website to the readme 1.0 There is one thing I could not do, find out where the file Switches.txt, which it creates, is on your hard disk so instead I place it directly at your startup disk. You should copy the file to the data folder inside the copy of podracer on you harddrive. This is a freeware app. happy Pod Racing. regards, Wim van Ommen wim@applescript.tmfweb.nl www.applescript.tmfweb.nl [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/star-wars-racer-setup-102.hqx; 909 K] ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 2000 From: nidus@arvotek.net (Chris Pereira) Subject: [*] STATsimple 2.0.5 STATsimple is an easy-to-use statistical program that features the following statistical routines: - Descriptive stats / Histograms / Box Plots - Student's t-tests / Mann-Whitney U-tests - Paired t-tests / Wilcoxon tests - Linear regression / Pearson's coefficient / Spearman's coefficient - ANOVA / Kruskal-Wallis / Post Hocs - Simple Chi-Square / Chi-Square 2x2 Minimum requirements: Mac Plus / System 7.1 / 1.5 MB available RAM Shareware: USD $25 [Archived as /info-mac/sci/stat-simple-205.hqx; 343 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 2000 From: Merzwaren Technical Support Subject: [*] Style 1.6.1; a scriptable styled text editor Style is a scriptable text editor for the Macintosh that picks up where SimpleText leaves off, adding some powerful formatting capabilities that make it an ideal mini-word processor. Style handles formatted text, in which each character can have its own font, size, style and color, and each paragraph can have its own alignment, line spacing and margins. It also lets you embed pictures and sounds within the text. Unlike SimpleText, Style documents aren't limited to 32K but only to available memory. Features include: * Outstanding AppleScript support. * Built-in hierarchical Script menu. * XTND technology to import and export documents in several different formats. * Ability to create stand-alone, "AutoViewer" documents. * Drag-and-drop text editing with translucent drags. * Unlimited multiple undo/redo. * Word Services support for interfacing to spell checkers. * A rich set of sample scripts, including one for creating UTF-8 (Unicode) encoded, multi-lingual web pages. New in version 1.6.1: * Simple Internet Version Control (SIVC). * Support for reading and writing Unicode text files. * A bunch of bug fixes and minor enhancements. Minimum System Requirements: System 7.1. Style is distributed as shareware (US$10) through Kagi. [Archived as /info-mac/text/style-161.hqx; 984 K] ------------------------------ Date: 26 Jan 2000 From: Alexandre Trottier Subject: [*] SuperKeno 2.0 Fully featured Keno program SuperKeno is an easy to use, fully featured Keno program for the Macintosh. Keno is a very addictive lottery game that's played in most of the casinos all around the world. This program has very good graphics plus a great user interface, many different pay tables, advanced customization options, detailed game statistics reports, a ticket-saving command and excellent sound. It even features a coupon printing command and a Multi Keno command. Have fun! [Archived as /info-mac/game/super-keno-20.hqx; 1122 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jan 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] SwitchRes 2.3.1J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the SwitchRes package. Rated 5 Cows (highest rating) by Tucows: http://www.tucows.com SwitchRes is a little utility that will allow you to switch the resolution of all your monitors. You can access to all the resolutions of all your displays in a simple, customizable menu. SwitchRes incorporates features from the Monitor Resolution, Monitor BitDepth, and Video Mirroring Control Strip Modules bundled with your system. You can use its menu in the Menu Bar, use its provided Control Strip Module, or click on the Finder Desktop with its Contextual Menu Plugin. SwitchRes has an extensive list of features: *You can show and use all available resolutions of your video card, not just those limited by your monitor. For example, 20 video modes are available on my PowerMac 7300 internal video board. Enjoy your Apple 15" monitor in 1024 x 768, or 640 x 480 in 120Hz ! *SwitchRes is totally configurable. You can define which resolutions are really accessible, and which will require a confirmation. *You can also create display sets which will allow you to change the resolution and the depth of all your monitors with just one mouse click, or just one key. With this new version, you can add scripts to display sets. That gives SwitchRes the ability to launch a script with just one key, or when an application is launched... *You can save the position of the icons on your desktop, independently from one resolution to the other, unlike the Finder. The position of the icons is restored at startup. *You can assign a specific set to an application, so that every time you use this application, your Mac will automatically switch to your predefined resolutions. You will find this extremely useful for most games. *You can script SwitchRes for resolutions and color depth changes. SwitchRes is even recordable: When SwitchRes is running, every resolution change is automatically recorded in the script editor [Archived as /info-mac/gui/switch-res-231-jp.hqx; 681 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jan 2000 From: Andrew Plotkin Subject: [*] System's Twilight 1.1.0: An Abstract Fairy Tale System's Twilight: An Abstract Fairy Tale Version 1.1.0 (freeware) http://www.eblong.com/zarf/twilight.html This game is a story and a puzzle. The story is made up of several parts, not all of which may be obvious. The puzzle is made up of many puzzles, some of which aren't obvious at all. That's all I'll tell you. The rest you get to figure out yourself. Have fun. Puzzle-game enthusiasts will notice that this game is in the style of Cliff Johnson's classic puzzle games, "3 in Three" and "The Fool's Errand". However, be assured that the story and all the puzzles are original. In fact, as far as I know, all twelve *kinds* of puzzles are original. The interface is a step forward as well, allowing full control over your character's movement and the ability to pick up and carry objects. It is compatible with System 6.0.7 or System 7 or later, any Macintosh or Power Mac, and can be played on monochrome, 16-color, or 256-color displays. It requires only 1 meg of free memory. Complete help about the interface is available under the Help/Balloon menu (or, under System 6, the Apple menu.) I do not give out hints on the puzzles, because I hate to spoil other people's fun. If you want help, you may have some luck asking on the Usenet group comp.sys.mac.games.adventure, or on other on-line games forums. System's Twilight is freeware. (Previous versions were shareware, but as of January 2000, you can play the entire game for free. This version of the game no longer asks for registration codes.) This program is copyright 1993-2000 by Andrew Plotkin. Anyone may copy or distribute it freely, as long as no money is charged for it. This program may not be sold or included in a for-profit collection without written permission from the author. "And Aholibamah bare Jeush, and Jaalam, and Korah: these were the borogoves..." [Archived as /info-mac/game/adv/systems-twilight-11.hqx; 770 K] ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 2000 From: Ben Mitchell Subject: [*] TACS V1.1.2 - 3d action / strategy game The 20th Century Aerial Joust V1.1.2 A nice little 3d Arcade / Realtime Strategy game of biplane dogfighting, supporting up to 3 players. Requirements: Apple's OpenGL system extension. Apple's Draw Sprocket system extension PPC. [Archived as /info-mac/game/the-20th-century-aerial-112.hqx; 472 K] ------------------------------ Date: 17 Jan 2000 From: Hugh Kawahara Subject: [*] TaskMenuBar 1.0.0 TaskMenuBar is a control panel that uses the empty space on the menu bar to switch and launch applications, and drag-and-drop files on applications. Because it only uses the menu bar, unlike other utilities, it will never obscure or be obscured by other windows. Requires System 7.1 or later including OS-8 and 9 with a 68K or PPC processor. Shareware fee: $10. Hugh Kawahara kawahara@ix.netcom.com www.netcom.com/~kawahara [Archived as /info-mac/gui/task-menu-bar-10.hqx; 63 K] ------------------------------ Date: 26 Jan 2000 From: Hugh Kawahara Subject: [*] TaskMenuBar 1.0.1 TaskMenuBar is a control panel that uses the empty space on the menu bar to switch and launch applications, and drag-and-drop files on applications. Because it only uses the menu bar, unlike other utilities, it will never obscure or be obscured by other windows. Version 1.0.1 fixes an incompatibility with the Power Book's battery indicator. Requires System 7.1 or later including OS-8 and 9 with a 68K or PPC processor. Shareware fee: $10. Hugh Kawahara kawahara@ix.netcom.com www.netcom.com/~kawahara [Archived as /info-mac/gui/task-menu-bar-101.hqx; 63 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jan 2000 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.8J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of Tex-Edit Plus. Tex-Edit Plus is a styled text editor that is especially adept at formatting text for transfer over the Internet. It is fast, efficient and uses little memory. Keep a copy in your Apple menu and an alias on the desktop for drag-and-drop operations. System 7 or better required. NEW -- New AppleScript properties allow you to modify each window's background color and set default background and text colors. Several sample color scheme scripts are included. "Startup" and "Shutdown" scripts now allow the automatic maintenance of files, settings, etc. A sample "workbook" is included to show how to make use of this feature. Document creation is even easier thanks to the new ability to drag & drop picture, sound, movie, and read-only files onto open Tex-Edit windows. Documents now store font table information to maintain font integrity between different systems. With Tex-Edit Plus you can: *Quickly create, edit and print styled text documents of unlimited size. *View and print TeachText or SimpleText read-only ("ReadMe") documents, including pictures. *Easily create your own SimpleText read-only documents, including pictures. *View and print color PICT files, such as those produced by draw programs or Apple's built-in screen snapshot utility. *Copy a selection from a PICT file, cropping the image for use in a word processor, etc. *Play QuickTime and QuickTime VR movies. *View, edit and print text documents created by virtually any word processor or computer. *Reformat downloaded e-mail or text, correcting word-wrap problems and removing extraneous, non-Mac characters. *Prepare text for upload to a BBS, so that people with MS-DOS systems can view the document as it was intended to be viewed. *Instantly quote a brief passage from received e-mail, allowing the sender to remember their original message. *Read any text document aloud, if you have Apple's Speech Manager extension. (Listen to a TeachText read-only file, for example, as the text and pictures scroll by!) *Create simple hypertext documents. *Insert attention-getting sound annotations to spice up ordinary inter-office mail. *And more... [Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-edit-plus-28-jp.hqx; 1050 K] ------------------------------ Date: 14 Jan 2000 From: Bernhard Liebl Subject: [*] TimeLabel 1.5 TimeLabel 1.5 TimeLabel is a project managment utility to help you keep track of how much time you spend on projects. It's easy to use and integrated into the system through an additional menu in the menu bar, so you don't have to deal with floating windows or the like. System Requirements: 68K or PPC, System 7.1.1 or higher. Version 1.5 fixes bugs. TimeLabel can be included in CD-ROMs or posted to any software archives or BBS's. For more information read the "Read Me" file. Bernhard Liebl liebl@kagi.com www.ideamechanics.de/TimeLabel/ [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/time-label-15.hqx; 689 K] ------------------------------ Date: 18 Jan 2000 From: Bernhard Liebl Subject: [*] TimeLabel 1.6 TimeLabel 1.6 TimeLabel is a project managment utility to help you keep track of how much time you spend on projects. It's easy to use and integrated into the system through an additional menu in the menu bar, so you don't have to deal with floating windows or the like. System Requirements: 68K or PPC, System 7.1.1 or higher. Version 1.6 fixes bugs. TimeLabel can be included in CD-ROMs or posted to any software archives or BBS's. For more information read the "Read Me" file. Bernhard Liebl liebl@kagi.com www.ideamechanics.de/TimeLabel/ [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/time-label-16.hqx; 689 K] ------------------------------ Date: 26 Jan 2000 From: Oscar van Vlijmen Subject: [*] TimeZonesHC 1.02 / HyperCard stack time in ALL timezonesincluding DST This HyperCard stack TimeZonesHC by Oscar van Vlijmen can show the time in ALL known time zones, taking the daylight saving time (summertime) into account. Enter a time, set a few time zones, and this stack will compute the correct time in the set time zones. From base time to zone time and vice versa. If you enter a date as well, the correct daylight saving time corrections (summertime) are taken into account. This version can show up to 12 timezones simultaneously. This stack is a Macintosh application of the TZ UNIX timezone database, but only for the current timezone information, not the historical information. What is so special about this stack? * You can find information about ALL known time zones of the world. The database has 424 zone cards. * ALL known information about daylight saving time (summertime) is included. * Calculations are made with a precision of one minute, even in the case of a transition from summer time to winter time (or vice versa) right now. * The information is extremely up to date. * You can study and change all information yourself, nothing is hidden. Freeware; not to be used for commercial applications; not on CD-ROM's. Internet page: http://www1.tip.nl/~t876506/AboutTimeZonesHC.html Oscar van Vlijmen 25-Jan-2000 [Archived as /info-mac/app/time/time-zones-hc-102.hqx; 101 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 2000 From: Ethan Rutter Subject: [*] TinyPIM 1.3 Tiny PIM is a simple address book and calendar application with some nice features: + Address, phone, internet and date storage + Hot buttons for instant URL and email access + Address searches by any combination of fields + Configurable event calendar + Flexible import/export of addresses and events + Event/date reminder application + Print an entire address book or just the results of a search + Interface windows and calendar have (separate) custom color controls Version 1.3 adds a configurable event calendar to schedule one-time or repeating events. Scheduled events will be shown when the reminder application is used. Calendars can be saved as PICT files or placed directly on the desktop. A sample file of American holidays is included for importing. This version requires a PowerPC. A 68K version is available at the MR Stuff home page under Shareware. Ethan Rutter MR Stuff Shareware [Archived as /info-mac/app/tiny-pim-13.hqx; 1542 K] ------------------------------ Date: 12 Jan 2000 From: "Smith,Nathan" Subject: [*] Tudoo NateCo Tudoo is a simple to-do list allowing the user to create to-do lists of their days important tasks, favorite web addresses to visit, etc... Tudoo can print your list as well as launch web addresses. Tudoo requires MacOS 7.5, and 2MB of memory. Tudoo is freeware. For more information, please visit http://www.nateco.com [Archived as /info-mac/app/tudoo.hqx; 891 K] ------------------------------ Date: 9 Jan 2000 From: "Andreas Rydh, Ibrium HB" Subject: [*] Tunnelvision 1.1.1Fr - MacDim screensaver module Tunnelvision 1.1.1 French Version Tunnelvision is a MacDim screensaver module that renders a variant of the classical demo tunnel object on your screen. Tunnelvision is a PPC stand-alone program which can communicate with the freeware control panel MacDim. Shareware $5 (or $20 for all our MacDim modules) System requirements: System 7.0 or later Main changes in v1.1.1: - Fixed a bug in an assembler routine - Added PPC only notice for 68k users At the present time these MacDim modules have been released: Fireballs, Blackout, ShadeCluster, Tunnelvision, AD Launcher, Molecules, ChaosZoom and PixelGallery. They can all be downloaded at: http://www.ibrium.se/macdim/modules.html For more information, please visit our web-pages at: http://www.ibrium.se/ Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Ibrium HB [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/tunnel-vision-111-fr.hqx; 152 K] ------------------------------ Date: 13 Jan 2000 From: "Andreas Rydh, Ibrium HB" Subject: [*] Tunnelvision 1.1.1J - MacDim screensaver module Tunnelvision 1.1.1 Japanese Version Tunnelvision is a MacDim screensaver module that renders a variant of the classical demo tunnel object on your screen. Tunnelvision is a PPC stand-alone program which can communicate with the freeware control panel MacDim. Shareware $5 (or $20 for all our MacDim modules) System requirements: System 7.0 or later Main changes in v1.1.1: - Fixed a bug in an assembler routine - Added PPC only notice for 68k users At the present time these MacDim modules have been released: Fireballs, Blackout, ShadeCluster, Tunnelvision, AD Launcher, Molecules, ChaosZoom and PixelGallery. They can all be downloaded at: http://www.ibrium.se/macdim/modules.html For more information, please visit our web-pages at: http://www.ibrium.se/ Copyright (c) 1999-2000 Ibrium HB [Archived as /info-mac/app/ss/tunnel-vision-111-jp.hqx; 146 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Jan 2000 From: Garrett Ostromecki Subject: [*] UBB Writer v1.0.1 (68k) easy to use UBB forum code editor Updated: January 9, 2000 Requirements: 68k - 68030 or 68040 processor Mac OS 7.5.5 thru Mac OS 8.1 UBB Writer 1.0.1 (Freeware) is a UBB code editor that allows the user to add function and style to posts at forums like MacAddict, MacFixIt and NoWonder. It is designed to allow users who have no experience with UBB code to take advantage of all the features of UBB code with the click of a button. For experienced UBB code writers, UBB Writer makes enhancing your posts simpler, quicker and more fun. This product may be freely distributed and/or included on a commercial CD providing all the documentation is included. I would appreciate being notified if this occurs. Author: Garrett I. Ostromecki j-gar@eskimo.com http://www.eskimo.com/~j-gar/ubbw.html [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ubb-writer-101-68k.hqx; 474 K] ------------------------------ Date: 10 Jan 2000 From: Garrett Ostromecki Subject: [*] UBB Writer v1.0.1 (PPC) easy to use UBB forum code editor Updated: January 9, 2000 Requirements: Power PC processor Mac OS 7.5.5 thru Mac OS 9.0 UBB Writer 1.0.1 (Freeware) is a UBB code editor that allows the user to add function and style to posts at forums like MacAddict, MacFixIt and NoWonder. It is designed to allow users who have no experience with UBB code to take advantage of all the features of UBB code with the click of a button. For experienced UBB code writers, UBB Writer makes enhancing your posts simpler, quicker and more fun. This product may be freely distributed and/or included on a commercial CD providing all the documentation is included. I would appreciate being notified if this occurs. Author: Garrett I. Ostromecki j-gar@eskimo.com http://www.eskimo.com/~j-gar/ubbw.html [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/ubb-writer-101-ppc.hqx; 567 K] ------------------------------ Date: 25 Jan 2000 From: James Shaw Subject: [*] Ultimate Pool 1.2 Ultimate Pool is a physically realistic pool simulation game for the Mac. The balls, pool table, and cues are all scaled versions of their real-world counterparts, and the balls roll and collide just as they would on a real pool table. Ultimate Pool comes with 6 computer opponents of widely varying abilities, and these games: Stripes & Solids, 8-ball, 9-ball, 14.1 Continuous, Cutthroat and Rotation. Ultimate Pool requires: A Power PC Macintosh, System 7.0 or greater; 256 colors or greys; a 640 x 480 display; Sound Manager 3.0; 5.5 Meg of RAM; and 4 Meg of hard disk. Ultimate Pool is $20 shareware. [Archived as /info-mac/game/ultimate-pool-ppc-12.hqx; 2652 K] ------------------------------ Date: 23 Jan 2000 From: Philippe Caudron Subject: [*] UltraLingua FR-ENG 2.2 (Le Franglophile) French-English dictionary Ultra Lingua FR-ENG (Le Franglophile) is a thorough French-English dictionary, containing some 250,000 entries, including slang, literary usages, and tens of thousands of secondary entries -- all displayed at blazing speed. Full online grammars and references A special reverse translation feature helps zero in on the right expression. It even provides English pronunciation via voice synthesis (PlainTalk). It is a must for anyone working with French and English translation or bilingual documents. Fully functional in shareware mode, it can run on as little as 700 K, and requires about 10 mb of disk space. Designed for technical, casual, and educational uses. French/English, English/French, French-English, English-French. MacOS 7.1 and greater (including MacOS 9), Fat binary, $25 shareware. more information on http://www.ultralingua.com/ best regards. - Philippe Caudron - NETinfo/CREINFO [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/ultra-lingua-fr-eng-22.hqx; 1981 K] ------------------------------ Date: 22 Jan 2000 From: Jacek Iwanski Subject: [*] Verbs & Nouns 2.4.3 - foreign language learning 'Verbs & Nouns' is an application for practising inflection, translation and pronunciation at the level of single words. Features include the opportunity to do various inflection exercises, and translation exercises in both directions; to record and play sound for single words; to do exercises based on sound or pictures; and to play various word-games. The program keeps a record of exercises, and identifies the words that the student has difficulty with. Along with the program, you need a module for the target language concerned. The program can also be used as an authoring tool to write your own modules of inflected words for any language. A built-in 'inflection-generator' simplifies the addition of these words. A 'Find' feature allows the modules to be used as bilingual dictionaries. Ready-made modules are already available for certain languages. You can visit: to get more information. Jacek Iwanski. [Archived as /info-mac/edu/lang/verbs-and-nouns-243.hqx; 1980 K] -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************