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- Delphi Mac Digest Monday, 20 October 1986 Volume 2 : Issue 53
-
- Today's Topics:
- RE: TurboCharger problems (Re: Msg 13848)
- RE: PostScript Escape Font (Re: Msg 13854)
- RE: Usenet Mac Digest V2 #84 (Re: Msg 13844)
- RE: Radius FPD (Re: Msg 13879)
- RE: Radius FPD (Re: Msg 13888)
- RE: Radius FPD (Re: Msg 13909)
- RE: Radius FPD (Re: Msg 13888)
- RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13819)
- RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13821)
- RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13822)
- RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13855)
- RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13885)
- RE: Motorola et al (Re: Msg 13828)
- Problem with off-screen bitmaps.
- Question on contents of \"BootDrive\"
- RE: Point in Oval (Re: Msg 867)
- RE: Point in Oval (Re: Msg 867)
- RE: Point in Ovel (Re: Msg 873)
- RE: Microsoft cuts copy protection (Re: Msg 13905)
- RE: Word processing for Welsh?
- MicahDrive 30 XT
- Prob: interpreting Pascal to C - HELP!
- Apple SCSI
- RE: Apple SCSI (Re: Msg 13921)
- Novation Professional 2400
- RE: Novation Professional 2400 (Re: Msg 13923)
- This is long for Forum...
- RE: medical systems/where are you? (Re: Msg 13551)
- RE: medical systems/where are you? (Re: Msg 13927)
- Tempo on Hyper 2000
- Hyper 2000
- RE: Hyper 2000 (Re: Msg 13955)
- RE: Hyper 2000 (Re: Msg 13961)
- RE: Hyper 2000 (Re: Msg 13965)
- WORD fonts
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------
-
- From: PEABO (13863)
- Subject: RE: TurboCharger problems (Re: Msg 13848)
- Date: 15-OCT 23:18 Bugs & Features
-
- Tell me about it ... ID=02 is not an acceptable error message for "you
- ought not to use Quick Quit" and I would like very much to know what
- is going on, ESPECIALLY since an innocuous little utility of mine that
- never harmed a flea is one of the programs that causes a crash!
-
- peter
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: ASMCOR (13866)
- Subject: RE: PostScript Escape Font (Re: Msg 13854)
- Date: 15-OCT 23:33 Business Mac
-
- It was mentioned in MacTutor. You can make your own, with the
- instructions there. Basically, it's a font with the size set to zero,
- so it becomes invisble, that's all
- Jan
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: DDUNHAM (13876)
- Subject: RE: Usenet Mac Digest V2 #84 (Re: Msg 13844)
- Date: 16-OCT 03:59 Network Digests
-
- > From: blh@vlsi.cs.cmu.edu (Bruce Horn)
- > Subject: Re: Stupid Question on Disk Space
- > Dividing by 1000 instead of 1024 was basically a marketing decision, and
- -an
- > apparently defendable one
-
- One wonders, then, why the original Mac wasn't sold with 131K of
- -memory...that
- way it would have more than the IBM PCjr.
-
- > From: bates@ssdevo.dec.com (Ken Bates DTN 522-2039)
- > Subject: Question on contents of \"BootDrive\"
-
- You realize that bootDrive is really a WDRefNum under HFS. Under MFS, it's a
- vRefNum -- and when you boot from a floppy, the floppy has vRefNum -1.
-
- David Dunham "Efficiency is intelligent laziness." Maitreya Design
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: DWB (13888)
- Subject: RE: Radius FPD (Re: Msg 13879)
- Date: 16-OCT 06:26 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- Saw my first Radius today at ComputerWare. Do they just have one that
- is poorly adjusted or are they all real badly focussed around the
- edges? THis one was bad enought that I really couldn't consider
- working on one for any length of time.
-
- David
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: DDUNHAM (13909)
- Subject: RE: Radius FPD (Re: Msg 13888)
- Date: 17-OCT 00:25 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- rep 13888 My Radius is not perfectly focused either, but 1) neither is my Mac
- (though less area is out of focus); 2) it's not bad enough not to use. I'm
- gonna get a hardware oriented friend to try to tweak it.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: MACINTOUCH (13918)
- Subject: RE: Radius FPD (Re: Msg 13909)
- Date: 17-OCT 09:10 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- What monitor are they using? Are monitors like hard disks, made only be a
- -few
- companies and OEM's everywhere?
-
- Ric
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: LOGICHACK (13974)
- Subject: RE: Radius FPD (Re: Msg 13888)
- Date: 19-OCT 03:55 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- The only one I saw did have slightly fuzzy edges. It didn't seem very bad at
- the time but I was so impressed with the demo that I might not have been very
- objective. I think Dave can shed so more light on it.
-
- I did mention the fuzziness to Burrill Smith (the designer of said
- hardware) and he was extremely defensive, saying something to the
- effect that "it is the current state of the tecnology" and anything
- better would cost an arm and a leg. I believe Sun Workstation type
- monitors are a few grand...
-
- Paul :)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: LOGICHACK (13880)
- Subject: RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13819)
- Date: 16-OCT 04:10 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- Ric:
-
- I've been using a 12mhz 3 to 1 board for a few months (i think about the same
- speed as the Hyper) and I've come to the conclusion that 2x speed is not as
- dramatic as one might think.
-
- I still wish the machine is faster (who doesn't). I really notice the speed
- when I go back to using a regular Mac. Those ZoomRects really crawl.
-
- Paul :)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: LOGICHACK (13881)
- Subject: RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13821)
- Date: 16-OCT 04:13 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- Gee, my 321 board hasn't any sw problems, except for the one I mentioned
- regarding Pheonix 3D. When I say no software problems, I mean none that are
- above and beyond any experienced by a Mac+ or a straight 2MB upgrade.
-
- There's always the old stuff that's hard coded for 512K (or even 128K, if I
- -may
- date myself).
-
- Paul :)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: LOGICHACK (13882)
- Subject: RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13822)
- Date: 16-OCT 04:14 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- I don't know about Duval's priorities. The GS already has Megamax C being
- supported by Apple as APW C.
-
- I never liked ANY of his stuff.
-
- Paul :)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: LOGICHACK (13885)
- Subject: RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13855)
- Date: 16-OCT 04:27 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- I don't want to sound like a jerk but I always thought one of the worst
- -things
- about General Computer was their tendency to be over ambitious with their
- software, mucking with things they really don't need too.
-
- Does anyone remember trap dispatcher rewrite that caused certain code using
- -the
- sound driver to trash hard disks?
-
- Sigh.
-
- Paul :)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: MACINTOUCH (13893)
- Subject: RE: HyperDrive 2000 (Re: Msg 13885)
- Date: 16-OCT 09:49 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- Your impressions of the speed mirror my own. The Mac isn't changed in
- character, but one is struck by the little hesitations in a "normal"
- system after getting used to the 12MHz one. It really seems quite
- similar to switching between a hard disk and floppy disks, although
- we're dealing with the opposite half of the system (I/O vs. CPU). It
- also seems quite a bit like going from an X/Lisa to a Mac Plus/SCSI
- drive.
-
- From my limited experience with the Prodigy 4, it seems like that is a
- more fundamental character change in the Mac -- something we can
- expect with the Open Mac generation of 68020/68881/ 4MB Macs.
- Especially if they have a nice large non-volatile RAM cache/disk
- <grin>
-
- Ric
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: LOGICHACK (13884)
- Subject: RE: Motorola et al (Re: Msg 13828)
- Date: 16-OCT 04:18 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- There's a whole suite of doc on the 68000 family chips by Motorola being
- published by them.Hmm... very strange but my 881 reference manual does not
- -seem
- to contain an address. Try a good bookstore. I think they can get it, if
- -they
- don't have it in stock.
-
- Paul :)
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: BRECHER (13890)
- Subject: Problem with off-screen bitmaps.
- Date: 16-OCT 06:34 MUGS Online
-
- To: larryh@tekcbi.UUCP (Larry Hutchinson)
- Subject: Problem with off-screen bitmaps.
-
- > I swear that I have found a case where quickdraw does not ignore the visRgn
- > when drawing into an off-screen bitmap.
- > ... It's as if qd is not aware that the bitmap is off-screen.
-
- QuickDraw never ignores the visRgn when drawing anywhere. QuickDraw
- never cares whether it's drawing to the screen or not.
-
- IM, p. I-149: "The visRgn has no effect on images that aren't displayed on
- -the
- screen. ... Unlike the visRgn, the clipRgn affects the image even if it isn't
- displayed on the screen."
-
- BUT, IM, p. I-155: "Drawing occurs ... always within the intersection
- of the grafPort's portBits.bounds and portRect, and clipped to its
- visRgn and clipRgn." Similarly on pp I-156, I-187 (ScrollRect) and
- I-188 (CopyBits).
-
- The former statement is misleading. I think the translation should be
- something like this: "When a grafPort is created, its visRgn is set to
- its portRect. If it's offscreen, the Window Manager will not diddle
- the visRgn and hence -- since it encompasses the entire portRect --
- the visRgn will not have any independent effect on clipping of
- drawings." By using a pre-existing window's port, you violated the
- assumption underlying the statement.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: BRECHER (13891)
- Subject: Question on contents of \"BootDrive\"
- Date: 16-OCT 06:36 MUGS Online
-
- To: bates@ssdevo.dec.com (Ken Bates DTN 522-2039)
- Subject: Question on contents of \"BootDrive\"
-
- > Does anyone know if the global location "BootDrive" (location 0x210) is
- > really valid? If I access it on either a HD20 or a HyperDrive, the contents
- > are 0x8023, which strikes me as a rather weird drive number. If I take this
- > number as valid and skim through the vcb queue looking for a match, I never
- > find it (looking for a match between BootDrive and vcbDrvNum). Booting from
- > a floppy, BootDrive turns out to be 0xFFFF, which is even stranger.
-
- When the startup volume is an HFS volume, BootDrive contains a WDRefNum which
- refers to the System folder. You can determine the vRefNum by calling
- GetWDInfo. When the startup volume is an MFS volume, BootDrive contains a
- vRefNum (e.g., $FFFF). The variable at $210 would be more appropriately
- -named
- "BootRefNum" -- it never contains a drive number except for a short period
- during the actual boot process.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: SBOAG (872)
- Subject: RE: Point in Oval (Re: Msg 867)
- Date: 16-OCT 15:56 Programming Techniques
-
- PtInRgn() is way too slow (at least that 's what I found). I have to set up
- -a
- region and then draw in it and then do the test and then dispose of the
- -region.
- this is too slow for one elipse, much less a nested series. As it is, I
- -first
- test to see if the p oint is inside of the rect and then if it is I test to
- -see
- if it's inside of the elipse. This seems to be pretty fast, and if I can get
- rid of the floating point, as peter suggested, it will be very fast.
-
- thanks,
- Scott Boag
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: SBOAG (873)
- Subject: RE: Point in Oval (Re: Msg 867)
- Date: 16-OCT 16:03 Programming Techniques
-
- Gee, that's an idea! My procedure as it stands is kind of pretty,
- that is I like the way it looks, so I might keep it for a while.
- Meanwhile now I'm trying to figure how to find if a point is in an
- arbitrary line.
- I have a formula that goes if y = (m*x)+b then true, but it also
- needs floating point and looses it on a vertical line (???). When I
- get all this figured out I'll download it as boag's special
- point/topology library (or something like that). What about a point in
- an arbitrary poly????
- Thanks,
- Scott Boag
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: PEABO (874)
- Subject: RE: Point in Ovel (Re: Msg 873)
- Date: 16-OCT 22:22 Programming Techniques
-
- You need to think like Bill Atkinson. Bill didn't use floating point for
- -much
- of anything in Quickdraw.
-
- There is another formula for a line which will be much more helpful.
- Let's suppose you have two points on the line (which determine the
- line of course) and call their coordinates (x1,y1) and (x2,y2). The
- formula for the line is:
-
- (x - x1) * (y2 - y1) - (y - y1) * (x2 - x1) = 0
-
- No floating point. Not even any awkward division. Do be careful of the
- arithmetic if you use extremely large coordinates.
-
- PtOnPoly is left as an exercise for the student, because it's harder.
-
- ;->
- peter
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: CHUQ (13911)
- Subject: RE: Microsoft cuts copy protection (Re: Msg 13905)
- Date: 17-OCT 01:00 MUGS Online
-
- Also MacPublisher II, whihc, acording to the latest MacWorld, has a
- new release out, been renamed Letrapage (in honor of their new owner)
- and has a bunch of new feathres.
-
- What I'd REALLY like to know is why MacWorld, with a three month or so
- leadtime, knows about this while a registered user has never heard
- word one. I expect that this is still vaporware for one thing ("by
- this time, we plan to ahve..." but I'll find out for sure tomorrow.
-
- mutter. I LOVE solid customer support. Can't find it, but I love it.
-
- chuq
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: DDUNHAM (13910)
- Subject: RE: Word processing for Welsh?
- Date: 17-OCT 00:26 Network Digests
-
- > From: Mark Nodine <mnodine@labs-b.bbn.com>
- > Subject: Word processing for Welsh?
-
- MacAuthor (aka LaserQuill) allows you to overstrike arbitrary characters.
- Editing a font shouldn't be that big a deal, tho. I recommend FONTastic, but
- you could use ResEdit.
-
- David Dunham "A mind is like a parachute. It only functions when open."
- Maitreya Design
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: BRECHER (13913)
- Subject: MicahDrive 30 XT
- Date: 17-OCT 04:04 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- A few days ago I reported that there was significant doubt that the 30 XT
- -would
- be included in the new product line. Today I'm told that it's "almost
- -certain"
- that it WILL be included.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: BRECHER (13914)
- Subject: Prob: interpreting Pascal to C - HELP!
- Date: 17-OCT 05:12 MUGS Online
-
- To: MACA.AFCC@AFCC-4.ARPA
- Subject: Prob: interpreting Pascal to C - HELP!
-
- > FillRect(&myPort.portBits.Bounds, &Pat);
-
- The "b" in "bounds" must be lower-case. Unlike Pascal, C is case-sensitive.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: TWEK (13921)
- Subject: Apple SCSI
- Date: 17-OCT 09:34 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- Does anybody know what the part number (MO????...) is for the new Apple SCSI
- hard disk? Also, when will they be shipping? Also, if we're making a
- -mistake
- buying this drive, please let us know. Thanks!
-
- Ted.
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: HALL (13922)
- Subject: RE: Apple SCSI (Re: Msg 13921)
- Date: 17-OCT 19:30 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- According to two local dealers, they're already shipping. I've seen several
- -in
- the stores. I don't know what the part number is, though. One complaint:
- they're a little noisy. They sound like a small jet.
-
- Brian
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: HALL (13923)
- Subject: Novation Professional 2400
- Date: 17-OCT 19:37 Telecommunicating
-
- I recently bought a Novation Professional 2400 modem. It wasn't
- actually new, but was unused. This modem has a removeable
- ROM/dipswitch module, which makes for easy upgrades. I called
- Novation to find out what the latest version was, and found out that
- there was a newer version. (9, mine was 5) I asked them how to get an
- update, and they told me to send it in (with an RMA number), and
- they'd update it. The update was supposed to take a week to ten days.
- Well, I got a modem back today. It's not the modem I sent in, but an
- entirely new modem, including the transformer, phone cable, and
- manual. (I only sent the modem in.) And, it's version 10. They even
- sent it UPS Blue. And how much did it cost? Nothing. Nada. Now,
- that's pretty good service. They didn't even ask for a receipt for
- proof of purchase. The modem is great (the best one on the market),
- and they've added some new features.
-
-
- Brian
-
- In case this gets posted to the net:
- Man on the street: "What's a net for?"
- Man in white coat: "Catching a bunch of loonies."
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: HALL (13934)
- Subject: RE: Novation Professional 2400 (Re: Msg 13923)
- Date: 17-OCT 23:36 Telecommunicating
-
- Well, it appears that Novation has added some new features: they've gone
- -fully
- Hayes 2400 compatible. The Professional 2400 no longer has DIP switches.
- -They
- use non-volatile RAM now. (No wonder I couldn't get the "cover" off of the
- place where the switches should be!) They've also added some new commands,
- -new
- registers, and new testing features.
-
- Brian
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: MOUSEKETEER (13925)
- Subject: This is long for Forum...
- Date: 17-OCT 21:00 Creative Pursuits
-
- WOW! MUSIC MOUSE!
-
- Normally I try to be pretty objective about software I talk about here. It
- -is
- hard in this case....if you are interested in computer music or synthesizers,
- you'll want this one...a "next step" into computer music.
-
- "MUSIC MOUSE, An Intelligent Instrument" doesn't say half of it.
- First, just a bit of background. Computer music and synths both rely
- primarily on various methods of modulating a sound wave, be it square,
- ramp, sawtooth, whatever. The basic sound of most synthesizers and
- computer circuits sound very dull and lifeless without a varying
- degree of modulation. Sometimes the modulation paths and such are
- programmed into a synth voice. But the tools available to most
- musicians to physically control modulation are quite limited, i.e. a
- wheel next to the keyboard.
-
- A few years ago, Bob Moog (long O) designed a multi-layered touchplace that
- allowed a musician to control three forms of modulation at once, a stroke
- horizontally would control pitch, vertical movement could introduce a voltage
- into a second oscillator for a filter sweep, while pressure on the pad could
- control loudness. The result was a great leap in musical expression, but
- since Bob and a small staff built these units by hand, also a large dent in
- anyone's pocket ($600 or so).
-
- Now we have this cute little mouse and a way to read it's direction. While
- I suppose it would be possible to recreate Moog's touchplate on the Mac,
- Music Mouse is much more than that. Pushing your mouse, you actually "push
- music" around in real time, along vertical and horizontal axis of a piano
- keyboard. The program creates melody and harmony in relation to the movement
- of the mouse, but under rather total control of the user. Keyboard options
- include type of harmony (tonal, chromatic, etc.), transposition, voicing,
- counterpoint, dynamics, articulations, electronic orchestration, computer
- generated melodic-rhythmic patterning, chord-melody or voice pair formats,
- manual or automatic note generation, tempo, loudness, timbral and most MIDI
- controls.
-
- If that last paragraph lost you, the good news...you don't need (piano) key-
- board ability to "play" Music Mouse, or even the ability to read musical
- notation. A novice "playing" Music Mouse into one of the new "grand piano"
- samplers could give George Winston and Windham Hill a run for their money
- on keyboard improvisaton. _With_ some musical knowledge and experience, it's
- even more fun.
-
- While Music Mouse can output to the Mac's internal speaker, the most advanced
- functions can only be enjoyed when you connect it via a MIDI adapter to any
- MIDI synthesizer. Since a musical keyboard is not needed (though it will
- remain live while Music Mouse is running, should you want to "mouse" with
- one hand and play melody with the other), the less expensive "rack mount"
- synths make a great box for MM. If you really want to explore farther along,
- the ext. speaker jack of the Mac can be used to control voltage on older
- _analog_ synths, allowing vast grounds for atonal studies, etc.
-
- So what company is putting out this great program, and at what megabuck
- -price?
- It's all done by a young female programmer in NYC, Laurie Spiegel....at
- -$59.95,
- not-copyperverted.
-
- If you'd like to order the program, send payment to Laurie Spiegel, 175 Duane
- Street, New York City, NY 10013. If you'd like a very nicely done demo tape
- of what the program can do, send $5. If you'd like more information, next
- month's issue of Keyboard magazine will feature an article on Laurie and her
- work in computer music.
-
- Alf
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: NANOCHIP (13927)
- Subject: RE: medical systems/where are you? (Re: Msg 13551)
- Date: 17-OCT 21:16 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- Barry>
- (Sorry for the delay in replying...been busy)
- Judging from the support that Blythe Software was providing the Omnis 3
- Developers at Boston MacExpo I don't get the impression that any of the
- products in the Omnis 3 Business directory are from amatures, but from
- professional software developers. (But since I havent' had any personal
- dealings with Blythe et al I'm just giving you my initial impression).
- As for templates (such as for Multiplan, FileVision) these programs are
- full blown customized applications developed wtih Omnis3+ .
- On support, of the 24 seperate medical packages listed in the Omnis
- Business directory there are 11 which specifically mention some form of
- support, both phone and on-site training available (7 of these 11 are
- general Medical Office Management type systems). Demo disks are
- available for many of the packages too (although I assume you would need
- Omnis3 to run the demo).
-
- As a fer instance: "Peak Performance" (from Silicon Medical Systems,
- 483 Murphy Road, Medford OR. 97504, (504) 779-9286) is a fully relational
- accounting and clinical data base system for the physician's office ...
- "We back our product and provide full support. Free on-line help from
- Silicon Medical Systems whenever needed. We value you as a customer."
-
- There are many more but just too many to mention here. Call Blythe Sofware
- at (415) 571-0222. The Omnis Business Directory (published quarterly)
- is $7 for a single issue.
- Wish I had some first hand experience with Blythe, but I haven't even had
- a chance to use Omnis3 yet myself! Anyway, I hope this helps you to gain a
- few more Mac converts. :-)
-
- Perhaps some of the more experienced Omnis users out there such as
- MACINTOUCH or STEVEMALLER would be the ones to ask about Omnis3+
- and Blythe Software.
-
- <Chip
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: MACINTOUCH (13941)
- Subject: RE: medical systems/where are you? (Re: Msg 13927)
- Date: 18-OCT 05:06 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- We're not experienced Omnis 3 users here, but we've got a lot of friends who
- are. One could certainly get an amateurish impression from the incredibly
- -ugly
- Omnis Business directory...
-
- Ric
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: HSTARR (13939)
- Subject: Tempo on Hyper 2000
- Date: 18-OCT 03:27 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- Ric -- Use installer 1.1b, but before you do, use Resedit to renumber
- the Hyper INIT, "idinit" to the first available number above 3 (mine
- was 4). Because the Hyper 2000 INIT moves things around as it adds the
- GCC 1.5mb of memory, all that moving around has to be done before
- things that play with "BufPtr" get a chance. This includes things
- like StartupDesk, Tempo etc. Pity Macsbug doesn't work the same. BTW
- -- don't re-run HyperInstall or you will get a rude shock!! -- Harry
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: HSTARR (13955)
- Subject: Hyper 2000
- Date: 18-OCT 16:49 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- Ric, have you noticed that when you create an HFS drawer with V3R1 s/w
- that the drawer is now a minimum of 768k!!!! It appears that the
- volume bitmap is being set up for a 20mb drive within each drawer (at
- 0.5k per bit, that is a hella of a lot of bits). Sheesh! When will
- they get it right. BTW - have you noticed that with HyperTools it
- sometimes takes 2 passes to get the Drawer optimally optimised. At
- least this Tool seems to work, and is great - we can at last Optimise
- HFS drawers. Wish they would hurry up and add the Hyper Diagnostics.
-
- On another note, have you seen all the trash that Hyperinstall adds to your
- system file. Question: Why don't GCC put ALL their drivers in that ROM of
- theirs? I can understand that configuration info should be Dynamic, but
- -loading
- Hyper 10, Hyper 20 and Hyper 2000 resources into your system is not real
- -nice.
- Harry
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: MACINTOUCH (13961)
- Subject: RE: Hyper 2000 (Re: Msg 13955)
- Date: 18-OCT 22:05 Hardware & Peripherals
-
- I talked with Jonathan Hurd Friday, and he said the latest HyperTools is
- something like 1.10. I've got an older 1.0 or 1.1. (Do you know Jay Roth,
- -the
- programmer, located in San Fran?) It still doesn't have all the goodies, but
- they are apparently continuing work on it. Yeah, I wish more stuff was in
- -ROM
- and more transparent, but I haven't dug much into it.
-
- Ric
-
- ------------------------------
-
- From: MACINTOUCH (13965)
- Subject: RE: Hyper 2000 (Re: Msg 13961)
- Date: 18-OCT 22:15 Hardware & Peripherals
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- By the way, they DO read the Delphi digests (just to check up on me... grin)
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- Ric
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- From: HSTARR (13967)
- Subject: RE: Hyper 2000 (Re: Msg 13965)
- Date: 18-OCT 22:27 Hardware & Peripherals
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- I am glad to hear they at least read something. Maybe they'll show
- some interest in getting their FX20 s/w to work on Prodigy's! I am
- amazed at some vendor's attitudes -- But the Prodigy is a minority
- (they say). Yes, at the moment. But when Apple releases their
- inevitable faster machines (we all know they are based on 68020 or
- greater chips), the problems that pioneers like me bring up, will
- become acute. And it's not as if I am some dumb fa..t; I'll even fix
- their s/w for them! But no, we are just the Geese out there called
- customers. Why, why should they have any of those things at all.
- Customers are just pains in the a...!! Come on boys -- wake up and
- smell the coffee. Do it right the first time! Listen to people who
- just might want to help. <<Flame off>> Harry
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- From: TSTEIN (876)
- Subject: WORD fonts
- Date: 19-OCT 00:22 Programming Techniques
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- I am writing a small utility to change one font to another in
- Microsoft Word ( For example, change all Geneva to Helvetica).
- Everything works fine, except that 12 point New York is stored not as
- a font number and size in the Word file on disk, but just as an
- indication that the characters are in the default font. Does anyone
- know 1) is the font and pointsize Word uses as default stored in the
- document when saved? or 2) is there a way to modify Word to use a
- different default font?
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