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Usenet Mac Digest     Saturday, February 6, 1988     Volume 4 : Issue 21

Today's Topics:
     Re: Serial Drivers (RAM and ROM)
     Re: MacII Fast HD Recommendations?
     Re: DataDesk 101 Keyboard Review & QuickKeys Questions
     WriteNow Real Soon Now
     Re: backup utilities
     Re: QuickerDraw
     Re: 4th Dimension
     Re: Something that does fast expansion of text abbreviations?
     MacLanding 0.6 patch patch (oops)
     Re: QuickerDraw
     Problem with Moire CDEV
     DialogSelect question
     Wanted: Dutch dictionary for MS WORD
     Driver installation at boottime
     Re: INITsdir/new
     Saleability of MS Word 1.05?
     Re: LaserWriter IPA font
     quickeys users unite?
     low level SCSI utility wanted

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From: [e-mail] (Byron Han, fire fighter)
Subject: Re: Serial Drivers (RAM and ROM)
Date: 4 Feb 88 19:04:59 GMT
Organization: Communication Tools Group - Apple Computer, Inc.

article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Lee Atchison)
writes:
>Question:
>Why would anyone want to use the ROM serial driver over the RAM serial driver?

There really is no reason to use the ROM driver.  Originally, space was
tight on the 128K Macintoshes and every byte counted.  These days, space
is not so critical.

>Where is the RAM serial driver located?  In the System file?

either in the System or in the ROM.  I don't know.  It shouldn't matter.

>Is the RAM serial driver included with all Systems?
>
>I'm writing a program that needs to read and write to the serial port.  I want
>it to work on a variety of different macs.  Is it wrong for me to assume that
>the RAM serial driver will always exist on a system?

References  - Inside Macintosh Volume II, IV

For the Macintosh 128, 512, XL:
    there is a version of the RAM based serial driver in resource SERD,
id 1
        for the 128/512, id 2 for the XL

For the Macintosh 512e, Plus, SE, II:
    there is a single new serial driver that replaces the old RAM/ROM
serial
        drivers.  "For best results, include the RAM serial drivers as
        resources of type 'SERD' in the resource fork of your
application
        and continue to use RAMSDOpen and RAMSClose.  If the 128K ROM
        (or later) is present, the new driver is automatically included.

Sooooo, if the target machine is 128K ROM or later (see technote 129 to
find out how to determine this), you can assume that using RAMSDOpen and
RAMSDClose will work.  If the target machine is 128/512/XL, then
including the SERD resources will guarantee that RAMSDOpen/RAMSDClose
will work.

PLEASE try to use the RAMSDOpen/RAMSDClose calls.   ALSO ALWAYS ALWAYS
ALWAYS call RAMSClose when terminating.

Cleanliness is always appreciated by the Apple Thought Police :-)
--
------------------------ Byron Han,  Communications Tool ----------------------
     Apple Computer, Inc.  20525 Mariani Ave, MS 27Y  Cupertino, CA 95014
 ATTnet:408-973-6450    applelink:HAN1    domain:[e-mail]     MacNET:HAN
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From: [e-mail] (Jim Kateley)
Subject: Re: MacII Fast HD Recommendations?
Date: 5 Feb 88 04:16:24 GMT
Organization: Apple Computer Inc., Cupertino, USA

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Frankie Sierra)
writes:
>I am looking for a hard disk (internal or external) for the MacII with
>the following characteristics:

Go with a CDC Wren III hard drive, there are the ones they sell for
minis and mainframes:

      16-18.5ms
      90 MB formatted
      The Manf. states 30,000 MTBF
      I think NuData and Jasmine sell it around 1400-1500


--

Jim Kateley
Applelink: kateley1
UUCP: {sun, voder, nsc, mtxinu, dual}!apple!kateley
CSNET: [e-mail]

Disclaimer:   What I say, think, or smell does not reflect any policy or
          stray thought by Apple Computer, Inc.


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From: [e-mail] (Jerry Whitnell)
Subject: Re: DataDesk 101 Keyboard Review & QuickKeys Questions
Date: 4 Feb 88 19:32:26 GMT
Organization: Communications Solutions Inc., San Jose, Ca

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Michael
Gleicher) writes:
> ...
>3) QuickKeys (from what I've read) looks far superior to 101 Keys, but before
>    I lay out the $75, I have a few questions:

I use it with Apple's extended keyboard, I havn't tried it with any
other.

>
>    1) will it run under multi-finder ?

Yes, it is multifinder compatible.

>    2) under-multifinder will it switch between keysets?

Yes.  There are two key-sets available at any one time.  One is a
universal set that is available with all programs.  The other is the
program key-set that works only with that programming.  It autmatically
switchs to the appropiate key-set as you switch between programs under
MultiFinder. You can assign keys to either one just by clicking the
appropiate button in the Quickkeys box. Both sets are always available
at anytime, with the program set given priority over the universal set.

>    3) can you define the keys on the numeric keypad
>        (I'd like to have home and end work)
>       can you distinguish whether num-lock mode or not?

You can define any key on the keyboard, including numeric and the
special keys.  I don't know about num-lock but it does let you modify
each key with shift, ctrl, option and cmd.  I don't remember enough
combinitorics (sp?) to tell how manys commands per key that is, but it's
enough :-).

>    4) how much "drag" manipulation can you do.
>       could you make a "goto to end of file" key easily for
>       Word or ConcertWare?

As much as you could want (I think).  I have one key that drags the
floppy disk icon from it's normal position to the trash can (unmounting
it).  You can specify multiple clicks and option/cmd/ctrl/shift keys as
well.  Another that clicks the MultiFinder switch point (the small icon
in the upper right). Quickkeys also has special commands that will
adjust scroll bars, including beginning and end of file, page up/down
and line up/down.  You can also add keys to menu items (including DAs
and MultiFinder Applications at the bottom of the DA menu), add a date
key, a reboot and shutdown keys and sequences of the above.  Text, FKEYs
and buttons can all be used from Quickkeys.  For example I have one that
will, in the Save File dialog, press first the Save button, then the Yes
to the Replace dialog.  Compatible with MultiFinder and Suitcase.
Highly recommended.
>
>Michael Lee Gleicher            (-: If it looks like I'm wandering
--
Jerry Whitnell                Been through Hell?
Communication Solutions, Inc.        What did you bring back for me?
                        - A. Brilliant


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From: [e-mail] (Jerry Whitnell)
Subject: WriteNow Real Soon Now
Date: 4 Feb 88 19:39:01 GMT
Organization: Communications Solutions Inc., San Jose, Ca

I spoke to the folks at T/Maker about WriteNow Version 1.07.  They are
aware of the problems with MultiFinder and the Mac II and are planning
to come out with new version in April (Real Soon Now :-).  The update
will cause $25 + $3 shipping/handling + sales tax.  Notice will be sent
to all registered users in a newsletter.

They also suggested some things that would make life better until the
new version shows up.  On the Mac II, run in 2 bit mode (i.e. no color)
and try to run WriteNow in the first 1 mb of memory (how can you do this
under MultiFinder I don't know since I think MF loads programs from the
top down).  Also make sure you have lots of memory for MultiFinder (I
didn't for a number).
--
Jerry Whitnell                Been through Hell?
Communication Solutions, Inc.        What did you bring back for me?
                        - A. Brilliant


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From: [e-mail] (Ken Wallich)
Subject: Re: backup utilities
Date: 4 Feb 88 19:31:45 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino

Since the last round of postings got rather religious, and strongly
favored DiskFit, I refrained from posting.  I currently use Fastback,
and am more or less pleased with it.  At work here, we also have a copy
of DiskFit, so I have used, and read the documentation on it too, and I
find it to be an inferior product.  I will try to give some of the pro's
and cons of each product here.  Note that I don't think Fastback is the
end all of backup programs either, but I have been using it for a few
months, and have stored and restored lots of things with no mishap.  If
the product is unstable, I certainly haven't run across any problems
(I'm running it on a MacII with a CDC WrenIII 160meg drive). DiskFit
also has proven itself reliable, and conviently does archive, and
incremental (well, not really, it just updates its archive) backups. I
find it's not usable for special (read partial) backups, or any partial
restorations.  Anyway, here's my list:

DiskFit Pros:
    o Does resonably fast backups.
    o Uses a minimum number of diskettes (it re-writes over the old files)
    o Is set up to easily do day-to-day backups
    o Stores it's backup files as "normal" mac files, and whenever possible
      the file is simply a duplicate of that on your harddisk (you can use
      the finder to copy them)
    o You can automatically exclude applications, or documents from a
backup
    o You can automatically exclude folders (and all folders and files
under
      the folder)

DiskFit Cons:
    o It writes over your old files.  Note that this is a pro above, in
that
      it uses a minimum number of diskettes, but I have worked on
minicomputers
      for 10 years now, and any backup program that altered a previous
backup
      set doesn't seem very trustworthy to me.  You really need to keep TWO
      incremental backups this way, and alternatly use them (the
documentation
      recommends this).  Your hoping that if the program screws up and
      destroys a backupset this way, you'll find out about it before the
      next backup.
    o You can't backup up a folder, or any other set of files individually.
      The only capability is to backup ONE FILE, or ALL APPLICATIONS, or
      ALL DATAFILES, or ALL FILES, or ALL FOLDERS not surrounded by '[]'s
      This means if I want to backup one folder, I have to surround all the
      other folders above and next to this one with brackets.  Pretty
      unfriendly to me.
    o You can only restore an ENTIRE HARD DISK using diskfit.  If you want
      to just restore a file, or set of files, you gotta find them on your
      backup, copy them one by one to your hard disk (using the finder),
      and hope you can remember what folder they went in, since diskfit
      won't put them back for you.  Oh yeah, if the file was split up,
      the file could be on lots of non-consecutive volumes.  Real easy to
      find folks!
    o You are frequently asked to put in a prior disk when doing a backup.
      Your disk insertions could look like this:  1-2-3-4-1-4-2-5-1-4-5-6
etc.
      This means your brain must be quite active, and you have to be able
      to get to all the previous disks quickly, if you want to complete
your
      backup in less than an evening.  Note that on incrementals, you only
      have to insert the disks that have changed, but may have to insert a
      particular disk several times.
    o Prompts you for EACH disk insertion, and requires a RESPONSE.  For a
      100 disk backup, that's over 100 button presses (see previous con).
    o Doesn't tell you how many disks it needs until AFTER you start your
      backup (and even then, it's usually off by 1-3 disks).

Fastback pros:
    o Does resonably fast backups.
    o Allows the selection of a full archive, changed files only, or a
selection
      of any combination of files and folders (gives you a visual map of
the
      file structure, and you pick everything, or pick the folders you
want.
      Everthing under a folder is selected, but you can selectivly deselect
      portions thereof).
    o File restores are just like backups.  You are given the structure of
      everthing on your backup disks (if there were incrementals, ALL
versions
      of the file are there, so you can get an older one if you know the
last
      one you backup up was corrupted), and you can pick and choose what to
      restore (or restore everything), and the files go back where they
came
      from (folder structure is kept)
    o Automatically formats every disk inserted, unless it's part of the
current
      backup set.  (i.e. if you insert a disk written during this backup
set
      it won't write on it.)
    o Since disks are written sequentually, with no backtracking, you can
      safely insert disks ahead of time on a 2 drive system, and have no
      time wasted waiting for disk insertions.
    o Has a "master catalog" with the entire backup structure, and can
rebuild
      the catalog from the backup discs if the catalog gets wasted.
    o Incremental backups are incremental.  Changed files go on new media
(if
      the last disk of the last backup isn't full, it fills it, then you
use
      "virgin" media).  This means you have all the versions of a file
until
      you decide to make a new full archive.
    o Correctly estimates the number of discs it's gonna need (and you can
      get that information BEFORE you start your backup).

Fastback cons:
    o Can use up lots of disks, since it is incremental.
    o Unchanging files (like applications) have to be selected manually,
      if you want to keep a special archive of them.
      Depending on your file structure, this can be real bitch.  I created
      an "application backup", and add new applications to it, as I install
      them.  Since you can backup only changed files, and selectivley
delete
      a subset of those, my "regular" incremental backups all my changed
      data files.  This requires a bit of setup time before the backup,
      something diskfit eliminates. (You gotta pay for functionallity
      someplace :-).
    o Since you can't just do incrementals for ever, you eventually have
      to do a full archive again (and again...).  With diskfit, you never
      have to do another full archive (unless you want redundant archives,
      but even then only 2 or 3 full archives are necesssary, then NEVER
      AGAIN).
    o Fastback puts its backups in non-standard format, so you cannot
access
      the files on a backup set without fastback.  I invision this as a BIG
      problem if, for instance, you version of fastback blows up when you
      install a new system and finder.  You must then back off to
      a previous system release to access any of your backup files.

The reason I find fastback handy is:  1) I don't change lots of
megabytes of information every day, so I have rather small increments in
floppy buildup. 2) I usually want to restore a file, or set of files
from a backup which fastback excels at, and diskfit falls on its face
over.  I often wish to backup a set of application files (take for
instance Video worksII), and want to store the whole set of files, and
be able to restore them where they came from.  This is done easily,
swiftly, and automatically with fastback, and requires lots of setup and
manual intervention with diskfit.

If your backup and restore requirements are different (you waste your
hard disc, and need to do archival restores weekly, for instance :-)
then diskfit may be for you.  No one has ever had a reliablilty problem
with it, and I in general like SuperMac's products.  Fastback on the PC,
however looks pretty dorky (what PC software doesn't :-), and if I used
that as a guide, probably wouldn't have tried it, but the Mac version
was obviously written with the mac in mind, and ain't as bad as
preported.  From the postings here, however I feel I am in the minority
(on the other hand, to date nearly 100 postings have been aired this
month on "processor wars".  This number of postings occur every month
when someone says "so, give me the REAL scoop on why your processor is
better than THEIR processor", so I guess you can question the majority
too [Note lots of :-) (-:'s intended.  I just hate to see all this
bandwidth EVERY MONTH to a subject best served in other news groups...])

Note that this is from my personal experiance only, and that I have no
affilation with anyone of consequence.
--
--------------------
Ken Wallich            *My views are mine, and mine alone*
Consultant            "Slimey? Mud Hole? my HOME this is!"
DCI                 [e-mail]
@Hewlett Packard        ...hplabs!hpsmtc1!kwallich

"If we weren't all crazy, we'd all go INSANE"


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From: [e-mail] (Ken Wallich)
Subject: Re: QuickerDraw
Date: 5 Feb 88 00:47:50 GMT
Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino


>What do people know about QuickerDraw? What does it improve/change?
>How does it work? Why? What does Apple think about it? Where can I get
>it?
---------- It is an init which patches some of the low level quickdraw
routines with code that is supposidly faster than "original flavor"
quickdraw. Andy Hertzfield claims up to 350% increase in performance
"especially in drawing and selecting text".  Well, since drawing and
selecting text is near instantaneous (I am running it on a macII) I have
noticed  no increase in speed.  I noticed around a 25% increase with
some  big quickdraw things, but were talking 15 instead of 19 seconds
to draw a complicated picture on a 13" mac screen.  Not exactly
staggering.  Perhaps with a 19" monitor...

I found version .9 floating around on some BBS around here, perphaps
version 1.0 will be faster.

Apparently Andy talked to Scully about it at MacWorld, and Scully told
Andy that it would be best marketed by someone else (Andy still doesn't
realize that Apple doesn't like any of Steve's friends...)  The Raster-
Ops folks said that if Apple doesn't market it, they will.  Andy thinks
$75 bucks is a good price for it, however since it is <10K, is not copy
protectable (it is an init), and doesn't blow you away, I think he is
out of his mind, and at $75 it will be illegally copied faster than you
can say "please insert the disk untitled".

Version .9 also is not 100% quickdraw compatable, and I have noticed
several programs which don't draw correctly with it in use (everything
works ok, until you go into 256 color mode).  Perhaps it speeds up an
"ordinary mac", but mine is out on loan, so I haven't been able to test
it there yet, and from looking at the startup icon (a rainbow effect),
it may only be for a MacII (don't quote me on that!)
--
--------------------
Ken Wallich            *My views are mine, and mine alone*
Consultant            "Slimey? Mud Hole? my HOME this is!"
DCI                 [e-mail]
@Hewlett Packard        ...hplabs!hpsmtc1!kwallich

"If we weren't all crazy, we'd all go INSANE"


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From: [e-mail] (Jan Harrington)
Subject: Re: 4th Dimension
Date: 5 Feb 88 13:04:28 GMT
Organization: Scholastech, Inc., Waltham, Mass.

>     The response we have gotten from the users have been
>     pretty good with the only gripe being, if more than one
>     person wants to access the same record, it tends to
>     freeze up until the first user is done with that record.

What you describe as "freezing up" is known as record locking.  Record
locking is essential in a multi-user database system.  Unfortunately, 4D
is slow enough that you're aware of it.  (Without record locking, all
sorts of bad things would happen to your data, leading to integrity and
consistency problems).
--
Jan Harrington, sysop
Scholastech Telecommunications
ihnp4!husc6!amcad!stech!sysop or allegra!stech!sysop

********************************************************************************
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                Buckaroo Banzai
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From: [e-mail] (John J. Chew III)
Subject: Re: Something that does fast expansion of text abbreviations?
Date: 5 Feb 88 04:18:34 GMT
Organization: The Poslfit Committee


In reply to Derek Austin ([e-mail]) as quoted by others:
> Does anyone know of either a similar DA or a word processor that will let
> you type  in an abbreviation that will be automatically expanded as soon as
> you type white space?

I'd recommend Thunder, originally put out by Batteries Included but now
distributed by some company in the United States whose name I don't have
handy.  It's a desk accessory that spell-checks, does primitive text
analysis and abbreviation expansion.

It's the only spelling checker I have that operates fully interactively
(set it going, type away and it beeps whenever you make a mistake) as
well as in batch mode.  The abbreviation expansion feature works just as
you described, and includes a few canned abbreviations that enter the
current date or time. Abbreviation data is stored in a pure text file,
though additions can be made to it at any time without invoking an
editor.

(Disclaimer: I've always wanted to be able to disclaim something, and
now here it is, my big chance... I have nothing whatsoever to do with
Batteries Included, which is out of business now anyhow, except that I
drove past where they used to be today, and I once bought a serial card
from a subsidiary of theirs that isn't in business either, and oh yes, I
got a free copy of their Thunder DA a while ago.  wow.)

--
john j. chew (v3.0)                       [e-mail]
[phone] (300/1200 bps)            [e-mail]
{cbosgd,decvax,mnetor,utai,utcsri,{allegra,linus}!utzoo}!utgpu!poslfit
"Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods!"


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From: [e-mail] (John J. Chew III)
Subject: MacLanding 0.6 patch patch (oops)
Date: 5 Feb 88 04:27:54 GMT
Organization: The Poslfit Committee


Last week I posted a patch to the shareware Defender-clone MacLanding
that lets you use the backspace key instead of the non-existent key #52
on a newer macintosh keyboard (mac+ or later).

Unfortunately, I missed the code that checks for key-up on the enter
key, which meant that running the patch as posted blew away one smart
bomb for every tick that you held the backspace key down.

I thought it made the game more challenging, but some people didn't like
it... :-)

Here then are both necessary patches to make everything work the way
you'd expect it to work:

    s/0010 6758/0008 6758/
    s/0010 6644/0008 6644/

The first line was posted previously, the second is new.  Both source
patterns should be unique in the file.

--
john j. chew (v3.0)                       [e-mail]
[phone] (300/1200 bps)            [e-mail]
{cbosgd,decvax,mnetor,utai,utcsri,{allegra,linus}!utzoo}!utgpu!poslfit
"Holy priceless collection of Etruscan snoods!"


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From: [e-mail] (Larry Rosenstein)
Subject: Re: QuickerDraw
Date: 5 Feb 88 17:30:37 GMT
Organization: Advanced Technology Group, Apple Computer

In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Ken
Wallich) writes:
>
>Version .9 also is not 100% quickdraw compatable, and I have noticed
>several programs which don't draw correctly with it in use (everything
>works ok, until you go into 256 color mode).  Perhaps it speeds up an

My understanding is that it only speeds up operations in 256 color mode.
 It doesn't do anything on a non-Mac II (a Mac I ?) or on a Mac II with
less than 256 colors.

--
Larry Rosenstein

Object Specialist
Apple Computer

AppleLink: Rosenstein1
UUCP:  {sun, voder, nsc}!apple!lsr
CSNET: [e-mail]


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From: [e-mail] (David Lee Matuszek)
Subject: Problem with Moire CDEV
Date: 5 Feb 88 17:27:40 GMT
Organization: Unisys Corporation, Paoli Research Center; Paoli, PA


I love Moire CDEV too.  However, if Moire comes on while I am printing,
the output turns to garbage.

Specificially:  on my Imagewriter (I), from MacWrite 4.5 under HFS,
using best quality printing (haven't tried other combinations, but this
one is reliable), the ImageWriter output becomes heavily overprinted
with random black dots all over; the original text appears to be mixed
in, but can't tell for sure.

I have set Moire to come up after 60 minutes rather than 4.

I only read the documentation quickly, but I don't recall seeing any
comments about this, so I presume it's a bug.


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From: [e-mail] (Paul DuBois)
Subject: DialogSelect question
Date: 5 Feb 88 18:35:37 GMT
Organization: The Ancient Harmonies

Does DialogSelect set the port if the event is an activate for a dialog
window?
--
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Paul DuBois     UUCP: {allegra,ihnp4,uunet}!uwvax!rhesus!dubois     |
                ARPA: [e-mail]              --+--
                                                                    |
"Live by the sword, die by the sword."                              |
s/the sword/promiscuity/g


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From: [e-mail] (Matthew D. Lewis)
Subject: Wanted: Dutch dictionary for MS WORD
Date: 4 Feb 88 09:30:17 GMT
Organization: uvabick

Has anyone heard of a Dutch spell checker dictionary for MS WORD?

If you have, please post or e-mail me.  Thanks in advance.
--
Matthew Lewis
University of Amsterdam

[e-mail]
[e-mail]


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Driver installation at boottime
Date: 4 Feb 88 12:08:43 GMT

What is the OFFICIAL method to install drivers at boot time, if it is
neither a SCSI nor a slot-device. I know how anybody is doing it, but is
that correct?

Does the extended _Open call work on old ROMs, ie is there  a patch in
the system? Does it allocate a (unittable) slot for you?
--
Joachim Lindenberg, University of Karlsruhe
Federal Republic of Germany - West Germany.


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: INITsdir/new
Date: 4 Feb 88 20:59:07 GMT

In article <[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (benjamin
Waldman) writes:
> Is there any difference between INITS in the system file, and INITs in INIT
> files?
>

Inits in other files must take care for the following requirements
    (1) load to the system heap (sysbit)
    (2) lock if they modify anything (locked)
    (3) detached if they have to survive the CloseResFile
    the same must be true for all resources they use.
--
Joachim Lindenberg, University of Karlsruhe
Federal Republic of Germany - West Germany.


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Saleability of MS Word 1.05?
Date: 5 Feb 88 04:42:54 GMT

Can anyone tell me whether it is permissible for users of Microsoft Word
1.05 who have upgraded to 3.whatever to sell someone their old copy of
1.05? Is there a way for people to legally obtain cpies of 1.05 from
these users or from Microsoft for a reduced price?
--
John M. Ford   (*Not* the SF author)
[e-mail]


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From: [e-mail]
Subject: Re: LaserWriter IPA font
Date: 5 Feb 88 03:49:05 GMT

NeoScribe International makes a font called "Phonetique" which may or
may not have all the IPA characters in it but is worth checking out.

    NeoScribe International
    P.O. Box 633
    East Haven, CT  06512
    [phone]
--
Jim Taylor
Microcomputer Support for Curriculum, Brigham Young University
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From: [e-mail] (Chuq Von Rospach)
Subject: quickeys users unite?
Date: 5 Feb 88 21:37:05 GMT

Anyone interested in an informal mailing list of QuickKeys users? I just
started hacking on it, and it seems like it's be wonderful for users to
get together and compare notes on it, share macro sets and the like. If
you want to be on such a list, drop me a note. If there's enough
interest I'll set up a mailing list for it.

By the way, I was very surprised/disappointed that QuicKeys didn't have
a Word 3.0 set even though it DID have a Hypercard set. Other than that,
this looks like a NEAT toy.
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chuq
Chuq Von Rospach            [e-mail]        Delphi: CHUQ

                       What do you mean 'You don't really want to hurt her?'
                                    I'm a Super-Villain! That's my Schtick!


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From: [e-mail] (Fred Fish)
Subject: low level SCSI utility wanted
Date: 5 Feb 88 22:07:58 GMT
Organization: Motorola Microcomputer Division, Tempe, Az.

I am looking for a program that would allow a Mac-II to be used as a
general purpose SCSI bus master.  In particular, I'd like to be able to
hook up two Mac compatible SCSI disk drives containing NON-Mac data, and
produce an exact clone of the first, on the second. I'd also like to be
able to copy an image of one disk onto one or more tapes in a SCSI tape
device.  This program should not care about the data on the disk, just
accept commands telling it to copy X blocks of data from SCSI device Y
starting at block Z, to SCSI device A starting at block B.  Thanks for
any pointers...

-Fred
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# Motorola Computer Division, 2900 S. Diablo Way, Tempe, Az 85282  USA

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