Subject: Info-Mac Digest V15 #78 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Sat, 03 May 97 Volume 15 : Issue 78 Today's Topics: [*] Aaron 1.6.1 [*] Amy's Recipes 2.4 [*] Apple Gray [*] Area Properties 3.2 [*] Bumbler demo 1.0.2 [*] CD Equalizer+Karaoke 3.1 [*] CD Label Printer Pro 4.0.3 [*] convert-cntrl-europe-rtf-12.hqx [*] convert-greek-rtf-12.hqx [*] DiskTracker 1.1.2 [*] ImageMapper 2.5J - Japanese Version [*] Kaleidoscope 1.5.1 [*] Kaleidoscope Classic Pack 1.5.1 [*] Palimpsest 1(2) PPC [*] Palimpsest1(2) 68K [*] Postcard plug-in for WebSTAR [*] QPict 2.2 to be distributed [*] TechTool 1.1.4 [*] Truss 6.0.1 [*] Word 5.1a patch The Info-Mac Network operates by the volunteer efforts of: Gordon Watts, Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Mike O'Bryan, Matt Bauer, Brian Wessels, Liam Breck The Info-Mac Archive is available at 50 public and private sites around the world. 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We'd also like to thank AOL, who has supplied the hardware the main info-mac machine runs on. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V15 #78" ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:39 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Aaron 1.6.1 Aaron 1.6.1 (April 21, 1997) by Greg Landweber and Edward Voas (c) 1997 Greg Landweber and Amargosa Software, Inc. >From the authors of Greg's Buttons, Greg's Browser, and DoubleScroll. Why wait for eight? Your Mac can have the Apple Grayscale Appearance (formerly intended for Copland / Mac OS 8) today! Just drop Aaron into your Extensions folder, and your Mac will look like Macs of the future. Aaron gives you 3D grayscale windows, scroll bars, buttons, folder icons, menus, fonts, pop-ups, progress boxes, Finder window headers, and more. Aaron is a fat binary for Macs and PowerMacs. Version 1.6.1 offers various bug fixes and improvements. It also lets you switch the system font from Veritas 12 (introduced in Aaron 1.6) back to the Espi Sans Bold 10 system font used in Aaron 1.5.3 and earlier. Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/aaron-161.hqx; 220K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:36:01 -0700 From: tim.bobo@chysalis.org Subject: [*] Amy's Recipes 2.4 Amy's Recipes 2.4 Is a great color recipe program loaded with features. It has registered users from all over the world. You will find hundreds of recipes already in the cookbook and you can add your own and organize them any way you want. In summary, Amy's Recipes is an incredible Mac cookbook at an incredbile shareware price of only $5. It features: Editable Table of Contents - You asked for it and you got it! Color - but works in black and white too. Sound - Cool interactive sounds. Baloon Help - Balloon Help for almost every feature On Line Help - Complete Documentation Printing - Great looking print outs Import TEXT Files - Import your favorite recipes easily. Export TEXT Files - Export in a unique format that looks nice, but is also easily imported into other versions of Amy's Recipes. Find - Find a recipe by a key word or phrase Easy User Interface - Everything is easy to do. [Archived as /info-mac/data/amys-recipes-24.hqx; 969K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:41 -0700 From: design@akamaidesign.com Subject: [*] Apple Gray Kaleidoscope color schemes. Dorian Weisel Akamai Design Post Office Box 884 Volcano, Hawaii 96785 (808) 967-7672 voice/fax email: design@akamaidesign.com [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/apple-gray.hqx; 73K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:57 -0700 From: WWeissTuna@aol.com Subject: [*] Area Properties 3.2 Area Properties 3.21 - Will calculate Cross and surface area, perimeter, centroids, moment of inertia, volume, weight & radius of gyration of any object loaded from a PICT or PNT document or clipboard. Object can be simple or complex. Will also count pixels and would be of use for engineers, scientists, students and architects. Thanks WWeissTuna@aol.com [Archived as /info-mac/edu/area-properties-321.hqx; 171K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:55 -0700 From: jhague@dadgum.com Subject: [*] Bumbler demo 1.0.2 This is a fully-playable demo of Bumbler, a commercial action game for the Power Mac. Screaming with impossibly frantic action, Bumbler overwhelms your senses as you protect your hive from swarms of crazed crawling and flying insects. Wave after wave of relentless attackers leave you little time to wipe the sweat from your brow and the splattered bug guts from your monitor. The first game written entirely in PowerPC assembly language, Bumbler pushes your Power Mac to its limits. [With version 1.0.2, worldwide shipping is free, making Bumbler the same price for everyone.] Permission is granted to include this demo on the Info-Mac CD-ROM. James Hague Dadgum Games http://www.dadgum.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/com/bumbler-demo-102.hqx; 491K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:48 -0700 From: cchuben@Oakland.edu Subject: [*] CD Equalizer+Karaoke 3.1 S CD Equalizer + Karaoke 3.1 (PPC) Listening to audio discs on your internal CD drive can be a pretty flat experience- most players lack the features of even modest stereo systems. To fix this, I created CD Equalizer, a 27 band professional equalizer which allows you to tailor CD sound to your listening tastes. It also allows registered users to strip vocals from many songs on standard audio CD's. CD Equalizer records sound from a CD-ROM drive (or other source), runs it through a 27 band equalizer, then plays the new signal through the Mac's speakers and/or headphone jack. It can run in the background, so you can listen to CD's while using other applications. You control the sound intensity in each band by adjusting a large display in the center of the window. Click over or under a given bar to raise or lower it, or sweep out a curve all at once by holding the mouse down. You can save and recall sets of bar heights with the memory buttons at the bottom of the window. Power Performa Owners: To ensure that the equalizer runs as smoothly as possible on your machine, you should run the autocalibration procedure ("Calibrate CD Direct" in the File Menu). It takes about 10 minutes, but you only have to do it the first time you run the equalizer. CD Equalizer + Karaoke is shareware; if you use it for more than thirty days, you must register by paying the $20 fee. Registered users will receive a postcard with an ID and password which can be used to remove the shareware notices and enable extra features like vocal stripping. Version 3.1 is a maintenance release which adds support for ATAPI CD-ROM drives and resolves the System 7.6 distortion conflict; many smaller glitches are also addressed. The latest versions of all my shareware programs are available from my web page: http://members.aol.com/carlhuben/index.html There you will find additional information and support materials, including a vocal stripper sample. Requires: Power Mac, Sound Mgr 3.1+, CD-ROM Software 5.0+ Shareware: $20 (US) Author: Carl Huben (CarlHuben@aol.com) 68K MAC OWNERS: Sorry, A 68K version is just not possible. See the documentation file for details. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/snd/cd-equalizer-karaoke-31.hqx; 183K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:37 -0700 From: pinskerj@vuser.vu.union.edu Subject: [*] CD Label Printer Pro 4.0.3 The CD Label Printer Pro prints labels for compact disk cases (Jewel Cases). It supports different font, style, size, justification, and color control for the text on the front and back labels. Pictures can also be added to the labels, and can be scaled and repositioned. It is ideal for creating computer CD labels, music CD labels, professional audio CD labels, and customized CD labels. Version 4.0.3 Pro improves the print quality of16-bit and 24-bit color pictures, and fixes numerous bugs. This file replaces all previous versions of the CD Label Printer. [Archived as /info-mac/prn/cd-label-printer-pro-403.hqx; 148K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:24 -0700 From: april@macb033.rrzn.uni-hannover.de Subject: [*] convert-cntrl-europe-rtf-12.hqx This package contains mapping ("translation") tables for both Add/Strip (info-mac/text/add-strip-322.hqx) and PowerReplace (info-mac/text/power-replace-55.hqx). These tables enable you to convert RTF files with Central European characters between MacOS and MS Windows. Every self-respecting word processor should be able to read and write RTF (Rich Text Format). Thereby you can transfer documents in Central European characters (Croatian, Czech, English, Estonian, Finnish, German, Hungarian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Polish, Slovak, Slovenian, Sorbian) *with complete formatting* between Macintosh and MS Windows. Version 1.2 contains several improvements in the tables as well as hints for fonts and trouble-shooting. [Archived as /info-mac/text/convert-cntrl-europe-rtf-12.hqx; 27K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:26 -0700 From: april@macb033.rrzn.uni-hannover.de Subject: [*] convert-greek-rtf-12.hqx This package contains mapping ("translation") tables for both Add/Strip (info-mac/text/add-strip-322.hqx) and PowerReplace (info-mac/text/power-replace-55.hqx). These tables enable you to convert RTF files with Greek and English characters between MacOS and MS Windows. Every self-respecting word processor should be able to read and write RTF (Rich Text Format). Thereby you can transfer documents in Greek and English characters *with complete formatting* between Macintosh and MS Windows. Version 1.2 contains several improvements in the tables as well as hints for fonts and trouble-shooting. [Archived as /info-mac/text/convert-greek-rtf-12.hqx; 22K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:59 -0700 From: TheVortex@kagi.com Subject: [*] DiskTracker 1.1.2 DiskTracker is an extremely powerful and flexible disk cataloging and management system. It combines a huge feature set with a really easy to use Mac-like interface. With DiskTracker, you can quickly and easily create a catalog of every file on every one of your floppy disks, hard drives, CD-ROMs, optical drives, servers, or whatever. Naturally, DiskTracker can read into StuffIt and Compact Pro archives and self-expanding applications. After scanning your disks, you can then search the catalog at unbelievable speeds with the powerful searching facility (including multi-parameter and duplicate file searching). You can easily create professional looking disk labels with the built in disk labeling facility and label template designer. Features include: -View the contents of scanned volumes in a familiar easy-to-use System-7-style file list. -Built in (fast!) virtual memory scheme ensures that you won't run out of memory, even when scanning huge volumes and CD-ROMs with only 600K of allocated RAM! -Intelligent disk scanner can operate in the background and allows either scans of online volumes and servers or floppy disks (insert disks one at a time to scan them). -Launch files directly from the program, or have the finder display them for you. -Fast, multi-parameter (use AND, OR, or XOR) searches. Search on almost 20 different criteria! -Really powerful disk labeling system allows completely automated disk label production. -Draw your own label templates using the built in MacDraw(tm)-style template editor, featuring powerful file-lists and rotatable text. -Fat binary runs in native mode on PowerMacs or on 680x0 based machines. -Plus much, much, much more! DiskTracker requires System 7.0 or later and at least 700K of available memory. [Archived as /info-mac/disk/disk-tracker-112.hqx; 816K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:36:02 -0700 From: ChrisLi@Bridge1.com Subject: [*] ImageMapper 2.5J - Japanese Version This is the Japanese version of the ImageMapper package. If you've ever tried to create a web page, and part of that involved making clickable imagemaps, you'll know what a hassle it can be... ImageMapper puts a simple, user-friendly, object-oriented interface in place of the hard work. Changes in version 2.5: Brand new 'Freehand' drawing tool Enhanced Java (Highlighted ImageMap) support (+new classes!!!) Better Colour Capabilities LYNX Compatible Code Generation Javascript MouseOver Now Works, displays ALT tag in status bar Christopher Li Bridge 1 Software English to Japanese Online Software Localization and Management mailto:ChrisLi@bridge1.com [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/image-mapper-25-j.hqx; 825K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:46 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Kaleidoscope 1.5.1 Kaleidoscope 1.5.1 (April 21, 1997) by Greg Landweber, Fred Bass, and Ed Voas One step closer to visual bliss... Kaleidoscope is a shareware ($20) control panel that completely overhauls your Mac's user interface using plug-in Color Scheme files. There is an "Apple Grayscale" scheme that does everything my Aaron extension does, a "BeBox" scheme that gives you the BeOS interface, as well as several other completely different interfaces to choose from. There are also hundreds of third party color schemes available from around the world. Kaleidoscope 1.5 introduced a new color scheme file format which is significantly more flexible and easy to edit. Version 1.5.1 offers many improvements and fixes. Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/kaleidoscope-151.hqx; 611K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:43 -0700 From: greg@abel.math.harvard.edu Subject: [*] Kaleidoscope Classic Pack 1.5.1 Kaleidoscope Classic Pack 1.5.1 (April 21, 1997) by Fred Bass and Greg Landweber The Classic Pack contains all the color schemes from the original Kaleidoscope 1.0.x release converted to the new Kaleidoscope 1.5 file format. Version 1.5.1 of the Classic Pack fixes various minor glitches in these color schemes. Greg Landweber greg@math.harvard.edu [Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/classic-pack-151.hqx; 194K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:30 -0700 From: western@westciv.com.au Subject: [*] Palimpsest 1(2) PPC Palimpsest 1(2) Lite is a fully functional PowerPC native demonstration version of Palimpsest, available from Western Civilisation pty. ltd. Palimpsest 1(2) is a major upgrade to this powerful Macintosh hypertext application for working with electronic documents. Palimpsest 1(2) incorporates drag and drop throughout, giving close integration with the finder, as well as full WorldScript support, making Palimpsest now fully 2 Byte savvy. Palimpsest is ideal for anyone whose work involves documents, including secondary and higher education students of literature, history, law or any subject which involves working with written material. Teachers, academics, researchers, lawyers, religious scholars and others can all benefit from this complete system. Palimpsest * provides a space for organizing collections of related documents * incorporates powerful unique hypertext features to help you annotate, cross reference, and give outline structures to your own work, and the documents you work with. * features sophisticated but easy to use searching, as well as novel hypertext reporting features. Palimpsest 1(2) Lite is limited in the number of new documents that it can create. Palimpsest is available for US$50 for a one year subscription entitling you to all upgrades, technical support and more. See For more on the features of Palimpsest, see our web site, System Requirements Any Macintosh (68030, 68040 or PowerPC Mac recommended) System 7 or greater 3.5 MB of RAM available for Palimpsest (4 MB is recommended) (Virtual Memory is acceptable) John Allsopp Western Civilisation [Archived as /info-mac/text/palimpsest-12-lite-ppc.hqx; 1983K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:29 -0700 From: western@westciv.com.au Subject: [*] Palimpsest1(2) 68K Palimpsest 1(2) Lite is a fully functional demonstration version of Palimpsest, available from Western Civilisation pty. ltd. Palimpsest 1(2) is a major upgrade to this powerful Macintosh hypertext application for working with electronic documents. Palimpsest 1(2) incorporates drag and drop throughout, giving close integration with the finder, as well as full WorldScript support, making Palimpsest now fully 2 Byte savvy. Palimpsest is ideal for anyone whose work involves documents, including secondary and higher education students of literature, history, law or any subject which involves working with written material. Teachers, academics, researchers, lawyers, religious scholars and others can all benefit from this complete system. Palimpsest * provides a space for organizing collections of related documents * incorporates powerful unique hypertext features to help you annotate, cross reference, and give outline structures to your own work, and the documents you work with. * features sophisticated but easy to use searching, as well as novel hypertext reporting features. Palimpsest 1(2) Lite is limited in the number of new documents that it can create. Palimpsest is available for US$50 for a one year subscription entitling you to all upgrades, technical support and more. See For more on the features of Palimpsest, see our web site, System Requirements Any Macintosh (68030, 68040 or PowerPC Mac recommended) System 7 or greater 3.5 MB of RAM available for Palimpsest (4 MB is recommended) (Virtual Memory is acceptable) John Allsopp Western Civilisation [Archived as /info-mac/text/palimpsest-12-lite-68k.hqx; 1908K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:36:05 -0700 From: cj@netdreams.com Subject: [*] Postcard plug-in for WebSTAR Postcard is a web server plug-in that allows your users to send customized postcards. The user select a graphic, enters some text and a destination email address on a normal HTML form. The text is written onto the selected graphic, which is then emailed directly to the desired address. This eliminates the need for any kind of "pick-up" procedure normally associated with web postcards. Postcard will work on PowerPC web servers running WebSTAR 1.3.2 and higher, or other W*API 1.1 compliant servers. It is fast, and does not require any additional helper applications (such as Eudora) to handle the email or the graphic manipulation. Permission is granted to include Postcard on the Info-Mac CD-ROM. The latest version is always available at . cjh [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/web/postcard-10.hqx; 228K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:52 -0700 From: lindman@glunet.se Subject: [*] QPict 2.2 to be distributed QPict version 2.2 by Rune Lindman mailto://lindman@glunet.se. http://www.glunet.se/qpict QPict is a graphics browser/viewer. It helps you organize and find graphics on your harddisk, CD-rom etc. The viewer part can currently display PICT, GIF, JPEG, BMP, EPS, MacPaint, PhotoShop, SGI, TIFF and Startupscreen file formats. All other filetypes are supported by using helper applications. You use QPict to organize your graphics the same way you organize files in the Finder by using drag and drop. Features * Extensive drag and drop support, including drop on application in Finder. * Fast caching and screen redraw * Scans disks and folders that are dropped on QPict for graphic files * Robust preview creation for supported file formats * Supports self contained index files, a must for browsing CD:s * Runs native on both 68K and PowerPC * User selectable textures/patterns * Reveal file location lets you quickly find the original file in Finder * Online shortcuts help * Balloon help for menus * Uses the latest technologies like translucent dragging and much more... [Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/qpict-22.hqx; 1229K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:36:15 -0700 From: jeff@micromat.com Subject: [*] TechTool 1.1.4 TechTool is the acclaimed utility that solves those incurable problems which elude other utilities. With TechTool you can: * Analyze your system file for damage. * Zap the entire PRAM chip. * Delete the desktop file, the better alternative to rebuilding. * Properly cleans the floppy drive. * See the date your computer was manufactured and how many hours of use it has had. * View, print and save a multitude of information about your Mac. Features new to version 1.1.4 are: * Added support for system 7.6.1 (US) TechTool requires system 7 or above Cost: None. Free gift from MicroMat Computer Systems. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/tech-tool-114.hqx; 548K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:34 -0700 From: hussamd@skyenet.net Subject: [*] Truss 6.0.1 Truss 6.0.1 Demo. Developed by Hussam A. Dandashli. 03/8/97 This application replaces version 6.0 PPC. Truss 6.0.1 is an application that explores the behavior of planar trusses under external loading. It builds, analyzes, and displays the internal forces in the members using color intensities to denote force values. This new version replaces version 5.x. It will run on any Mac (PPC and 68k) with 68020 or better processor and the QuickTime extension installed to be able to produce movies of a car traveling over the truss. Hussam Dandashli 319 Gage Ave Elkhart, IN 46516 USA. e-mail: hussamd@skyenet.net http://www.skyenet.net/~hussamd/index.html Please include you e-mail address if available. Registered users of version 5.x can get a free upgrade by sending a postage paid envelop with a high density floppy disk to the address above, or by sending an e-mail address where I can email the new version key that would unlock the demo version. I hope you enjoy this demo, and thank you for your support. Hussam Dandashli Software Engineer, Sheba Softpurr http://www.skyenet.net/~hussamd/index.html email: hussamd@skyenet.net 319 Gage Ave Elkhart, IN 46516 U.S.A [Archived as /info-mac/sci/truss-601.hqx; 1506K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 3 May 1997 08:35:32 -0700 From: RCrans@center.colgate.edu Subject: [*] Word 5.1a patch This patch for Microsoft Word 5.1a removes the 'System memory too low' problem that the program exhibits when running on system software versions 7.5.3 and greater. Because of the way new system software allocates system memory, the application erroneously believes there will not be enough system memory for it to function properly. This patch negates that check. There should be no adverse effects from applying this patch. The patched file version will be changed to 5.1A (uppercase 'a') as a visual clue for future reference. The old version of Microsoft Word will be moved to the trash. Disclaimer: This patch is not official nor in any way sanctioned by Microsoft Corporation. Responsibility for results of using this patch rests solely with the person applying the patch. Ron Crans RCrans@center.colgate.edu [Archived as /info-mac/text/word-51a-patch.hqx; 37K] -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************