Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #140 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Fri, 02 Nov 01 Volume 18 : Issue 140 Today's Topics: [*] Tex-Edit Plus for OS X 4.1.3b3J - Japanese Version [A]: iMac HD replacement 5400 rpm -> 7200? iMac HD replacement 5400 rpm -> 7200? Latin spelling and grammar Scanner w/ Slide Capability Scanner w/ Slide Capability 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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Tex-Edit Plus features: Extensive munging abilities, unlimited file size, Drag&Drop support, AppleScript support, Word Services support, Speech Manager support, picture handling, sound handling, movie handling, ability to create SimpleText Read-Only documents, and much more. Tex-Edit Plus can read and write UTF-16 (unicode) text. The new file format is fully backward compatible with previous versions. Tex-Edit Plus supports unlimited undo and redo. Each paragraph can be formatted individually. These new paragraph settings include text justification (left, center, right, full), space above, space below, left indent, right indent, first line indent (or hanging outdent), and bottom border (in one of several line styles). Each paragraph can also have its own line spacing (in one point increments) and dominant text direction (useful for right-to-left scripts). [Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-edit-plus-osx-413b3-jp.hqx; 962 K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 01:02:22 -0800 From: Maurice Mike McNeil To: Pat Pruyne Subject: [A]: iMac HD replacement 5400 rpm -> 7200? We went with the 30GByte DeskStar, 7200 - works fine, but a fanned iMac -- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 14:04:26 +0300 From: Grigory Entin To: Pat Pruyne Subject: iMac HD replacement 5400 rpm -> 7200? Hello Pat, On Friday, November 2, 2001, at 02:30 AM, Pat Pruyne wrote: > > My iMac 400 DV 10GB Maxtor drive is nearly full and, more to the > point, the source of an annoying electro-metallic mosquito-like whine > that is drilling holes in my tympanic membranes. > > I have my eye on a 40GB IBM drive that is cheap and has gotten rave > reviews from purchasers for its speed and lack of sound...but many > report that it is a heat producing drive. > > Has anyone tried something similar and does anyone have a feel for > heat issues in the fanless iMac? > I have iMac 350 (Summer 2000)(fanless). I replaced original 7GB drive with Fujitsu MPG3409AT (40GB/5400RPM/2M cache/3.1 bels idle noise) a year ago and it hasn't produced any problem. It doesn't have any high "pitched noise" - and that is the key for my nervous system ;). Btw, I bought 40GB Maxtor before that and thrown it because its sound. I haven't seen any new IBM drives. I had an old 16GB IBM drive some time ago. If 7200 is not a key for you I would suggest Fujitsu because of its ear-care almost soundless operation. I would add that almost all "reviews" I read when I decided to buy a new HD, referred to a fan-equipped machines, but as you know fan sound can "soften" drive noise. Please, take this as note. Sincerely, Grigory ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 08:32:11 -0500 From: "Robert A. Virzi" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Latin spelling and grammar My daughter is taking Latin and I have searched - unsuccessfully - for a Latin spelling and grammar module for either MSWord or Appleworks. Does any one know where I might be able to find something for either of these programs? Failing that, can anyone suggest a good stand-alone Latin spellchecker? Thanks. -Bob ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 08:33:25 +0100 From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Dr=2E_Stefan_P=2E_M=FCller=22?= To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Scanner w/ Slide Capability Hi Ed, have a look at http://www.scantips.com/ for information about scanning. In a nutshell, scanning slides on a flat bed scanner will give inferior results. If you are serious about quality get a film scanner. Stefan >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 01:06:41 -0400 >From: "Edward W. Ver Hoef" >To: digest@info-mac.org >Subject: Scanner w/ Slide Capability > >I'm thinking of getting a scanner capable of copying 35mm color >slides. It will >be connected to my 233 MHz Powerbook G3 (non bronze) under OS 9.1. I realize I >probably will have to get a USB adapter to go in my PCMCIA card slot. I'm >interested in hearing comments and recommendations on both products, >i.e., what >scanner(s) and what adapter(s) should I consider? I'd also like to hear how >successful slide scanning is. What sort of resolution should be used for best >results? Anything else I should know? > >Ed Ver Hoef ------------------------------ Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 17:15:24 -0800 From: Doug Hardie To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Scanner w/ Slide Capability I use the Nikon Coolscan III with a SCSI interface on a PB 3400. It works great. I think there is a newer version out now that probably has a few more features. Use the best resolution you can get. My only complaint is that I have to manually feed the slides. The quality is better than I got from commercial slide scanning services. I rescanned the slides I previously had done and the results were much better. It takes time to learn how to get the best results from the scanning process. I had to redo the first ones a few times as I learned how to do a better job. At 18:30 -0500 11/1/01, The Info-Mac Network wrote: >Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2001 01:06:41 -0400 >From: "Edward W. Ver Hoef" >To: digest@info-mac.org >Subject: Scanner w/ Slide Capability > >I'm thinking of getting a scanner capable of copying 35mm color >slides. It will >be connected to my 233 MHz Powerbook G3 (non bronze) under OS 9.1. I realize I >probably will have to get a USB adapter to go in my PCMCIA card slot. I'm >interested in hearing comments and recommendations on both products, >i.e., what >scanner(s) and what adapter(s) should I consider? I'd also like to hear how >successful slide scanning is. What sort of resolution should be used for best >results? Anything else I should know? > >Ed Ver Hoef -- -- Doug -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************