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Info-Mac Digest             Fri, 23 Jul 99       Volume 16 : Issue 328

Today's Topics:

      (Q) 128bit datapath processor machines listed in MacGURU
      (Q) Menu bar color
      6300 macintoshes
      63xx
      [*]:Generator
      A description of what ADD is (was: ADD is Apple's best kept secret)
      Another speed boost
      Boot, but can't reboot
      Classified Advertising Software
      Contour Mapping program
      Converting Theme files to Kaleidoscope
      does Best Data's 56SPC card modem script not exist? (Question
      Mac control via phone call?
      modem script missing for 56SPC pc card data/fax (again Q)
      MS Word Outline Numbering
      Nortons
      Nortons Utilities
      PhotoWise
      PowerBook 150 Problem.
      PowerMac 7600/132 & Ethernet problems
      PYRO
      Q: How do I change the splash-screen at start-up?
      Shisen-Sho for MacOS?
      Splash-screen changed - thanks & summary
      Submitting Tangram 4.1
      The sumex announcements..
      transporting Powerbooks on motorbikes
      UltraSCSI drive in PM6100?
      Visual Basic Book for Excel *98*

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 15:53:53 -0400
From: a brody <abrody@smart.net>
Subject: (Q) 128bit datapath processor machines listed in MacGURU

Dear Digest Readers,
In fall of 1997, according to http://www.newerram.com 's "GURU" guide 
to ram upgrades program a little known Mac clone maker called Pios in 
Germany was making Mach V G3 machines.  This was listed in the "Other 
Clones" section.   The thing that was different about these machines 
was a 128bit data path.   128bit?   Not even the Blue and White G3s 
here in the U.S. have surpassed the 64bit data path on processors, 
albeit video cards are now 128bit.   No present PCs have 128bit 
processors either.  Neither have any of the upgrade card vendors 
offered it.  So has anyone actually seen a Pios and worked with it? 
Is MacOS X Server optimized for it?   Is it possible to get these 
machines here into the U.S?

Now with 128bit datapath on a G3, you are sure to get some impressive 
benchmarks.    Remember what a revolution the DEC Alpha was when it 
was the first machine to come out with 64bit datapath machines.

There was even a Magna (not Magma, but Pios Magna G3/300 Mhz) with 
128bit data pat listed.

Did this machine actually exist?   Does it exist today?   If it does, 
then just the specs alone would mean it is the fastest desktop 
machine in the world market.  Most intriguing.

Is Apple planning on expanding the datapath of its own machines in 
the near future?

It would seem easier to expand the datapath of a processor than to 
make a whole new G4 design.

Just curious.

Thank you.

Sincerely,
abrody@smart.net

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:04:40 -0400
From: Sylvain Labrie <labries@globetrotter.net>
Subject: (Q) Menu bar color

I have mistakenly changed the color of my menu bar and I wasn't paying any
attention as to what I was doing. I can't seem to find the key combination
to change it back to the default setting. I know I have seen the answer to
this query in some article or posting but I simply can't find that
information. Could someone be nice enough to enlighten me on this matter?

Tanx, Sylvain
||Sylvain Labrie*Universite de Montreal*labries@magellan.umontreal.ca||

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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 07:27:02 -0400
From: Steve <segraham@erols.com>
Subject: 6300 macintoshes

I am looking for some 63xx series Macintoshes.  If anyone has one that
they would like to sell please let me know about the unit and your
approximate asking price at:
segraham@erols.com

thanks,
    Steve

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Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 06:32:07 -0400
From: Steve <jesusfan@erols.com>
Subject: 63xx

I am looking for some 63xx series Macintoshes.  If anyone has one that
they would like to sell please let me know about the unit and your
approximate asking price at:
segraham@erols.com

thanks,
    Steve

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 00:49:07 -0700
From: Richard.Bannister.titan@indigo.ie
Subject: [*]:Generator


Sega Genesis/Megadrive emulator for the Macintosh. Reasonable
compatibility and feature range, albeit it does not have sound support. It
is quite fast and should run well on 100MHz+ PowerMacs. Freeware. (PPC only).

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/generator-003.hqx; 394K]

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Date: Thu, 08 Jul 1999 22:27:50 -0700
From: "James K. Butler" <jbutler3@san.rr.com>
Subject: A description of what ADD is (was: ADD is Apple's best kept secret)

I recently posted a message to a number of lists touting the greatness
of the ADDs
and pointing that AGAIN Apple created a great tool that they stuffed in
a closet
and forgot about. After those posts I received a bunch of emails from
people who
had no idea about what the ADDs are. (This proves my point about Apples
missteps).

For everyone who does not know what the ADDs are I will give you a brief

description and point you in the direction to read more and download
them from the
Apple site.

ADD stands for Apple Data Detectors. The Apple Data Detectors is a
combination of a
control panel, an extension and AppleScript that adds functionality to
your
contextual menu. (Control-mouse click).

Once you install the components, you can highlight text in ANY program
and then
control-click. This brings up a contextual menu which will search
through the
highlighted text and will extract specific items (items it is trained to
look for)
and then it presents you with actions you can do with these items. It is
hard to
explain, so I will describe it through some examples.

Currently there are modules which will search highlighted text for email
addresses;
ftp addresses; http addresses; newsgroup names; US Cities and US States.
They have
been promising Currency and World Geography for a long time, but it
looks like they
have completely written off the ADDs and are not going to create the
Currency or
World Geography module. (Maybe they will, but are just to busy to write
the
scripts). (I haven't tried it, but it is suppose to be pretty simple to
create
specific modules so you can actually create modules to suit your needs).
A
developer kit is also available on the ADD page.

Back to my example.

EXAMPLE PARAGRAPH:

Jim Butler whose email address is jbutler3@san.rr.com told me that his
favorite web
sites are http://www.apple.com, http://www.htmlguru.com and
http://www.eye4u.com.
Jim currently lives in San Diego, California.

EXAMPLE:

You could highlight this text in any type of application (e.g. your mail
reader, MS
Word, SimpleText or even the Notepad) and then bring up the contextual
menu with
control-click.

The contextual menu would now give you the following options:

jbutler3@san.rr.com--add to address book, send a message with your
assigned mail
program

san.rr.com--connect with telnet application, open with any web browser
installed on
your computer.

http://www.apple.com--bookmark in each of your browsers, open with each
of your
browsers or copy to the clip board (this would be the same with all 3 of
the http
addresses).

www.apple.com (and the other web addresses without the http
prefix)--connect with
telnet application, open with any web browser installed on your
computer. (again
the same with all three addresses.)

San Diego, California--Get Map for US City, search for zipcode for US
City

SUMMARY:
This is just a very short example. This feature comes in VERY handy for
searching
through large paragraphs for web addresses and for other types of data.

I use it a lot when I receive an email that is copied to a bunch of
people and I
want to just reply one of them or if I want to add one or two to my
address book or
if I want to send a completely new message to one or more of them. It
saves a lot
of time by automating the tedious process of trying to specifically
highlight just
one email address and then copy and past it into a new email or new
address book
card using AppleScript.

It may not sound so great, but once you start to use it, you really grow
to
appreciate it.

This brings me back to my original post. Apple created this great tool,
but they
have never promoted it and they don't even include it on their OS
CD-ROMs. The only
way to get it is to download it from from the Apple web site (where it
is pretty
much hidden too). Here is the page, check it out for a further
description.
Download it, it is free, and try it out if you don't find it useful then
you can
just trash the control panel and extension. (You do need to have Apple
Script
installed, but you can get it off your OS CD-ROM or download it from the
Apple site
too.)

http://www.apple.com/applescript/data_detectors/

You can also find more examples along with gif pictures and even a
quicktime movie
of the ADDs in action.

I hope that this answers your questions. If anyone downloads it and
installs it I
would love to hear how you like it. If my post sparks enough interest
and I get
feed back from may of you I will take the initiative to try and get
Apple to work
on the ADDs more and finally complete the other modules and maybe even
start to
promote it.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Dr. Jim Butler, CEO & President
Scuba Web Design
High Quality Web and Graphic Designs
Macintosh & PC Consultation

< mailto:jbutler3@san.rr.com >

Jennifer Shroder wrote:

> >
> > Subject: Anyone know when the ADD-Currency add-on will be ready?
> > From: "James K. Butler" <jbutler3@san.rr.com>
> > Date: Mon, 21 Jun 1999 13:27:11 -0700
> >
> > Does anyone have any idea when and if the Apple Data Detector add-on
for
> > Currency will be ready. ADD is one of Apple's best kept secrets, but
the
> > currency add-on has been a LONG time coming. I have had ADD
installed
> > since last fall and the page for the currency add-on has said,
"COMING
> > SOON, REALLY!" since that time. On top of all that the page says it
was
> > copyrighted 1997. That may or may not have anything to do with the
> > latest update of the page, but it has been over six month since it
was
> > posted that it was REALLY coming soon.
> >
> > Maybe if enough people who have ADD installed start requesting it,
we
> > can get it built.
> >
> > As per why Apple doesn't promote the ADD more I don't understand.
Not
> > only is it not part of the "Standard" OS installation, but it isn't
even
> > on the OS CD. Everyone I know who is aware of the ADD raves about
it,
> > but most people have never heard of it. Again, Apple fails to
promote
> > one of their greatest tools. When will they ever learn?
>
> At the risk of sounding like a neophyte, could you please tell me what

> ADD is, what it is good for, who would need this program and how you
are
> using it? I am sure there are others out there with the same question
> but haven’t the temerity to ask. Perhaps you should consider posting
the answer.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Jennifer Shroder
> Review Editor of Passages, the newsletter of TNWOU, a MUG in the
> northwest suburban Chicago area

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 10:11:07 -0400
From: a brody <abrody@smart.net>
Subject: Another speed boost

Dear Digest readers,
With MacOS 8.5 and 8.6 I have found the following features tend to 
slow down my Powerbook G3:

1. Font smoothing - in the Appearance control panel
2. Apple Menu Options, if folder on hard drive that is aliased has many files
3. Menu blinking the General controls
4. Virtual Memory in the Memory control panel - getting more RAM when 
you can afford it is a must, if your system can support it.  The 
beauty of the Mac, is that virtual memory is unnecessary if you have 
enough RAM.    Virtual Memory is 100 times slower than conventional 
memory.
5. Disabling the ATI extension which accesses the video card.
6. Millions of colors when unnecessary
7. Energy Saver performance changers under advanced options, such as 
processor cycling, turning off PCMCIA slots, and processor slowdown 
(an obvious one).
8. Sherlock Find by content indexing starting when you are in the 
middle of processing.

If anyone knows of other features that can slow down new Macs, please 
feel free to share them.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
abrody@smart.net
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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 02:32:39 EDT
From: NCICCHECK@aol.com
Subject: Boot, but can't reboot

-------------------- 
Date: 2 Jul 1999 14:19:21 GMT 
From: "Bryan Walls" <Bryan.Walls@msfc.nasa.gov> 
Subject: Boot, but can't reboot 

I recently replaced a dying Micropolis drive in my 8500 with a Quantum 
Fireball. I now have three drives on the internal bus (2 are Fireballs, both 
2GB), and one external. 

Since installing the new drive, I can no longer reboot the machine. If I try 
to restart, the machine hangs with a gray screen showing the cursor arrow. 
Sometimes the cursor is active, sometime not, but it never goes on to a happy 
Mac (or to anything else). 

If I power down, the machine boots fine. 

The jumpers all seem to be right, and all the drives show up correctly. The 
original fireball is at the end of the SCSI chain, and is terminated. None of 
the other devices are terminated (on the internal chain -- the last device on 
the external bus is, of course). 

Any ideas on what is happening? 
----

Sounds like the driver software is corrupt. I had an APS drive that did the 
same thing. I had to start off another drive, let that drive spin up then 
connect the SCSI cable for the drive so that the APS drive software could 
reinstall the driver for the drive. 
PS Norton Disk Doctor seems to conflict with the APS drivers.

Hope this helps.

John McGibney

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 22:08:03 +1000
From: Richard Measham <omobob@gsat.net.au>
Subject: Classified Advertising Software

I am hunting for some Classified Advertising software for the mac. I am
hoping not to have to write it myself. If anyone out there knows of
something that can handle both line and display ads, please let me know.
Accounting would also be appreciated but not necessary.

Cheers!
Richard Measham
=================================================
"Never ask a man what sort of computer he drives.
If it's a Mac, he'll tell you.
If not, why embarrass him?"
     - Tom Clancy
=================================================
         ICQ: 8426782   AOL_IM:OM0 BOB
=================================================

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 19:00:36 +1000
From: Glen Hawkins <glenhawk@ozemail.com.au>
Subject: Contour Mapping program

Is there a program for the map that will produce contour maps without 
needing a degree in surveying?????

It would be nice if it also drew 3d images of the end product and 
also had the ability to contour underwater features.

Thanx Glen

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 17:59:47 -0400
From: a brody <abrody@smart.net>
Subject: Converting Theme files to Kaleidoscope

Dear Digest readers,
I noticed a few Appearance theme files have come up on the net, like 
DSG Theme and Paper.
Is there anybody out there experimenting with converting these theme 
files to Kaleidoscope themes, or vice versa?   If so, I'd like to see 
at least a beta of such a software.

Thank you.
Sincerely,
abrody@smart.net
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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:56:51 -0500
From: "Paul M. Sheldon" <psheldon@flash.net>
Subject: does Best Data's 56SPC card modem script not exist? (Question

	Tech 2 <folgar@bestdata.com> wrote :
>	Please download the modem scripts from this website:
>http://www.jps.net/aokun/tech.htm
after my (PMS) surf :
http://www.jps.net/aokun/html/modems/56spcmac/56spcmacos.htm
This site says :
>"If you are a AOL user there is no need for a driver. AOL has its own list
>of modems to choose from. AOL users should choose Rockwell Generic K56 for
>the type of modem in the setup for AOL. If you are using OT PPP you can
>try to use the driver for the Best Data external modems. "
	Try is the vital word and, from their own words, you might conclude
their support may die right there when you try to go beyond the isp's they
offer. I had this script to use very successfully with the best data
external modem, but I tried it unsuccessfully with their card modem.

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 18:29:49 -0400
From: Mark Fiske <mfiske@mail.bright.net>
Subject: Mac control via phone call?

Kind Sirs:

Do ANY of you know whether or not software exists for either restarting,
or shutting down a Mac, possibly using either voice commands, or maybe
even touch-tone codes?  This would be VERY useful.

Hmm,
Mark Fiske.

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Date: Thu, 22 Jul 1999 18:55:39 -0500
From: "Paul M. Sheldon" <psheldon@flash.net>
Subject: modem script missing for 56SPC pc card data/fax (again Q)

	Tech 2 <folgar@bestdata.com> wrote :
>	Please download the modem scripts from this website:
>http://www.jps.net/aokun/tech.htm
after my (PMS) surf :
http://www.jps.net/aokun/html/modems/56spcmac/56spcmacos.htm
This site says :
>"If you are a AOL user there is no need for a driver. AOL has its own list
>of modems to choose from. AOL users should choose Rockwell Generic K56 for
>the type of modem in the setup for AOL. If you are using OT PPP you can
>try to use the driver for the Best Data external modems. "
	Try is the vital word and, from their own words, you might conclude
their support may die right there when you try to go beyond the isp's they
offer. I had this script to use very successfully with the best data
external modem, but I tried it unsuccessfully with their card modem.

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Date: Fri, 9 Jul 1999 11:57:33 +0300
From: Michael Silverstein <michaels@techunix.technion.ac.il>
Subject: MS Word Outline Numbering

I am using MS Word 98 for Mac and the automatic outline numbering
constantly gets jumbled. For example, 2.3.4, 2.3.5, 2.3.6 will suddenly
turn into 2.3.4, 1.3.5, 1.3.6.

I can correct it by selecting the problem and choosing 'Format: Bullets and
Numbers', but then, some time later, it will switch back again.

It happens at several different places in a document. It happens to
different people with different computers and different systems.

Anyone know how to solve this?

I looked at the MS web site, but the updates and FAQs do not mention this
problem.

Thanks!

(I am running a 7600/120 on system 7.5.5)

Michael Silverstein
Materials Engineering
Technion

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Date: Tue, 13 Jul 1999 07:35:42 +1000
From: David Phillips <David_Phillips@nexus.amaq.org.au>
Subject: Nortons

A Member of the MUG recently lost everything on his hard drive when he ran
Nortons 3.1 on his hard drive he had (i think) HFS+ when nortons had finished
so had all his material most of it not able to be replaced. I have started
using "Disk Warrior" instead as this is not the first time I have seen this
problem.

I was unable to recover any worthwhile files from the hard drive at all. so
the word is back up before you use nortons. and be very carefull

David Phillips
Vice President/Promotion Officer
Apple Macintosh Association of QLD
Australia

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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 12:52:25 +0000
From: Alex Brown <a-brown@nimr.mrc.ac.uk>
Subject: Nortons Utilities

OK. So Nortons Utilities (v 4.0.2) is not a recommended
piece of software for ones Mac. I must admit to having 
some problems and unrepaired "faults".

I use (or used) Nortons for three things:

1) Disc Doctor - this was good at repairing problems,
both large and small, and generally keeping things in
working order.

2) Speed Disc - did what it said. File defragmentation and
giving the hard-drive a logical layout.

3) Unerase (along with FileSaver) - well, we have all
deleted that which should not have been deleted.

So, my question is this - what piece (or pieces)of *reliable*
software can replace these functions ??

Many thanks in advance,

Alex Brown.

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Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 15:47:58 +0000
From: "Leonardo L. O. Santos" <leosantos@mindspring.com>
Subject: PhotoWise

I recently bought an AGFA ePhoto 1280 refurbished on an Internet auction. I
installed the PhotoWise software on my Powerbook G3 333 running OS 8.6, but
the PhotoWise won't open, because it keeps saying that "Microsoft OLE2
RegQueryValue" could not be found.
What the hell is that file? Someone said it's probably something that
Micorsoft Office shoul install. Does anyone out there have that file? Could
you send it to me, and pet me know where to place it in the System? Or does
anyone know how to get around that problem?
I really need that software running, because it is responsible for the
interpolation that gives the pictures taken with that camera their best
resolution. Without it, I'm only able to download pictures at an average
resolution.

Thank you very much,

Leo

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Date: Fri, 16 Jul 1999 22:45:05 -0500
From: Tim Biddle <biddlet@iol32.com>
Subject: PowerBook 150 Problem.

Hi all,

  I have an interesting problem with a PowerBook 150.

  I got this computer as an excess equipment from my last job.  I thought 
it would make a nice gift for my mom.  She was thrilled, so I decided to 
be a nice son and upgrade the hard drive for Mother's day.  Well, I got 
the hard drive, but in the meantime, she stuck in a floppy disk backwards 
and damaged the floppy drive.  I got a replacment for that, installed it 
and the hard drive.  Then the video quit working.  I have replaced the 
logic board, the RAM, and the "Jedi Interconnect Board".  Still no video.

  Oddly enough, the screen does come on, so it is like there is a loose 
connection somewhere.  I have checked all the connections and they all 
seem sound.  The speaker does not work, and I get no startup chime.  
However, the PowerBook appears to boot, the HD spins up, and it would 
appear that it is booting up.  It also appears to boot from a floppy disk.

  I am looking for some Apple technical manual information that will help 
me solve this nightmare before I sink any more money into this PowerBook. 
 I am thinking at this point, maybe just getting another PB 150 might be 
the best bet.

  Can anyone help me?

Thanks in advance.

Tim Biddle.

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Date: Tue, 20 Jul 1999 11:33:13 +0200
From: Paolo Bartoli <pbartoli@iname.com>
Subject: PowerMac 7600/132 & Ethernet problems

I'm running a small ethernet network with a PMac 7600/132,  a PMac 8500/120
and a PMac G3/266, with system 8.5/ 8.6 (Appletalk rel.60).
The 7600 has problems with the network and gets stalled each time I try ot
access the network. Copies of files between Macs takes forever to complete
(or nevere complete at all).
The 8500 and the G3 instead are all right.

Has anyone experienced problems with 7600's and Ethernet networks?

**   Arch. Paolo Bartoli
**   pbartoli@iname.com
**
**   http://space.tin.it/arte/bpxba

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 15:58:04 -0400
From: tiwi@college-granby-hy.qc.ca
Subject: PYRO

I have Pyro (the screen saver) version 4.01. I saw on the Symantec site
that 4.1 was the last version and that it was working on System 7.5.
But, Symantec do not support the product anymore and no updater can be
found at the Symantec site.
Is there anyone out there who have this updater? 
I am a registered user.

Louis

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Date: Sat, 10 Jul 1999 23:31:27 +1200
From: "Markus Winter" <m.winter@auckland.ac.nz>
Subject: Q: How do I change the splash-screen at start-up?

Hi all,

I know this has been done before, but I can't remember how. So my question
is: how do I change the MacOS splash-screen that appears at start-up? We are
currently using System 8.5 and 8.6 (and by the way, if I could get rid of
the ugly Win95 splash-screen on a lonely PC - there for reasons of
compatibility - as well, that would be marvelous).

All answers please to my e-mail address:  m.winter@auckland.ac.nz

and thanks a million for any advice you can give.

Markus

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Date: Sun, 18 Jul 1999 00:42:00 -0700
From: Chris Schram <schram@mail.coos.or.us>
Subject: Shisen-Sho for MacOS?

A while back I asked the following question in the newsgroups but got
no useful response. Info-Mac readers seem to be a couple of cuts above
the Usenet rabble, so I'm still hoping for some good news...

*   *   *

Is there a MacOS port of Shisen-Sho (possibly also known as Four
Rivers)? There is an excellent version in KDE Games included in
LinuxPPC 1999. I also found a couple of Windoze versions and the Java
implementation mentioned below, but I'm looking for one that will run
on my wife's '040 Performa under MacOS 8.1. She's swiping all the time
she can get on my G3, seriously cutting into my SETI@home fun. :-)

If the name of the game sounds unfamiliar, here is the first paragraph
of the KDE manual. (In this case, "Mahjongg" is the same game as
ActiVision's "Shanghai.")

"Shisen-Sho is similiar to Mahjongg and uses the same set of tiles as
Mahjongg. The object of the game is to remove all tiles from the field.
Only two matching tiles can be removed at a time. Two tiles can only be
removed if they can be connected with at most three connected lines.
Lines can be horizontal or vertical but not diagonal."

If this description still makes no sense, there is a decent Java
implementation of Shisen-Sho at
<http://as.ms.t.kanazawa-u.ac.jp/~hikizu/java/java-applet/shisen/java-shisen.htm
l>. (Sorry this URL doesn't all fit on one line.) I have been able to
get this version running in Apple Applet Runner, but it's pretty clunky
looking compared to the KDE version.

Anybody seen this game for MacOS?

Chris Schram schram@mail.coos.or.us http://www.coos.or.us/~schram/Chris/

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Date: Sun, 11 Jul 1999 10:26:53 +1200
From: "Markus Winter" <m.winter@auckland.ac.nz>
Subject: Splash-screen changed - thanks & summary

Hi all

I wanted to change the splash screen at start-up (the MacOS picture).
 Christopher pointed me to

 http://www.resexcellence.com/user_contributions.shtml

It has examples as well as an explanation of which resource needs to be
editted in the system file, and it works like a treat. Now I have a
beautiful politically totally incorrect splash-screen ...

Thanks to all who replied...

Markus

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Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 09:31:45 EDT
From: STH777@aol.com
Subject: Submitting Tangram 4.1

Hello,

I am sending new version Tangram 4.1 for Mac.

Tangram is an ancient Oriental toy which has 7 pieces, 5 triangles
in different size, 1 square and 1 parallelogram. The objective of this
game is to form a given shape using all 7 pieces.
Tangram 4.1 is compatible with most of currently available system
software and extensions. It works well with newer Macs. Many
features were added in version 4.1.

game, educational, puzzles

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Date: Mon, 12 Jul 1999 13:02:01 EDT
From: Luskin@aol.com
Subject: The sumex announcements..

I have not seen announcements of new files at sumex for quite a while, I 
realize.  What has happened to them?  In addition, this list seems to be a 
bit less active.  What is happening?  This is an excellent and thoughtful 
list, and has a different feel than does mac-l, which is also excellent.  

Michael B. Luskin

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Date: Fri, 23 Jul 1999 07:55:35 -0400
From: Tom Coradeschi <tcora@skylands.ibmwr.org>
Subject: transporting Powerbooks on motorbikes

pbartoli@iname.com:
>Anybody knows if the Powerbooks can stand a normal (ie on paved roads)
>motorbike ride? Is there some part of the PB that'd suffer from motorbike
>stress?

I used to carry my PB180 in the saddlebag on my Beemer on a regular 
basis (shut down, not asleep). Never had any problems with it. Don't 
use the thing much any more, but it still works fine. I used a soft 
carrying case and the factory BMW Integral Bags for my K100RS.

                   tom coradeschi <+> tcora@skylands.ibmwr.org
         Skylands (NJ) BMW Riders <+> <http://skylands.ibmwr.org/>

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Date: Wed, 7 Jul 1999 10:55:24 -0500
From: Tim Rueger <trueger@crystal.cirrus.com>
Subject: UltraSCSI drive in PM6100?

Hi,

I've got a spare 2.1g UltraSCSI drive from a PowerCenter Pro that I'd
like to put into my PowerMac 6100 as a replacement for its current
standard SCSI drive.

Will this work, or do I need to get a standard SCSI drive instead?

Thanks,
-Tim
-- 
Tim Rueger             Crystal Semiconductor, Building 3
Phone: (512) 912-3420  4210 S. Industrial Dr., Austin, TX 78744
Fax:   (512) 445-2831  Email: trueger@crystal.cirrus.com

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Date: Wed, 14 Jul 1999 11:11:09 -0400
From: "Steve Chambers" <schambers@sarnoff.com>
Subject: Visual Basic Book for Excel *98*

Folks,

I have been trying to run down a good book on Visual Basic for Excel 98
and can't seem to come up with anything but books that cover the
previous version or Excel for Winders.

Does anybody know of such a book? Or barring that know enough about VB
in excel to recommend a Winders book that would do in a pinch for a Mac
user?

thanx

Steve
-- 
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Steve Chambers, Systems Analyst
Sarnoff Corporation
609-734-3017
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