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Info-Mac Digest             Sat, 29 Jan 00       Volume 17 : Issue 13

Today's Topics:

      [*] AutoCat 2.6 FR - Catalog Different
      [*] CookWare 5.5.1
      [*] Mac Mail Purger v1.1 description
      [*] METAL v1.3
      [*] Secret Garden Kaleidoscope scheme
      [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.8, German version
      [*] Update Finder 2.0.1  - freeware finds updates on the Internet
      [Q] Vimage card and O/S 9
      cases for exterior IDE driver
      Info-Mac Digest V17 #6
      java web phones question
      microscopic printing from Netscape (Q)
      Need advice: good newbie printer?

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Date: 29 Jan 2000
From: olivier lebra <autocat@tubular.net>
Subject: [*] AutoCat 2.6 FR - Catalog Different


AutoCat 2.6 - Version francaise - Shareware $15

Catalog Different

AutoCat Home Page:   http://tubular.net/autocat/fr/
Online Registration: http://order.kagi.com/?OL
Author email:        autocat@tubular.net

French version by Philippe Bonnaure: http://perso.pacwan.fr/bonnaphil/

AutoCat a obtenu 4 souris a Macdownload.

Points forts:
- Cataloguez tous vos supports extractibles faìon Macintosh.
- Naviguez dans le catalogue directement a partir du Finder.
- Naviguez dans le catalogue a partir des dialogues Ouvrir/Enregistrer.
- Aucune application n'est necessaire pour naviguer dans le catalogue.
- Utilisez la commande 'Chercher' du Finder pour effectuer des recherches
dans le catalogue.
- Travaille en tache de fond.
- Compatible avec Appearance, compatible avec les Services de Navigation.

Les ameliorations apportees a AutoCat 2.6
- Option de catalogage des commentaires

Configuration materielle
- Un Macintosh couleur avec le Systeme 7.6 ou ulterieurs.

AutoCat peut etre inclus dans les CD-ROMs.

Bon AutoCatalogage!

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/auto-cat-26-fr.hqx; 258 K]

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Date: 29 Jan 2000
From: "Mitch B." <mitchel@cts.com>
Subject: [*] CookWare 5.5.1


CookWare cookbook now runs on any Macintosh!

Optimized to run exclusively on a Mac.
685 wonderful recipes (no "filler" recipes)
Expandable - more recipes can be added.
Additional recipes are available. 
Updates are always free.

CookWare doesn't have a lot of fields to fill-out like other cookbooks. You
will love the speed and ease at which you can enter your own recipes
(thousands are available online - just drag and drop them from your word
processor). Find recipes quickly by name, region, main ingredient, rating and
more! Print single recipes or a menu, even a small index for quick reference.
You'll enjoy the great graphics, easy navigation and the built-in web page
references; you can find books, recipes, substitutions, groceries, FREE
downloadable cooking videos and much more. If you love good food, this will
make a great addition to your kitchen.

[Archived as /info-mac/data/cook-ware-551.hqx; 3466 K]

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Date: 29 Jan 2000
From: Frederick Cheung <fred.cheung@wanadoo.fr>
Subject: [*] Mac Mail Purger v1.1 description


Stop wasting time if you have been mailbombed ! If you have been trawling 
through hundreds or thousands of unwanted mails, Mac Mail Purger will allow 
to eliminate them in record time ( just over 20 seconds using a 33.6 modem 
in a test involving 2657 messages). 
Requires any PPC mac with Open Transport, OS 8 and a POP mailbox (ie not 
web-based accounts such as hotmail)
now supports APOP as well as ability to save account settings

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/mail/mac-mail-purger-11.hqx; 48 K]

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Date: 29 Jan 2000
From: "Marin Saric" <msaric@tir.com>
Subject: [*] METAL v1.3


METAL v1.3 is a 100% free extended BASIC language metacompiler.
This is the newest version as of 01/28/2000.

One of the fastest BASICs around, METAL (Meta Language) has a rich command
library that includes powerful graphics, sound, speech, math and file I/O
routines.

METAL is a complete programming environment that readily produces
standalones and features numerous examples, 2800 lines of hypertextual
documentation and a new pleasant to use editor.

METAL is used in scientific research around the globe (quick calculations),
in software development companies (for prototyping), in K-12 and higher
education and, of course, by the beginners who are trying to enter the world
of programming.

What's new in METAL v1.3 (a brief summary):
 - new cool examples: a real raytracer, starfield and fractals!
 - new commands for graphics, file I/O, console and runtime
 - the editor is now fully functional and handles large files
 - significantly improved compiler stability

Distribution: METAL is authorized for distribution on "free and public
software archives," computer magazines and Shareware/PD CDs priced at $15 or
less. Everyone else, please contact the author for permission. Also, the
author recommends everyone planning the distribution to drop a note to the
author nevertheless.

Write to the author (Marin Saric) for any suggestions (there is a growing
wish-list), comments, bug-reports, questions, contact or anything else at:

Marin.Saric@public.srce.hr

METAL is a Copyright (C) of Marin Saric 1996-2000
METAL is a Copyright (C) of Galactic Dreams Software 1996-2000
All rights reserved.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/metal-13.hqx; 648 K]

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Date: 29 Jan 2000
From: royerm <royerm@gate.net>
Subject: [*] Secret Garden Kaleidoscope scheme


Secret Garden for Kaleidoscope 2.0  is a charming garden scheme invoking
memories of old English countryside gardens.
Please post on your recent additions page.
-Martha Royer
See and download my Kaleidoscope schemes here:
http://www.kaleidoscope.net/schemes/completelisting.shtml
Click the letter "R" and find my schemes there

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/ks/secret-garden-ks.hqx; 636 K]

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Date: 29 Jan 2000
From: Peter Hartmann <hphartmann@arcormail.de>
Subject: [*] Tex-Edit Plus 2.8, German version


This is the German version of Tom Bender's <mailto:tombb@aol.com> 
renowned styled text editor Tex-Edit Plus 2.8.
Docs are translated to German since version 2.7, version history is 
translated from this version on. There are also some minor 
localization bug fixes.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-edit-plus-28-de.hqx; 1170 K]

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Date: 29 Jan 2000
From: Andre Voget <Andre.Voget@usa.net>
Subject: [*] Update Finder 2.0.1  - freeware finds updates on the Internet


VSE Update Finder is a new version of the freeware utility for locating
software updates listed among 15 well-known Internet databases.

New in Version 2.0.1: Fixed a bug which prevented VSE Update Finder from
creating the application on some Macs.

Further information about VSE Update Finder:
http://vse-online.com/update-finder/index.html

System Requirements: System 7.5 or later, 5 MB RAM

[Archived as /info-mac/app/vse-update-finder-201.hqx; 562 K]

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Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 12:53:56 -0800
From: Richard Glover <rglover@biap.com>
Subject: [Q] Vimage card and O/S 9

Hopefully, info-mac is back up and running. We missed you!

I have a Performa 6400 with a vimage G3 upgrade card installed. Upon 
installing O/S 9, the vimage software crashes the machine. Obviously, 
the vimage s/w is not O/S 9 compatible. I found this note on 
everymac.com:

"Vimage, the subsidiary of the Japanese Interware corporation, 
manufacturered (sic) and sold an innovative and unique line of 
G3-based processor upgrade cards primarily for Macs and 
MacOS-Compatibles that were previously unable to be upgraded. On 
August 5, 1999, Vimage announced that it would no longer sell 
upgrades direct to consumers and would instead seek an OEM-strategy."

I think this means they got my money, and I am now screwed. Anyone 
know if there is an alternative driver for the vimage card that is 
O/S 9 compatible?
TIA. -RAG

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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 11:20:43 -0500
From: gene nail <gnail@tds.net>
Subject: cases for exterior IDE driver

Does anyone have any personal experience with the USB cases sold by
several mail order companies (for about $80) that you can buy and
install an IDE drive and connect it to your USB port.  i was wondering
if it was difficult to install the drive in the case, and how speedy, or
how slow, the particular drive was once installed.  it would help to
know whether it's worth getting, for example, a 7200 rpm drive or if the
slower 5200 rpm drive was just as fast since the limitation on the IDE
drive speed might be the USB bus.  i am con siding getting a 20 or 30
gig drive to use as a back up that i can take off site for security.

can anyone offer any information or personal experience?

thanks, gene nail

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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 09:47:20 -0500
From: Alan Lehotsky <lehotsky@tiac.net>
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #6

In article <86t0as$2j52$1@traf.lcs.mit.edu>, digest@info-mac.org wrote:

>>>From: Tito and Shari Poza <poza@gol.com>
>>>Subject: splitting an ISDN line
>>>
>>>I presently have one telephone line in my apartment, an ISDN line. I'm
>>>using it with my G3 but would like to split the line between two ISDN
>>>modems so my iMac can share the line.
>>>
>>>My question is, is it possible to use a telephone line splitter (similar 
>>>to
>>>the analog splitters that are cheaply and commonly available to connect
>>>multiple phones in a house to the same line...the kind that has one 
>>>input
>>>jack on one side and two output jacks on the other side) to split the 
>>>line
>>>for use in two ISDN modems? I know this works with analog lines but will 
>>>it
>>>work with ISDN? If so, does it requre a special splitter device?
>>>
>>>Thanks for any advice!

   I don't think you really want to do what you are thinking of.
   That would only allow ONE computer to be online at a time and
   would require that you have a second ISDN modem - which has got
   to cost at least $150.  Plus, it would probably confuse the phone
   company when it saw TWO TA's trying to assert their presence
   at once.

      BOTTOM LINE - DON'T TRY IT.

   You could by a serial switch ($15) and just connect the ISDN
   modem to that, and run two serial cables (one to each computer).
   That would only set you back about $30 - but you still can
   only have one machine online at a time.

   Go to http://www.sustworks.com and download IPNetRouter ($89)

   You will also need (at a minimum) a cross-over ethernet cable
   or a cheap ethernet hub and two regular ethernet cables. [about
   $60 if you shop around for a 4-port hub].  Follow the instructions
   at the sustworks web site and you'll be able to have both machines
   online at the same time.  [BTW, I've got 4 machines all connected
   to the network this way, with a Motorola BitSurfr ISDN TA, it works
   great]

   Good luck,
   -- Al Lehotsky

-- 
                Quality Software Management
             http://www.tiac.net/users/lehotsky

Process Improvement | Management Consulting | Compiler Implementation

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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 18:18:22 +0200
From: "Dr. Peter Stoyanov" <5040@unforgettable.com>
Subject: java web phones question

Dear all,

I envy all windows users, who are able to take advantage of services 
like http://www.dialpad.com to dial to US and lately of 
http://www.hottelephone.com - where you can phone WHOLE WORLD for 
free but ONLY if you have PC.

May I be advised if there are companies, who offer the same service 
but support Mac machines.

MTIA
Peter

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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 10:46:27 -0800
From: David L Hirschberg <daneel@stanford.edu>
Subject: microscopic printing from Netscape (Q)

I support 3 macs and a 740i printer with an Axis ethernet adapter all 
networked through a switched hub.  All the macs had a problem with 
small print when printing from Netscape.  All other programs printed 
fine.  They were running system 8.6 and I have seen this problem 
before and it remember it was something with ATM.  So I upgraded them 
all to System 9.0 and installed the ATM updater for system 9.  I 
installed Netscape 4.7 and all was well, printing from all 3 
computers gave normal size printing.

So now one week later I get an email that 2 of the 3 imacs not print 
small again from Netscape.  How do I troubleshoot this?

Please reply to me also.  I am not even sure if the Infomac list is up?

David
daneel@stanford.edu

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Date: Sat, 29 Jan 2000 20:53:43 +1300
From: e_r_m@my-deja.com (Esther Michaels)
Subject: Need advice: good newbie printer?

My Dad has had an LC475 for three years.  He now wants to get a printer. 
He's comfortable with what he uses the computer for (email, Word for
letters, a little surfing) but is a complete newbie to printing.

I have an Epson Stylus Color 600, which I'm reasonably happy with -- I
don't like the way the print heads get clogged so easily (I don't print
that often), and I'd rather the print quality was higher, but for the
price I paid, it's good enough.

I'm wondering about recommending something in the Epson range to him, but
since I've had the Color 600 a couple years now I wonder if something
better has come out in the meantime.  My criteria are:
 * Relatively inexpensive -- i.e. lasers are out of the question (unless
I'm hopelessly out of touch with the printing world)
 * Consumables are reasonably priced (which argues for an inkjet)
 * Economical ink use (bearing in mind, of course, that it changes with
the print quality)
 * Easy to use -- easy ink cartridge changeover, good diagnostics, easy to
clean print heads, etc
 * Relatively good print quality (not fantastic, but not poor either) --
he might print the odd photo I send him, but most printing will be letters
etc; run of the mill B&W stuff
 * (I don't know if this is relevant or not:) B&W must be in a separate
cartridge from Color

I'd be most grateful for any advice!
-- 
Esther Michaels
e_r_m@my-deja.com

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