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Info-Mac Digest             Tue, 07 Nov 00       Volume 17 : Issue 177

Today's Topics:

      [*] TidBITS#554/06-Nov-00
      (A) browser weirdness
      [*] MacPython 2.0 distribution.
      [*] MacTidy v1.0b12: checks and corrects HTML and XML source
      [*] TexFinder 1.6
      [*] The Atomic Mac 4.5.0
      [*] TurboMCS Controller
      [A]: Architectural Drawing Program
      Backup entire HD
      how do I disassemble a powerbook g3?
      Modem file error "invalid CCL command"
      order of messages
      UNRESPONSIVE CD-ROM

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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 21:00:00 -0800
From: TidBITS Editors <editors@tidbits.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org, Mac-L@clio.lyris.net, evangelist@macevangelist.com
Subject: [*] TidBITS#554/06-Nov-00

TidBITS#554/06-Nov-00

  If you do significant spreadsheet work, chances are you're using
  Microsoft Excel. This week, Matt Neuburg looks at Excel 2001 with
  an eye toward how it has changed and if it's worth upgrading.
  Also, we unveil the TidBITS Handheld Edition for AvantGo and other
  handheld users who want Mac news on the go, Adam updates the
  TidBITS AutoCorrect Dictionary, and we note the releases of Keep
  It Up 2.4, PowerMail 3.0.6, SoundJam 2.5.2, Mailsmith 1.1.6, and
  BBEdit 6.0.1.

Topics:
    MailBITS/06-Nov-00
    TidBITS AutoCorrect Dictionary Tips
    AutoSyncing TidBITS Handheld Edition via AvantGo
    Excel 2001: Expensive Excellence

<http://www.tidbits.com/tb-issues/TidBITS-554.html>
<ftp://ftp.tidbits.com/issues/2000/TidBITS#554_06-Nov-00.etx>

[Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-554.etx; 30K]

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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 10:57:58 -0500
From: CorpusCallosum <mcardeir@mailhost.capecod.net>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: (A) browser weirdness

Use the Internet control panel>Web tab to make sure IE is set for the 
default browser.If you double click on a Netscape file it will open 
in Netscape regardless of the default browser settings,but you can 
drag the file over the IE icon and it will open with IE.Once you have 
a file opened in IE you can save it to your hard drive as an IE 
file,next time you double click the file IE will open it.

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Date: 7 Nov 2000
From: Jack Jansen <jack@oratrix.nl>
To: 
Subject: [*] MacPython 2.0 distribution.


MacPython 2.0 is officially released as of now!

Python is a high-level programming language that is suitable for
simple scripting tasks as well as writing large
applications. MacPython offers a lot of Mac-specific extensions,
including access to all major MacOS Toolbox modules (QuickDraw,
QuickTime, AppleScript and many more), an Integrated Development
Environment (in Python!), frameworks for windowing applications,
unix-compatible cgi-scripting, image-manipulation libraries, numerical 
libraries, tk-based machine independent windowing and lots more. It
also uniquely among Pythons allows you to create fully selfcontained
(and, hence, distributable) applications without needing a C compiler
or anything. 

MacPython is completely free, and Open Source.

Go to http://www.cwi.nl/~jack/macpython.html to download the installer
or the full source distribution, and for more information on
MacPython. Go to http://www.python.org for general information on
Python on all platforms.

For those familiar with MacPython, here is the edited list of
highlights when comparing this version with MacPython 1.5.2 (see
www.python.org for machine-independent differences):
- Thread support
- Tkinter works again
- Appearance support
- Navigation support
- Offscreen QuickDraw
- Drag manager support
- Much better CGI support and examples

The bad news:
- This release is PPC only. 68K users should stick with 1.5.2.
- This release is not Carbonized yet. Expect a Carbon MacPython in a
  few months.

[Archived as /info-mac/dev/mac-python-20.hqx; 8614 K]

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Date: 7 Nov 2000
From: Terry Teague <teague@mailandnews.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] MacTidy v1.0b12: checks and corrects HTML and XML source


When editing HTML it's easy to make mistakes. Wouldn't it be nice if there
was a simple way to fix these mistakes automatically and tidy up sloppy
editing into nicely laid out markup? Well now there is! MacTidy is a
Macintosh application designed for doing just that. MacTidy checks and
corrects HTML and XML to make it compliant with the Worldwide Web
Consortium (W3C) HTML standards.

MacTidy also works great on the atrociously hard to read markup generated
by specialized HTML editors and conversion tools, and can help you identify
where you need to pay further attention on making your pages more
accessible to people with disabilities.

MacTidy is able to fix up a wide range of problems and to bring to your
attention things that you need to work on yourself. Each item found is
listed with the line number and column so that you can see where the
problem lies in your markup. MacTidy won't generate a cleaned up version
when there are problems that it can't be sure of how to handle. These are
logged as "errors" rather than "warnings".

MacTidy corrects the markup in a way that matches where possible the
observed rendering in popular browsers from Netscape and Microsoft.

MacTidy is based on the freely available "Tidy" program by Dave Raggett.
MacTidy performs in a compatible way to "Tidy", but has a graphical user
interface (GUI). Balloon Help is available for the configuration dialog.

For more information on Dave Raggett's "Tidy", browse the enclosed HTML
file "overview.html", visit the author's web site at
<http://www.w3.org/People/Raggett/tidy>, or EMail <mailto:dsr@w3.org>.

The current version of MacTidy and other products based on "Tidy" for Mac
OS can be found at <http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/1057/tidy.html>.

System Requirements :
Any Macintosh (except Macintosh 128K, Macintosh 512Ke, Macintosh Plus,
Macintosh Portable, PowerBook 100, Macintosh Classic) running System 7.0 or
later. A/UX is also supported.

The "Carbon" version of MacTidy requires Mac OS 8.1 + CarbonLib 1.0.2 or
later (Mac OS 8.6 + CarbonLib 1.1 or later), or Mac OS X (DP4 and Public
Beta currently supported).

Disk space required is less than 1 MB; available free memory required is
approximately 2 MB minimum, more memory is recommended.

[Archived as /info-mac/text/html/mac-tidy-10b12.hqx; 948 K]

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Date: 7 Nov 2000
From: Thierry - iXoft <infos@ixoft.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] TexFinder 1.6


TexFinder is an accurate tool to search and replace text inside entire 
disks or folders.
Originally designed for HTML developers, TexFinder is able to meet 
everybody's need with its friendly interface and its powerful Replacement 
Tables.
No more uncontrolable replacements! For easier file management, TexFinder 
displays several printable tapes of all the found or modified files in 
order to let you know what exactly have been replaced.
TexFinder also offers the ability to search and replaces files names or 
files MacCreator code and its main features are AppleScriptable.

Requirements : PCC OS 7.6.1

[Archived as /info-mac/text/tex-finder-16.hqx; 1204 K]

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Date: 7 Nov 2000
From: Chris Smolinski <csmolinski@erols.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] The Atomic Mac 4.5.0


The Atomic Mac is a periodic table of the elements for the Macintosh. In
addition to the usual information found in such programs, The Atomic Mac
also contains a wealth of nuclear information on each isotope, including
half life, decay mode, and daughter products. X-ray data (fluorescence and
binding energies) is also available. A molecular weight calculator makes it
easy to find the molecular weight of compounds. A shaded diagram showing
the ranges of physical properties makes it easy to visualize relationships
across the periodic table.

Data is displayed for the following physical properties:
Density
Heat of Vaporization
Heat of Fusion
Specific Heat
Thermal Conductivity
Linear Expansion Coefficient
Melting Point
Boiling Point
Atomic Radius
Covalent Radius
Magnetic Susceptability
Electrical Resistivity
Electron Affinity
Electric Dipole Polarizability
State (gas, liquid, solid)
Photoelectric Work Function
Electronegativity
Crystal Structure
Valence
Abundance in Earth's Crust
Abundance in Earth's Sea
Abundance in Solar System
Photon Interactions
Visible Light Spectra
Magnetic Dipole Moment
Electric Quadrupole Moment
Nuclear Spin

Shareware: $25

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/the-atomic-mac-450.hqx; 1318 K]

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Date: 7 Nov 2000
From: Erik Jensen <ejensen@unbc.ca>
To: 
Subject: [*] TurboMCS Controller


TurboMCS Controller is an application to interface with the Perkin 
Elmer (nee EG&G) TurboMCS Controller, a multichannel scaler hardware 
unit. The TurboMCS Controller software uses a serial connection 
between a Mac and the TurboMCS hardware to set various parameters and 
to control the data acquisition. The TurboMCS Controller software 
allows full access to the hardware features and can download the data 
quickly over the serial connection.

the TurboMCS Controller software is free for use, although I have 
requested a donation to charity from those who find it useful. I am 
the author of this software, so any questions or suggestions can be 
directed to me at ejensen@unbc.ca. The web page for the software is 
at <http://www3.telus.net/ejensen/TurboMCS.html>.

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/turbo-mcs-controller.hqx; 1192 K]

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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 11:36:00 -0800
From: Maurice Mike McNeil <mmcneil@escher.sd.bbn.com>
To: Don & Cory Chesnut and Cathy Jo Cassidy <chesnuts@att.net>,
Subject: [A]: Architectural Drawing Program

I am using "3D Walk-around" by Abracadata - don't have the URL handy 
but I found them through the Apple web-site. There is an extensive 
product listing/cross reference.

I am fairly pleased with "3D Walk-around" but may get Abracadata's 2D 
program for some of the drawings I need. I am going through the same 
process and the drawings required by the permits office are pretty 
extensive.

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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 09:20:46 +0200
From: "Michael S. Silverstein" <michaels@techunix.technion.ac.il>
To: Info-mac <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: Backup entire HD

I am considering purchasing a firewire HD of 40 GB to make monthly 
backups of my entire 10 GB hard drive instead of getting a DAT tape 
backup system. I make daily backups of my documents using ZIPs. All 
this using Retrospect Express.

I have a few questions:

1) Is a HD a reasonable alternative to a DAT tape?
2) Can I buy any off the shelf firewire HD?
3) How should I go about partitioning the HD so that I can use it for 
4 backups (Retrospect has a limit of 1 backup per medium)?

Thanks in advance for any light you can shed on these questions.

michael silverstein
materials engineering
technion

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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2000 22:15:39 -0600
From: kumar mcmillan <kmcm@bigfoot.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: how do I disassemble a powerbook g3?

hi.
does anyone know of a website (not in japanese) which may help me 
take apart my pb/g3/400mHz/pizmo?  The sound out jack has wriggled 
itself loose.. looks like just a simple solder job.  I took out the 
torx and tried to get at the sound card but there are a lot of 
plastic tabs and I'm not sure how best to get them up [or where 
exactly they're located] -- don't want to force anything.  So far in 
my research I've found a list of what needs to be removed before 
getting at the sound card, but that's it.

(keyboard
EMI shield
microprocessor
inverter board
display module
top case (the part with the trackpad)
power supply card
stiffener (sort of what it sounds like))

I'm just looking for some diagrams or helpful hints.. anyone?
please send me a personal message I'm not on the list
kmcm@bigfoot.com

thank you thank you
frantic,
k

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Date: Mon, 6 Nov 00 18:08:01 GMT
From: frascl@rpi.edu (Lilajane Frascarelli)
To: comp-sys-mac-digest@moderators.isc.org
Subject: Modem file error "invalid CCL command"

When I tried to clean out some extraneous files from System 9.04 on my new
Mac G4 I evidently got rid of something I should NOT have.  I restored what
I thought needed to put back (mac_script and the file for the Apple internal
modem).  Now the computer modem dials the number, makes the same horrible
noises that it did before, says "connecting at (various speeds, all
plausible)", but instead of finishing the connection gives the message: "
Modem file contains an invalid CCL command on line 604 (-6016)."

Which modem file is this?  I  have a "spare" system file on another
partition of my hard drive.  I copied the missing files from this system to
the one  on the    hard drive which is currently running things.  I have
followed the instructions of the various help files to set up the modem
connection, and everything works until that last connection.

Reinstalling from the CD the various components necessary to email and
network connections didn't solve the problem, either.

I tried using the "assistent" for setting up the modem, and that didn't help
either. Can someone tell me where to find a good copy of the necessary
file(s) (and which file that is???).  

Attempting to open a connection by clicking on Netscape has the same effect
as mentioned above:  the computer goes through the almost whole process but
hangs just as it is about to complete the connection. 

Please advise what I have to do to get this new G4 hooked up again to mail
and web???

Thank you.  (If you could copy your reply to email: frascl@rpi.edu   it
would be more likely to reach me.  The news group part of my borrowed set up
doesn't work as well as the e-mail part...)

Lj. F.

 
Lilajane Frascarelli
Adj.Asst.Prof., Ret., Dept of the Arts
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Troy NY 12180-3590

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Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2000 05:30:55 -0500
From: "A.W. Neef" <bneef@dmci.net>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: order of messages

On Tue, 7 Nov 2000 11:37:47 +1300, Miraz Jordan wrote:
>Hold down Option and click on the Date header (or any other header
>for that matter). It reverses the sort order.

That may work in other versions, but in Eudora Light 3.1.3 you must hold
Option while clicking "Special" in menubar.  "Sort" then changes to "Sort
Descending".

Bill Neef   Grass Lake, MI, USA    <bneef@dmci.net>

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Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2000 22:55:20 -0500
From: "Ricardo J. Seijo" <screaming@vt.edu>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: UNRESPONSIVE CD-ROM


I have a 333 MHz iMac with a factory-original Matshita CR-175 CD-ROM drive
which often goes undetected by the System Profiler.  Even after having been
given the "Update Devices and Volumes" command, it simply won't know the
drive is there.  When this happens, I can't even open the cup holder unless
I use a paper clip.  Of course, this means I can boot from a cd to run a
full diagnostic with a disk tool.  Does anyone have any info on this
problem?  Is there another way to get the System Profiler to update
devices, like the SCSI Probe of olden days?  Thanks in advance!

Ricardo J. Seijo
Wcic Foreperson
Virginia Tech

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