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Info-Mac Digest             Mon, 21 Feb 00       Volume 17 : Issue 29

Today's Topics:

      (C) Voice Power Pro - has finally made real voice recognition for
      [*] MoonMenu 1.0
      [*] RK Ancient Fonts 1
      [*] SimpleSlide 1.5 (update to the slideshow viewer)
      [*] SplitsVille 1.0.1
      [*] Tape 1.1.2 - Mac OS 9 Package Creation Tool
      [*] TaskMenuBar 1.1.0
      [*] Time Palette 4.0
      [A] Re: Uh oh, dead battery!
      [A]: USB Printers on a Network
      Cabbages and Kings
      crashes when waking from sleep with OS9
      PB G3/300 Battery Problem
      Unimplemented trap!
      USB Printers on a Network

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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 00:50:51 -0500
From: "abrody@smart.net" <abrody@smart.net>
Subject: (C) Voice Power Pro - has finally made real voice recognition for

Dear Digest readers,
At long last voice recognition has made its debut as a full fledged 
input device for the Macintosh platform.    No more need for a mouse 
or keyboard as it is now possible to move the pointer around the 
screen using nothing more than your voice, and you can click with a 
simple statement to your microphone.   Unlike Viavoice it  dictates 
all statements into any text writing window whether it be an e-mail 
client,  chat client, or word processor the same way.  No time is 
wasted copying text over from a  clipboard window.   It has the 
potential to do 120 word per minute recognition, and builds from a 
30,000 word dictionary to 120,000 words, and even more if you want to 
train it to do that.  It will also react to QuicKeys and Applescripts 
according to its documentation,  though I haven't figured out how to 
integrate those options.

This product has been around the UK for a couple years, and now has 
arrived in the U.S.

Amazingly, it works on any Powermac from the 6100 (4400 through 5400 
as well)* on up,  that has a sound input port or source.    It even 
works with MacOS 7.5.3 and 9.0, and all the  operating systems in 
between.  The big surprise is that its box and CD both show Dragon 
Systems logo even though Dragon Systems has said they won't develop 
for MacOS 9.0 or earlier  anymore.  Apparently they licensed the i 
technology from Dragon, and are still using  its logo.   This product 
was just released last month in the U.S.  with vocabulary specific to 
our style English.
It is available today from MacMall as Product#603441 by calling 1-800-217-9492.

At $250 it may seem  a bit steep, but it comes with a microphone 
headset,  and all the documentation to get started right from the 
training to the usage of it,  it comes with a lot more features than 
the  competition that exists  today.

One small bug it has is that it won't allow desktop pictures in any MacOS.

This entire post was written using my voice!

Sincerely,
abrody@smart.net
* Sadly, it won't work on the Powerbook 5300 or 1400.

Check out over 700 internet sites updated monthly at:
http://www.index-site.com

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Date: 19 Feb 2000
From: "Sanford H. Selznick" <sanford@selznick.com>
Subject: [*] MoonMenu 1.0


MoonMenu is an extension that adds a small moon in the current lunar 
phase to the right side of your menubar.  It serves as a subtle, 
unobtrusive reminder that there's an entire universe out there, even 
without your web browser.

In addition, registration choices include an optional donation to a 
very worthy cause... promotion of K-12 science education by the 
National Academy of Sciences.  We're very pleased to be able to 
support such an important program.

We also had an "out of this world" time writing it, and we hope you like it.

MoonMenu has been tested extensively on old and new Macintoshes with 
MacOS 8.1 or later.  It uses a minimum of your computer's CPU power 
so it won't slow your machine down.

Be sure to visit <http://www.selznick.com> for more information!

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/moon-menu-10.hqx; 664 K]

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Date: 21 Feb 2000
From: "Reinhold Kainhofer" <reinhold@wolfram.com>
Subject: [*] RK Ancient Fonts 1


TrueType fonts for Mac for ancient scripts including Sanskrit,
old Greek with accents and spiritus, Meroitic (demotic and
hierglyphics), old Persian cuneiform, Ugaritic cuneiform, and
transscription fonts for these. Sample files are included in the
archive.

[Archived as /info-mac/font/tt/rk-ancient-fonts.hqx; 260 K]

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Date: 18 Feb 2000
From: dbronson <dbronson@rny.com>
Subject: [*] SimpleSlide 1.5 (update to the slideshow viewer)


SimpleSlide is a slideshow viewer.  It does slideshows.  ThatØs all it
does.  There are a few options, but only a few.  You give it a folder, it
scans it and all subfolders for GIF, TIFF, PICT or JPEG files and
QuickTime movies, and then it flashes them on the screen one after
another until you ask it to stop, it runs out of memory, your computer
explodes, or the world ends.  This version is PowerMac only and needs
MacOS 8.5 or greater.

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/simple-slide-15.hqx; 542 K]

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Date: 19 Feb 2000
From: "Keith Turner" <shdtree@mindspring.com>
Subject: [*] SplitsVille 1.0.1


SplitsVille is an easy to use file splitter and joiner.  SplitsVille breaks
large files into smaller pieces so you can transfer them to other Macs via
floppy disk, email, or other means that can't support large files.
SplitsVille also has an automatic reassemble feature that allows the file
pieces to be reassembled by simply double clicking on the first piece
without having the SplitsVille application present.  This way you don't have
to transfer the SplitsVille application along with the file pieces in order
to put the file back together again at its final destination.

SplitsVille is shareware and costs $10.  SplitsVille supports 68K and
PowerPC Macs running  System 7 or better.

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/splits-ville-101.hqx; 217 K]

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Date: 21 Feb 2000
From: Public Access Software <pasoft@pasoftware.com>
Subject: [*] Tape 1.1.2 - Mac OS 9 Package Creation Tool


Tape 1.1.2 - Mac OS 9 Packge Creation Tool. Tape quickly and easily 
creates Mac OS 9 "packages" which are simply special folders reformatted 
to be treated as a single file under Mac OS 9.

Tape can convert folders into packages with optional pre-flighting which 
checks for mistakes or potential problems with the target folder before 
processing.

The included BoxCutter CMM operates independently of Tape to remove the 
package setting for any folder on any PowerPC-based Mac running Mac OS 8 
or newer.

Tape requires a PowerPC-based Mac running Mac OS 8.5 or newer. Tape will 

[Archived as /info-mac/disk/tape-112.hqx; 137 K]

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Date: 18 Feb 2000
From: Hugh Kawahara <kawahara@ix.netcom.com>
Subject: [*] TaskMenuBar 1.1.0


TaskMenuBar is a control panel that uses the empty space on the menu bar

to switch and launch applications, and drag-and-drop files on
applications.
Because it only uses the menu bar, unlike other utilities, it will never

obscure or be obscured by other windows.

New features on version 1.1.0 includes:
1) Detailed controls over the position, spacing, sorting order and
appearances
of the icons on the menu bar.
2) Add stationary applications by drag and dropping applications or
aliases.
3) You can suppress displaying certain types of apps, such as control
panels.
4) Compatible with Apple's appearance themes and Kaleidoscope.
5) Stationary applications on volumes other than the start-up disk,
including
removable media, will appear as the media are mounted.

Requires System 7.1 or later including OS-8 and 9 with a 68K or PPC
processor.
Shareware fee: $10.

Hugh Kawahara
kawahara@ix.netcom.com
www.netcom.com/~kawahara

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/task-menu-bar-11.hqx; 91 K]

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Date: 19 Feb 2000
From: "Trygve Inda" <trygve@timepalette.com>
Subject: [*] Time Palette 4.0


Time Palette facilitates international communications by calculating the 
local time for any location in the world. With an atlas of 10,000 cities,
Time Palette performs detailed time calcualtions and properly adjusts for
different Daylight Saving Time (Summer Time) systems to provide a level of
accuracy unmatched by other applications. Other features include...

* Set reminders to alert you of various events in other time zones.
* New 12 and 24 hour analog clocks.
* Plan your international calls for the best time.
* Estimate your frequent flier milage for an upcoming trip.
* Moon phase, times of sunrise, twilight and more for any place and date.
* New projections and revised political map.
* Adjustable zoom levels, and sun & moon map shading for any date and time.
* Search for locations by city or country.
* Links to a GPS receiver with GPSy software (available separately).
* A vastly improved interface with the latest MacOS look and feel.
* Multiple languages in a single application.
* Faster performace, less memory and a smaller file size.

Beyond these features, Time Palette vividly depicts the current areas of
day, twilight, night and moonlight on three different world maps
(topographical, satellite and political). In addition, it is the only
product of its kind to support thirteen unique map projections, allowing you
to view the world as never before.

http://www.timepalette.com

[Archived as /info-mac/app/time/time-palette-40.hqx; 4572 K]

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Date: Mon, 21 Feb 2000 09:25:43 -0500
From: Dwight Early <earlyd@erinet.com>
Subject: [A] Re: Uh oh, dead battery!

The battery you need is:
	Maxwell ER3S
or	Radio Shack 23-026

Call your local Radio Shack stores first to see if its in stock.  The 
Radio Shacks in Malls have a more complete stock than the local 
stores.  Cost about $10.

Most of the PRAM battery cases have an open cap top.  Just pop it 
off, remove old, put in new.

Caution:  If your battery's not dead, go get the new battery first, 
then replace it.  The Mac's have the capability to hold enough juice 
to allow you time to replace the battery w/o losing the PRAM settings.

Good luck!

--Dwight Early

P.S.  Go to Newtech's web site and get GURU.  It has memory, battery 
and other neat stuff about Mac computers and Apple printers.  Try
	http://www.newerram.com/ftp/GURU28.hqx

Another good utilitiy is PRAM Battery Checker 1.02
	http://www.polar-orbit.com/

At 6:06 AM -0500 2/15/00, Allan Hunter wrote:
>It would appear that after 8 years of Mac ownership, I finally have a Mac
>with a dead battery:  my 7100 get date and time amnesia if I turn off the
>UPS.  If I only shut down and leave the UPS running, it retains date and
>time with no problem.  That's the PRAM battery, right?
>
>Anyone know from whence I obtain a battery for a 7100, let alone have
>familiarity with the replacement thereof?
>
>Allan Hunter
>
><ahunter3@earthlink.net>
><http://home.earthlink.net/~ahunter>

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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 10:46:02 -0500
From: shorton <shorton@lr.net>
Subject: [A]: USB Printers on a Network

This is not from personal experience, but I understand that Epson has 
printer share software for both their lasers and ink jets, but they don't 
create desktop printers. So, as long as you are not running network 
software that demands desktop printers, you should be able to share a 
printer connected to a Mac on the network via the chooser. Good luck,
Scott

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Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 14:15:57 -0800
From: glaston <glaston@mail.fix.net>
Subject: Cabbages and Kings

I'd like the benefit of others' current experience in several 
purchases I need to make:
1) I'm moving to a G4, but my Personal LaserWriter 320 only has a 
serial port and requires AppleTalk. It looks like an ethernet bridge 
will cost me at least $100 and I don't know how well it will work. 
Epson has a new laser printer for about $350, so it might be silly to 
spend 1/3 of the price of a compatible printer for an adapter for my 
old printer. Anybody have experience with ethernet bridges and/or the 
new Mac Epson laser printer?
2) Anybody successfully using Via Voice on a G3 or G4?
3) How about desktop LCD displays, for brightness, accuracy? And do 
they have to be Mac-specific or can I choose from the bigger PC 
catalogs?
4) And lastly, anybody using an internet phone program, i.e. a 
program that lets you make long distance calls through your ISP to 
another person also using a Mac and the same program?
Thanks in advance for the collective wisdom.
-- 
Mind how you go.
---glaston

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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 11:15:44 -0500 (EST)
From: Nam-June Joe <namjj@eclipse.net>
Subject: crashes when waking from sleep with OS9

Brian,
 
I've encountered the same types of problems.  I have a 2 week old G4/450,
128 MB RAM, OS 9. 
 
It seems like for me, I rarely encounter problems when I manually sleep
the
machine from the Special menu, but the machine crashes almost every time
when I try to wake from when the machine sleeps due to inactivity.
 
I also have the  ProTV tuner card, and I thought that maybe it had
something to do with my problems.  Please let me know if you find anything
out, and I'll do the same.
 
Thanks,
Nam
 
> Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2000 16:32:48 -0500
> From: Mod Dog Internet Services <bwhite@moddog.com>
> Subject: crashes when waking from sleep with OS9
> MIME-Version: 1.0
>
> I've got a one week old G4 tower (350mz, 128 ram, OS9) using 2 Apple
> 17" monitors (ATI XClaim 3D Plus video card for the extra monitor).
>
> Frequently when waking from sleep I find that one of three things has
> happened (most frequent to least):
>
> 1. the monitors come on, but all I see is the outline of the windows
> I had open - the windows are completely blank (white) inside
> 2. the monitors come on, but I don't have a visible mouse cursor and
> nothing responds to any key combinations (I use Kensington Mouseworks)
> 3. in one case, the monitors wouldn't come on at all
>
> In all cases, my only recourse is to hit the reset button on the G4
tower.
>
> Any ideas? I trolled through macfixit.com, Apple support and the ATI
> site and didn't find anything related.
>
> Any help is much appreciated.
> Brian White
>

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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 08:39:18 -0600
From: Scott Holmstrom <sholmstrom@easterisland.com>
Subject: PB G3/300 Battery Problem

Your issue with the batteries not charging is a known-issue with the 
original Powerbook G3 Series (Wallstreet edition) systems. There are a 
number of things within the power-flow that could be causing this. As 
follows are the most likely to least that I have run across being a 
technician. The first one is kind of long, but more often than not fixes 
such a problem:

1) The EMI shield next to the soundcard might be touching the metal 
in-port for the A/C Adapter, thus causing a short in the power flow. This 
does not do any damage at all to the system, but will cause batteries to 
not charge. When you insert a battery that is not fully-charged, normally 
you will see the LEDs on the batter light up after a few seconds. When 
they don't light up, then they're not charging. If this is the case, then 
the EMI shield may be the problem. If you are comfortable opening up your 
powerbook, then you'll need a Torx-8 Screw Driver and a flat-blade. 
You'll need to remove the batteries, pop the keyboard out, use a 
flat-blade screw driver (jewelers preferrible) to pop off the 
clutch-cover (this is where the sound/brightness/power buttons are, but 
be careful not to pry too much, or you could break it. It helps if you 
pry from the right-side near the "curve" of the display-hinge. Pry it up 
just a bit, then, with the keyboard remove, press forward on the 
clutch-cover on that side. It should pop-right off), remove the all of 
the black T8 screws on the bottom side of the case (make sure you 
remember what screws went where, as there are two longer ones that are 
meant for specific holes, and could damage the case if you put them in 
the wrong ones). Remove the Processor Card, the Modem. Then, there are 
four copper-colored screws, three beneith the clutch-cover, and one near 
the left side of the processor shield, just in front of where the modem 
was. After this, pull the top part of the case off. Once this is off, 
you'll notice a little bit of copper-looking "foil" like stuff next to 
where the AC adapter plugs into. If this is not flush up against the 
left-part of the plastic case, then there's a possibility that it's been 
touching the Adapter plug. Either bend it back, or simply tear the foil 
out a little bit. The EMI shield is there for a reason, but will not 
cause any negative affects if that small part of it is not there. I've 
done this before, without any bad things happening to the system. Once 
that is done, reassemble the powerbook, insert the batteries, and plug it 
in. A couple more bits of advice to help with the take-part/reassembly: 
To help pull out some of the cables, take a paper-clip, bend out one end, 
then use a pare of needle-nose pliers to bend a quarter-inch of the end 
perpendicular to the rest of it. Use this to pull up on the tabs of the 
ribbon-cables. Also, when reassembling the machine, you may find it 
difficult to get the keyboard back in all the way. In this case, place it 
as best you can, then press down on the center of the clutch-cover with 
your fingers, while sliding the keyboard in the rest of the way with your 
thumbs. This almost always works to get the keyboard back in. After this, 
you may have to reset the power-manager in order for your system to boot. 
Most of you know how to do that. In any case, if this fixes the problem, 
you should know almost immediately, because the LEDs on the batteries 
will light up, and register that they're charging. If this does not 
work...
2) The Sound-Card could be bad. This is one of the components that allows 
the Powerbook to charge batteries. The machine may operate fine otherwise 
even if the card is bad.
3) The PMU (power-management unit) Board, located on the left-underside 
of the palmrest could be bad. This again is a part of the Power-charge 
unit.
4) The Charge Card itself might be bad. This is the card that is located 
exactly between the two media-bays, at a right-angle to the rest of the 
machine.
5) The Crossbone might be bad. This is a card that is kind of part of the 
Charge card (I honestly can't remember the real name for the card, but my 
coworker techs and I usually call both components "the T-Bone assembly". 
6) And if none of these work, there's always a possibility that it could 
be the logic board.

As a note, make sure to take a good smell inside the thing if you do open 
it up. If you smell Ozone at all, then you probably have a burnt-IC, 
which means that there is definitely a bad hardware component somewhere, 
whether it's visible or not.

Also, keep in mind that if you aren't comfortable opening this thing up, 
I highly recommend against it. These models are very finicky machines, 
and don't take kindly to strangers, if you know what I mean. If all else 
fails and you have the money, bring it into an Apple Authorized Service 
shop.

As for it still being covered under warranty, that would depend on if 
they did actually replace a piece of the hardware, and only if it was 
replaced within the last 90-days. Apple will honor a 90-day warranty on 
any part replaced even if the unit is not under warranty. But, they will 
only replace _that_ part, not any other.

Hope this helps. If you have more questions, feel free to reply to me off 
the list.

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Date: Sun, 20 Feb 2000 20:26:35 -0500
From: Earl Atwood <eatwood@bpsom.com>
Subject: Unimplemented trap!

I installed sys 7.6 and when I start up Netscape I get the 
error"Netscape Navigator"unimplemented trap. I've got a Performa 550 
with 36 mgs of memory, a new battery. I reformatted the hard drive. 
System 7.6 and Netscape Navigator ver4.6 68k. Still get the same 
error message.

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Date: Thu, 17 Feb 2000 10:23:45 -0500
From: Dan Peck <danpeck@panix.com>
Subject: USB Printers on a Network

>Can one buy one of the new USB printers (inkjet or laser), connect it
>via the USB port to a Mac on a network (ethernet or localtalk), and
>have it accessible to the other Macs on that network?
>

If it's an Epson, you can use EpsonShare 1.5.1 or EpsonShare Laser 
(http://www.epsonshare.com). I have installed it for several clients 
and it works just fine. For $24 (more for extra users), you can't 
beat it.

Dan Peck    Milesquare Associates  Living Traditions
Member: Filemaker Solutions Alliance
Old Time Music

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