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Info-Mac Digest             Fri, 06 Oct 00       Volume 17 : Issue 157

Today's Topics:

      
      (C) Norton and 8.1 +
      [*] MacChess 5.0.1D - German Version
      [*] MIDI Warehouse v1.1.0
      [*] MultiMode 3.7.2
      [*] Sherlock Plugins 1.9
      [*] Sound Byte 1.8.1
      [Q] netscape slowdown
      A weird folder inside System 
      HP 6MP LaserJet connecting via a USB adapter.
      Netscape 4.73/Epson 740i/ EpsonShare 1.62 printer font size
      Q: Undelete?
      System for Performa 577?

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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 09:59:17 -0400 (EDT)
From: Norman Friedman <norm@helix.nih.gov>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
Subject: 

x-Also Etta, Morris, Ken and Ira
Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 09:59:17 -0400
To: digest@info-mac.org
From: "Norman R. Friedman" <norm@helix.nih.gov>
Subject: Eudora 5
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed"

I have installed the new Eudora 5, free version with ads. Seems to be 
fine except-seems as if every time I am receiving mail automatically 
(set for 20 minutes), everything seems to freeze. No matter what it 
is that I am doing, checking mail, writing mail or any other 
application-nothing moves until all my mail has been received. Is 
there anything that can be done to allow the mail to be received in 
the background without disturbing other work being done?
Thanks in advance to all who respond.
norm@helix.nih.gov

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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 07:23:47 EDT
From: BobWarner@aol.com
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: (C) Norton and 8.1 +

>If you are upgrading to MacOS 8.1, or buy a machine with MacOS 8.1 or higher 
DO NOT use  
>Norton utilities.
That recent message from <abrody@smart.net> regarding NUM is misleading 
to say the least.

My wife is running 8.1 and she uses NUM 3.5.2 literally every night 
before shutting down with absolutely no problems and excellent results.

I am running 8.5.1 and use NUM 4.0.3 literally every night before 
shutting down with absolutely no problems and excellent results.

Norton DD has saved our rears on numerous occasions. We wouldn't be 
without it. 

To use this list to malign Norton on the basis of anecdotal and personal 
experience that may have had nothing whatever to do with the use of 
Norton is irresponsible and unconscionable. 

The usual disclaimers apply. I have no connection w/Norton other than 
being a very satisfied user. 

Regards, Bob 

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Date: 5 Oct 2000
From: "Richard A. Fowell" <rafowell@mediaone.net>
To: 
Subject: [*] MacChess 5.0.1D - German Version


Free master-strength chess (German version).

[Archived as /info-mac/game/brd/mac-chess-501-de.hqx; 441 K]

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Date: 5 Oct 2000
From: Takashi Suzuki <setsu@tcp-ip.or.jp>
To: 
Subject: [*] MIDI Warehouse v1.1.0


MIDI Warehouse is an application for the Macintosh which allows you to
play & manage standard MIDI files.
Player window holds one standard MIDI file, and displays it's current
tempo, System Exclusive status, Control Change status and Voice Name,
Panpot, Pitch Bend, Level for each MIDI channel.
Playlist window can have up to 2,147,483,647 MIDI files to be played
back sequentially, or random order.
Database window can have up to 2,147,483,647 MIDI files with sort & find
capability.

What's changed :
 - Some notes continue to play after stop.-> fixed.

Features :
 - Fat Binary.
 - QuickTime support.
 - Macintosh Drag and Drop support.
 - GM, GS, XG format compatible.
 - 32part Standard MIDI File playback support.
 - Navigation Services support. (PowerPC only)

This application requires :
 - Macintosh with 68020 or higher / PowerPC
 - System7.6.1 + QuickTime 3.0 + Appearance Manager or later
 - OMS (Open Music System) -- If you use external MIDI tone generator
 - MIDI tone generator or QuickTime Musical Instruments

-- T.Suzuki

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/midi/midi-warehouse-110.hqx; 440 K]

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Date: 6 Oct 2000
From: Chris Smolinski <csmolinski@erols.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] MultiMode 3.7.2


MultiMode allows your Macintosh to decode and transmit several different
modes of non-voice communication often heard on shortwave radio.

In the past, dedicated hardware, often costing hundreds or thousands of
dollars, was necessary to demodulate and decode this transmissions. Today,
you can use the processing power of your Macintosh to decode and display
these modes, without any additional hardware, other than your Mac and a
radio.

MultiMode supports the following modes:

       Morse Code (CW)
       RTTY (Baudot)
       ASCII
       SITOR-A
       SITOR-B / FEC / NAVTEX
       SSTV (Slow Scan TV)
       WEATHER / SATELLITE FAX
       ACARS (Aircraft Communications)
       Packet
       PSK31
       ALE (Automatic Link Establishment)
       DTMF, CCIR, EIA Tone Modes
       Hellschreiber
       Audio Spectrum Display / FFT Mode

Requires a PPC Macintosh

Shareware: $89

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/multi-mode-372.hqx; 544 K]

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Date: 5 Oct 2000
From: Lars Bell <lars@praestare.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] Sherlock Plugins 1.9


This version has more health and news plugins plus others.  Also fixes bugs.

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/sherlock-plugins-19.hqx; 294 K]

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Date: 6 Oct 2000
From: Chris Smolinski <csmolinski@erols.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] Sound Byte 1.8.1


Sound Byte turns your Mac into a cart machine for playing sound recordings.
Sound Byte is ideal for radio stations and audio/TV productions, to quickly
and easily play a variety of recorded sounds, such as jingles,
advertisements, songs, sound effects, and more.

Sound Byte handles all of the audio formats supported by QuickTime, including:
* AIFF
* WAV
* AU
* MP3

Sound Byte comes in three flavors:

Sound Byte Lite supports a single rack of carts, or up to 75 recordings total.

Sound Byte supports five racks of carts, or up to 375 recordings total.

Sound Byte Pro supports fifty racks of carts, or up to 3750 recordings total.

Shareware: $24

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/sound-byte-181.hqx; 452 K]

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Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 04:03:58 -0400
From: John McGibney <nciccheck@nais.com>
To: <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: [Q] netscape slowdown

Lately when I surf the net, after visiting 10-20 sites the next site I go to
refuses to load. If I disconnect and reconnect it still won't load. But if I
quit netscape and restart while still connected that site will load and I
can surf for another 10-20 sites before it happens again. Obviously netscape
is running out of room in one of its cache files and by quitting it resets.
I remember reading about a year ago of others having a similar problem and a
simple solution. Does anybody know the cure?

tia
John Mcgibney
nciccheck@nais.com 

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Date: 05 Oct 2000 11:35:46 +0200
From: Wouter  Meulensteen <masters@xs4all.nl>
To: <digest@info-mac.org>, <jmblanco@uma.es>
Subject: A weird folder inside System 

Hello Jose,

Oops! dangerous stuff going on there... I recommend an immediate backup of all your files, as the duplicate folder indicates that the directories on your harddrive have gone haywire. (but I guess you�d already figured that one out..) Be sure to check the backup for completeness, as most backup applications will crash upon encountering a duplicate or damaged directory record- or just plain skip them (...). A backup to another harddrive is a litle more sure, as the Finder will always inform you if a file/folder couldn�t be read or written.

What�s going on? It seems that there is a problem with the directories of your disk.
The weird folder is probably a duplicate directory record.

ResEdit can�t get info on this folder because it�s not actrually a folder, it�s just a duplicate record of an existing folder. You�d need something like Norton�s Disk Editor to fix this, but that would be terribly complicated- you�d need a Symantec tech support person to guide you through there.

To solve this the rough way I�d move everything from the System Folder to a new folder (name it �System Folder New� or something like that), than create a folder on the desktop with the name �System Folder� (i.e. the exact same name as your actual, previously inhabited-and still haunted-System Folder). Be prepared for the worst (crash/freeze/disk becoming unreadable/panic striking) and have an alternative startup disk handy. (a System CD, or an external Hardrive) Preferrably assign this alternatiove startuyp disk as the startup disk using the �Startup Disk� control panel. Then move the new, clean, empty System Folder folder from the desktop onto your startup disk, and let the Finder replace the old, haunted System Folder.
The Finder will (try to) replace the haunted folder AND the duplicate record with the new folder. You can safely remove this folder when the Finder is done. Now you should be able to fix the disk with Disk First Aid, TechTool, Norton or whatever. Alsoft�s DiskWarrior seems to do a pretty good job on restoring damaged directories.
Check your System Folder->Extensions Folder for a file named �ObjectSupportLib� if you are running Mac OS 8 or newer. This library seems to sometimes cause these kind of problems.

Hope this helps,

Wouter Meulensteen

Sounds complicated but it isn�t.

>Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 16:38:08 +0200 (MET DST)
>From: jmblanco@uma.es (Jose  Blanco)
>To: digest@info-mac.org
>Subject: A weird folder inside System 
>
>When arranging folders and files I was surprised to see a weird folder
>inside System Folder: this folder had no name, was empty when I opened it,
>was impossible to name it, delete or move to desktop.  When I got info
>(command-I) the finder told me that there are a lot of items inside.  After
>some turns, I realized that its size and number of items were exactly the
>same than the System Folder.  If I put a new item inside System folder,
>this weird folder increased it size an number of item, although nothing
>appeared when opened.  I reconstructed the desktop, but it was still there.
>Even with ResEdit, I couldn't get info or named or nothing!  It seems to
>be a "empty mirror" of the system folder.
>
>For the moment, it is innofensive, but I would like to remove
>it.  Any help?
>
>Many thanks
>
>Jose M�

-- 
--
Wouter Meulensteen
Systeembeheerder
Scripta Media BV
Nieuwe Herengracht 47
1011 RN Amsterdam
<www.scripta.nl>
<support@scripta.nl>

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Date: Fri, 06 Oct 2000 09:13:20 +1100
From: Monib <info@monib.com>
To: <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: HP 6MP LaserJet connecting via a USB adapter.

Dear Macsters,

I have a G3 Powerbook (Lombard) that I woudl liek to use with my Hewlett
Packard 6MP LaserJet printer.

Does anyone have experience with connecting one to a USB Mac using a
serial-USB adapter. I have looked into some but there seem to be hidden
compatibility problems. Does KeySpans adapter or Asante's work?

Otherwise what are other options?

Thanks in advance,

Binom

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Date: Fri, 6 Oct 2000 10:44:21 -0500
From: Dan Brown <browndan@home.com>
To: mailto:
Subject: Netscape 4.73/Epson 740i/ EpsonShare 1.62 printer font size

I paid  for the EpsonShare 1.62  package to run the Epson 740i from my
6300, running Mac OS 8.6. The 6300 is connected to a hub that has a cable
modem in its uplink port.

In printing from Netscape 4.73, I have to reset the font size to 36 point
to get printouts from Netscape prints to be at least 12 point in size.  If
the Netscape print font preferences are set for 10-12 point font size, then
the prints come out  extremely small- a page of print is ~ 2x3 inches. My
bifocals don't help here!!! I have installed EpsonShare 1.62 according tt
instructions from the shareware writer.

If instead one prints out from ANY other application, the Epson 740i prints
out OK.

What must I do to correct this? I have attempted to send a question to
Gerard Ceccaldi <ceccaldi@ses.fr> - who wrote epsonshare but his ISP
rejects all my questions .

HELP!
Thanks in advance.
Dan Brown

Dan Brown
806 Hampshire Dr.
Grand Prairie, TX 75050-6315
972-264-7054

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Date: Thu, 5 Oct 2000 10:15:08 -0500
From: Chaz Larson <chaz@visi.com>
To: Marlon Deason <marlond@earthlink.net>, digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Q: Undelete?

At 3:59 PM -0400 10/3/00, Marlon Deason wrote:
>I just accidently erased a file which I would really like to get back. On
>previous systems I had Norton Utilities, which came with a great little
>Undelete program. Since I have upgraded to OS 9 it no longer works.
>
>What utilities (cheap!) are available to recover files from OS 9 hard
>drives?

Well, there are Norton Utilities and TechTool Pro, both of which are 
about $100.

There's a bundle deal at Outpost of Retrospect, Spring Cleaning, and 
Norton Utilities for $99; you'd still be spending $100, but your unit 
cost would go down.

There may be an upgrade rebate still available for Norton Utilities, 
which would drop your cost further.

Or there's this; maybe it would work.
<http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-10237-100-1920947.html?tag=st.dl.10005_103_1.lst.td_1920947>

chazl

-- 
And the license said you had to stick around until I was dead, but if you're
tired of looking at my face I guess I already am.
                                                      - Liz Phair, Divorce Song
Chaz Larson     -    chaz at spamcop dot net    -    http://www.visi.com/~chaz

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Date: Wed, 4 Oct 2000 18:42:16 -0400
From: Allan Balliett <igg@igg.com>
To: comp-sys-mac-digest@moderators.isc.org
Subject: System for Performa 577?

The harddisk is dead and the original floppies nowhere to be found. 
It's rejecting a 7.5xOS CD. What System does it need (will it accept 
only one??) and where can I find it.

Sorry, I apologize for being clueless.

Thanks _Allan

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