Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!caip!topaz!husc6!seismo!mcvax!ukc!warwick!cvaxa!sakw From: sakw@cvaxa.sussex.ac.uk (Sak Wathanasin) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: More items from Mactel Message-ID: <232@cvaxa.sussex.ac.uk> Date: Wed, 9-Jul-86 17:02:57 EDT Article-I.D.: cvaxa.232 Posted: Wed Jul 9 17:02:57 1986 Date-Received: Sat, 12-Jul-86 04:28:22 EDT Organization: Cognitive Studies Programme, U of Sussex, UK Lines: 343 From Mactel, a UK BBS: ---------------------- Message #: 985 Submitted: 06/28/86 3:43 Submitted by: GREVILLE BAGG Subject: facsimile machines I have been trying to find out if a facsimile machine can be used to input a digitised pic or document into Paint or something. It would be very useful and some facs machines have an RS232 for direct linking, but no-one seems to know, ie. Rank, Sharp etc. Trouble is they are all salesmen and not technical. Would also be good if the Mac could be used as a facs? Have you heard or know anything about this? SYSOP INSERT - I saw an advert for something like this in the Mac Products guide - for sale in the usa. - I put it on the news area but cant say when and it must be in one of the OLDNEWS text files. found it!!! its 'Image Blue' from Image Communications INC 640 West Putnam Avenue, PO Box 4809, Greenwich , CT 06836-0086 phone is USA (203) 661-0607 its listed at $1295, its compatible with MacPint, write and IBM PC Paintbrush, has built in RS232, does 200 dpi scan (A4 page in 3 minutes, a lot quicker than thunderscan) Message #: 992 Submitted: 06/29/86 13:11 Submitted by: BRUCE STIDSTON Subject: MultiWrite update. I was talking to Mindwork Software t'other day and it seems that, despite the very real-sounding description in their current MacWorld advertisement, the MultiWrite word-processing program I described a few postings back is still "Under Development". Having possibly fired up MacTel users with my comments, I think it's only fair that they should know that, according to Mindwork, MultiWrite won't be available till end September. I hope to see a demo version in August but don't hold your breath. According to industry sources, no few than SIX hot new word processor programs will be on the market by this Christmas. It doesn't seem too naive to hope that amongst that lot will be a good, totally WYSIWYG, full-featured and FAST text juggler. I have a list of features I consider essential in a good word processor, and will be anxiously evaluating the new- comers against this as they arrive. I'll let you know what happens... >Bruce Stidston. Message #: 995 Submitted: 06/29/86 18:26 Submitted by: JAN KOSCIELSKI Subject: MacDraft Bug I have recently come across a peculiar feature of MacDraft. When I open an old document the active window appears completely blank!!. The grid pattern and my drawing can only be called to the screen if I choose Home View from the menu. Whats even more annoying is that this happens randomly and not every time I run MacDraft. Has any other MacDraft user had this problem or can anyone offer a possible explanation? Regards Jan Message #: 1041 Submitted: 07/05/86 19:18 Submitted by: DAVID WARDELL Subject: The Lisa (bless it's cotton socks) For Peter Davey I too have tried to make Lisa recognise a HFS using the HD20 icon but it won't have it! However it's quite happy with Finder 5.2 System 3.1. I've got the LaserWriter Driver and Prep 3.0 on it as well and that appears to be OK. There is a new Ver 3.1 MacWorks and Hard Disk Install which allows Lisa to start up as a Mac without having to insert any any floppies first. I think you have to first reinitialise the hard disk using these new versions. Lisa appears to accept most programs with the exception of communications programs. But I just use a floppy for those with their documents stored on the hard disk. My biggest problem is the regular rate of crashes and resulting corrupted hard disk. The only cure is reinitialising which of course looses all my files in the process. Of course I back EVERYTHING up - well except the last two or three files I've been working on because it's home time and I'm late and my wife is sueing for a divorce, quoting Macintosh as a co-respondent - and it's always these that are the most vital! I must have reinitialised Lisa's hard disk 6 times in the last 12 months. My other big problem is that PageMaker files created on a the Mac print slightly differently when printing them using Lisa and a LaserWriter. The odd line is moved, carefully lined up text is slightly moved to one side - all fiddly and very annoying. So away it goes and I'm taking advantage of the Apple swap of #1495 + Lisa for a MacPlus and HD20. I am told that the alternative is get the free PIXEL FIXER from your local dealer which turns the Lisa pixels into squares instead of rectangles. Yes, those of you who have never used a Lisa cannot realise the frustrations of drawing squares which look like rectangles on the screen and print as squares!! And that's what the Mac XL has always done!!!! David Wardell Message #: 1046 Submitted: 07/06/86 15:08 Submitted by: SYSOP Subject: MacClub Benelux Hi there - had a message in my mailbox the other day from Hubert Savelberg the leading light of MacClub Benelux. Here's what he said. "HELLO DAVID, here is hubert savelberg from macclub benelux in Buellingen, belgium. Our address: Wirtzfeld Valley 140 B-4761 Buellingen belgium. Until now we had only a monthly information diskette, but are now testing our BBS service Mac-Date Europe, which is on-line from 22.00 pm to 7.00 a.m. on tuesdays, wednesdays, fridays and in the weekends most of the day. We are running Red Ryder Host on a Macintosh Plus with a built in 20 Mb hard disk from Logicom, Nivelles, which we has a price tag of Bfr 58.500 which is about $1200 US, i don't know the exact exchange rate for pound sterling. We would like if you log in on our bbs, and give us some comments about our system. We are still learning every day. Our phone number belgium 806 47713, untill our new phone line 806 47363 will be installed in the beginning of august. From that date our BBS will also run all day 24 hours a Day, 7 days a week. Hope we can come to a regular exchange." Check it out folks!!! Message #: 1048 Submitted: 07/06/86 23:08 Submitted by: SYSOP Subject: AppleText Extracts Hi there!! - SYSOP here!! I had a long overdue session on AppleText today bringing our database of Technical Info up to date. I though I would abstract and precis a few of the items in there, since they could be useful to MacTel callers. ------------------------------- PROBLEMS WITH EXTERNAL DRIVES Field failure data indicates that most failures with the 800K Disk Drive can be attributed to the user uplugging or plugging in the unit while the computer is still powered on. DONT DO IT!!!! ------------------------------------------- UPGRADING MACPLUS WITH LARGER MEMORY CHIPS You can intermix 256K and 1-Meg SIMMs in the same Macintosh Plus. There are two rows of two SIMMs each in the Plus; you can have one or both rows filled. If only one row is filled, it must be row 1, the row closest to the CPU. When mixing sizes of SIMMs, make sure the larger SIMMs are in row 1. Here are the possible configurations: Total RAM Row 1 Row 2 --------- ----- ----- 512K 256K Empty 1 Meg 256K 256K 2 Meg 1 Meg Empty 2.5 Meg 1 Meg 256K 4 Meg 1 Meg 1 Meg There are two resistors that define the configuration of the machine. The one labelled "1 Row" should be removed if only 1 row of SIMMs are used. Remove the one labelled "256" when 1 meg SIMMs are used. NOTE: It's not necessarily true that anything called a SIMM will perform acceptably in the Macintosh Plus: to meet timing requirements, the SIMM must use chips having a speed of 150 nanoseconds or faster. ------------------------------------------- ROM PROBLEMS WITH MAC PLUS When a Macintosh Plus hangs on boot, check for a connected SCSI device that is powered off. If such a device is connected, the Macintosh Plus may have the original 128K ROMs that have this problem, which was corrected in the revised ROMs. Workaround: Power up the SCSI device or disconnect it. There are two ways you can check for the ROM version: the serial number and the built-in mini-monitor. 1. The Macintosh Plus serial number starts with a letter, either F for Fremont or C for Cork. The next digit is the last digit of the fiscal year of manufacture (e.g. 6 = FY 1986). The next two digits are the week of that year. The next three characters are the serial number. The rest (starting with the M) is the model number. A Macintosh Plus with a serial number beyond F609sssMxxxxx has the revised ROMs. 2. To determine which ROM version you are using via the mini-monitor: a. Press the interrupt switch on the programmer's switch to enter the built-in mini-monitor. b. Type DM 400000. If the third byte value displayed is EA, it means the revised ROMs; if it's EE, it means the original 128K ROMs. c. Type G to return. NOTE: ALL upgrade kits were shipped with the revised ROMs. -------------------------------------- MACPLUS NOT WORK WITH THE APPLE MODEM Many people say that they cannot get the Mac Plus to work with the Apple Modem even with Apple supplied cables i.e the Mac Plus Peripheral Adaptor and the 512k to Modem cable. ---->The solution. Check to see that both switches 1 and 7 inside the modem are turned on. -------------------------------------- SUBJ : MACDRAW 1.9: PATCH TO ALLOW MORE THAN 11 FONTS. The following patch allow MacDraw to use more than 11 fonts. To enter this patch you will need to use a disk editor like FEdit. Find: Change to: Occurrences: ---------- ------------- ------------ 41ED FAD6 41ED F360 9 0000 0C60 0000 0CA0 1 0014 6F02 7C14 001F 6F02 7C1F 1 000B FACE 0016 FACE 2 70E1 709D 3 0001 00E1 0001 009D 3 10E1 109D 1 0C47 0015 0C47 0020 1 4E56 FFBE 4E56 FF9E 1 This patch works (you need a system with scrolling menu's) but there is a problem. If any of the fonts below the 11 mark are selected their selection isn't saved with the document. When Apple figure out a fix for this problem we will let you know. [NOTE FROM MACTEL SYSOP] As some MacTel users may be worried about Fediting their Software, send a disc proving that you own MacDraw 1.9 (ie send one with MD 1.9 on it, not the original master though) and we will return you the FEdited version. ------------------------------------ PARAMETER MEMORY The Parameter RAM in the Macintosh maintains system information: Clock, date, and alarm settings, some Control Panel settings, and Serial port configurations. If necessary, Parameter RAM may be erased entirely: (return to default settings) 1. Turn off the Macintosh 2. Unplug the Macintosh 3. Remove the battery 4. Reinsert the battery upside down for 30 seconds 5. Remove the battery and reinstall it right side up ------------------------------------ SWITCHER AND MACWRITE When running under Switcher, MacWrite has problems printing to a LaserWriter if you have given less than 144K to MacWrite. Use Switcher's "Configure Then Install" option to allocate enough memory (more than 144k) so that MacWrite can support the LaserWriter. ------------------------------------ FONTS DISPLAY INCORRECTLY WITH SYSTEM 3.1 AND LATER Be warned: You must use Font/DA Mover Version 3.1 or later with release of the System file greater than 3.1. Otherwise Fonts are not installed correctly. ------------------------------------- SLOW SCRAPBOOK IN FINDER 5.1 OR MORE??? While in the Finder (Desktop), the Scrapbook may take a long time to scroll from item to item. This happens because the Scrapbook looks through ALL available open resources as it scrolls. When the system is at the Finder level, there are many open resources. This behavior is not exhibited from within most applications since most applications keep fewer resources open. -------------------------------------- SLUGGISH TO RESPOND?? A Macintosh Plus or Macintosh 512K upgraded with or containing the 128K ROMs often have difficulty initializing the serial port for AppleTalk other than at power up. --------------------------------------- MACPAINT 1.5: PROBLEM WITH SCRAPBOOK AND CLIPBOARD MacPaint 1.5 has problems with both the clipboard and the scrapbook on a Macintosh Plus when the application is not on the same volume as the system folder. Put Macpaint on the same volume as System. ------------------------------------------ There are two files containing a VAST amount of info about Multiplan, File, MSWord and MSChart. Read these if you use these programs. There is also an extensive article uploaded to AppleText by Blyth Software about Omnis 3. Message #: 1054 Submitted: 07/08/86 22:22 Submitted by: SYSOP Subject: MacAuthor Comments While browsing through the CompuServe forum this morning Felix Kaegi came across the following two items. Thought it might be of interest to MacAuthor Users or intending users. #: 57675 S1/Software 06-Jul-86 01:46:49 Sb: #57228-#MacAuthor Fm: David Brandt 75036,3322 To: Dennis Evans 73717,320 (X) Well, I've only had MacAuthor a short while so my opinion is not based on too much experience. The main problem with speed is that it occasionally wants to stop and update the display in response tto a very minor editorial change. Like all the really heavy duty graphics programs it is not fast-but I haven't found that operations like global search and replaces and global format changes are slow on large files. The latter is actually surprisingly fast. The thing is that the style sheets make certain operations much faster and more effortles than any other word processor. Also, you have to keep in mind that it slows down while managing complicated formats-graphics and text. Then you should really be comparing its speed to Pagemaker or ReadySetGo instead of Word or MacWrite. Try working with a 16 page PageMaker document sometime... David Brandt *** There is a reply: 57676 #: 57676 S1/Software 06-Jul-86 01:51:37 Sb: #57675-MacAuthor Fm: Dennis Evans 73717,320 To: David Brandt 75036,3322 Thank you, David Brandt. Sounds like maybe it's not so bad. Does it have dynamic repagination? I mean, I don't want to have to take lunch while it figures out what page I'm on, like MicroSoft WORD... -- Sak Wathanasin, U of Sussex, Cognitive Studies, Falmer, Sussex BN1 9QN, UK uucp: ...mcvax!ukc!cvaxa!sakw arpa: sakw%cvaxa.sussex.ac.uk@ucl.cs.ac.uk (<-- new name) or sakw%cvaxa.sussex.ac.uk@ucl-cs.arpa (<-- old name) janet: sakw@uk.ac.sussex.cvaxa