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From: jasst3@cisunx.UUCP (Jeffrey A. Sullivan)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Questions about MacII
Message-ID: <8140@cisunx.UUCP>
Date: 28 Mar 88 19:09:02 GMT
References: <755@stride.Stride.COM>
Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys
Lines: 40
Keywords: diskutil kermit bombs
Summary: Here's some info

In article <755@stride.Stride.COM>, wnh@Stride.COM (Wilbur Harvey) writes:
> Is there anyone who has, or knows of the following items for the Mac 
>     Utility to allow you to read disk blocks, modify disk blocks, and
>         the same for system ram.
I believe MacSnoop will do this.  There is a new Mac II compatible version
which has come out in the past 2 months.  It allows DISK editing.  It takes
the place of FEDIT which went commericial.

>     Utility to clear whatever gets changed when the system bombs so that
>         you can use your hard disk again. Does any one know what it is
>         that gets trashed.
> 
With CMS HDs, you get a ZapPRAM util which clears parameter ram (the part
of ram that gets clobbered).  However, you can do this yourself by holding
down shift-opt-cmd and choosing the control panel from the apple menu.
The _real_ fix is an INIT that you put in your system file that keeps the
AUX part of PRAM (so I've heard) from clobbering your disk stuff after bombs.
I don't know what it does, but it works like a charm!  It's on MACSERVE@PUCC
and info-mac at sumex.  I posted it to comp.binaries.mac, but I don't know if it got put up yet.

>     Is there a Kermit for the Mac II.
I think the latest version of MacKermit is not fully debugged, and I don't know
if it is Mac II compatible.  To do simple file xfers with kermit, use any
decent commerical comm pkg, and it'll have kermit.  I use and love VersaTerm,
which has a great VT100 emulatiobn to boot.

>     Is there a printer driver for an HP paintjet for the Mac II. 
I _think_ that there is some kind of grappler+ interface for the mac that has
HPxxxjet drivers with it.

>     Are there any recommendations for a good "C", or "C++" programming
>         environment for the Mac II.
LightSpeedC by Think technologies.  It is absolutely WONDERFUL!  Fast program
turnaround and an enjoyable integrated environment.  A new upgrade (3.0) will
be out soom with source-level debugger and "other goodies."

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Jeffrey Sullivan			  | University of Pittsburgh
jas@cadre.dsl.pittsburgh.edu		  | Intelligent Systems Studies Program
jasper@PittVMS.BITNET, jasst3@cisunx.UUCP | Graduate Student