Subject: Info-Mac Digest V19 #10 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Tue, 22 Jan 02 Volume 19 : Issue 10 Today's Topics: [*] TidBITS#613/21-Jan-02 (Q) Postscript printer on OS X [*] [*] ClarusX 101 [*] account_buddy_11.hqx [*] Masiak [*] Pinochle 3.0 [*] Powerball [*] Puzzler 1.0.3 [*] save-the-world-102.hqx [*] Sheepshead [*] Smart Cookies 2.0.1 [*] Spades_15 [*] Star Patrol 2.0 [*] Sunset Over Savannah [*] TicTacToe4D update [*] Turtle Dice 2.0 68K [*] Turtle Dice 2.0 PPC [*] USA jigsaw [*] Valley of the Vampire Installer [*] Venus Oracle [*] Wadtool: a Quake texture editing utility [*] Word Find v1.5 [A] Reading Toast Cds on Windows Machines Big 9.1 and OS-X install problem Installing iPhoto The Info-Mac Network is a volunteer organization that publishes the Info-Mac Digest and operates the Info-Mac Archive, a large network of FTP sites containing gigabytes of freely distributable Macintosh software. 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Info-Mac volunteers include Adam C. Engst, Demitri Muna, Hugh Lewis, Tom Coradeschi, Shawn Bunn, Christopher Li, Patrik Montgomery, Ed Chambers, and Chris Pepper. America Online donated the main Info-Mac machine . ---------------------------------------------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------" Content-Disposition: attachment; filename="Info-Mac Digest V19 #10" ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2002 21:00:00 -0800 From: TidBITS Editors To: digest@info-mac.org, mac-l@sparky.listmoms.net, Subject: [*] TidBITS#613/21-Jan-02 TidBITS#613/21-Jan-02 Still unclear on the difference between Classic, Carbon, and Cocoa applications? If so, Chris Pepper's look at the different breeds of Mac OS X programs should help. Geoff Duncan covers the recent revival of interest in a pair of venerable Macintosh email servers. In the news, we look at Apple's $38 million profit, the release of Adobe InDesign 2.0, and a slew of updates from Apple for AirPort users and for the multilingual capabilities of Mac OS X. Topics: MailBITS/21-Jan-02 Two Mac Mail Servers Go Home Again Mac OS X: Breeds of Programs, Part 1 [Archived as /info-mac/per/tb/tidbits-613.etx; 29K] ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:15:17 -0700 From: Dave Trautman To: "digest@info-mac" Subject: (Q) Postscript printer on OS X So I'm slowly migrating across to OS X. Recently I tried to print from Appleworks on OS X and could not see my AppleTalk connected Laserwriter IIg. The EPSON Stylus printer on the USB port is on the list, but the AppleTalk printer on the Printer Port is not available. So, I read the instructions, visited Help, trolled the AppleCare Knowledge Base and came up empty. What I have done is use the Network and Sharing and Printer utility with all the step by step instructions I could find. AppleTalk is active. Modem port is unselected, Printer is selected and Ethernet is also selected in the Preferences dialogue. I walk through the "ADD Printer" dialogues using all the choices available (both the "automatic" and the pop-up listing of PPDs) and nothing happens. If I manually choose Laserwriter IIg from the list and click ADD I get nothing on the list. I read KBase docs 106260 and 106613 and still I can't figure out what's at fault. Printing is fine on OS 9.2.2 both the Laserwriter serial and EPSON USB. I don't know if it's just me or if this is something other people have experienced. I visited OS X Hints site (very nice resource) but nothing turned up. Any help is appreciated. Reply here if you think it will help others, or at my e-mail address if it's just some small solution everyone but me understands. Dave Trautman EncycloMEDIA Ltd. dave.trautman@shaw.ca "The artist is the person who invents the means to bridge biological inheritance and the enviroments created by technological innovation." -- Marshall McLuhan ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 2002 From: Roby Sherman To: Subject: [*] [*] ClarusX 101 ClarusX is a free hack that transforms the Page Setup dialog "boring guy" in Mac OS X to the Mac OS classic "Clarus the DogCow!" ClarusX requires Mac OS X 10 or higher running with English localization. [Archived as /info-mac/cfg/clarusx-101.hqx; 18 K] ------------------------------ Date: 20 Jan 2002 From: LFO Works To: Subject: [*] account_buddy_11.hqx Filename: account_buddy_11.hqx Application Name: Account Buddy Version: 1.1.0 Category: Data Management Description: Organizer and manager for accounts. Database for secure storing of personal info. Organizer and manager for your accounts. Specialized database for secure storing of personal info. Remembers your logins/passwords, software registrations (i.e. serial numbers), credit card numbers, pin codes, bank accounts, etc. Stores accounts sorted and organized in categories. Enables you to secure stored confidential information with a password protection and extends security with file encryption. Author: Lubos Tilka (LFo) Website: http://www.lfo.sk/ E-mail: lfo@kagi.com [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/account-buddy-11.hqx; 2105 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: mailroom@freeverse.com To: Subject: [*] Masiak Masiak's Castle, a new room Plug In for Spades Deluxe from Freeverse Software, will place you in a spectacular 3D rendered parlor. You need Spades Deluxe in order to use this plug in. You can find Spades Deluxe at www.freeverse.com. "By the third attempt on your life, you've decided that the local villagers in Transylvania are not your friends. Grabbing your bag you catch the night train north to Poland. Arriving at your hotel you go immediately to the lounge to find some people in whose company you can relax. As luck would have it a Spades game is just getting underway and they need a fourth. With a smile you take your seat and dismiss the waiter saying you're not thirsty... yet." Freeverse Software's S P A D E S D E L U X E v1.5 Featuring... * 3-D Immersion game play * Interactive computer opponents * Advanced Artificial Intelligence Engine Our other popular games include: * Enigma * CrossCards * X-Words Deluxe * Burning Monkey Solitaire * Othello: The Eclipse Check them out as well as toys like "JARED: Butcher of Song" and others at: WWW.FREEVERSE.COM [Archived as /info-mac/game/spades-room.hqx; 2082 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: econger@accipiter.com To: Subject: [*] Pinochle 3.0 This version of the popular card game Pinochle includes both double and single deck variations. There are numerous options so you can customize the game "just like you used to play it". If you're new to Pinochle, rules are included or you can look up Hoyle's Pinochle with the "wipe-off" variation. Eric G. Conger [Archived as /info-mac/game/pinochle-3.hqx; 155 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: miraklemax@earthlink.net To: Subject: [*] Powerball a simple program to help people keep track of, enter and evaluate Powerball lottery numbers. It'll also generated quick picks and suggest the most common numbers. I hope you include it in your archives. [Archived as /info-mac/game/pb-mac.hqx; 2385 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: bjorn.carlin@swipnet.se To: Subject: [*] Puzzler 1.0.3 Puzzler 1.0.3 is a simple and elegant puzzle game. The goal is to use small pieces to fill a marked area. It is shareware and costs only $10. You can reach the author at . Requirements A screen that supports at least 256 colors About one megabyte free RAM About 300k free hard drive space Please give it a try! Bjorn Carlin [Archived as /info-mac/game/puzzler-103.hqx; 165 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: SMAT@mail.hitel.net To: Subject: [*] save-the-world-102.hqx What is happening to the people of Earth? This small and once peaceful planet has been violated by an unknown power of evils. Evils deeds have disrupted the peace and harmony of this law of nature abiding world. Can your curiosity about adventure discover what is responsible? More over, can you stop them? Join adventure with a girl of the Base of Mars and do your best to help the Human race and bring the peace to Earth again! Requires System 7.1 or higher and 17 inch (832x624) Color monitor to run. with a minimum of a Motorola 68040 or PowerPC 601 processor. NoranGam Soft [Archived as /info-mac/game/save-the-world-102.hqx; 5013 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: jwsell@ACS.WOOSTER.EDU To: Subject: [*] Sheepshead Attached is the latest demo version ofthe popular Mac Sheepshead (1.03). This version improves the playing routines and fixes a few bugs. It should replace Sheepshead 1.01 in your archive. Sheepshead is played by millions worldwide. This four-handed version allows popular American and German options. Enjoy. [Submitted at the request of the program's author, Uwe Rasche.] Dr. John W. Sell Professor of Business Economics Chair, Department of Economics The College of Wooster Wooster, OH 44691 USA Tel: (330)263-2383 Fax: (330)263-2614 e-mail: jwsell@acs.wooster.edu http://www.wooster.edu/economics/js/ ***************************************************************************** [Archived as /info-mac/game/sheeps-head-demo-103.hqx; 1617 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: ggyory@club-internet.fr To: Subject: [*] Smart Cookies 2.0.1 Smart Cookies v. 2.0.1 is a mind-bending game where you want to empty a box of cookies by taking connected groups of cookies of the same colour. Meanwhile you can make the cookies slide along one of the three diagonals of the box to form bigger groups. You have options for the box size, the number of colours used, random arrivals of new cookies and different counting methods (ex. big bonus if at the last taking move all the corners are empty and the group taken is big). REQUIREMENTS: no color, no screen size, System 7 only for one type of random arrivals out of three (will deactivate automatically on previous systems). Seemed to work fine on an SE 30 with System 6.0.4 . Smart Cookies v. 2.0.1 is shareware and I authorize everybody to distribute it in an unregistered and unaltered form, as it is stated in the Shareware item of the HELP menu. [Archived as /info-mac/game/smart-cookies-201.hqx; 238 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: mailroom@freeverse.com To: Subject: [*] Spades_15 Freeverse Software's S P A D E S D E L U X E v1.5 Featuring... * 3-D Immersion game play * Interactive computer opponents * Advanced Artificial Intelligence Engine We could go on and on about this game; about the killer graphics, the monkeys, all the options.. . but why bother? We figure YOU'LL write US about how great Spades Deluxe is once you've played it. (A little hubris never hurt anyone... well, okay, there was that Oedipus guy...). Even if you're not a card player, (Myth addicts take note), this game is FUN. So Exercise your brain, work the noodle, download now! v1.5 features improved AI, more intelligent bidding, and more rules options. Our other popular games include: * Enigma * CrossCards * X-Words Deluxe * Burning Monkey Solitaire * Othello: The Eclipse Check them out as well as toys like "JARED: Butcher of Song" and others at: WWW.FREEVERSE.COM [Archived as /info-mac/game/spades.hqx; 5095 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: carlile@kagi.com To: macgifts@info-mac.org Subject: [*] Star Patrol 2.0 Star Patrol is a classic space-style game specifically created for the advantages of Macintosh technologies. Emphasizing strategy rather than arcade style skills, this continuous action game will challenge your mind. Version 2.0 marks a quantum leap for Star Patrol. The user interface has been unified, now incorporating both color and sound. Apple's QuickTime provides a music track, and important events are reported by speech. Extensive help, including Apple Guide, Balloons and traditional help screens, is available throughout. Star Patrol 2.0 is Power PC only. For more information, including downloading, go to . [Archived as /info-mac/game/star-patrol-2-ppc.hqx; 900 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: ivan@cockrumville.com To: Subject: [*] Sunset Over Savannah It's been a week of pure bliss, but your vacation in Savannah, Georgia is almost at an end. Soon you'll be back at your hateful job. If only you had enough courage to leave your job and begin a new life! With heavy heart, you set about to explore Savannah's glorious beaches one last time. Perhaps there you'll find the magic you need to set your feet on a new path... Written by Ivan Cockrum, and winner of the 1997 XYZZY Award for Best Writing, Sunset Over Savannah is a medium sized text adventure in the style of Infocom's Zork, Planetfall, and Trinity. With full online hints. ------------------------- Ivan Cockrum WWW Producer U S West Creative Services Email: icockru@uswest.com Voice: 206-346-2033 Fax: 206-346-5118 [Archived as /info-mac/game/sunset-over-savannah.hqx; 717 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: aaroniba@gte.net To: Subject: [*] TicTacToe4D update TicTacToe4D --- Four Dimensions of Fun!!! Written By Aaron Iba System Requirements: Any PowerPC This is version 1.1 of TicTacToe4D. This version fixes a minor bug in version 1.0.1. The documentation has been completely rewritten. TicTacToe4D is a four dimensional tic-tac-toe game. It is much cooler than silly 2 or 3 dimensional tic-tac-toe games. Here are some of the features: - it's FREE - Small in file size (quick download), but large in fun - Rules are simple but game strategy can become very complex - Really nice, intuitive interface - Has 3 modes of play: - Computer-vs-Computer - Human-vs-Human - Human-vs-Computer - Has 4 Levels of Difficulty for Computer: - Random - Easy - Challenging - Difficult - Very Smart Artificial Intelligent algorithms for Difficult computer play - Multithreaded AI Algorithms so you can write me emails about how great I am while the computer thinks about its move For all the info on this great game, go to the official web sight: http://home1.gte.net/iba/Aaron/TicTacToe4D.html [Archived as /info-mac/game/tic-tac-toe-4d-11.hqx; 489 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: turtle@kagi.com To: Subject: [*] Turtle Dice 2.0 68K ABOUT THE GAME Turtle Dice is $10 shareware, and may be registered through e-mail, or regular postal mail, using the "Register" program that accompanies this distribution. To register online, visit http://www.kagi.com/?QCX. Turtle Dice may be freely distributed, assuming no alterations to the original package are made. Registered users of Turtle Dice 1.0 may use the same activation code for Turtle Dice 2.0. Turtle Dice is a simple implementation of a single-player yahtzee-like game. Version 2.0 adds a number of customization options, improved user interface and score previewing. Turtle Dice should run on any Macintosh (PPC or 68k) with System 7.1 or later and at least 640x480 display w/ 256 colors (Standard 14" monitor). A windows version is in the works and should be available sometime in the Summer/Fall of 1999. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for other improvements or have any trouble with the existing version. I can be reached at turtle@kagi.com. Please register and support all shareware. Thanks. [Archived as /info-mac/game/turtle-dice-20-68k.hqx; 654 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: turtle@kagi.com To: Subject: [*] Turtle Dice 2.0 PPC ABOUT THE GAME Turtle Dice is $10 shareware, and may be registered through e-mail, or regular postal mail, using the "Register" program that accompanies this distribution. To register online, visit http://www.kagi.com/?QCX. Turtle Dice may be freely distributed, assuming no alterations to the original package are made. Registered users of Turtle Dice 1.0 may use the same activation code for Turtle Dice 2.0. Turtle Dice is a simple implementation of a single-player yahtzee-like game. Version 2.0 adds a number of customization options, improved user interface and score previewing. Turtle Dice should run on any Macintosh (PPC or 68k) with System 7.1 or later and at least 640x480 display w/ 256 colors (Standard 14" monitor). A windows version is in the works and should be available sometime in the Summer/Fall of 1999. Please let me know if you have any suggestions for other improvements or have any trouble with the existing version. I can be reached at turtle@kagi.com. Please register and support all shareware. Thanks. [Archived as /info-mac/game/turtle-dice-20-ppc.hqx; 837 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: platypus@peak.org To: Subject: [*] USA jigsaw USA jigsaw puzzle for use with Supercard Player. [Archived as /info-mac/game/usa-puzzle.hqx; 132 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: jhague@uniserve.com To: Subject: [*] Valley of the Vampire Installer Valley of the Vampire is a rather pointless game where you must find a vampire and kill it by pressing the correct button, and then go home and clean your roomèè heyè it was our first game. ---------------------------------------------------- Is it free? Completely. However, if you want to send us a postcard, etc. our addresses are below. ---------------------------------------------------- Requirements: Hypercard 2.1 or later. Macintosh LC II or better. 640x480 Monitor Resolution. ---------------------------------------------------- Can I distribute this game freely? Yes, You may distribute this game freely. As long as it is ditributed un-modified and includes this Read-Me file. ---------------------------------------------------- Contacting us: Josh Hague 3523, 197A Street Langley, B.C. V3A 7C5 CANADA Ross Montgomery 19886 33A Avenue Langley, B.C. V3A 4T4 CANADA E-Mail: jhague@uniserve.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/valley-of-the-vampire.hqx; 105 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: preacher@cmug.com To: Subject: [*] Venus Oracle Description for Venus Oracle: Venus Oracle is an original HyperCard þdeity-deckþ that includes history and myth, games and the oracle generator. HyperCard enthusiasts will like the scripting and ease of use, and if you need a little love-luck, you ve got to try it! Venus Oracle is eclectic and fun -- a cute stack. [Archived as /info-mac/game/venus.hqx; 1698 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: phaedrus@www.quakeintosh.com To: Subject: [*] Wadtool: a Quake texture editing utility NEW TEXTURE EDITING UTILITY GIVES UNPRECEDENTED CONTROL TO QUAKE MAP DESIGNERS QUAKEINTOSH, December 2, 1998 -- http://wadtool.quakeintosh.com -- Phaedrus Qtensilius today announced the release of Wadtool, a new graphics management utility for game developers. Specifically, Wadtool is a must-have program for users of all abilities who design level maps for idsoftware s popular game Quake. Until now, there has been no complete Mac solution for editing Quake textures (the graphic images which make up the walls and objects in level maps). Wadtool fills a long-awaited niche, in providing superior control over all aspects of texture editing. Wadtool unleashes the graphic artist that lurks within the modeler, providing unprecedented control over the graphics in all single-player and multi-player Quake maps the user designs! The product name derives from its flagship ability to modify WAD files, the standard format for graphics collections from which most Quake editing tools (such as Quiver, a map editing utility by Scott Kevill) obtain their textures. For Wadtool, though, handling WADs is just the tip of the iceberg. Wadtool is designed for use in conjunction with other image-editing programs to allow users to integrate their artistic creations into new and existing Quake maps. Wadtool s user interface has been designed for easy, intuitive use while simultaneously providing an array of advanced tools. Here is a partial sampling of the nifty things the user can do with Wadtool: - edit any number of files at a time (limited only by available memory) - extract the textures from a BSP (map) and convert them into a new WAD - edit the textures in a BSP without having to recompile the map - extract all textures from a PAK (total conversion) by simply opening it - resize any texture, with automatic image re-scaling - adjust the colour balance of a texture using RGB sliders - preview moving textures (liquids, as well as multi-frame animations) - remove unwanted "fullbright" colours with a simple menu command - create sky transparencies with a simple menu command - use the complete Edit menu suite, including cut, copy, paste and undo - copy textures between files and share them with other programs - globally adjust the view brightness to your liking ********** ABSTRACT CROPPED ********** [Archived as /info-mac/game/wadtool-100.hqx; 343 K] ------------------------------ Date: 19 Jan 2002 From: bhelbig@gorca.com To: Subject: [*] Word Find v1.5 Word Find is a program that creates word find (aka word search) puzzles. It allows words to be entered directly into the program or imported from a text file. Word Find allows the user to customize the puzzle by selecting the size of the puzzle, the font to be used, the directions the words can be hidden in, and the size of font. The method that is used to hide the words in the puzzle can also be selected to create a puzzle where the words are as interconnected as possible or sparsely interconnected. Word Find also allows the user to select which characters are to be used in the puzzle. Any ASCII character can be selected as valid. This allows the user to make puzzles using non-English fonts, or puzzles using symbols or numbers. Word Find provides capabilities to print the puzzle or save it to a file. Files created by Word Find are text files that can be directly imported into any word processor. The puzzle image can also be copied as a PICT image, to be pasted into another word processor or drawing program. Printing options include the ability to put a title on the puzzle and/or print a field for filling in a person's name (particularly useful for Teachers). Version 1.5 now features: - Support for Drag & Drop - Support for the Appearance Manager when drawing the progress bar while hiding words - Uses only letters entered in the words when the "Use for filling unused spaces" preferences option is not selected - Minor changes to the splash screen and "About..." screens - Some bug fixes Version 1.5 is now a fat binary. Requires System 7. FREEWARE Author: Brett C. Helbig (bhelbig@gorca.com) Brett Helbig Systems Engineer GORCA Technologies, Inc. bhelbig@gorca.com [Archived as /info-mac/game/word-find-15.hqx; 155 K] ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 19 Jan 2002 09:23:44 -0800 From: Dave Thomas To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: [A] Reading Toast Cds on Windows Machines >To read the CD on a Windows machine, you have to do a single burn; >Windows software does not know about sessions. I think this is >discussed in the Toast manual, but I'm not positive. > >-- > >Ken Laskey >kenneth.j.laskey@saic.com I beg to differ. I have done multiple session burns on a Pee Cee using Easy CD creator, on Windoze 98. However, I agree that some applications will only see the first burn. There may be a problem on Windows 95 with a multiple session CD, though. Fortunately, I haven't had to spend a lot of time on either system, so I am not a guru on this subject. Dave Thomas -- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 14:08:46 -0800 From: Maurice Mike McNeil To: John McGibney , Subject: Big 9.1 and OS-X install problem Couple of possibilities: 1) There were several firmware updates, you may be missing one of the later ones. 2) On an early iMac, the OS MUST be installed in the FIRST 8 GBytes of the HD. Specifically, I do not think it will install in a partition larger than 8 GBytes. I suspect that is your problem. If it is, then you will need to reformat your hard drive with one 8 GB partition (as many others as you like). Make sure the 8 GB partition is the FIRST partition in the partition map as an added precaution. Good Luck -- -----|----- Maurice "Mike" McNeil, BBN Technologies 0-0 (858) 495-2619 (858) 354-6565 (Cell) (_)+ mmcneil@bbn.com 8583546565@myvzw.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:18:09 -0500 From: "L. & M. Oppenheimer" To: digest@info-mac.org Subject: Installing iPhoto When I download iPhoto I get a file named iPhoto.dmg. How do I install the application from this file? Thanks for your help. Larry E. Oppenheimer (leoppen@earthlink.net) -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************