-- _11683340==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Here's an LC 475 Speedometer Report. The machine is not -as Apple claims- two times as fast as an LCIII, but *three* times as fast :-) -- _11683340==_ Content-Type: application/mac-binhex40; name="speedometer_report" Content-Disposition: attachment;…

This is the README file for free anonymous ftp distribution of the demonstration version of Lime (version 2.15). Lime is music notation software for the Macintosh, written by Lippold Haken (faculty member at the CERL Sound Group, University of Illinois) and Dorothea Blostein (faculty member at Queen's University, Kings…

OK, here's the mini-review I promised. Hope it's of use to some of you. Perhaps if I can get the couple of questions I ask below answered I can write a more complete review (is TidBITS interested Adam and Tonya?). Warning! I'm no modem expert! Just a somewhat well-informed modem user - I know just enough to be dangero…

Dear Info-Mac: Below is a compilation of answers received from an inquiry I posted to INFO-MAC. I'd asked: Can anyone shed light on why a Mac would always reset its date to 8/27/56 on start-up? I thought a bad battery would cause date to default to 1904. The 1956 date is popping up on two separate Macs. Both check ou…

A little while ago I asked for information about setting up my mac at home as an Xterminal; here is the summary I mailed out to those who mailed me asking for a summary.... Sorry I have not summarized earlier. I did not get much information >From the net - in fact, I got about ten posts asking me to keep the author po…

To: MAC-L@YALEVM.BITNET, INFO-MAC@SUMEX-AIM.STANFORD.EDU Resent-To: backmod@camis.stanford.edu Resent-Date: Sun, 8 Aug 1993 13:05:35 PDT Resent-From: Info-Mac Moderator You should have been there. They brought an 840av 8/230 CD, and a Newton Message Pad!!! The voice rec. is ok, still needs work. You can do finder com…

(5.65c/IDA-1.4.4 for info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu); Sun, 19 Dec 1993 19:39:35 -0600 Date: Sun, 19 Dec 1993 19:39:35 -0600 From: Bienvenu Jay Message-Id: To: info-mac@sumex-aim.stanford.edu Subject: [*] Which Mac Should I Get? Are you looking at getting a new Mac but can't decide which of the several configuration…

Hello, I recently noticed that you have an old list of Macintosh Easter Eggs. What a shame. This list os five times as large and is very well known. I figured you might want it, and given that you also have a CDROM you might want to put it on that. Tell me what you think. I have not have a negative responce yet.

Hi! The enclosed archive contains a German list of most Macintosh error codes (somewhat like System Errors DA or System Errors 7.0.1). The most common errors have detailed explanations. I find that list very useful and keep it in the Apple menu as a reference. Please note that it is written in German! Disinfectant 3.6…

This is a runtime version of FileMaker Pro for use with Apple's MacFacts database, which was uploaded separately. Checked for viruses, stuffed, binhexed, covered, smothered, uncovered, scattered and topped. --Les Jones

This is a lookup database for use with the MacFacts 8/95 database. It contains the startup sounds and problem sounds (like the chimes of doom) for each Mac model. Checked for viruses, stuffed, binhexed, covered, smothered, uncovered, scattered and topped. --Les Jones

A collection of frequently-asked questions about Macs, in a highly searchable, easy-to-browse form. Everything from gaming to which modem best imitates bird calls (and vice-versa). Mac FAQ is an Infodex stack, so it requires Hypercard. More info: http://www.efn.org/~bsharvy/crunchy.html

The Mac First Aid Bible is the FIRST stand-alone troubleshooting guide that offers much more than just information. The following topics are covered: PRAM, system crashes, System Enablers and SCSI. More topics will be added soon. With The Mac First Aid Bible you can also access directly the web-site of all the mentione…

This is a slightly revised version of my graphics FAQ for Mac computers, questions that I keep seeing because people keep asking. Hopefully if they look for answers before they ask the same old questions, they'll find my FAQ and life will be just peachy. This version that I'm uploading is in DocMaker format, and looks …

Description of shareware software for Mac.

Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc,rec.radio.amateur.digital.misc,rec.radio.shortwave,rec.radio.info Followup-To: rec.radio.amateur.misc Expires: Mon, 27 Jun 1994 0600 GMT Approved: rec-radio-info@ve6mgs.ampr.ab.ca Macintosh Amateur Radio Software - June 1994 Version 1.0.7 Please feel free to distribute this list as …

Well, here it is. The guidelines/formats for the Mac Hardware Guide I will be maintaining. Go ahead and fill out the forms and mail them back to me at schenker@suntan.ec.usf.edu and we'll see how it goes. Please take your time and try to be as accurate as possible.

Here is an updated version of MacHistory by Harry Phillipo. The original files are on AOL. I am uploading these files with his permission. MacHistory is a series of documents that can be opened in Teach Text and shows the evolution of the various Macintosh models. The tables show processor, MIPS rating, Memory Cache, …

The Mac-IBM-compare html document compares the Mac and IBM machines CPUs, hardware {monitor support and expansion}, operating systems, networking & printing; it covers not only present hardware/software statistics and features but also future possibilities. Despite its condensed and generalized format it still provides…

Below is an interesting thread on making the Macintosh Disk Cache much more efficient with a simple hack. Stuart Cheshire has written a simple, useful system extension that he is distributing as freeware. I would welcome any discussion on his idea particularly regarding data integrity, reliability, stability, and effic…

Hi, today I've mailed a german FAQ for the Macintosh in this group. WHY? Because no one knows about an english FAQ. This one is very good, monthly updated and the most popular in Germany. Please let me know if there is an english FAQ out there or that this is the wrong way for posting a FAQ. Ciao Jan

Dear Readers: Good news! I was able to update the list to include the fall Macintosh models. Also, this is the last version of the list by me, but J T Su (jinntung@aludra.usc.edu) has offered to maintain the list and make some improvements.

Enclosed is a complete matrix of Macintoshes and Displays (both past and present and near future) and what color depth is available in differing configurations. This grew out of the need for such a reference in the Computer Resource Center at Dartmouth College (the pre-sales demo area). We found Apple's matrix from Ap…

-- _15148053==_ Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Enclosed is a description of the MIDI automation coming from Mackie and the Mac Software to control it. Please place it in the sound/midi area. Thanks

Enclosed is a demo version of MacKitty(tm), a pedigree database management program for cat breeders. The demo version is only different from the regular version in that you cannot save your changes. The demo comes with the program itself, a sample data file, the user manual, the demo license agreement, and an order for…

This is an update to the current article in info-mac/report It should replace the file mac-laser-jet-up-rev.txt. The Mac/LaserJet UpRev is a review kept current which addresses the problem of using a Hewlett Packard LaserJet with Macintoshes, concentrating primarily on the original LaserJet series II. This is version …

FAQ - How do I convert from PC to Mac and Mac to PC? DataViz MacLinkPlus 8.0 is one of many solutions, if others exist that can do all the following for less I would like to know: 1. Will convert to/from the most popular versions of MS-Word and Word Perfect including WP 6.0 PC, MSWD 6.0 Mac, MSWD 6.0 PC, WP 3.0 Mac, …

-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE - I have been remiss about my promise to summarize to the list. Back on 17 Feb, I said: >A friend of mine has a relative who suffers from ALS and he is interested in >any support groups/information that might be available here/on the net. > >He is also interested in adapting technology to …

There have been a number of questions and comments in the digest lately about memory for the various Mac models - what size SIMMs to use, what combinations of SIMMs are allowed, etc. Here is a chart produced and published by Apple on AppleLink. The chart lists all the Mac models, except those older than the Mac Plus. T…

Hello, enclosed you will find the description to construct a Mac to MIDI interface. I have used the previously described schematic of Dale W. King. Here it's a little bit for a more "practical" use. \|/ @ @ -oOO-(_)-OOo Jean-Luc Evrard | Institut de Biologie | Moleculaire des Plantes E-Mail: Jean-Luc@…

(Oops, I specifically wanted this stored in a /report type directory so that I could refer to it in the final installment of the TidBITS MIDI series. Thanks! :-) -ace) Here's a schematic for creating a simple MIDI interface for the Mac. It's a bit old, from what I gather from the person who sent it to me, and the addr…