Csm Miscellaneous Faq

Date: Sun, 17 Jul 1994 07:36:52 +0700
From: eharold@sunspot.noao.edu (Elliotte Harold)
Subject: New version of the misc faq

From: elharo@shock.njit.edu (Elliotte Rusty Harold)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc,comp.answers,news.answers
Subject: Miscellaneous Macintosh frequently asked questions (FAQ)
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Summary: This document answers a number of the most frequently asked 
 questions about Macintoshes on Usenet.  To avoid wasting bandwidth
 and as a matter of politeness please familiarize yourself with this 
 document BEFORE posting.
Keywords: FAQ, Macintosh, Mac, macintosh, mac, misc, miscellaneous

Archive-name: macintosh/misc-faq
Version: 2.3.0
Last-modified: July 12, 1994
Maintainer: elharo@shock.njit.edu

Miscellaneous Frequently Asked Questions
========================================


          comp.sys.mac.faq, part 3: 
          comp.sys.mac.misc 

          Copyright 1993,1994 by Elliotte Harold
          Please see section 5.8 of the general FAQ if you wish  
          to redistribute or revise this document in any way.

          Archive-name: macintosh/misc-faq
          Version: 2.3.0
          Last-modified: July 12, 1994
          Address comments to elharo@shock.njit.edu


What's new in version 2.3.0:
----------------------------

     This FAQ list now features URL's for a lot of software.  See
     the general FAQ list for details.

     2.3  Why won't my PostScript file print on my mainframe's printer?

     Most current software is compatible with the LaserWriter 8.1.1
     driver.  (If you know of any that isn't please let me know.)

     6.5: What is SuperDoubler? SpaceSaver? More Disk Space? Now Compress? 

     AutoDoubler, Disk Doubler and Copy Doubler are now combined in the 
     single product SuperDoubler.     


     6.11: I'm greedy.  Can I triple my RAM?

     I've now added instructions for doing this with RAM Doubler 1.0.2.
     This trick doesn't yet work with RAMDoubler 1.0.3.

     I've added question 6.12: How can I edit a PostScript file?


                         Table of Contents                         
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I.  Viruses
     1.  Help!  I have a virus!
     2.  I think I've found a new virus.  What should I do?
II. Printing and PostScript
     1.  How do I make a PostScript file?
     2.  How do I print a PostScript file?
     3.  Why won't my PostScript file print on my mainframe's printer?
     4.  Why are my PostScript files so big?
     5.  How can I print PostScript on a non-PostScript printer?
     6.  How do I make my ImageWriter II print in color?
     7.  Why doesn't PrintMonitor work with the ImageWriter?
     8.  Why did my document change when I printed it on someone 
         else's printer?
     9.  How can I preview a PostScript file?
    10.  Can I attach a LaserJet or other PC printer to my Mac?
    11.  How can I print grey scales on my StyleWriter I?
    12.  How can I edit a PostScript file?
III. DOS and the Mac
     1.  How can I move files between a Mac and a PC?
     2.  How can I translate files to a DOS format?
     3.  Should I buy SoftPC or a real PC?
     4.  Should I buy Executor or a real Mac? 
     5.  Should I buy a DOS-compatibility card or a real PC?
IV.  Security
     1.  How can I password protect a Mac?
     2.  How can I password protect a file?
     3.  How can I password protect a folder?
     4.  How can I prevent software piracy?
     5.  How can I keep a hard drive in a fixed configuration?
V.   Sound
     1.  How can I copy a track from an audio CD onto my Mac?
     2.  How can I extract a sound from a QuickTime movie?
     3.  How can I convert/play a mod/wav/etc. file?
VI.  No particular place to go  (Miscellaneous Miscellanea)
     1.  Are there any good books about the Mac?
     2.  How do I take a picture of the screen?
     3.  How do I use a picture for my desktop?
     4.  Can I replace the "Welcome to Macintosh" box with a picture?
     5.  What is SuperDoubler? SpaceSaver? More Disk Space? Now Compress? 
     6.  How do they compare to TimesTwo, Stacker, and eDisk?
     7.  Where did my icons go?
     8.  Where can I find a user group?
     9.  Where can I find the 1984 Quicktime movie?
    10.  Do RAM Doubler and Optimem work?
    11.  I'm greedy.  Can I triple my RAM?
    12.  How do I run software that needs an FPU on a Mac that doesn't 
         have one?

RETRIEVING THE ENTIRE FAQ
=========================

       This is the THIRD part of this FAQ.  The first part is also
  posted to this newsgroup under the subject heading  "Introductory
  Macintosh frequently asked questions (FAQ)" and includes a complete
  table of contents for the entire document as well as  information
  on where to post, ftp, file decompression,  trouble-shooting, and
  preventive maintenance.  The second, fourth, fifth parts and sixth 
  parts are posted every two weeks in comp.sys.mac.system, 
  comp.sys.mac.apps, comp.sys.mac.wanted, and comp.sys.mac.hardware
  respectively and include many questions that often erroneously appear 
  in comp.sys.mac.misc.  All pieces are available for anonymous ftp from 

  ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet/news.answers/macintosh/

  Except for the introductory FAQ which appears in multiple
  newsgroups and is stored as general-faq, the name of each 
  file has the format of the last part of the group name followed 
  by "-faq", e.g the FAQ for comp.sys.mac.system is stored as
  system-faq.  You can also have these files mailed to you
  by sending an E-mail message to mail-server@rtfm.mit.edu 
  with the line:  

  send pub/usenet/news.answers/macintosh/name 

  in the body text where "name" is the name of the file you want as 
  specified above (e.g. general-faq).  You can also send this server 
  a message with the subject "help" for more detailed instructions.  
  For access via Mosaic use 

  http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/hypertext/faq/usenet/macintosh/top.html


==============
VIRUSES  (1.0)
==============

HELP!  I HAVE A VIRUS.  (1.1)
-----------------------------

       90% of all problems reportedly caused by viruses are actually 
  due to mundane bugs in software (and 90% of all statistics are made 
  up :-) ).  Check your system with the latest version of Disinfectant,
  3.5 as of this writing, by the excellent John Norstad from 
  Northwestern University.  See

  ftp://rever.nmsu.edu/pub/macfaq/Disinfectant.sit.bin

  Disinfectant is absolutely free.  It's easy to use and can completely
  protect your system from currently known Macintosh viruses.  Releases 
  to protect from new viruses are normally made within a day or two of 
  the first confirmed sighting and capture of a new virus, and make 
  their merry way around the electronic highways faster than any 
  Macintosh virus ever has.


I THINK I'VE FOUND A NEW VIRUS.  WHAT DO I DO?  (1.2)
-----------------------------------------------------

       DON'T post a report to any comp.sys.mac.* newsgroup.  99% of 
  all suspected new viruses are merely mundane bugs in the system or
  applications being used; and even if you really have found a new 
  virus, there's nothing we can do about it anyway.  You'll only  
  generate a lot of panicked, follow-up reports from people who'll 
  blame every crash of QuarkXPress on the new virus.

       If your system is protected against known viruses by 
  Disinfectant or one of the other anti-virus packages and you suspect 
  a new virus is causing you trouble, first consult with the most 
  knowledgeable local guru about your problem.  Nine times out of ten, 
  he or she will identify it as a boring, ordinary, known bug in the 
  software.  If you are the local guru and still think you may have 
  found a new virus, and have thoroughly checked out all other 
  possibilities, then, and only then, send a detailed description of 
  your problem to j-norstad@nwu.edu.  Check the Disinfectant manual 
  for procedures to follow before reporting a new virus.

       Please remember that it is VERY unlikely you have actually
  found a new virus.  Around the world in all of 1992 only four 
  new Macintosh viruses were discovered.  Of all the suspected
  Macintosh viruses which were reported to Usenet before being
  isolated by a recognized virus expert, exactly none were eventually
  confirmed.  One recent public virus report, the so-called M virus,
  turned out to be the result of a boring, ordinary bug in a common
  extension.  The report which received the most attention, the
  so-called Aliens virus, remains unconfirmed and was probably 
  the result of corrupt system software.



==============================
PRINTING AND POSTSCRIPT  (2.0)
==============================

HOW DO I MAKE A POSTSCRIPT FILE?  (2.1)
---------------------------------------

       First make sure a LaserWriter driver is in your System Folder.  
  It doesn't really matter which one although LaserWriter driver 8.1.1 
  is the best.  This driver is available from 

  ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/mac/sys.soft/imaging/laserwriter.8.1/ 

  and works with System 6.0.5 and later. If you're using the System 6 
  driver, you'll need a Laser Prep file in your System Folder as well as 
  the LaserWriter driver and will also need to turn off background 
  printing.  Once you've verified that there is indeed a LaserWriter 
  driver in the System Folder, select LaserWriter in the Chooser.  
  A dialog box will probably pop up informing you that the LaserWriter
  requires Appletalk and asking if you want to turn Appletalk 
  on.  Whether you have AppleTalk or not click OK.  Then select 
  Page Setup...  from the File menu to format your document 
  for the LaserWriter.  Next select Print... from the File menu.

       If you're using LaserWriter driver 7.0 or later, the Print
  dialog box that appears will have a radio button for Destination
  near the bottom.  Click PostScript File.  The Print button at the
  top should change to a Save button.  Click it and you'll get a
  standard file  dialog asking you what to name and where to save 
  the PostScript file.

       If you're using LaserWriter driver 6.0.x or 5.2, the procedure
  is more complicated.  When the Print dialog box pops up, position
  the cursor over the Print button and hold the mouse button down and
  keep it down like you're going to click and drag.  Then, with your
  other hand, press and hold the K key.  If you'll eventually print
  the file on a non- Apple PostScript printer, especially one not
  designed with the Macintosh in mind, also hold down the Command
  key.  Using Command-K instead of plain K includes some Mac specific
  information non-Apple-oriented PostScript printers need to know
  about.  Now let the mouse button up. When you see a message box
  that says "Creating PostScript file," take your finger off the 
  K key.
  
       After you've gotten the message "Creating PostScript file" you
  should find a file called PostScript0 in the same folder as the
  application you were printing from.  This is the file you just
  printed. Rename it before you forget what it is.  If you print to
  disk (what this whole process is officially called) more than once,
  the second file will be called PostScript1, the third PostScript2,
  and so on.  It really is much easier to use the System 7
  LaserWriter driver.


HOW DO I PRINT A POSTSCRIPT FILE?  (2.2)
----------------------------------------

       On a Macintosh you'll need the LaserWriter Font Utility
  available on the high density TidBits disk from System 7 or the
  More TidBits disk from the 800K distribution.  A more feature-rich
  version called simply LaserWriter Utility is available from

  ftp://ftp.apple.com/dts/mac/sys.soft/imaging/laserwriter-utility.hqx

  Both utilities allows you to send files to the LaserWriter in such
  a way that PostScript commands get interpreted as PostScript rather
  than as text to be printed.  If you're printing to a PostScript
  printer connected to something other than a Macintosh, you'll need
  to consult your local system gurus.  A simple "lpr filename.ps"
  works on my Sparc, but your mileage may vary.


WHY WON'T MY POSTSCRIPT FILE PRINT ON MY MAINFRAME'S PRINTER?  (2.3)
--------------------------------------------------------------------

       Moving PostScript files between the Macintosh and other
  platforms used to be as dark an art as existed in the Macintosh
  universe.  With the recent release of the LaserWriter 8 driver, 
  it's no longer so complicated.  You will need a PPD file 
  for your printer.  Many are available in 

  ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/PPDFiles/

  While their names are unfortunately restricted by Mess-DOS's 
  braindead 8.3 naming convention, the file  

  ftp://ftp.adobe.com/pub/adobe/PPDFiles/Filename.MAP

  should tell you what PPD file your printer requires. 

       Be sure to select the options for PostScript Level 1 and ASCII 
  text PostScript files in the Print dialog box.  Finally if you're 
  still having problems try using only genuine PostScript fonts, no
  TrueType or bitmapped fonts; and don't include any fonts in your
  document that already reside in the printer or on the host system. 
  Hugo Ayala's shareware control panel Trimmer will help with this
  if host available fonts are other than the standard 13 which the
  LaserWriter 8 driver has an option to omit.  See

  ftp://rever.nmsu.edu/pub/macfaq/Trimmer.sit.bin

       Unfortunately the LaserWriter 8.1 driver is incompatible with
  older versions of most Aldus products, Canvas, and QuarkXPress.  
  Until you upgrade you may need to continue using an older version 
  of the LaserWriter driver.  In this case you should experiment with 
  your combination of application software, LaserWriter driver, and 
  printer to see what works best.  If you're using the System 6 
  LaserWriter driver, try using Command-K instead of K to create the 
  PostScript file in which the Laser Prep header is included.  The 
  System 7 LaserWriter drivers include this header automatically 
  though Trimmer will leave it out.  
  
       More importantly Trimmer also lets you select which fonts to 
  include in your PostScript file.  Try using only genuine PostScript 
  fonts, no TrueType or bitmapped fonts; and don't include any fonts 
  in your document that already reside in the printer or on the  
  host system.

       The freeware DMM-LaserWriter Stuff can customize your pre-8.0 
  LaserWriter drivers in several different, useful ways.  Among other
  possibilities this package can modify a LaserWriter driver so that
  the PostScript files it creates are more compatible with non-Apple
  printers and printing to disk is the default.  The upload to the
  mainframe from which the PostScript file will be printed may also
  make a difference.  Normally you need to transfer the file in pure
  Binary format, neither MacBinary nor ASCII.  See

  ftp://rever.nmsu.edu/pub/macfaq/DMM_LW_7_Stuff.sit.bin


WHY ARE MY POSTSCRIPT FILES SO BIG?  (2.4)
------------------------------------------

       Versions 7.0 and later of the LaserWriter driver automatically 
  include all the fonts you use in your document plus the LaserPrep 
  information plus the TrueType engine (if you're using any TrueType 
  fonts) in the PostScript file.  Thus a 3K document formatted in 90K 
  of fonts can easily produce a 300K PostScript file.  If these fonts
  are present on the system you'll be printing from, they don't need
  to be included in the document.  You can remove them with the
  shareware control panel Trimmer or the free UNIX utility StripFonts.
  If you're using the LaserWriter 8 driver, you can manually select 
  an option to leave out all fonts or just the standard thirteen 
  faces of Times, Courier, Helvetica, and Symbol though for more 
  control you'll still need StripFonts or Trimmer.  See

  ftp://rever.nmsu.edu/pub/macfaq/Trimmer.sit.bin
  ftp://rever.nmsu.edu/pub/macfaq/StripFonts.shar


HOW CAN I PRINT POSTSCRIPT ON A NON-POSTSCRIPT PRINTER?  (2.5)
--------------------------------------------------------------

       You need one of the payware applications Freedom of the Press
  or TScript.  For most users who only want to print to common
  printers  like DeskWriters, StyleWriters, or Personal LaserWriter
  LS's, the  Light version of Freedom of the Press or the Basic
  version of TScript will suffice.  ($55 street for either).  More
  expensive versions of  both products are available that work with
  more esoteric printers, particularly very-high-end color printers
  and imagesetters.


HOW DO I MAKE MY IMAGEWRITER II PRINT IN COLOR?  (2.6)
------------------------------------------------------

       Applications such as SuperPaint 2.0 and MacWrite II that
  support the original eight-color model for QuickDraw graphics only
  need a color ribbon to print in color.  The shareware GIFConverter
  can open and print a variety of graphics file types in excellent
  dithered color. Jeff Skaitsis's $1 shareware CheapColor can also
  dither PixelPaint and PICT2 files on an ImageWriter II. See

  ftp://rever.nmsu.edu/pub/macfaq/GIFConverter.sit.bin
  ftp://rever.nmsu.edu/pub/macfaq/CheapColor.sit.bin
  
       If you have a Macintosh with a 68020 or better CPU, the
  payware MacPalette II provides general purpose color printing 
  from any application that prints on a QuickDraw printer (e.g. NOT
  Illustrator).  MacPalette II is about $45 street.  If you need 
  more information the publisher, Microspot, can be contacted 
  at (800) 622-7568.
  

WHY DOESN'T PRINTMONITOR WORK WITH THE IMAGEWRITER?  (2.7)
----------------------------------------------------------

       Ask the Apple Customer Assistance Center (20525 Mariani Avenue,
  Cupertino, CA 95014, USA, (800) 776-2333) this one.  Meanwhile 
  the above-mentioned MacPalette II provides background printing 
  on an ImageWriter under System 7 and a 68020 or better CPU.  
  SuperLaserSpool works with lesser Macs as well.  These are fully
  commercial products.  There are NO freeware, shareware, or other 
  ftpable solutions that work under System 7 so get out your credit 
  cards.   At $98 street price for SuperLaserSpool and $45 for
  MacPalette but only $300 for a vastly superior DeskWriter or 
  StyleWriter II you may want to forgo the software and buy a 
  better printer instead.

       If you're still using System 6 and have no plans to move to 
  System 7, there is a shareware product called MultiSpool from Italy; 
  but it is not System 7 compatible and prints only under MultiFinder.
  See

  ftp://rever.nmsu.edu/pub/macfaq/MultiSpool.sit.bin



WHY DID MY DOCUMENT CHANGE WHEN I PRINTED IT ON SOMEONE ELSE'S PRINTER?  (2.8)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       There are many different reasons this can happen.  Far and away 
  the most common problem is using the wrong printer driver.  BEFORE 
  you start formatting your document, make sure you have a printer 
  driver for the printer you'll use for the final draft in your system 
  folder and have selected that printer in the Chooser.  Then choose 
  Page Setup... from the File menu to let the application know what 
  sort of output it should try to match the display to.

       The second most common problem is font confusion.  Make sure 
  you know exactly which fonts are in your document; and, if you're 
  printing to a PostScript printer, make sure PostScript versions of 
  these fonts are available to that printer.  On newer printers you 
  might also be able to use TrueType fonts; but PostScript is still 
  the standard, especially if you're eventually going to Lino for 
  camera ready output.

       The third most common source of trouble is poor formatting,
  especially in Microsoft Word.  The Mac is not a typewriter, and 
  you …

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