EvangeList Digest Thursday, January 28 1999 Volume 01 : Number 1363
In this issue:
Tidbit - You Don't Know Mac! Tidbit - New Mac Gaming Site PR - MultiMode 1.5.4 Released PR - Win Connectix Software From PowerBook Central PR - The Lightning Foundry Releases the TypeRighter Suite Tidbit - Satirical Pro-Mac Editorial In German Computer Magazine PR - Mycoinfo to Sponsor Open-Source Database Project Followup - Oldest Functional Game On a Mac Followup - Freeserve Holding Back Tidbit - CMA'S Compare Sytems PR - Upgrade to Transmit Aka Transit ?? - Avon Software Job - System-Level Programmers
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:05:26 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - You Don't Know Mac!
This tidbit is from:
Victor Rhee <mailto:vrhee@macchat.com>
Did you know the best selling software title for the Mac in December of 1985 was Lotus Jazz? Well, you better have because MacChat <http://www.macchat.com> has a new game called You Don't Know Mac!
Every Monday, MacChat will have a new game for you with 10 new Apple or Macintosh related trivia questions and you can test your trivia knowledge.
You can play the first game of You Don't Know Mac! at <http://www.macchat.com/quiz/1999/01/25.knowmac.html!>
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:06:05 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - New Mac Gaming Site
This tidbit is from:
Brian Breslin <mailto:brian@infinimedia.com>
I would like to inform you all of a new gaming site the gang from Mac Mania has been working on day and night. It is called MacGamez.com, and is located <mailto:@,> that's right you guessed it, <http://www.macgamez.com>. Despite the fact that it isn't completely finished yet, I would still like to invite you all to check out the beta version and send us some feedback.
The site currently has Mac Gaming News, Game Reviews, and a discussion board. More is on the way soon.
One last thing I would like to ask you all is to please check out <http://www.macgamez.com/jobs> since we are actively looking to find volunteers and a capable staff to help us run the site. The details are at our jobs page.
So please check out MacGamez, and let us know what you think, and how we can improve before our grand opening(which has yet to be set, but all depends on how fast we can get a staff).
here's the url: <http://www.macgamez.com>
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:05:53 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - MultiMode 1.5.4 Released
This announcement is from:
Chris Smolinski <mailto:csmolinski@erols.com>
Black Cat Systems (http://www.blackcatsystems.com) announces that MultiMode version 1.5.4 has been released. This version fixed some problems introduced with version 1.5.0 that could cause crashes, especially when virtual memory was being used, or under MacOS 8.5 or greater.
MultiMode is an application which allows your Macintosh to decode several different modes of non-voice communication often heard on shortwave radio.
MultiMode allows you to decode and display morse code, RTTY, Fax, ACARS, and many other modes on your Mac, without any extra hardware! MultiMode now also allows you to send morse code.
In the past, dedicated hardware, often costing hundreds or thousands of dollars, was necessary to demodulate and decode this transmissions. Today, you can use the processing power of your Macintosh to decode and display these modes, without any hardware.
MultiMode decodes the following signals:
Morse Code (CW) RTTY (Baudot) ASCII SITOR-A SITOR-B / FEC / NAVTEX WEATHER / SATELLITE FAX ACARS WWVB Time Decode DTMF Audio Spectrum Display to aid in properly tuning in stations
MultiMode is shareware. The MultiMode web site URL is <http://www.blackcatsystems.com/software/multimode.html>
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:06:00 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - Win Connectix Software From PowerBook Central
This announcement is from:
Dane Riley <mailto:riley@connectix.com>
Win Connectix software from PowerBook Central. Connectix and PowerBook Central announce a promotion to win free copies of Connectix software.
RAM Doubler 8 is the perfect PowerBook companion. RAM Doubler 8 does not spin up the hard drive like Apple's virtual memory, saving precious battery power, nor does it use valuable hard drive space. It accomplishes this at the same time PowerBook users are running multiple applications, more than their physical RAM alone could support.
PowerBook Central is the best source for the latest up to date information on Apple's PowerBook and provides excellent information for obtaining the best prices when purchasing a PowerBook, PowerBook accessories, RAM, and much, much more.
Connectix and PowerBook Central will be giving away one free copy of RAM Doubler 8 per week and a copy of the Connectix TriplePack, which includes RAM Doubler 8, Speed Doubler 8 and Surf Express Deluxe, through February 12, 1999. Stop by PowerBook Central's web site today and sign up for your chance to win a free copy. To enter the contest, go to PowerBook Central at <http://www.powerbookcentral.come>. To find out more about Connectix' great products including RAM Doubler 8, Speed Doubler 8, Surf Express Deluxe, Virtual PC and Connectix Virtual Game Station, visit the web site at <http://www.connectix.com>.
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:05:47 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - The Lightning Foundry Releases the TypeRighter Suite
This announcement is from:
Dave G Smith <mailto:listgod@pict.demon.co.uk>
THE LIGHTNING FOUNDRY announces the release of The TypeRighter Suite - - a set of MacOS file type management utilities. The TypeRighter Suite consists of an application and a Contextual Menu Plug-in which utilise the power of Internet Config to makes it easier for a Macintosh to open files downloaded from the Internet, or any cross-platform network.
Now when you have been sent a PC or Unix document which your Mac doesn't recognise when it is double-clicked. All you need do is control-Click on the document and have the TypeRighter Contextual Menu Plug-in automatically match the document's filename extension with the list contained in Internet Config. Alternatively you can drag and drop the document onto the TypeRighter application.
The TypeRighter Suite also allows you to manually specify the creator and type of any document, or other file, that you wish.
The TypeRighter Suite requires a Macintosh, or compatible, running System 7.1 or later, with the Appearance Manager (available for free from Apple). In addition, the Contextual Menu Plug-in requires a Power Macintosh, or compatible, running MacOS 8.0 or later. In order to utilise the TypeRighter Suite's full functionality Internet Config (available via The Lightning Foundry web pages).
The TypeRighter Suite costs $15/10.
Further information is available from <http://www.pict.demon.co.uk/>.
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:05:32 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - Satirical Pro-Mac Editorial In German Computer Magazine
This tidbit is from:
Anette <mailto:anette@itsamac.com>
I was very surprised when I opened the latest issue of the german ct (Magazin fr Computer und Technik): The editorial is dedicated to the iMac and shows the attitude of many PC users in a very funny, satirical way - as well as the benefits of the iMac. ct is a very technically orientated magazine, it writes very detailed about everything related to computers and all kinds of operating systems. It is competent and objective, and here in germany it is the only computer magazine I know (besides Mac-only publications) that gives the Mac a really fair treatment. In the same issue there is a very long and positive article about Jobs at the MacWorld, the new G3 Macs and Apples plans for the future. These pro-Mac articles will reach thousands of Windows and Unix users who read ct. A revolutionary fact here in germany !
Since they do not offer an english version of the editorial, here come some excerpts, roughly translated by myself:
"Life without A-colon. In case you want to hear my opinion: Im seriously asking myself if Apple is really worth the success it has nowadays. If the company would have died 15 years ago, PC users would have had less trouble."
"Just think of that unspeakable plug-and-play, probably also an Apple invention. On my Windows-PC, you can see very easily that this thing does not work at all."
"They think they can sell everything to those stupid guys, even a computer without a floppy drive. Ridiculous. Do they install drivers for sound and graphic cards just by laying on of hands ? "
"Speaking of design: With some PU-foam, filler and bondi-blue spray I will build you an .... ahem... iPC from every standard PC. If you want I will uninstall the floppy drive too. So what do we need Apple for?"
Even non-german Evangelistas may want to have a look at the cartoon...
The editorial can be found online at <http://www.heise.de/ct/99/02/003/>
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Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1999 02:05:39 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - Mycoinfo to Sponsor Open-Source Database Project
This announcement is from:
Brian McNett <mailto:webmaster@mycoinfo.com>
We're especially looking for Mac Programmers folks!
PR - Mycoinfo to Sponsor Open-Source Database Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Philip McIntosh <mailto:ndpmcintosh@mycoinfo.com> Mycoinfo <http://www.mycoinfo.com/> 512-447-4286
Austin, Texas, USA. - Mycoinfo, the world's first mycology e-journal, is pleased to announce its sponsorship of Taxy, an open-source taxonomic database project.
At the highest level, Taxy is a software project intended to provide useful tools for identifying organisms. The initial area of focus for the project is mushrooms. The project includes a database of fungal descriptions and an engine designed to let the user quickly sift through those descriptions to arrive at an accurate choice based on a mushroom they have collected. Once a description has been selected the user can access a complete description of the mushroom as well as notes that other users have entered about that description. As the application matures, the focus can be expanded to include all fungi and not just macromycetes.
Taxy is designed to be an open project and in particular it provides mechanisms allowing users to extend the database. The importance of this aspect is especially apparent in the fungal kingdom since current estimates are that between 80% and 95% of fungi have yet to be described and named. Taxy is intended to help with this gap in knowledge by providing a repository for observations and literature on fungi. This will allow unpublished and unknown species to be more easily classified. One of the hopes for Taxy is that one day it will provide a way for mycologist to name and publish new species of fungi. The first generation of Taxy was created as part of Nathan Wilson's masters thesis in Computer Science at the University of California, Santa Cruz. The initial implementation of the database has a text-based interface that is somewhat awkward. Work has begun on the next generation build of Taxy. The primary focus will be an improved, graphical interface and significant extensions to the number of descriptions in the database.
The Taxy project is intended to be a large-scale collaborative effort primarily supported through the donated time of interested users. The software created as part of the project will always be freely distributed through the Internet. Mycoinfo will be the resource organizing point for the project. We invite software developers who are willing to donate their time and energy to the challenging problem of designing an organismal identification application for the most common computers and operating systems.
An email newslist has been created to facilitate discussion and information exchange between people involved in the project. Please subscribe by sending a message to <mailto:taxy-request@mycoinfo.com>. Messages to the list should be sent to <mailto:taxy@mycoinfo.com> This mailing list will be unmoderated unless the need arises. Versions of Taxy are available for Macintosh, IBM PC Clones, SGI Workstations and Sun Workstations. They may be downloaded using anonymous FTP from Nathan Wilson's website.
For more information, to join the Taxy mailing list, and to find links to download current builds of Taxy, please visit the Taxy home page at <http://www.mycoinfo.com/taxy/>.
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 02:05:07 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Followup - Oldest Functional Game On a Mac
This follow-up message is from:
Puhakka <mailto:esphysio@interramp.com>
From Timo Puhakka <esphysio@interramp.com>
I found an old chess game on my Hard drive that was always called "sachy" (it likely was renamed). Under "Version" it is listed as "SARGON III Version 1.0 February 7 1984 (not yet fully functional)". The creation date is Feb 27 1984, 11:53 am. Beat that! Oh yes, it still works perfectly on my 6100 60 under system 8, and it still beats me every time (which isn't saying much).
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 02:06:03 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Followup - Freeserve Holding Back
This follow-up message is from:
Christopher Ridley <mailto:riddler@macg3.freeserve.co.uk>
I sympathise Martin Pickering, I spent my Christmas as an Apple iMac Rep in a Dixons store in Liverpool and had to turn away countless people who requested a Mac Freeserve CD.
But all is not lost, about two days ago a fellow iMac demo person, Ian Payne, discovered:
After 5 mins I was online with Freeserve. Interestingly, the page at the end of the sign up has instructions for Mac users, so a Mac Setup CD must coming soon.
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 02:05:42 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Tidbit - CMA'S Compare Sytems
This tidbit is from:
Kelly Thomas <mailto:elf25@siu.edu>
A question was recently ask on the College Media Advisors list about computer support staff and responsibilities. Several mostly Mac responses were given. However, the contrast between an NT site and a Mac site was notable and prompted me to create a web page with the actual posts... <http://www.dailyegyptian.com/WhyMac.html>
In summary, the 55 NT station site has two full-time support people and " a whole bunch of part-time" workers while a 120+ Mac site has one full-timer and three student workers. I also give my install times of an iMac lab which replaced a new Windows lab. Think about it, one full-time person is about $20-35k a year in support savings.
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 02:05:13 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: PR - Upgrade to Transmit Aka Transit
This announcement is from:
Jim Retzner <mailto:jretzner@adnc.com>
Transmit 1.2 is the new version of Transit, the Mac FTP client.
Download it now at: <http://www.panic.com/transmit/download.html>
The number of changes are tremendous -- among many others, we're now Themes-savvy (with proportional scrollbars and a nice new icon from Dave at the IconFactory!), we have a neat new Clone Window feature, the graphic preview shows you dimensions, synchronizations now give you a handy report, we play nice with more server types, we're more stable, and we threw in extensive balloon help just for the heck of it. Why not pour yourself a cup of your preferred beverage and peruse the informative release notes for release 1.2?
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 02:05:55 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: ?? - Avon Software
This request is from:
Edward F. Rosloniec <mailto:erosloniec@utmem1.utmem.edu>
My wife is in desperate need of Mac software that will manage her Avon business. We are looking for software specifically tailored for this type of business (not just Quicken), as it already exists for the PC (resisting the soft windows approach as long as I can). Surely someone must have a customized package for this purpose, either in a database form (Filemaker?) or stand alone.
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Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1999 02:05:33 -0800 From: The EvangeList Mailing List <evangelist@apple.com> Subject: Job - System-Level Programmers
This job announcement is from:
<mailto:mstone@artlogic.com (Michael Stone)>
Art & Logic, Inc. is looking for Macintosh system-level programmers. We have a position for a full-time contractor (hourly or weekly rate negotiable). The work involves creating PCI drivers and shared library components.
Art & Logic is committed to an office-free environment. All our employees work at home, connected by the company's network. Hours are flexible. We hire only the best programmers in the world.
If you would be interested in this kind of work, or if you would like to be added to our part-time contractor database, please call Tom Bajoras at 310-440-5019 or send mail to <mailto:tbajoras@artlogic.com>.
For more information about Art & Logic, please visit <http://www.artlogic.com>.
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