Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #86 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="Info-Mac-Digest" --Info-Mac-Digest Info-Mac Digest Mon, 22 May 00 Volume 17 : Issue 86 Today's Topics: (A) Application version checking (A) Experience with CD-ROM burners? (A) John Madden 2000 [*] Mic's SkateBoarding 1.0 [*] Periodic Table for Macintosh 2.2 [*] Play it Cool 3.4 [*] PubMedMakerII 3.3 [*] Sneak Preview! 1.0 [*] Software & Hardware Tracker 3.3.7 [*] Space Garbage Men 1.0b1 [A] Experience with CD-ROM burners? [ANN] Macintosh port of Lame 3.70 to encode MP3 : GPL shared lib + Can't search for recent files on Info-Mac? Info-Mac Digest V17 #83 Starting up from DVD-RAM disks. suggestion 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. Working with the Info-Mac Digest: * To submit articles to the digest, email . * To subscribe, send email to with the words subscribe info-mac in the message. * To unsubscribe, send email to with the words unsubscribe info-mac in the message. * To change your address, unsubscribe from the old address, then subscribe from the new address. * Please send administrative queries to . Downloading and Submitting Files from the Info-Mac Archive: * A full list of Info-Mac mirror sites is available at: * Search the archive via the MIT HyperArchive at: . * To submit files for the archive, email the binhexed file with a description to . Submissions must be made by the author or with permission of the author. It may take up to a week to process; check mirror sites for the status of new uploads. * To submit files larger than 2 MB, email a description to and then use an FTP client to upload the binhexed file to info-mac.org, using the userid "macgifts" and the password "macgifts". Or, click . 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 V17 #86" ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 05:33:30 -0700 From: "D. J. Branning" Subject: (A) Application version checking > This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3041559210_471229_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit UpdateAgent from Insider Software checks all applications on your hard disk(s) and compares it against their database of the latest versions and then presents a list of files which can directly download. Jack Branning --MS_Mac_OE_3041559210_471229_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable (A) Application version checking UpdateAgent from Insider Software <http://www.insidersoftware.com/&g= t; checks all applications on your hard disk(s) and compares it against thei= r database of the latest versions and then presents a list of files which ca= n directly download.

Jack Branning


 --MS_Mac_OE_3041559210_471229_MIME_Part-- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 11:26:25 -0400 From: "Ron Crans" Subject: (A) Experience with CD-ROM burners? >From: "William D. Thompson" >Subject: Experience with CD-ROM burners? >Anybody with experience with CD-ROM burners care to make recommendations? >I have a client wanting to buy one and he's a bit bamboozled about >which one might be best. >tia, I have been using external writers (a 4X and an 8X) from 'Smart & Friendly'. They came with a good software set and have worked flawlessly with varying grade and manufacturer of CD-R's. home outlet store Ron Crans RCrans@mail.colgate.edu ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 17:56:23 -0400 From: "abrody@smart.net" Subject: (A) John Madden 2000 Dear Digest readers, I was so disgusted at how slowly John Madden 2000 played on my Powerbook G3/233 with 512k backside cache when I first got it, I almost decided to return it, and then decided I should wait till I could afford a newer machine. Well it's been nearly half a year since then, and while I hadn't yet gotten a newer machine, I thought I'd try it again considering all the upgrades I got in software. And what do you know, it actually worked if I switched from OpenGL to Software rendering in the preferences. Now why is OpenGL 90% slower than the built-in software rendering? I mean I was getting video that simply jumped from frame 1 to frame 9 to frame 15, then frame 60. Now while I admit this Powerbook only has an ATI LT with 4 MB of VRAM, OpenGL is Apple's darling rendering engine, or so I had assumed. Aspyr could teach the gaming industry a thing or two about rendering images. If we all depended on OpenGL people with older G3s and older video cards would be left out. As it is, at least Aspyr has taken a stance that if you don't have the 16MB videocard you can still get the rendering through other software. So let's all get this software, and tell Aspyr we'd like to thank them for actually making American Football available for the Mac. Sincerely, abrody@smart.net -- Check out over 700 internet sites updated monthly at: http://www.index-site.com ------------------------------ Date: 21 May 2000 From: Micah Fitch Subject: [*] Mic's SkateBoarding 1.0 Mic SkateBoarding i put this skateboarding game on your site hoping to get it on to download.com so i need an address so that they can download it [Archived as /info-mac/game/mic-skateboarding-10.hqx; 319 K] ------------------------------ Date: 20 May 2000 From: Brett Thornton Subject: [*] Periodic Table for Macintosh 2.2 This is a demo version of Synergy Creations' Periodic Table for Macintosh software (version 2.2). It is designed as a quick reference tool for high school and college students in introductory chemistry courses, along with anyone else who needs a quick periodic table reference. To unlock all the features, there is a $15 registration fee. Key Features: - Quick access to a wide variety of atomic properties (we recommend keeping an alias to the program in your Apple menu!) - Relative values of many atomic properties on the periodic table are viewable as color scales. (only a few in unregistered version) - easy switching between various unit scales (only a few in unregistered version) - Quick molecular weight calculations. (registered version) - Clean, clear, easy to understand interface. - User configurable--choose a table to view at startup. - Controls and design help to emphasize relationships between elements. System Requirements: - PowerPC processor highly recommended, 68030,68040 okay. - System 7.5 or greater - monitor capable of thousands of colors (16-bit) at 640x480 resolution Synergy Creations(TM) Submitted by: Brett Thornton [Archived as /info-mac/sci/periodic-table-22.hqx; 2033 K] ------------------------------ Date: 21 May 2000 From: Russell Clarke Subject: [*] Play it Cool 3.4 Play it Cool 3.4 Shareware $15 Russell Clarke rwc@kagi.com http://www.kagi.com/rwc/pic.html Play it Cool is a QuickTime and QuickTime VR movie player and simple editor. It plays all types of QuickTime movies, including "mov", "MIDI", "MPEG", "AVI", "VCD" and "QuickTime VR". It also opens many image formats, like "PICT", "TIFF", "GIF", "JPEG" and "PNG"; and sound formats, like "snd", "AIFF", "WAV", "MP2", "MP3" and "AU". Note that QuickTime 4 is required to open some of these formats. It is PowerPC native, plays movies very smoothly and contains many features not available in other movie players. A Japanese version is also available from http://www.bridge1.com Users commonly report better playback performance from Play it Cool than from other movie players. CHANGES FROM PREVIOUS VERSION (3.35): ===================================== - Many small bug fixes. - Now PowerPC only. - Now requires Mac OS 8.0 or later and QuickTime 3.0 or later. [Archived as /info-mac/gst/mov/play-it-cool-34.hqx; 408 K] ------------------------------ Date: 22 May 2000 From: Kinichi Yokota Subject: [*] PubMedMakerII 3.3 What is PubMedMakerII PubMedMakerII automatically transfer PubMed MEDLINE text data to FileMakerPro file by just drag & drop. PubMedMakerII also makes Reference list with rich text format (RTF). You can easily arrange it to fit the journal to which you are going to contribute. Features of PubMedMakerII 1. Easy to make file: You can create FileMakerPro file containing PubMed data by drag&drop. 2. Easy to read abstract: In case of stractured abstract each category starts a new line. Window automatically enlarges to proper size. You can select 12 or 14 point letters and Times or Geneva. 3. Direct link with on-line journal. 4. Easy to make Reference list: With just select items you can make styled reference list with rich text format (RTF). 5. HTML export: You can export HTML file of Reference list. When once you arranged RTF settings at Reference setup page, you get HTML file as well as styled text with RTF. 6. Link with PDF file: When you download PDF file of full paper from on-line journal, you can save PDF file of current record in MO, external HD or in the folder of startup disk. PubMedMakerII memorizes its full path information in each record. PDF button opens this PDF file. What's new in this version (Version 3.3, May 22, 2000) 1. Write page: If you missed records in PubMed, now you can write such papers of Journal, Chapter in Book, and Book at Write page of PubMed file. 2. PMID, UI (a unique identifier number), ISSN: These information is extracted and shown in each page and in abstract prints. 3. Table output with HTML: You can output Table-sytle Reference list with HTML format. 4. Improvement of PubMedConverter: Some conversion errors are improved. System Requirements FileMakerPro 3.0 or later. For more information, please read the Read Me file enclosed, or visit our Web site at: Developer: MedFiles Contact: kinda@wa2.so-net.ne.jp [Archived as /info-mac/text/pub-med-maker-2-33e.hqx; 1495 K] ------------------------------ Date: 21 May 2000 From: "random person" Subject: [*] Sneak Preview! 1.0 Sneak Preview! allows you to take partially downloaded video files of many formats and play them using the appropriate application BEFORE/ WITHOUT completely downloading them first. Of course it will only allow you to view the portion that you have downloaded. It supports .mov, .moov, .mpg, .mpeg, .avi, .asf, amd .rm currently. (yes I know a few of those are the same). This is a perfect tool for Hotline Client users. For full functionality, it requires: Quicktime Pro, Windows Media Player, and Real Player. It is also recommended to make a copy of the original file to use with Sneak Preview! After you run your files through Sneak Preview!, just open them with your favorite application, or double-click them to open. [Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/sneak-preview-10.hqx; 92 K] ------------------------------ Date: 22 May 2000 From: David-Artur Daix Subject: [*] Software & Hardware Tracker 3.3.7 Software & Hardware Tracker 3.3.7 by DXoft May 21st, 2000. Version 3.3.7 of Software & Hardware Tracker is now available at: Main changes in version 3.3.7: - Modified the date format used in some fields to correct display problems . - Modified a couple of scripts to make them more efficient. - Included one more topic in the Troubleshooting section of the manual to discuss an issue affecting Purchase IDs' calulations. - Modified a value list in the Purchase Tracker to help work around that issue. All Software & Hardware Tracker 3.x users should download this free update. About Software & Hardware Tracker: A CNET/Download.com "Premiere" and "Top Pick" and a BizProWeb "Pick of the Day", Software & Hardware Tracker is a collection of FileMaker Pro 3.0/4.0 relational database which will help you collect, store and organize useful information (such as registration codes, serial numbers, product notes, etc.) about all your computer products (hardware and software). Relying on the standard Internet Config system, Software & Hardware Tracker is perfectly integrated with your other Internet software. It also keeps track of all your contact information for software and hardware developers, distributors and places of purchase, turning it into a powerful contact and Internet bookmark manager. Software & Hardware Tracker is compatible with FileMaker Pro 5 once converted to the new version's file format. The conversion happens automatically when one opens Software & Hardware Tracker using FileMaker Pro 5 or later. Software & Hardware Tracker is being distributed as shareware. Several registration and upgrade options are available. Registrations are handled by Kagi Shareware. Thanks for your support! [Archived as /info-mac/data/soft-hard-tracker-337.hqx; 2564 K] ------------------------------ Date: 22 May 2000 From: Trozo Subject: [*] Space Garbage Men 1.0b1 Space Garbage Men ----------------- A space/action game for the mac: Pilot your triangular ship through loads of levels getting the valuable radioactive rocks and killing angry aliens. Look for the secret entrance to find many more trasures for points and ship upgrades. All this while listening to a psycobilly/garage/gothic soundtrack!! Requierments: - Power Mac able to do openGL graphics (hardware acceleration prefered) - System 8.1 or better. - About 15 Mb free ram. Trouble? Questions? Ideas? go to http://www.makasoft.net or send emails to: general@makasoft.net bugs@makasoft.net [Archived as /info-mac/game/space-garbage-men-10b1.hqx; 3048 K] ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 01:44:26 -0700 From: ars@speakeasy.org Subject: [A] Experience with CD-ROM burners? > From: "William D. Thompson" > > Anybody with experience with CD-ROM burners care to make > recommendations? > > I have a client wanting to buy one and he's a bit bamboozled about > which one might be best. I recently got a Yamaha 8424. The burner itself is nice and fast and quite reliable. It's fast at audio extraction, and the SCSI-3 interface works well with older SCSI-2 boxes. Generally it's getting very good comments. See, for example: http://www.cdrinfo.com/hardware/yamaha8424s/index.shtml as well as the newsgroup news:alt.comp.periphs.cdr . As for burning software, Adaptec's Toast customers have been having bad luck lately, and they've been cutting back on features in the OEM version. Many people seem to like Discribe. -- Tony The difference between a tool and a weapon is in who's holding it. ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 00:36:13 +0200 From: "Philippe Laval" Subject: [ANN] Macintosh port of Lame 3.70 to encode MP3 : GPL shared lib + > THIS MESSAGE IS IN MIME FORMAT. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. --MS_Mac_OE_3041541373_345598_MIME_Part Content-type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit Hi, If you like to look at an GPL port of Lame 3.70 (to encode AIFF or WAVE files to MP3) and an scriptable and recordable app (with source code under GPL) look at : http://philippe.laval.free.fr If you know how to connect to a CDDB server (C or C++ source code). Please let me know ! Enjoy Philippe --MS_Mac_OE_3041541373_345598_MIME_Part Content-type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable [ANN] Macintosh port of Lame 3.70 to encode MP3 : GPL shared lib + s= criptable app Hi,

If you like to look at an GPL port of Lame 3.70 (to encode AIFF or WAVE fil= es to MP3) and an scriptable and recordable app (with source code under GPL)= look at : http://philippe.laval.free.fr

If you know how to connect to a CDDB server (C or C++ source code). Please = let me know !

Enjoy
Philippe --MS_Mac_OE_3041541373_345598_MIME_Part-- ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 11:02:18 +0200 From: Mac Frog Subject: Can't search for recent files on Info-Mac? Hi, For some reason, searching for any recently uploaded file (since around the beginning of year 2000?) on the official Info-Mac Archive, from either or always returns: "No matches", or at the best any previous version of the file when it exists. A while ago, I already sent some feedback to the HyperArchive Admins at , but only got an automatically generated all-purpose answer. I wonder whether I'm the only one experiencing such problem? Could it be a year 2K bug? Thanks. --Michel ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 19 May 2000 18:51:13 -0400 From: Saint John Subject: Info-Mac Digest V17 #83 At 20:31 -0400 5/18/00, The Info-Mac Network wrote: >Date: Wed, 17 May 2000 12:29:28 -0500 >From: "William D. Thompson" >Subject: Experience with CD-ROM burners? > >Anybody with experience with CD-ROM burners care to make recommendations? > >I have a client wanting to buy one and he's a bit bamboozled about >which one might be best. I've had good luck with the Matsushita CW-7502 mechanism, which is used in at least one Panasonic-branded drive of some years ago. It's a 4x write, 8x read, which serves my needs admirably. More recent drives are probably what you're looking at, though. You might be helped by Mike Richter's "CD Burning Primer" page: (unless it's moved). At the time I was on the Adaptec CD-R mailing list, many people seemed to agree that Plextor drives were da bomb. That means very good indeed, if anyone still has some doubt. :) +- Saint John -+ | Dang. I know there was SOMETHING I was supposed to do with my | +- life. Now, what WAS it? ------------------------------------------+ ------------------------------ Date: Mon, 22 May 2000 17:16:06 +1000 From: Bob Lyon Subject: Starting up from DVD-RAM disks. I'm getting nowhere fast trying to start up my G4/450 (System 9.0.4) from a DVD-RAM disk. I've initialised it using Drive Setup, updated drivers, and copied all my system software to it (plus a couple of applications) from the hard disk. Drive Setup recognises the DVD-RAM disk as a startup disk, as does the Startup disk control panel. I've tried: holding down 'c' (which works on CD-ROMs such as the G4 software install disk); using command-opt-shift-delete to bypass the hard disk on startup; and changing the startup disk in the control panel on both the hard disk and the DVD-RAM disk. No success! any suggestions? TIA. ------------------------------ Date: Sat, 20 May 2000 22:02:03 +0100 From: Jan Weijers Subject: suggestion Folks, If you have some new software in different languages and in 68k and PPC versions, may I suggest you post just one message. You could end your announcement with "this is available for 68k and PPC in English, German and French". IMHO this is more efficient than posting several identical messages with different subject lines to specify languages and platforms. Jan -- Jan Weijers mailto:jan@weijers.net http://www.weijers.net/ -------------------------------- --Info-Mac-Digest-- End of Info-Mac Digest ******************************