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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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5xxx-6xxx Tester 1.0
The 5XXX/6XXX tester is designed to perform a diagnostic test on the
logic board of Power Macintosh/Performa 5XXX/6XXX series computers.
It is designed to test for known component issues which may cause
system freezing and should only be run on these types of computers,
as the information it provides is only of benefit for those machines.
Freeware.
AppSizer
2.21
AppSizer is a control panel (cdev) that allows you to modify an
applicationŐs MultiFinder partition size, either temporarily or
permanently, as you launch it. To do this, you simply hold down the
control key as you launch the application and AppSizer brings up a
dialog that lets you specify the applicationŐs partition size.
Shareware fee $19.95.
BeBox
Windows 1.2
BeBox Windows is a system extension that changes your Mac windows to
resemble BeBox windows. BeBox is new computer featuring two to eight
PowerPC processors. If you can't afford a real BeBox, you can at
least have the windows for the price of a small shareware fee. Also
included in the package is a free BeBox Cursor extension which you
may use for free without registering BeBox Windows. BeBox Windows is
100% compatible with Aaron. Shareware fee $5.
Far Side
Icons
The enclosed folder contain 23 icons based on the hit cartoon The Far
Side by Gary Larson. The icons range from animals and "ordinary"
people to scientists and "men with hats", representing a wide variety
of characters from The Far Side. Freeware.
Finder
Windows 1.1.2
Finder Windows is a control panel that adds a "Window" menu to the
Finder. The new "Window" menu gives a list of all the currently open
windows in the Finder (including the quasi-window "Desktop"). If you
choose a window name from the list in the menu, the corresponding
window in the Finder is brought to the front. You can also stack
windows by choosing "Stack" or typing command-S, and you can arrange
windows (space them out) by choosing "Arrange" or typing command-T.
Shareware fee $10.
Game of
Life 1.4.1
Game of Life is a program which operates the Life cellular automaton
in which a chosen initial pattern of occupied cells is allowed to
evolve according to a set of rules. The game is to select an initial
pattern that evolves in an interesting way. The evolution rules may
be changed by the user. Shareware fee $5.
Hidden Finder Features
Beginning with Finder 7.5.4 (System 7.5.2. and up) Apple added a
couple of features to the Finder, but did not enable them, apparently
for want of testing. They are:
This control panel allows these features to be individually enabled or disabled. Freeware.
Internet Config 1.2
The Internet Configuration System was designed to make your life
easier by reducing the number of times which you need to enter your
Internet preferences into the various preferences dialogs of all your
Internet applications.
For example, currently you need to enter your email address into many common Macintosh Internet applications, for example Claris Emailer, NewsWatcher and Anarchie. The goal of the system was to get each of these applications to get this information from one common place and to give you a tool to edit these common preferences. Freeware.
MiniCD
3.0
MiniCD is an application for controlling your computer's CD player.
It is very small on screen, so that it can be loaded on startup and
tucked away at the edge of your monitor. MiniCD works with Track
Sets, unlike other CD players which just start at the start and play
through to the end of a CD. A CD can have as many track sets as you
wish, each containing any number of tracks in any order. Shareware
fee $3.
Net Print
5.1
Net-Print is a system extension ('INIT') that allows you to Print (or
Save) a part of a Netscape or NCSA Mosaic document instead of having
to Print (or Save) the entire thing. This will help individuals,
schools and libraries save on paper and ink. Freeware.
Netlink
Remote 1.0.5b4
NetLink Remote is a network extension that allows you to use
AppleTalk over a modem. When you connect with NetLink Remote, you can
do anthing that is possible when on a local AppleTalk network. You
can use AppleShare to work with remote files, play AppleTalk only
games like Marathon and F/A-18 Hornet, or use any other software that
supports AppleTalk networking. Shareware fee $10.
PopChar Lite
2.7.2
PopChar Lite is a control panel that makes it easy to type special
characters. It operates by adding an item at the left of the menu
bar. When this menu is opened, a palette of all the characters in the
current font is displayed. Releasing the mouse button on a character
causes that character to be typed. Freeware.
PowerPC NativeChecker
How do you know whether an application is 68K or PowerPC native (or
both)? With NativeChecker, you can easily know that! Just drag &
drop the file into NativeChecker and at once you will see the result
dialog. Freeware.
Sokoban
2.2
In Sokoban, you are a warehouse keeper trying to get boxes through a
maze of a warehouse to their proper locations. The boxes are so heavy
that you can only push them one at a time. Be careful that you donŐt
get a box trapped in a corner; the boxes have no handles so they
canŐt be pulled at all. There are over 350 different levels included
(separated into several collections), and you can make your own
levels, too. Freeware.
URL Clerk
1.2
URL Clerk is a URL launcher. The URLs are stored separately in files,
so you have all the flexibility of the Finder at your disposal. URL
files can be placed on the desktop, in the Apple Menu, or anywhere
that's convenient for you. URL Clerk can also open up bookmarks
created by Aladdin's CyberFinder or URLs stored in clipping files.
Internet Config is required. Freeware.
What
URL?!
What URL?! is the Apple Launcher of the Internet. It grabs URLs
easily through drag and drop (or cut and paste), and stores sets of
them in files. Browse through your entries with balloon help, view
them by date last visited or most times visited, and use it to open
your URLs in the programs you choose, thanks to Internet Config.
Freeware.
ZoomLens
2.5
Zoom Lens is a small application that magnifies the portion of the
screen under the mouse cursor, displaying the result in its own
window. It can be used to gain extra precision in a drawing program,
to enlarge text for the vision-impaired, or to just play around. The
degree of magnification is selectable. Freeware.
Three new Word macro viruses have been reported: Wazzu, Imposter and Concept Francais. (Wazzu apparently does not spread on Mac systems.)
I was wrong, you are not ALL wimps! One of you, Frank Higgins, pointed out 2 more ways to eject a floppy:
To edit a foldername - select the folder, then hit return. This hilites the name and puts it in edit mode. Just type the new name, or hit the right or left arrow keys to go to end or start of the name. You can use anything you want as a file/folder name, as long as it is less than 33 characters long. - Note that once the name field hilites, you cannot drag the icon or open the application. If you accidently hilite the name and wish to drag or open, click on the desktop, and try again.
(hot link on vendor name -> vendor home page,
hot link on product name -> product page, possible download)
I apologize that the SMUG newsletter editor is unable to fit all of New Releases into the newsletter due to space constraints. Please check the Web page at http://www-leland.stanford.edu/~booky/sharejul96.html
A great source of update info on the web is MacInTouch at http://www.macintouch.com.
For current RAM prices, updated EVERY Tuesday morning, check out http://rampages.onramp.net/~stevent/macresource/ramwatch.html.
Adobe released a new Acrobat 3.0b1 - their "Amber" version.
Apple will upgrade AppleScript to version 1.2 for the first time in years.
Apple Computer announced System 7.5.3 Revision 2 on June 7. The update is needed for PowerBooks and Macintosh 7200, 7500, 7600, 8500, and 9500 systems. It improves stability in PowerBooks running Connectix' RamDoubler, and PowerBooks which have been upgraded to PowerPC chips. The Shareware Team will have copies available at the general meeting. Do not install it if the revision does not apply to your system.
PLEASE NOTE: The "System 7.5 Update" enabler and the "System 7.5.2 Update" enabler can co-exist in the system folder, but putting the "System 7.5.3" enabler file in the same system folder with the others wreaks havoc. (MacInTouch) Apple has an update to System Profiler 1.01.
Apple problem or Omnis problem? You decide:
Omnis 7 crashes with System 7.5.3 PCI machines. The crash occurs when Omnis 7 attempts to cache multiple items. The crash can cause data corruption in certain cases. The bug does not affect System 7.5.2 PCI CPUs, nor System 7.5.3 NuBus CPUs. Thus, for PCI CPUs, the workaround is to stay with System 7.5.2. It should also be noted that this bug affects the client only.(Jeff Bernstein, MacIntouch)
Apple just released a new product for the PowerMacs: SimpleSound 1.0, which is an alternative to the Sound control panel for recording sounds. It can record to files, not just alert sounds, and it offers a simple choice of quality levels.
LaserWriter 8.3.4 (445K) is here, and it should fix some serious printing problems on PCI Macs. Apple recommends the new version for all PCI Power Macs and for people running System 7.5.3 (or System 7.5 Update 2.0). This is a single floppy image with just the new printer driver and Read Me file. You also need the files from an earlier LaserWriter 8.3.x. (MacInTouch)
I mentioned a couple of months back that 7.5.3 has some hidden features in the finder which they did not enable for lack of testing. Now you can get Hidden Finder Features --a control panel from Richard Burgess-- that performs them and it is user-configurable. You can selectively turn on or off:
Günther Blaschek has updated his super pop-up control panel PopChar, to PopChar Lite 2.7.2. He says that he will release a better, commercial, version as PopChar Pro, but still keep the freeware Lite version.
Connectix has a revised updater for Ram Doubler (1.6.2A) Note the A: this is identical to 1.6.2 update but it doesn't bomb when you try to update your Ram Doubler 1.6.1 master disk.
Norman Franke has released SoundApp 2.0.3.
Thorsten Lemke updated his wonderful GraphicConverter to version 2.4.3.
MicroMat released a new TechTool v1.1.1. One of the best tools you can get for dealing with system problems.
Microsoft has released Internet Explorer 3.0b. This version is missing a number of important features, such as Java and Netscape plug-ins.
NCSA (Urbana-Champaign, Ill) made available a beta of Mosaic 3.0b2. See how you like it.
John Norstad just released version 2.1.3 of his NewsWatcher news reader.
Qualcomm's Eudora is now up to beta 3.0b15. They release a new beta about once a week.
This is a little late, but Now Software announced that from now on, owners of Now Utilities will get a free monthly update
Symantec has released a Suitcase 3.0.1 update at ftp://ftp.symantec.com/public/mac/suitcase/ (no not try this with a web browser, use Fetch instead)
Dave Winer released Frontier 4.0.1, a powerful scripting system. Or, if you have version 4.0 released last month, you can upgrade
More updates, no details:
©copyright 1996, Louis
Bookbinder - booky1@earthlink.net 
Stanford University - other sources credited where known,
especially Macintosh Software Update Report, and Info Alley.
Trademark credits, where omitted, remain with their
owners - updated 25 June 1996
