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Info-Mac Digest             Wed, 24 Jan 01       Volume 18 : Issue 14

Today's Topics:

      (A) JDKCLASSES.ZP what is it
      (Q) jdkclasses.zip  what is it?
      [*] app/DesktopMagician201
      [*] Dot What? 1.0
      [*] Extension Overload v5.7
      [*] Geometry Calculator 2.0 English
      [*] Geometry Calculator 2.0 Espanol
      [*] GrantWriter Pro
      [*] Interarchy 4.0 (formerly Anarchie)
      [*] Lei Fang StartupScreen.img.bin
      [*] Pressrelease GraphicConverter 4.0.2-SE
      [*] Pressrelease GraphicConverter 4.0.2-SE
      AirPort base station configuration
      FTP madness!
      FTP madness!
      Info-Mac Digest V18 #12
      Info-Mac Digest V18 #13
      Info-Mac Digest V18 #13
      Interarchy drops I-M URL completion feature
      jdkclasses.zip what is it?
      Laserwriter 16/600 & PoerBook G3
      Laserwriter 16/600 & PowerBook G3
      opening  Info-Mac Digest V18 #12
      Photoshop 5.5 under 9.1
      Two DVD questions

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 12:40:46 -0500
From: Duane DeVries <duanedv@iserv.net>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: (A) JDKCLASSES.ZP what is it

My thanks to several kind souls who took the time to respond to  me
directly.  It seems that MAC Runtime Java (and others) use these
to store JAVA programming code. Browsers unzip these when they encounter
a web site with Java. In essence:  DO NOT DELETE!
Thanks again for the information.
Duane De Vries

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 10:01:42 -0600
From: "Chaz Larson [mailing lists]" <chaz_list@jeck.com>
To: Duane DeVries <duanedv@iserv.net>, digest@info-mac.org
Subject: (Q) jdkclasses.zip  what is it?

At 10:39 PM -0500 1/18/01, Duane DeVries wrote:
>I've found some .zip files stored as follows:
>system folder, extensions, MRJ libraries, MRJclasses
>and inside this last folder are these:
>   JDKCLASSES.ZIP    8.7 meg
>    MRJCLASSES.ZIP   705K
>    PROPERTIES.ZIP    45K
>
>Also, in the MS LIBRARY folder are additional
>ones....CLASSES.MS.ZIP  3.3 meg
>and elsewhere I found  JAVA40.JAR  at  1.6 meg
>and  JOPTIO40.jar at 2.2 meg..  I have no clue what these are either.
>
>I thought that   .zip  files were a compressed form from the
>PC world.  Are these actually used by the MACOS and if not, is it
>safe to delete them?

If you never use Java, you can delete them.

All of those archives contain "class files" used for the Java Virtual 
Machine.  You can think of them as being somewhat analogous to the 
MacOS ROM, in that they comprise a set of base services that Java 
code can call on.

Those first two are "_J_ava _D_evelopment _K_it Classes" and 
"_M_acintosh _R_untime for _J_ava Classes".  They're wrapped up into 
ZIP archives to save space.  The JDKClasses file decompresses into 89 
Mb of gunk on my HFS Standard boot drive.  The Java system has the 
ability to "reach inside" a ZIP archive and pull out the bits that 
are needed.

ZIP is a compression scheme that is mostly used with Windows 
machines, but its use is not limited to that platform.  The new 
version of Stuffit creates ZIP archives as well as SIT archives.  For 
cross-platform archiving, it's a good choice, as SIT is still gaining 
traction in the Windows world.

JAR is a Java-specific file format.

Hope this helps.

chazl

-- 
If you begin to feel overload, consider your Earth ... what it feels ...
                                                       - Hive, Ultrasonic Sound
Chaz Larson     -    chaz at spamcop dot net    -    http://www.visi.com/~chaz

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: Eric Long <straightahead@kagi.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] app/DesktopMagician201

Desktop Magician 2.0.1 offers a wide range of options for saving an
restoring your Mac's running environment for whatever purpose you need. Now
you can easily save and restore your complete desktop environment, including
content and placement of icons, open windows, running applications, open
documents, mounted servers, mounted disk images, and monitor settings.

[Archived as /info-mac/gui/desktop-magician-201.hqx; 782 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: "Nick D'Amato" <nick@nouturn.cc>
To: 
Subject: [*] Dot What? 1.0

Dot What?? 1.0
Written by Nick D'Amato
® 2001 No-U-Turn Inc.

Requirements
Any Mac running Mac OS 7.6 or higher.  This program works with Mac OS 8.x
and 9.x. Older 68k Mac users please be sure to download the 68k version.

What is Dot What?
Did you ever receive a file from a friend or from an internet download and
wonder how to access it? Now-a-days, many files have some sort of 3 digit
extension at the end of the name (ie. sit, hqx, bin), rendering it very
difficult to determine the correct application to associate with them.

Currently there are thousands of applications available for most systems,
with more constantly on the way, each with its own corresponding file
extension. How can you possibly remember all of these file extensions?

Enter Dot What?... Simply launch Dot What?, type in the questionable file
extension, and instantly be presented with its description, recommended
application to open it with, and even a corresponding web site for each
application!

Dot What? currently has a database of over 1,500 file extensions and is
constantly updated by No-U-Turn Software. These updates will be available to
registered users at no additional cost. If you have suggestions for file
extensions, please email us.

A Carbonated (Mac OS X) version of Dot What? will be released closer to the
release of OS X. Registered users will be entitled to this version for free.
Dot What? will be even more practical when Mac OS X is released. Every file
in OS X will require a file extension. Are you going to be able to remember
what they all mean? 

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/dot-what-10.hqx; 461 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: Teng Chou Ming <cmteng1@pl.jaring.my>
To: 
Subject: [*] Extension Overload v5.7

Extension Overload is an extensions, control panels, control strip 
modules and contextual menus management application. It offers detail 
information of 4265 extensions and control panels, control strip 
modules and contextual menu items in your system. It also lets you 
activate and deactivate them, so that you can always easily tailor 
your system to your current requirements. In addition, Extension 
Overload includes a useful collection of helpful information and 
tidbits.

Version history for v5.7
* Contains descriptions of 2900 Extensions.
* Contains descriptions of 1065 Control Panels.
* Contains descriptions of 200 Control Strip Modules.
* Contains descriptions of 100 Contextual Menu Items.
* Total of 4265 extensions, extensions, CSM and CMM plugins.
* Better support for non English Mac OS.
* Covers extensions and control panels from Mac OS 9.1.

Extension Overload require a 601 or newer processor with 2 MB of free 
RAM. System 7 to Mac OS 9.1 are supported.

The official homepage for Extension Overload is
http://www.ExtensionOverload.com

[Archived as /info-mac/cfg/extension-overload-57.hqx; 1492 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: Econ software <econ@retemail.es>
To: 
Subject: [*] Geometry Calculator 2.0 English

Geometry Calculator 2.0 English PPC
17/01/2001

-The program

Use Geometry Calculator to calculate the area of triangles, trapezoids,
rectangles, squares, circles with surface area and volume of cubes,
pyramids, cones, prisms, cylinder and spheres, you can use the measurements
as "Non specific units" or you have the option of entering a specific unit
and have the calculations converted to many other imperial and metric units.

Runs as full 30 day tryout, after this time registering the program will
enable it fully again.

-Changes in this version

Addition - Cone and Sphere windows.
Addition - Volume calculations in all the solid windows.
Addition - Option to do Frustum calculations for a Pyramid or cone.
Addition - Option to calculate either Total surface area or Lateral surface
area with both Pyramid and Cone windows.
Addition - Conversion window for converting back and to Yards, Feet , Inches
and fractions to Decimal Yards, Feet, Inches and Fractions.
Addition - Circumference or perimeter calculations in the area windows.
Addition - Help Text and Sound with the options of using them or not.

-This program is Shareware with a cost of $19 US.

-Requirements:

Power Mac running OS7.6.1 or above.

-Compressed BinHex size:

-1000k

-This program can be used on CD distribution.

-Web: econsoftware.com/econ.html
-Enquires and questions should be directed to: mailto:mail@econsoftware.com

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/geometry-calculator-20.hqx; 1315 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: econsoftware <econ@econsoftware.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] Geometry Calculator 2.0 Espanol

Geometry Calculator 2.0 PPC Espa±ol
17/01/2001

-El programa

–ste es un programa de calculacion y conversin, para hacer calculo en area
de triangelos, rectangelos, trapezoide, circulos con superfice y volumen  de
cubos, pirimides, conos, prismas, esferas y cilindros y conversçon en
mâtrico a imperial o imperial a mâtrico del mismo.

Shareware.

-Cambios en este versin

Anadç - Ventanas para el calculo de conos y esferas.
Anadç - calculo de volumes el las ventennas de formas solidas.
Anadç - Optin de calculo en truncos de pirimide ( tambien en conos ).
Anadç - Optin de calculo la superfica total or solo lateral en las
ventannas de pirimide y cono.
Anadç - ventanna de conversin en yardas, pies , pulgadas y fracciones a
decimal yardas, pies, pulgadas y fracciones.
Anadç - Circumferencia y perçmetro el las ventanas de area planos.
Anadç - Texto de ajuda y sonido con el opti a pagar desde la ventana de
preferencias.

-Requerimientos:

Power Mac con sistema 7.6.1 or mas

-Tomano BinHex:

1000k

Web: econsoftware.com/econ.html
Enquires and questions should be directed to: mailto:mail@econsoftware.com

[Archived as /info-mac/sci/calc/geometry-calculator-20-es.hqx; 1310 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: GWPro <gwpro@gwusa.net>
To: 
Subject: [*] GrantWriter Pro

Submission.

Thank you.

[Archived as /info-mac/app/bus/grantwriter-pro-27.hqx; 757 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: Andrew Tomazos <andrew@interarchy.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] Interarchy 4.0 (formerly Anarchie)

ftp://macgifts:@info-mac.org/interarchy.hqx

Interarchy 4.0 (formerly Anarchie)
Web: http://www.interarchy.com/
Email: andrew@interarchy.com

Interarchy is a powerful and flexible Internet application for Mac 
OS. Interarchy can download and upload files via FTP and also 
download using HTTP, search the Internet to find the files you want, 
provide a wealth of information about your Internet connection, help 
manage remote servers and let you remotely control your Macintosh 
across the Internet.

The latest version, 4.0, adds improved and reorganized connection 
diagnostics, custom interfaces called interfaces, reorganized menus, 
seven UNIX-like daemons (also called 'servers' -- see Settings:Safe 
Daemons and Settings:Telnet Daemon), and a new name.

Interarchy requires Mac OS 8.0 and PowerPC.  The installer is freely 
distributable as long as it remains in installer form.  Interarchy is 
free to try out in it's fully functional form but if you decide to 
keep it you must purchase a license at 
<http://purchase.interarchy.com/>.  [AT]

[Archived as /info-mac/comm/inet/interarchy-40.hqx; 2299 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: Laura Richter <silentapathy@yahoo.com>
To: 
Subject: [*] Lei Fang StartupScreen.img.bin

Description:
A StartupScreen featuring Lei Fang from the
Dreamcast/Playstation 2 video game _Dead or Alive_. 
Requires 800x600 resolution or greater (big enough to
use as a desktop picture).  Needs Disk Copy and a
MacBinary III decoder to install.

[Archived as /info-mac/art/grf/lei-fang-startupscreen.hqx; 411 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: Mats-Ola Jonsson <moj@ramona.nu>
To: 
Subject: [*] Pressrelease GraphicConverter 4.0.2-SE

Ramona Shareware http://ramona.nu  slÑpper nu en
uppdatering av GraphicConverter till version 4.0.2 -SE PPC och 68k.
GraphicConverter Ñr det program som kan ˜ppna, importera och
exportera de flesta pÖ marknaden f˜rekommande bildformaten och
dessutom utf˜ra ett stort antal bildoperationer.
Med andra ord nÑstan oumbÑrligt.

F˜rbÑttringarna och nyheterna i version 4.0.2 Ñr mÖnga:

* Nytt filter f˜r r˜da ˜gon-reducering
* Import och export av WBIN MacWavelet 2d m˜jlig
* Export av TealPaint m˜jlig
* M˜jlighet att stÑlla in importeringsrastret pÖ 16 bitars TIFF-bilder added
* Kommentarer kommer nu att ligga ovanpÖ bilderna i bildspelet
* Visningen av kommentarer i bildspelet anvÑnder nu det typsnitt etc som
valts i instÑllningarna
* Bildspelet st˜der nu tiondels sekunder f˜r tidsangivelsen
* Om man vÑljer radera i bildspelet flyttas nu bilden till papperskorgen
* M˜jlighet att sortera bildspel efter mapp eller efter alla bilders namn i
bokstavsordning finns nu
* M˜jlighet att ˜ppna senast ˜ppna mapp˜versikt efter start av programmet
finns nu
* M˜jlighet att separera alla lager i en Photoshopfil till separata filer
finns nu i Konvertera mer
* Kommandot avbryt vid avlÑsning med Photoshopkompatibla insticksprogram
fungerar nu
* AppleScript st˜der nu sparande f˜r webben
* Andra f˜rbÑttringar av AppleScript-st˜det
* JPEG- and LWF-dialogrutorna ryms nu pÖ skÑrmar med 640x480 punkters
uppl˜sning
* Omritningsbugg r˜rande verktygslÖdan fixad
* Visningsbugg r˜rande startbilden under Ñldre systemversioner fixad
* Kontextmenyn f˜r filf˜rteckningen f˜rbÑttrad
* Felmeddelande vid import av 2 bitars png-filer fixad
* Uppdateringsproblem i mapp˜versikten vid identiska mappnamn fixad
* StandardinstÑllningarna f˜r skÑrm Ñndrade
* Krasch vid import av roterade HPGL-texter fixad
* Krasch vid import av roterade WMF-texter fixad
* Uppdateringsbugg i instÑllningarna fixad
* Kraschrisk i mapp˜versikten fixad
* Bugg i importen av 2 bitars PSION-filer fixad
* Bugg r˜rande klickande bakom den senaste knappen fixad
* Bugg i visning med zoom fixad
* Bugg r˜rande bildspelslista med fÑrre Ñn 10 bilder fixad
* Bugg i ÖterstÑllningen av fÑrger fixad
* Bugg i HÑmta igen fixad
* Bugg i ritade objekt utanf˜r f˜nstrets grÑnser fixad
* Andra buggfixar och Ñndringar

********** ABSTRACT CROPPED **********

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/graphic-converter-402-68k-se.hqx; 2771 K]

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Date: 23 Jan 2001
From: Mats-Ola Jonsson <moj@ramona.nu>
To: 
Subject: [*] Pressrelease GraphicConverter 4.0.2-SE

Ramona Shareware http://ramona.nu  slÑpper nu en
uppdatering av GraphicConverter till version 4.0.2 -SE PPC och 68k.
GraphicConverter Ñr det program som kan ˜ppna, importera och
exportera de flesta pÖ marknaden f˜rekommande bildformaten och
dessutom utf˜ra ett stort antal bildoperationer.
Med andra ord nÑstan oumbÑrligt.

F˜rbÑttringarna och nyheterna i version 4.0.2 Ñr mÖnga:

* Nytt filter f˜r r˜da ˜gon-reducering
* Import och export av WBIN MacWavelet 2d m˜jlig
* Export av TealPaint m˜jlig
* M˜jlighet att stÑlla in importeringsrastret pÖ 16 bitars TIFF-bilder added
* Kommentarer kommer nu att ligga ovanpÖ bilderna i bildspelet
* Visningen av kommentarer i bildspelet anvÑnder nu det typsnitt etc som
valts i instÑllningarna
* Bildspelet st˜der nu tiondels sekunder f˜r tidsangivelsen
* Om man vÑljer radera i bildspelet flyttas nu bilden till papperskorgen
* M˜jlighet att sortera bildspel efter mapp eller efter alla bilders namn i
bokstavsordning finns nu
* M˜jlighet att ˜ppna senast ˜ppna mapp˜versikt efter start av programmet
finns nu
* M˜jlighet att separera alla lager i en Photoshopfil till separata filer
finns nu i Konvertera mer
* Kommandot avbryt vid avlÑsning med Photoshopkompatibla insticksprogram
fungerar nu
* AppleScript st˜der nu sparande f˜r webben
* Andra f˜rbÑttringar av AppleScript-st˜det
* JPEG- and LWF-dialogrutorna ryms nu pÖ skÑrmar med 640x480 punkters
uppl˜sning
* Omritningsbugg r˜rande verktygslÖdan fixad
* Visningsbugg r˜rande startbilden under Ñldre systemversioner fixad
* Kontextmenyn f˜r filf˜rteckningen f˜rbÑttrad
* Felmeddelande vid import av 2 bitars png-filer fixad
* Uppdateringsproblem i mapp˜versikten vid identiska mappnamn fixad
* StandardinstÑllningarna f˜r skÑrm Ñndrade
* Krasch vid import av roterade HPGL-texter fixad
* Krasch vid import av roterade WMF-texter fixad
* Uppdateringsbugg i instÑllningarna fixad
* Kraschrisk i mapp˜versikten fixad
* Bugg i importen av 2 bitars PSION-filer fixad
* Bugg r˜rande klickande bakom den senaste knappen fixad
* Bugg i visning med zoom fixad
* Bugg r˜rande bildspelslista med fÑrre Ñn 10 bilder fixad
* Bugg i ÖterstÑllningen av fÑrger fixad
* Bugg i HÑmta igen fixad
* Bugg i ritade objekt utanf˜r f˜nstrets grÑnser fixad
* Andra buggfixar och Ñndringar

********** ABSTRACT CROPPED **********

[Archived as /info-mac/gst/grf/graphic-converter-402-ppc-se.hqx; 3276 K]

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 20:57:18 -0800
From: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: AirPort base station configuration

I am trying to configure an AirPort Base Station and keep running 
into a problem that it won't dial on a phone line.  The configuration 
I want is PBs connected via wireless, and older desktop units via the 
ethernet port.  When I use the Airport Admin Utility to configure I 
set the parameters for the serial line and then for the ethernet 
port.  Then reboot the unit.  It always shows up with a funny 
ethernet address 192.xx.xx.12 (can't remember all of it) regardless 
of what I have set and then won't dial the modem.  How do I get that 
configuration to work?
-- 
-- Doug

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:27:29 -0500
From: Saint John <StJ@mac.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: FTP madness!

At 10:31 -0500 1/23/01, Ad <ferret@adam21.fsnet.co.uk> wrote:
>Can anyone tell me where I can get a FTP program for Mac so that I can
>upload JPEG files to a online website that I'm trying to create?
>Why can't I find any Mac FTPs to download?

   There's tons of 'em. The basic one (which I use for my website) is Fetch. Interarchy will also do a wonderful job, and I remember an author on this List mentioning a Finder-like FTP client. Any of them will do the job.

+- Saint John  <StJ@brain-sucker.com> <http://www.brain-sucker.com> -+
|  "In the seventeenth century, the British built canals like paint  |
|   over 'left turn only'." (most surreal class notes I ever took;   |
+- in Dr. Cecil Smith's "Technology in the World Community") --------+

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:47:16 -0500
From: Mari Bontrager <mari@willmaster.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: FTP madness!

http://www.tucows.com
-put "ftp" in the search- you'll get 38 titles.

Mari

At 10:31 AM -0500 1/23/01, The Info-Mac Network wrote:
>Can anyone tell me where I can get a FTP program for Mac so that I can
>upload JPEG files to a online website that I'm trying to create?
>Why can't I find any Mac FTPs to download?
-- 
~~**~~**~~**~~**~~
WillMaster.com
http://willmaster.com/a/url.pl?mshome

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:44:08 -0500
From: Ivonne =?iso-8859-1?Q?Carri=F3n?= <meguaycha@utpl.edu.ec>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #12

I am beginner in a some programs  for graphic desing, i would like to learn about digital video editing programs, like Adobe After Effects and Softimage. Is there any place on the web where i can download some manuals to learn myself a bit more??... i hope someone can help me...  thanks  a lot.

with my best wishes

Ivonne  : )

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 09:25:32 -0800
From: Doug Hardie <bc979@lafn.org>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #13

>Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 00:24:23 +0000
>From: Ad <ferret@adam21.fsnet.co.uk>
>To: <digest@info-mac.org>
>Subject: FTP madness!
>
>Can anyone tell me where I can get a FTP program for Mac so that I can
>upload JPEG files to a online website that I'm trying to create?
>Why can't I find any Mac FTPs to download?
>

Fetch is in the info-mac archive.  It is a goot FTP client.
-- 
-- Doug

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 14:22:36 -0700
From: Bruce Johnson <johnson@pharmacy.arizona.edu>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Info-Mac Digest V18 #13


> 
> Subject: PDF and OS X
> Date: Wed, 17 Jan 2001 10:55:02 +0200
> From: "Michael S. Silverstein" <michaels@techunix.technion.ac.il>
> To: Info-mac <digest@info-mac.org>
> 
> I understood that the files in OS X are related to the PDF format.
> 
> Does this mean that Acrobat Writer will not be needed to generate a
> PDF using OS X and a PDF can be generated from any program, or will
> one still need Acrobat Writer?

PDF is an open format. 

Yes the basis of Quartz' display model is based on pdf. Most programs
will create pdf files by default; the SimpleText replacement in OSX Beta
does.

But even today you don't need Adobe Acrobat to create PDF files.

Print To PDF (mentioned on a regular basis here in Info-Mac) is a $20
shareware printer driver that allows you to create a PDF file.  See:
http://www.jwwalker.com/pages/pdf.html

Ghostscript (http://www.cs.wisc.edu/~ghost/ ) also lets you make .pdf
files.

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 20:07:51 -0600
From: "Gib Henry" <gibhenry@realpeople.com>
To: "Info-Mac List" <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: Interarchy drops I-M URL completion feature

Interarchy 3.8 and 4 have dropped their I-M partial URL
completion feature. I was very disappointed in the downgrade and
mentioned to producer Andrew Tomazos who indicated it has been
logged and hopefully will be added back.

In case you're not familiar with it, Anarchie through 3.7 would
allow you to copy the partial URL from the digest and paste it as a
full URL to your preferred mirror into the Get dialog box, thus
expediting your download. Now, we have to manually complete it (its
path varies from one mirror to the next), and it's a colossal pain. If
you miss the feature, please contact Andrew and ask him to add it back:
mailto:andrew@interarchy.com

Cheers,
--
Gib Henry

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:41:36 -0700
From: Bruce Johnson <johnson@pharmacy.arizona.edu>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: jdkclasses.zip what is it?

> Subject: (Q) jdkclasses.zip what is it?
> Date: Thu, 18 Jan 2001 22:39:39 -0500
> From: Duane DeVries <duanedv@iserv.net>
> To: digest@info-mac.org
> 
> Greetings!
> Now that I've retired and have time to poke around inside
> my Mac, I'm finding all manner of strange things.  I do know
> enough NOT to delete anything unless I'm ABSOLUTELY sure
> it is safe and even then, BACK IT UP!!
> 
> Anyway, I've found some .zip files stored as follows:
> system folder, extensions, MRJ libraries, MRJclasses
> and inside this last folder are these:
>   JDKCLASSES.ZIP    8.7 meg
>    MRJCLASSES.ZIP   705K
>    PROPERTIES.ZIP    45K
> 
> Also, in the MS LIBRARY folder are additional
> ones....CLASSES.MS.ZIP  3.3 meg
> and elsewhere I found  JAVA40.JAR  at  1.6 meg
> and  JOPTIO40.jar at 2.2 meg..  I have no clue what these are either.
> 
> I thought that   .zip  files were a compressed form from the
> PC world.  Are these actually used by the MACOS and if not, is it
> safe to delete them?
> Duane

Java uses zip files, (though not in compression mode) as a means to
manage many small files in one.

All of those files are vital to the operation of MRJ. 

Jar files are Java ARchive files, which are compiled Java program files.
(not standalone executeable, but they need the Java Runtime stuff) 

-- 
Bruce Johnson
University of Arizona
College of Pharmacy
Information Technology Group

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 06:42:03 -0800
From: Jim Robertson <jamesrob@sonic.net>
To: "Christian F Buser" <christian@rumantsch.ch>, <digest@info-mac.org>
Subject: Laserwriter 16/600 & PoerBook G3

The original poster said he wanted to connect a G3 PowerBook to a 
LaserWriter 16/600. Both devices have 10bT ethernet. All that's needed is 
a dirt-cheap 10bT hub or an even-cheaper crossover cable. No need for any 
Ethernet<->LocalTalk adapter. In fact, both devices with current software 
support tcp/ip, and the printer can easily be used on a mixed Mac and 
other OS network.

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Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 21:31:01 -0800
From: Harriet Lord <hlord@csupomona.edu>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Laserwriter 16/600 & PowerBook G3

John Hutchens asked:
"I am looking for a way to use my Apple Laserwriter 16/600 with my
PowerBook G3.  I considered a USB to Serial adapter but found that the
adapters on the market (do far as I know) will not connect to the
LaserWriter.  Keyspan tells me that that the reason is that this printer
supports Localtalk, a proprietary Apple protocol."

I am using a Personal LaserWrite NT with my Pismo (G3 PowerBook). I use a
Farallon PhoneNet connector with Farallon's Ethernet iPrint adaptor, which
is plugged into my ethernet hub.  I purchased both the PhoneNet connector
and iPrint adaptor at outpost.com.

You may want to visit Farallon's website, and then use the email link to
ask them for advice before actually purchasing their products.

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 07:46:37 -0500
From: "Mann, Susan" <smann@moneymailer.com>
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: opening  Info-Mac Digest V18 #12

sometimes i don't get all of the info mac-digest, when i try to open the
icon attachment nothing happens -how can i open this
sue

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 18:51:23 -0700
From: fitz@zianet.com (john fitzgerrel)
To: digest@info-mac.org
Subject: Photoshop 5.5 under 9.1

Thanks for the suggestions on my powerbook "stall" problem. I got rid of it
for a time by zapping the PRAM - it came back once, but that may have been
ligitimate per the suggestions (ethernet, mail check, etc)

I have a new problem. I installed 9.1 on my blue & white g3 (I wish apple
would give them numbers). Photoshop 5.5 will not launch. It crashes when
"initializing type engine". I installed the Adobe ATM 4.6 from the OS 9.1
CD, but that didn't work. I downloaded ATM 4.6.1 from Adobe, but no
improvement. the Apple site says that older ATMs cause problems, but the
solution is just getting the new version. ImageReady in the same folder
crashes when "starting type engines", I assume it uses the photoshop code.
Adobe Acrobat reader works fine. I have a demo copy of Illustrator and it
works fine also. My wife uses Photoshop so I'm going to have to go back to
8.6 if Ican't find a solution

TIA
john Fitzgerrel

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Date: Tue, 23 Jan 2001 23:46:35 +0100
From: Jean-Philippe Pellet <jpp@mac.com>
To: David Ferrington <David@Alphadene.co.uk>,
Subject: Two DVD questions

> 1. Is there a hack, shareware or otherwise that will enable me to play both
> R1 & R2 DVD·s (after the 5 switch limit is up)?

I have a PowerBook G3 Bronze with a DVD-ROM drive. I have found a little
utility, which I'll be happy to send you (mail me offlist), which resets the
number of times you're allowed to change the DVD zone to 5. However, I'm not
sure it can be used on your machine. AKAIK (but correct me if I'm wrong) I
have an MPEG decoder card in my PB and Apple DVD Player version 1.3, whereas
you must have version 2, where all decoding happens in software. It is well
possible that the little program won't work with your machine. But it
doesn't hurt trying... :-)

JPP

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