INFO-MAC CD-ROM III January 1994 by Pacific HiTech This is the third issue of the Info-Mac CD-ROM, containing files and programs from the Sumex-Aim Info-Mac archive on the Internet. The fast pace at which new files have been appearing on Sumex-Aim has meant that almost all of the programs on this disc are completely new programs or updated versions of existing programs. We have provided an interface for this issue's CD-ROM which gives the author or submittor's name, the date the program was uploaded to Sumex Aim, the category into which the program falls (ie, where to find the program on the CD), a short description of each program and the abstract/message that was sent along with the file when it was originally uploaded. Located in the same folder as this Readme file, are Easy View indexes of Tibdits, Vaporware, Info-Mac Digests, and the Abstracts files. here is also a Free Text database of containing most of these files as well as several other text files from "Info" directories. In addition, there is an OnLocation index of the entire disc. We would like to thank the many people who have made this CD-ROM possible. In addition to the collective thanks we must give all of the authors and submittors of programs, reports, and other files to the archive, for this issue we'd like to give special thanks to the following people: Bill Lipa: Moderator of Info-Mac Gordon Watts: Moderator of Info-Mac Liam Breck: Moderator of Info-Mac Mark Zimmerman: Author of Free Text Akif Eyler: Author of Easy View Adam Engst: Editor of Tidbits Murph Seawall: Editor of Vaporware Ken Seah: Author of Edit II We have certainly left out some important personages who should be listed here -- please accept our thanks and apologies. As far as our own people go, the following were involved in various ways throughout the project: Cliff Miller: Programming and orgranization of the CD and interface David Englund: Preparation of files, descriptions, testing Russell Scadden: Preparation of files, descriptions, testing Rick Higgs: Preparation of descriptions, interface design Iris Miller: Interface design CONTACT INFORMATION If you have any comments, questions or suggestions, please contact us: Pacific HiTech, Inc. 4530 Fortuna Way Salt Lake City, Utah 84124 Tel: (801) 278-2042 Fax: (801) 278-2666 Compuserve: 71175,3152 FREEWARE AND SHAREWARE Many of the programs on this CD-ROM are freeware or shareware, which may have restrictions and obligations regarding their use. Although freeware, as the name implies, involves no fee, there may be copyright restrictions as specified in the documentation or the program. Shareware, however, generally can be used on a trial basis after which you must pay the author a specified amount if you decide to continue using the program. By so registering with the author, you will often receive the latest version of the program as well as current documentation. Please read through the documentation and check the specific program for details. Purchasing this CD-ROM in no way removes or reduces your obligation to pay the shareware fees that the individual authors request. We at Pacific HiTech, Inc. have gone through every program included on the CD- ROM to check for copyright and distribution restrictions, and have done our utmost to include only unrestricted files, or files whose authors have given us permission. Any author of a program on this CD-ROM is entitled to a free disk -- please contact us for details. BUGS AND VIRUSES We have taken precautions to check for viruses, but due to the enormous number of programs and files, it is impossible for us to test every file for bugs and to detect all possible viruses. You are strongly advised to back up all files on your system and to run the latest anti-virus tools (see the Virus directory) before using the programs. While there is a high degree of likelihood that the files on this CD-ROM are free of the viruses that were known to Macintosh anti-virus experts in December 1993, it is impossible to be sure whether UNKNOWN viruses may be in the archive. See the help files for more information. A few caveats: - some programs run only under later versions of system software - some programs create files in your system folder - some programs attempt to write to the CD-ROM disk if run directly from the CD-ROM and will not work because it is locked (try running from your hard drive) - most of the programs on this CD-ROM are non-commercial, and consequently are not tested to the extent you may be used to. System crashes and other errors may be the result. DISCLAIMER The software contained on this disk is provided "as is" without warranty of any kind. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the software is assumed by you, and in no event will Pacific HiTech be liable for any consequential, incidental or indirect damages suffered in the course of using the software. We have received generous advice and support from the administrators of Info-Mac at sumex-aim. They are not, however, directly involved in the production of this CD-ROM, and neither sumex-aim nor Stanford University is responsible for any liability or damages incurred through the use or distribution of this disk. CONTENTS The programs on this disk were downloaded during December of 1994 from the Info-Mac archive on the Internet site sumex-aim.stanford.edu. Because the archive is constantly being updated, some of the files on this CD-ROM may already be absent from the archive, and there will undoubtedly be some files in the archive that did not make it onto the CD-ROM. A glance at the various categories and sub-categories provides a good overview of the CD-ROM. Abstracts Anti-Virus Applications Communications general information network Compression Configuration Development general 4th Dimension 4th Dimension extensions information source Disk Fonts general postscript truetype Games general arcade board bolo card communications Graphics general quicktime utilities HyperCard Information general hardware non mac specific software Newton general applications books development game information system utilities Periodicals general info-mac tidbits vaporware Printing Science Sound general utilities Sumex-Aim Help Text Processing User Interface general after dark graphics IMPORTANT FILES There are a handful of files that you may find useful immediately. First, there are the files in the Virus directory that will help you protect yourself from computer viruses. There are is also some useful information in the Sumex-Aim Help directory, although its primary function is to provide help for matters related to the actual sumex-aim Internet site. The Digests directory contains the Internet digests which provide a wealth of information about Macintosh hardware and software and computer-related topics. We have used Akif Eyler's Easy View program and Mark Zimmerman's Free Text program to create indexes of the digests and other text files on the CD-ROM. There are copies of these files in this !Open Me! folder. In addition to the interface program for the CD-ROM, we have included a tab- delimited file with the same information. You can import it into your favorite database program for faster searching or manipulation of the data if you wish. It too is in this !Open Me! folder. The OnLocation index should be useful as a general purpose searching tool for the entire CD. (In order to use this index, you must have a copy of the OnLocation program, available from ON Technology, Inc: Tel. 1-800-548-8871.) A very handy little program used to unmount CD-ROMs (or other volumes) is "Unmountit" located in the "Disk" directory. You may also be interested in other CD-ROMs that Pacific HiTech carries. For pricing information, please see the file "PHT CD Catalog (Pricing)" in this folder. OUR ROOTS This project of producing a CD-ROM of the Info-Mac archive was begun by Cliff Miller and Joe Novak, a couple of computer science students from the University of Utah, and has helped spur the formation of Pacific HiTech, Inc. From the start we have been motivated by the following goals: - authors of software will receive wider exposure - the archive will now be available to people without the expertise necessary to navigate through the networks - even regular ftp-users may find a locally accessible CD-ROM with unbinhexed and uncompressed files more convenient, especially if their connections are long-distance or unreliable - the traffic on the Internet will be reduced - the people at sumex-aim will receive donations from the proceeds, which will help them continue providing their service and potentially provide needed hardware upgrades for sumex - a couple of grad students in Utah won't rely as much on tax dollars We intend to keep these thoughts in mind as we continue to provide what we believe is a valuable service. We have received numerous helpful suggestions and overwhelming encouragement from people on the Internet, and we welcome further comments from authors and users.