Re: [WinMac] One Keyboard/Mouse with 3 OSs
Leonard Rosenthol(leonardr[at]lazerware.com)
Thu, 10 Jun 1999 18:39:32 -0400
WinMac Digest #337 - Thursday, June 10, 1999
RE: [WinMac] linking tables in FileMaker 4.1 (Mac) and MSAccess97
by "Will Porter" <wporter@polytrope.com>
RE: [WinMac] linking tables in FileMaker 4.1 (Mac) and MSAccess97
by "Alan Bailey" <cyka@raex.com>
One Keyboard/Mouse with 3 OSs
by "Casey Jaymes" <casey_jaymes@iname.com>
Re: [WinMac] Print spooling off an NT Server
by "Alan Cairns" <support@uweb.engr.washington.edu>
Printer Sharing
by "Antony N. Lord" <macgyver@ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au>
Re: One Keyboard/Mouse with 3 OSs
by "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
Appleshare 6.2, MacOS 8.6 and that Powerpoint pain...
by "Dan Thurgood" <dan@ergo-id.co.uk>
FileMaker Pro 2.1 printing problem
by "Tom Roth" <tomroth@wfubmc.edu>
SP5 and y2k
by "Michael Curtis" <bazmail@bazmac.demon.co.uk>
Windows 2000 beta 3
by "Michael Curtis" <bazmail@bazmac.demon.co.uk>
Re: [WinMac] Windows 2000 beta 3
by "Willy Rivet" <wrivet@qouest.net>
Re: FileMaker Pro 2.1 printing problem
by "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
Re: [WinMac] Re: FileMaker Pro 2.1 printing problem
by "Tom Roth" <tomroth@wfubmc.edu>
Re: Re: FileMaker Pro 2.1 printing problem
by "Daniel L. Schwartz" <expresso@snip.net>
Re: [WinMac] One Keyboard/Mouse with 3 OSs
by "Leonard Rosenthol" <leonardr@lazerware.com>
Subject: RE: [WinMac] linking tables in FileMaker 4.1 (Mac) and MSAccess97
From: Will Porter <wporter@polytrope.com>
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 19:38:15 -0500
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Terry Dash wrote:
> One of my colleagues would like to use the Link Tables feature of
> Microsoft Access97 to connect directly to a table inside a
> FileMaker database.
And John Nurick <jnurick@lrconsulting.co.uk> replied:
> This didn't appear to be possible when I tried to find out last
> year. I half remember having read somthing since then about
> FileMaker and ODBC, so things may have changed.
Alas, no. FileMaker 4.1's ODBC support is one-way: It can *query* an ODBC
compliant database (which includes Access 97) but it cannot respond to SQL
queries directed at itself. The hope is that two-way ODBC support will appear in
version 5, which is rumored to be slated for release this year (but who really
knows!).
Check out the latter parts of this page:
http://www.filemaker.com/products/filemakerpro/odbc-overview.html
Will
William Porter, Ph.D.
Polytrope Solutions
http://www.polytrope.com/
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Subject: RE: [WinMac] linking tables in FileMaker 4.1 (Mac) and MSAccess97
From: Alan Bailey <cyka@raex.com>
Date: Wed, 09 Jun 1999 22:33:06 -0400
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> One of my colleagues would like to use the Link Tables
> feature of Microsoft
> Access97 to connect directly to a table inside a FileMaker
> database.
This didn't appear to be possible when I tried to find out last year. I
half remember having read somthing since then about FileMaker and ODBC,
so things may have changed.
Go to www.FileMaker.com for their ODBC stuff.
But I think it only goes the OTHER direction.
Alan
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> One of my colleagues would like to use the Link Tables
> feature of Microsoft
> Access97 to connect directly to a table inside a FileMaker
> database.
This didn't appear to be possible when I tried to find out last year.
I
half remember having read somthing since then about FileMaker and
ODBC,
so things may have changed.
Go to www.FileMaker.com for their ODBC stuff.
But I think it only goes the OTHER direction.
Alan
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Subject: One Keyboard/Mouse with 3 OSs
From: Casey Jaymes
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 23:35:12 -0400
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Here's a problem that I'm dealing with. I'm getting a blue & white g3
with the mitsubishi 900u monitor with plans to add a second box that
runs primarily linux, but also window. The 900u has two ports so the
boxes can share usb peripherals connected to the monitor, but what
mouse keyboard can I get that will work with both Mac and Windows
(and hopefully Linux)?
I'm aware that Linux isn't too usb friendly at the moment. I'm also
assuming that Windows doesn't have a generic usb keyboard/mouse
driver so I could use the mac perphs.
Casey Jaymes
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Subject: Re: [WinMac] Print spooling off an NT Server
From: Alan Cairns
Date: Wed, 9 Jun 1999 22:46:35 -0700
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>Hi all,
>
>apparently, Win95/98 PCs can't directly print to Apple LaserWriters
>(although WinNT workstations can), so usually we have a WinNT server to do
>the job (connect to the printers and share them across the network).
>
I ran in to the same problem last week. Two new Windows 95 and 98
machines were added to our network of Macs/UNIX machines. I was able
to get them to print via the NT server I set up but not directly. I
made the Apple LaserWriter 16/600 a fixed IP address and using LPR
created a solution courtesy of:
http://shadowland.cc.utexas.edu/acitslpr.htm
Hope this helps.
Alan
Subject: Printer Sharing
From: "Antony N. Lord"
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:36:05 +0800
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Hmmm...
What's the easiest solution to get some crappy LCIII's to see a printer
shared off a Windows 95 box?
All machines are already on a network.
I've got access to Dave.
As an aside - I've done this the other way round before where the printer
hangs off a Mac using LocalTalk Bridge and a NT server does the print
spooling / serving. Can this be done without the server stage? (Where Win
95/98 boxes can see the printer directly on the Mac...)
Cheers, Antony.
Subject: Re: One Keyboard/Mouse with 3 OSs
From: "Daniel L. Schwartz"
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 07:15:21 -0400
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Casey,
You'll have problems if you have both the B&W G3 and the x86 boxes powered
up at the same time... And the G3 keeps the USB powered up all the time for
the power on key.
W2k, win 95/OSR2.1, & win 98 have USB support, but NT4 lacks USB support,
as does *I think* all flavors of *nix. Keep in mind that *nix is intended
(mostly) for servers and not really for the desktop... That is why you see
plenty of drivers for SCSI & NIC's, and not too many for video cards and
multimedia...
Cheers!
Dan
At 11:35 PM 6/9/99 -0400, you wrote:
>Here's a problem that I'm dealing with. I'm getting a blue & white g3
>with the mitsubishi 900u monitor with plans to add a second box that
>runs primarily linux, but also window. The 900u has two ports so the
>boxes can share usb peripherals connected to the monitor, but what
>mouse keyboard can I get that will work with both Mac and Windows
>(and hopefully Linux)?
>
>I'm aware that Linux isn't too usb friendly at the moment. I'm also
>assuming that Windows doesn't have a generic usb keyboard/mouse
>driver so I could use the mac perphs.
>
>Casey Jaymes
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Subject: Appleshare 6.2, MacOS 8.6 and that Powerpoint pain...
From: Dan Thurgood
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 99 17:43:39 +0100
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Hi!
Can anyone help? I've recently upgraded my AWS7350 to Appleshare 6.1.1,
so as my PC's (running Windows 95) can see it, and share files with it.
Provided they're not Powerpoint files. Which it eats. For breakfast.
Now that Apple has offered the upgrade from IP 6.1.1 to 6.2 for free, has
anyone actually followed the upgrade path and found that it has solved
the SMB serving errors? I'm a bit loathe to come into work on a Saturday
and perform the upgrade if it doesn't actually make any difference to
this problem, and slightly concerned about the amount of questions
regarding MacOS 8.6 (which is required for IP 6.2 to work).
So if anyone can help, I'd be very chuffed indeed.
Cheers, Dan Thurgood
Subject: FileMaker Pro 2.1 printing problem
From: Tom Roth
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 13:37:28 -0400
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I just got a call from a guy who's trying to run the old FileMaker Pro
2.1 on a Performa 636 which is running Mac OS 7.1. He had been using
FileMaker without a problem on his PowerBook 145 but he said he never
tried to print anything from FileMaker on his PowerBook.
On the Performa he is able to print fine to an HP printer from Word and
many other programs but when he tries to print from FileMaker he gets an
error message saying that the serial port is busy.
I'm not familiar with FileMaker at all and I know this is an old version
(and an older OS) but if anyone has any ideas please contact me directly
at the email address below.
TIA,
______________________________________________________________________
Tom Roth Wake Forest University School of Medicine
tomroth@wfubmc.edu Dept of Biomedical Communications
http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ Medical Center Blvd
Tel 336.716.4493 Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1011
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Subject: SP5 and y2k
From: Michael Curtis
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:13:40 +0100
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Hi,
I installed SP5 today and noticed no y2k update like SP4. In the
read me it says you can now add the y2k patches individually. On the www
page that comes up when you put the cd in I could only see the Explorer
update. Were there any others in SP4 if so, where are they on SP5?
Thanks in advance
Michael Curtis.
Subject: Windows 2000 beta 3
From: Michael Curtis
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 21:19:03 +0100
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Hi,
I got my beta 3 of Windows 2000 today and haven't managed to install it
yet. I tried it on an old HP LS and it restarts fine after loading the
files, but stops asking for the cd on the next boot. The path asking for
NT5inf.cat seems right, but it won't find it.
Does anyone have any tips about installing this beta version. I
tried a clean install and updating.
Does this beta support Mac ip?
Thanks in advance
Michael Curtis
Subject: Re: [WinMac] Windows 2000 beta 3
From: "Willy Rivet"
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:52:17 -0400
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It seems the only way I could get the beta to install properly was to let
W2K format the drive ( I chose fat32) from a CD boot/install. I have tried
both Server and Professional versions and both installed fine...
William Rivet
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Subject: [WinMac] Windows 2000 beta 3
> Hi,
>
> I got my beta 3 of Windows 2000 today and haven't managed to install it
> yet. I tried it on an old HP LS and it restarts fine after loading the
> files, but stops asking for the cd on the next boot. The path asking for
> NT5inf.cat seems right, but it won't find it.
>
> Does anyone have any tips about installing this beta version. I
> tried a clean install and updating.
>
> Does this beta support Mac ip?
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Michael Curtis
>
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Subject: Re: FileMaker Pro 2.1 printing problem
From: "Daniel L. Schwartz"
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 16:50:47 -0400
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Tom:
Which H-P printer? I'm *assuming* it's a DeskWriter or DeskJet, and some
of their System 7.1 drivers *really* sucked... Especially for System 7.1P...
Normally, I would recommend making sure that the user is running System
Update 3.0 when running System 7.1, but the P636 (math-crippled Quadra 630)
came right at the end of System 7.1 in summer 1994, so the System Enabler
may be a bit shaky... Especially when playing with the serial port.
Best advice is to load and run System 7.5.1 and download the latest 680x0
drivers from HP for this printer, and put it to bed.
Cheers!
Dan
At 01:37 PM 6/10/99 -0400, you wrote:
>
>I just got a call from a guy who's trying to run the old FileMaker Pro
>2.1 on a Performa 636 which is running Mac OS 7.1. He had been using
>FileMaker without a problem on his PowerBook 145 but he said he never
>tried to print anything from FileMaker on his PowerBook.
>
>On the Performa he is able to print fine to an HP printer from Word and
>many other programs but when he tries to print from FileMaker he gets an
>error message saying that the serial port is busy.
>
>I'm not familiar with FileMaker at all and I know this is an old version
>(and an older OS) but if anyone has any ideas please contact me directly
>at the email address below.
>
>TIA,
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Subject: Re: [WinMac] Re: FileMaker Pro 2.1 printing problem
From: Tom Roth
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:25:49 -0400
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"Daniel L. Schwartz" wrote:
> Tom:
>
> Which H-P printer? I'm *assuming* it's a DeskWriter or DeskJet, and some
It's a DeskWriter.
> of their System 7.1 drivers *really* sucked... Especially for System 7.1P...
And that's what it is! :(
> Normally, I would recommend making sure that the user is running System
> Update 3.0 when running System 7.1, but the P636 (math-crippled Quadra 630)
> came right at the end of System 7.1 in summer 1994, so the System Enabler
> may be a bit shaky... Especially when playing with the serial port.
>
> Best advice is to load and run System 7.5.1 and download the latest 680x0
> drivers from HP for this printer, and put it to bed.
I'm one to upgrade the OS of just about any Mac I get my hands on but
being a Performa I was a bit hesitant. I may have to do just that.
Thanks!
______________________________________________________________________
Tom Roth Wake Forest University School of Medicine
tomroth@wfubmc.edu Dept of Biomedical Communications
http://www.wfubmc.edu/biomed/ Medical Center Blvd
Tel 336.716.4493 Winston-Salem, NC 27157-1011
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Subject: Re: Re: FileMaker Pro 2.1 printing problem
From: "Daniel L. Schwartz"
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 17:52:17 -0400
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Dear Tom,
Performa's were generally crippled versions of the corresponding Quadra
and PPC 6100 models. For example, the P63x series used the 68LC040 CPU,
while the Q630 used the full version, i.e. the P63x lacked the integral
math coprocessor in the CPU - That's what the "LC in 68LC040 stands for.
Also, the Performa 61xx series only ran at 60 mHz and lacked the 256
kilobyte L2 cache that the 6100/66 had... Essentially, Apple was grading
out 601 CPU chips and the bottom of the barrel ended up in Performa 61xx's.
In all cases, the Performa's have the same ROM as the corresponding Quadra,
LC, or PowerMac model so proceed as you normally would.
In your case, *definitely* upgrade the machine to System 7.5.1; or 7.6.1
if they need to use the TCP/IP stack for Internet access. Also, for about
$40 or so you can buy a 68040RC3/33 - The 33 mHz 68040 with FPU. Since
System 7.1, Apple "borrowed" the technology from DayStar to route all SANE
(Standard Apple Numeric Event) calls (binary math) to the FPU for better
CPU usage... This essentially doubles the overall performance, especially
with QuickDraw calls...
Cheers!
Dan
At 05:25 PM 6/10/99 -0400, Tom Roth wrote:
>"Daniel L. Schwartz" wrote:
>> Tom:
>>
>> Which H-P printer? I'm *assuming* it's a DeskWriter or DeskJet,
and some
>
>It's a DeskWriter.
>
>> of their System 7.1 drivers *really* sucked... Especially for System
7.1P...
>
>And that's what it is! :(
>
>> Normally, I would recommend making sure that the user is running System
>> Update 3.0 when running System 7.1, but the P636 (math-crippled Quadra 630)
>> came right at the end of System 7.1 in summer 1994, so the System Enabler
>> may be a bit shaky... Especially when playing with the serial port.
>>
>> Best advice is to load and run System 7.5.1 and download the latest 680x0
>> drivers from HP for this printer, and put it to bed.
>
>I'm one to upgrade the OS of just about any Mac I get my hands on but
>being a Performa I was a bit hesitant. I may have to do just that.
>
>Thanks!
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Subject: Re: [WinMac] One Keyboard/Mouse with 3 OSs
From: Leonard Rosenthol
Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 18:39:32 -0400
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At 11:35 PM -0400 6/9/99, Casey Jaymes wrote:
>Here's a problem that I'm dealing with. I'm getting a blue & white=20
>g3 with the mitsubishi 900u monitor with plans to add a second box=20
>that runs primarily linux, but also window. The 900u has two ports=20
>so the boxes can share usb peripherals connected to the monitor, but=20
>what mouse keyboard can I get that will work with both Mac and=20
>Windows (and hopefully Linux)?
>
I'm using a Belkin box to share a mouse, keyboard and monitor=20
among three machines (Netfinity3000, PackardBell PC, B&W G3) and it=20
works quite nicely. I really like having the right mouse button on=20
the Mac! (now if only I could get the wheel to work ;).
LDR
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