Biological Structure/Digital Anatomist Group
Macintosh Info-Finder document
This document is a master index to the information available about
Macintosh-related (and browser-related) topics. It contains the name,
location, and a short review of the contents for each document.
File names, where given, look like "host:path/filename" where "path" may
be a long series of folders or directory names. "Cortex" is the Mac IIx
in F503. Bill Barker knows what all the other hosts are.
(NOTE: several references may be missing or out-of-date; it would be best
to check my administrative web pages to see if any documents supersede
those referred to here, especially those relating to browser server
software configurations and file formats -- KRE 1/4/95).
Files are stored in one of the following formats:
- ASCII text
- Microsoft Word 4.0 for the Mac (styled text)
- Microsoft Works 3.0 for the Mac (databases/spreadsheets)
- MacDraw II (draw graphics)
Location
SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION
Cortex:Cortex/Management/Master doc index
- this file; contains index of other available documents
Cortex:Cortex/Management/Macs/Mac master list
- shows the network setup for each Mac in the department (including IP numbers)
Cortex:Cortex/Management/Net Config/Net Map, appletalk
- a picture of where the wires go for LocalTalk networking
(other documents in the same directory are stale, but may be useful)
Cortex:Cortex/Management/Macs/Mac network administration
- contains a short procedure for installing MacTCP and related apps
- tells about the GatorBox and StarController configurations
BROWSER-RELATED
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/(admin docs)/FrameBuilder guide
- tells how to collect pictures and make Browser data sets out of them
- contains procedure for uploading browser data sets to Unix server hosts
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/(admin docs)/Administration guide
- slightly out of date, but describes the general procedure for installing the
Browser on a Mac and troubleshooting a few common problems
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/(admin docs)/scripting language
- reference for the commands that can be used in Browser script files
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/(admin docs)/Server administration guide
- tells how the Unix side of the Browser's client-server mechanism works,
and details the locations of all the pertinent files
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/(admin docs)/installing INETD servers
(mirrored on vastus:/disk2/si/development/inetd.txt)
- tells how to set up a Unix program as a TCP-accessible server
Cortex:Cortex/Management/Unix reference
- a quick-reference page showing several Unix commands that have proven useful
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/(admin docs)/scripting language
- contains a summary of all the configuration options that can be used in
Browser script files such as the "settings" file
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/Beta test/browser sites.wks
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/Beta test/contact history.wks
- configuration and contact info for all past and current users of the Browser
Cortex:Cortex/Digital Anatomy/(user docs)
- contains files with user documentation intended to go into the jacket on the
"Human Brain Anatomy" CD
Cortex:Cortex/Browser source
- contains full C source code for the Browser; as with any program,
the source is the most up-to-date and complete documentation!
- contains another folder, "(prog docs)", which has various useful notes on
when and why certain features got added, that sort of thing
- compilers are located on the "storage locker" disk, in the CodeWarrior
folder; note I'm still using the 1.0a1 distribution (it seems to work fine)
Cortex:Cortex/Browser source/(prog docs)/file I/O strategy
- explains what files are used and the mechanisms for locating and
retrieving them
MISCELLANEOUS
Software library in F503-- floppies on bookshelf in plastic disk files
- LaserWriter II NT utilities and font disks
- LaserWriter Select 360 installation disks (from Pat Midtskog)
- HyperCard install disks (high density)
- QuickTime "makemoov" utility for making movies on the SGI's
- Norton Utilities, versions 1.1 and 2.0 (Alex has v3.x)
- La Cie SilverLining utility disk
- Disinfectant 2.8 boot disk for standalone checks; use latest version
from ftp.cac.washington.edu to check for more recent viruses
- MacTCP installation floppy -- old drivers and software such as
NCSA Telnet (use distributions from ftp.cac for most recent stuff)
- Asante software for Macs with Asante ethernet boards
- DriveTech floppy disk drive cleaning/testing disks
- Microsoft Word 4.0, Excel 2.2, PowerPoint 2.01, PowerPoint 3.0
- THINK C 5.0.4
- SuperCard 1.6
- Scantastic plug-in driver for Epson flatbed scanner
- Grateful Med 1.5
- ColorSpace (drivers for video board used in Dendrite and Scanner mac)
- Apple and Toshiba CD-ROM drivers
- GatorBox software and updates
My desk in F503
- business cards for vendor representatives (top middle drawer)
- CD-ROM library:
CodeWarrior (C compiler for Power Macintosh)
Developer CD's - online Inside Macintosh documentation, etc.
- floppy disk backups of Browser source
- GatorShare 2.1 update floppies (never installed)
- Mac-related vendor catalogs behind file folders in bottom right drawer
NLM MetaThesaurus (bookshelf in F503)
- spiral bound documents with CD-ROM discs inside
Silverlining Owner's Guide (bookshelf in F503)
- documentation describing disk formating utility for use with several
La Cie hard disks (F509 Mac, JWS) and Syquest cartridge drives
THINK C User Manual (bookshelf in F503)
- this is the compiler used to write the Digital Anatomist Browser application
SuperCard Language Guide version 1.5 (bookshelf in F503)
- scripting guide for SuperCard projects (FrameBuilder is a SuperCard project)
Hardware and tools inventory in F503:
(desk, top middle)
ThinWire ethernet barrel connectors, T's, and terminators
(desk, top right)
RS232 crimping tool
PhoneNet/RJ-11 crimping tool
soldering iron & solder
screwdrivers and Mac Plus disassembly tools
black vinyl zippered tool kit
Mac RAM installation quick reference card
(desk, middle left)
TI MicroExplorer card
Mac II adapter card for 5-1/4" floppy drive
SCSI, monitor, and power cords
spare Mac mouse
old dumb 1200 baud modem
(desk, bottom left)
PhoneNet cords/adapters
Mac serial cable for driving Sony videodisc players
10baseT cables/adapters
(shelf, south wall)
800K floppy drive
5-1/4" floppy drive
Apple CD-ROM enclosure
multitudinous RS-232 cables, in box