3.1065 Mac'ing tabla notation, cont. (86)

Willard McCarty (MCCARTY@vm.epas.utoronto.ca)
Fri, 16 Feb 90 22:40:34 EST

Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 3, No. 1065. Friday, 16 Feb 1990.


(1) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 90 11:52:03 EST (18 lines)
From: mis@Seiden.com (Mark Seiden)
Subject: cad for tabla

(2) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 90 06:22:37 EST (15 lines)
From: David.A.Bantz@mac.dartmouth.edu
Subject: Re: 3.1054 Mac'ing tabla notation (104)

(3) Date: Thu, 15 Feb 90 16:05:14 EST (18 lines)
From: Dennis R Short <SHORT@PURCCVM>
Subject: Mac Software

(4) Date: Fri, 16 Feb 90 14:22:50 EST (6 lines)
From: elli@wjh12.harvard.edu (Elli Mylonas)
Subject: Re: 3.1053 CAD/CAM for Macs?

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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 90 11:52:03 EST
From: mis@Seiden.com (Mark Seiden)
Subject: cad for tabla


such a package would perhaps be called

arabiCADabra

(but seriously, if you're talking about laying down circles and
test almost any capable cad package should do...

macworld dec 89 has a long article on what architects are doing
with the mac (including a sidebar of programs that do various things)...

m.

Mark Seiden, mis@seiden.com, mis@usenix.org, mis@berkeley.edu, 203 329 2722
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 90 06:22:37 EST
From: David.A.Bantz@mac.dartmouth.edu
Subject: Re: 3.1054 Mac'ing tabla notation (104)


While I don't understand the discussion of "tabla beats" apparently folks are
worried about typing and printing proper Arabic. Two approaches work to get
better results than merely using an Arabic font with a graphics program: (1)
Arabic word processors are available for the Mac; you should be able to cut
and paste text from the word processor, which will have produced proper
ligatures and letter forms based on position (and this is the advantage over
simply using an Arabic font in a Roman system and application. (2) Arabic
system software for the Mac allows you to switch between Arabic and Roman
input methods; many, but not all programs will work with the Arabic system.
HyperCard does.
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Date: Thu, 15 Feb 90 16:05:14 EST
From: Dennis R Short <SHORT@PURCCVM>
Subject: Mac Software

I would recommend to CADD packages. CANVAS 2.0 is excellent and works as a
DA. You can be working in oh say WORD and do complex drafting type tasks under
the DA. Excellent output and color cabability. The color makes it a bit
pricey. Second would be McDraw II. Good solid 2D with just the right types
of bells and whistles. CLARIS CAD is an extension of MACDRAW II but for most
uses CANVAS is better than CLARIS CAD for the language task you described. We
have a least one copy of all available MAC CAD or Graphics packages in our
department.

On the drive failures of Mac IIs its just the CIs that have been a problem at
present. IICXs are find ,no problems (just got in 68+ CXs and have had another
22 for several months). I have 22 CIs on order and haven't cancelled. Apple is
replacing the drives. Problem was the drive vendor and problem is similar to
one IBM had a while back.
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Date: Fri, 16 Feb 90 14:22:50 EST
From: elli@wjh12.harvard.edu (Elli Mylonas)
Subject: Re: 3.1053 CAD/CAM for Macs?

MacDraw II? you can make and store libraries of objects, too.