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Responses to some questions asked by joel@IASTATE.EDU (Joel A Rybolt) in
article <1992Aug26.164126@IASTATE.EDU>:
> I have a IIci setup to work on some quicktime work and am looking for some good
> sample movies.  Is there anywhere I can FTP some good sample movies ??  Size
> up to about 80meg is OK !!  Does anybody have any good ones I could FTP from
> them directly ???

sumex-aim.stanford.edu is one of the best known FTP sites for Mac stuff.
In the directory info-mac/art/qt you'll find a few QuickTime movies. Last time
I looked, there was a 6-megabyte compilation of the collected sayings of Dan
Quayle.

They tend to rotate the stuff in this directory, deleting old movies to make
way for new ones. There are other mirror sites around the world which have
kept some of the older ones--I found a few with an Archie search.

> My second project is to work with a Pioneer Laser disc that we have.  We have
> the voyager video stack to go with this but I am considering some of my own
> scripts and working into a simpler environment for teachers to work with.  This
> is a BIG step for me as I have done a SMALL amount of scripting in the past,
> but
> nothing of this caliber.  Any hints or sample scripts are appreciated.  We own
> a lot of software but seem to have misplaced the documentation (I think the guy
> before me took it with him !!) so I am at a ground level on this scripting (I
> only know it can be done).

Get one or two good HyperCard books, and dive in. Danny Goodman's "Complete
HyperCard Handbook 2.0", 3rd ed, is a good one that I've seen--it goes all
the way up to scripting, but it's probably as gentle an introduction as you're
going to find.

If you want the ultimate reference to the HyperTalk language, get the book--
I forget the title, but it's got "HyperTalk" in it--by Dan Winkler and Scott
Kamins. Dan Winkler is the architect of HyperTalk.

And finally, go read comp.sys.mac.hypercard. You'll find several current and
former members of the HyperCard team hanging out there, and they are frequently
willing to answer your questions.

> PS:  I cought a response to a post on quicktime in HyperCard.  I have version
> 2.1 and quicktime is installed in my machine but how do I get the XCMD ??

Let's see, these were originally developed by Apple, but have now been turned
over to Claris. I guess you should call up Claris to find out how to get hold
of them.

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