MacWise and OS X Toolbox Error

You may get an error message when you run MacWise that says, "The following toolbox items are not available on this computer."

This is caused by a problem with the StdCLib file located at

/System/Library/CFMSupport/StdCLib

To fix this problem, refer to the following web page:

http://www.carnationsoftware.com/carnation/RSS/Standard_C_Lib_Problem.html

MacWise 10.9 Compatible with Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5)

Problem: All versions prior to MacWise 10.9 will crash trying to open a telnet session when running under Leopard (Mac OS X 10.5). You might also see the following error message flash on the screen when trying to open a connection to the Mac unix shell:
"tcgetattr failed in SetupPseudoTTYToChild".

Also, the Splash Screen is blank when starting up MacWise in Leopard.

These problems have been fixed and MacWise 10.9 is now compatible with Leopard and earlier versions of OS X.

The latest version of MacWise can always be found at
http://www.macwise.com

NOTE: Only beta versions of Leopard are available as of the date of this posting. The final release of Leopard is scheduled for "this Spring" according to Apple.

New in this version, MacWise now installs it's fonts at the root level Library instead of the user level (Fonts are now in HardDrive:Library:Fonts instead of HardDrive:Users:UserName:Library:Fonts)

Another fix that was actually implemented in MacWise 10.7.998...
Telnet term type was not recognized by some host computers. Now, when you enter the terminal type in the Telnet Connection... window, it should set up the Mac unix environment properly so the term type can be read by all hosts.

NOTE: there is an upgrade fee for MacWise 10.9. $49.00 per user to upgrade from earlier MacWise 10 versions (it's been 2.5 years since we have charged for an upgrade). This version creates a folder in your applications folder called MacWise 10.9. It will not overwrite older versions of MacWise that were in the folder called MacWise 10.7
This will allow you to continue using your older MacWise version 10.7 if you choose not to upgrade to 10.9

Using MacWise with Modems

You are able to dial and connect using MacWise and your modem.
After you are connected, if you cannot type any characters or the modem hangs up on you, it could be that you have an incorrect modem init string. The init string that seems to work with most modems is AT&F%C1. That is a command to reset your modem to factory defaults and then set it to MNP5 error correction. That option was added to MacWise version 10.7.995 as a button you can click to enable the option. (Dialer Menu / Modem Initialization Strings / MNP5 Data Compession.
If you have a previous version, you can just click on the Custom button and type the string in as AT&F%C1

For more information about modem troubleshooting, see the page at
http://www.macwise.com/Modem_Problems.html

Slave Printing - Print Dialog Box Delay

MacWise version 10.7.996 fixes a problem with slave printing (or aux printing).
The symptom was that the print dialog box was taking too long to appear after the print job stopped. Sometimes it would never appear until you manually unchecked "Printer On" under the File Menu. This problem started with version 10.7.99 and is fixed with 10.7.996

The timeout is now set to 5 seconds. MacWise will wait 5 seconds for the host to stop sending print data before displaying the print dialog box.

Recent Versions of MacWise Terminal Emulation for Mac

2/08/2007

10.7.995

Fix - VT100 and VT220 emulation - graphics mode was not returning back to text mode when Replacement mode was selected by the host. Symtom was that you could see graphic characters on the screen instead of normal text characters.

Fix - VT100 and VT220 emulation - Allow the host to send cursor positioning to row 255 and column 255. Some hosts use this as a dummy position and then request the actual cursor position from MacWise. Previous versions of MacWise worked when in SCO ANSI mode only. Now works if SCO ANSI is on or off.

Feature - Added MNP5 data compression to the list of available modem init strings.

Fix - If you typed in your own modem init string, it would not be remembered unless you had the "Custom String" button enabled. Instead, it would revert back to the preset button you had enabled. Now, when you enter your own modem init string and click OK, the string will be remembered and the "Custom String" button will be enabled.

2/07/2007

10.7.994

Feature/Fix - Window size was not being remembered when you opened a settings file.
Now all saved settings files will save the window size and position.
(Older settings files saved prior to this version will need to be re-saved to take advantage this feature).
You also need to enable an option in Preferences, "Remember Window Positions and Size". By default, this option is disabled to make windows open at standard window sizes.

1/16/2007

10.7.993

Feature - Added the option to move forward and backward through open windows using Next Window and Previous Window under the Window Menu.
Can also use keyboard shortcuts, Command ] and Command [

Fix - Re-sizing a window while in the "vi" editor, would cause an exit to the unix prompt.