Date: April 13th 1996. This is the official list of programs I released. They all should be somewhere in the InterNet. Try SimTel (ftp.simtel.net) or Coast To Coast Telecommunications (ftp.coast.net) or Garbo (garbo.uwasa.fi), where they should be. The 'Compressed' field is the name of the archive files, followed by an extension such as .ZIP (PKZip), .LZH (LHA), or any compressor. The official release of these programs was packed with version 2.13 of LHA, a great packer by Haruyasu Yoshizaki. The 'xxx' represent the package version. For example, version 2.1 of a program will be represented as 210. If the 'Requirements' field is left blank, the program only needs a PC and DOS 2.0 or higher. All these programs include abundant documentation. For all these programs that run on the DOS command line, add -? or -h to display an help screen that will show you available options. Name: Cut & Paste Compressed: CPASTxxx Version: 2.21 Size: 22 KB (package) and 2 KB in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Shareware, FF60 Requirements: A mouse, a Microsoft compatible mouse driver, and an enhanced keyboard. Desc: Cut & Paste is a DOS textmode based utility that allows you to copy text from an application to paste it to another one via the keyboard buffer, to your printer or to a file. Cut & Paste also features various interesting abilities, such as scrolling text selection, UMB buffer, double and triple click to select a word or a line, and possibility to use it in a program that uses the mouse too. Cut & Paste works with all text modes, even hi resolution Super VGA modes, such as 132x44 and others. Country detection to autoselect language. Name: Softool Compressed: SOFTLxxx Version: 3.0 Size: 26 KB (package) and 14 KB in memory (10 KB in low RAM). Code: Assembly Distribution: Shareware, FF90 Requirements: - Desc: Softool is a resident program that brings you many useful tools such as a memory dumper with a disassembler, a multi base calculator, an ASCII table, a MCB viewer, an interupt viewer, and more. This is a powerful debugging tool for programmers, and has a neat windowed interface. Softool works with all text modes, even hi resolution Super VGA modes. Softool can load its 4 KB screen buffer in UMB to save low memory. Optional online context sensitive help for increased memory saving. Country detection to autoselect language Name: Clock Compressed: CLOKxxx Version: 1.32 Size: 11 KB (package) and 544 bytes in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Freeware Requirements: 286 or higher (for the real time clock). Desc: Clock is a resident program that allows you to display the system time in the upper right corner of the screen. It can be displayed continuoulsy or when you press a hotkey. You can also select an alarm time to have the computer ringing to warn you when wanted. Clock can be programmed to reboot the computer at alarm time instead of ringing. All buffers are flushed to disk and cache programs are warned before rebooting the computer for increased security. Name: Slow Compressed: SLOWxxx Version: 3.0 Size: 8 KB (package) and 560 bytes in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Shareware, FF25 Requirements: - Desc: Slow is a small program that takes away some CPU time to allow you to use on your fast computer programs that were designed for old machines, and that run to fast on your computer. Slow uses the computer's timer interrupt to run an empty loop. Speed can be modulated while resident using selectable hotkeys, and Slow can install itself at a given time to slow down programs that hook the timer interrupt. Name: Mouse2Key Compressed: M2KEYxxx Version: 1.20 Size: 8 KB (package) and 608 bytes in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Freeware Requirements: A mouse and a Microsoft compatible mouse driver. Desc: Mouse2Key allows you to use the mouse to emulate the cursor keys in a program that does not use the mouse. Mouse2Key can be enabled and disabled while resident to allow mouse using programs to be run. Mouse2Key automatically detects when a program wants to use the mouse and disables itself before giving it the mouse. Name: WideBuf Compressed: WBUFxxx Version: 1.21 Size: 7 KB (package) and about 512 bytes in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Freeware Requirements: An enhanced keyboard Desc: WideBuf lets you change the keyboard buffer size. It uses the BIOS settings and installs the new buffer according to the BIOS to ensure compatibility with the operating system and other programs. One of the interests of this program is that it is an EXE program, thus loadable and unloadable from the DOS command line or a batch file, unlike the many avalaible device drivers that do the same thing. Name: Smooth Scroller Compressed: SMSCRxxx Version: 1.03 Size: 6 KB (package) and about 576 bytes in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Freeware Requirements: A VGA compatible card and display. Desc: Smooth Scroller replaces the standard BIOS text scrolling routine with a new soft and smooth one, thus giving your text mode scrolls a better look. Name: Twilight Sentinel Compressed: TWILSxxx Version: 2.0 Size: 6 KB (package) and 704 bytes in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Shareware Requirements: VGA or VGA compatible board. Desc: Twilight Sentinel is an extremely small screen saver with selectable delay. It saves DOS memory by blackening the screen while saving instead of displaying animations, thus saving even more efficiently your screen. Your applications do not stop while Twilight Sentinel is active. They access the screen as usual without any problems. They can even ask Twilight Sentinel to blank or restore the screen. You can select a password to be entered for screen restoration. Checks both keyboard and mouse for inactivity detection. Name: SafeDel Compressed: SADELxxx Version: 1.00 Size: 7 KB (package) and about 850 bytes in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Freeware Requirements: - Desc: SafeDel intercepts the DOS call for deleting files and moves the file in a special directory instead of deleting it, so it can be restored after. The deleted files directory can be choosen thru the command line. Name: Mute Compressed: MUTExxx Version: 1.10 Size: 8 KB (package) and about 512 bytes in memory. Code: Assembly Distribution: Freeware Requirements: - Desc: Mute is a small resident program that continuously checks the PC Speaker to prevent it from emitting any beeps. Mute as a selectable activating frequency so the user can set the right balance between muting and speed overhead. Mute lets digital music and SFX go thru, and just mutes beeps. Name: BombTris Compressed: BTRISxxx Version: 1.20 Size: 89 KB Code: C and Assembly Distribution: Shareware Requirements: VGA compatible board Desc: BombTris is a clone of the famous TETRIS game. It adds bombs, stuck blocks, and user customisable blocks. Uses a nice 256 color mode. Sound Blaster supported. Cheat codes delivered upon registration. Comes with a setup program to select Sound Blaster settings. Name: Valkin: Sarlan the Necromancer Compressed: VALKNxxx Version: 1.00 Size: 285 KB Code: C and Assembly Distribution: Freeware Requirements: 286, VGA or MCGA compatible board Desc: You are Gwinster, prince of Fyrll. The good Paladan, King of the neighboring country of Valkin, just died, leaving a daughter, the gorgeous Saara. You heard that Sarlan the Necromancer plans to take advantage of Paladan's death to conquer Valkin and become the new King. You decide to go to Valkin to prevent Sarlan from executing his plans. You think it's a good occasion to appear as a valliant hero to the eyes of Saara you're secretely loving. Go and show your courage! Name: Killer Compressed: KILLRxxx Version: 1.00 Size: 7 KB (package) and 400 bytes in memory Code: Assembly Distribution: Shareware Requirements: 286 Desc: Killer is a resident program that intercepts all attempts to execute an illegal instruction. A program attempting to do so will be stopped and Killer will display a message. With Killer, there is an alternative to Ctrl-Alt-Del. Name: CharWatch Compressed: CHARWxxx Version: 1.00 Size: 8 KB (package) and up to 544 bytes in memory Code: Assembly Distribution: Shareware Requirements: - Desc: CharWatch monitors your keyboard, printer, screen to replace any wanted character by another one. This way, you can replace accentuated characters by their non-accentuated equivalent that will print well on your printer, or disable graphics characters for drawing boxes to use text signs to keep the advantage of drawings using graphic characters. Several tables are predefined so you can use CharWatch without having to define your own translation tables.