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Shareware Catalog 1st Edition Copyright ©1994 Thomas James Hopper all rights reserved A Guide To Some Of The Best Atari ST, STE, TT, And Falcon Shareware And Freeware Utilities And System Enhancements. I make no warranty or claims as to the functionality of this document or the programs listed within. Nor do I make any claims as to the accuracy or usefulness of this document. All programs and program names are the property of their respective authors. This file may only be distributed or modified only under the following conditions: 1) The file is made freely available to all Atari users. Distribution charges may not exceed the cost of the medium (i.e. on-line connect charges or the cost of the disk this file is distributed on), 2) It is distributed in its entirety (no deletions). 3) I am given due credit for this (the original) version. It may be modified or translated into other formats or languages as long as the above conditions are met. Terms: Freeware - Programs that are copyrighted but which may be freely used and distributed. Shareware - Programs that are copyrighted and which may be used for a limited trial period (usually about 30 days), after which the user is required - by copyright law - to either delete the program from his or her system, or register with the program's author. Demoware - Programs that are released with somewhat limited functionality. Fully functional versions are sent to users upon registration. Since most software is constantly being improved, newer versions of some software on this list may exist. Archive names generally change minimally when software is updated. However, it is up to the user to discover if newer versions exist. Also, the archive names given are for illustrative purposes only, and do not necessarily reflect the actual file names you will find. System Enhancements ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Everyone knows that Atari TOS isn't everything it could be. There's always something that can be improved. These programs do just that. Swat Those Bugs! Operating systems that crash are a fact of life for anyone who uses computers, but you don't have to put up with them. These programs fix those bugs. FOLDRXXX.PRG This file will increase the folder limit to your specifications. TOS allocates only so much memory for directories, and once full, can crash the system. In TOS 1.0 and 1.02, this could result in lost data and scrambled disks. In TOS 1.04 and up, that problem was fixed, but you can still run into the limit. Put this program in your AUTO folder and rename the "XXX" to the number of folders you want to safely access in a session. Take note: all versions of TOS are subject to this limit. Also, ICD and Atari hard disk drivers also include fixes, so if you have your drivers configured for more folders, you don't need this. Freeware HSMOD04E.LZH HSMODEM is a modular combination serial fix/serial port accelerator for all ST(e)/Mega ST(e)/TT/Falcon machines. It accelerates your serial routines, no matter what machine you have, as well as fixing the RTS/CTS bug. Freeware. OVFIX1.PRG This program fixes the "phantom typist" bug in the ST/STE computers. This bug causes several characters to be written repeatedly to the screen, and then the computer bombs out. If you've experienced this bug, get OVFIX! POOLFX92.LZH This updated version from Sweden fixes all known bugs in Poolfix. Both Poolfix3.Prg and Poolfix4.Prg have bugs which are dangerous. Poolfix4.Prg also has another error which may cause BOMBs when programs need their own reset-routines linked in. This is required for "Rainbow TOS;" TOS 1.4 and 1.6. SIMMFIX2.ARC This small program allows the STE to recognize 2.5 Mbytes of SIMM RAM; a "bug" in TOS prevented you from mixing SIMM configurations; now you can have two 1Mb SIMMs and two 256Kb SIMMs installed at the same time. Requirements: STE. Warning: You can't use your 2.5Mb machine without this program in the AUTO folder, so make sure you have several good boot disks with this program in the AUTO folder before you add the memory. [see also SILKBT2E] STE_FIX.PRG This program fixes the bug in the 07/29/89 version of TOS 1.6 that causes it to always boot up in low resolution. Just copy this file to your AUTO folder. Requirements: TOS 1.6 and a color monitor. FDCPATCH.PRG This patch fixes TOS 2.05 and allows it to properly recognize and format high density disks, if you have the right hardware installed (like the AJAX chip and a high density drive). It is only required for TOS 2.05; 2.06 fixes this problem. WRAP_FIX.PRG This archive cantains an AUTO folder program which fixes the TOS 2.05 Mono shift bug, and a program to demonstrate the bug. Jazz It Up! So you think the Atari's interface lacks a few "important" features? So did the authors of these programs, and these files make everything work so much better... Music To Your Ears. Have you got those bell blues? Here's some ways to make your computer play music. BEEP.LZH Replace the system bell with whatever digitized sound you like. This allows multiple entries of a BELL character to override each other so that as soon as a BELL character is received, it triggers the new sound, even if there was a sound being played. This program is easy to use and personalize. NEWBELL.LZH Attach different digitized sounds to various system events. DIGIVEC.LZH Attach a digitized sound to exception vectors. This program will allow you to change the three bomb error to a hysterical laugh, a scream, or whatever you like. Even make a sound during disk access. Great little program, easy to configure to your own special desires. Any and all exception vectors can be configured to any sound you may want. Freeware. CLICK.LZH This great little program will replace the dull "click" of a keypress with any digitized sound you choose. It uses little memory, and works on the interrupt system so there's no noticable change in operating speed of the computer. Each key can be assigned a different sound - upper case and lower case clicks, function keys, cursor control keys, all can be given an individual "click", or assign ONE sound to ALL keys. Simple to use. The Visual Side. All those text files and manuals need more to navigate them than the Atari TOS viewer, and these are real winners. GUCK18.ZIP Guck v1.8 is an extremely versatile file viewer from Germany which can install itself as the default document viewer in the DESKTOP or NEWDESK.INF files (also works with Gemini and Neodesk). It lets you view ASCII and First Word Documents, as well as an astounding range of picture formats; even view color pics on a monochrome monitor! Shareware. 1STVIEW.ZIP 1STView is another great file viewer from Germany. This one doesn't support quite as many picture formats as Guck, but it allows you to view RSC files! This is an accessory, so you can load it at boot-time or by using MultiDesk or the Chameleon (see below). Shareware AV380.LZH ASCII View 3.80 is an excellent text viewer. It scrolls by line or by page as fast as any program I've seen. Install for ascii files, view multiple files, and perform block operations. Requirements: ST resolutions. Shareware. M_VIEW16.LZH Mountain View v1.6 is an easy to use text viewer that may be used as a stand alone program, or installed as an application for any file type. Mountain View lets you view ANY text file, and can decode First Word and TX2 files. Shareware. Two Ears and a Tail... The standard Atari mouse cursor is dull and lifeless. Now you can bring it to life! MKMII_21.LZH Charles F Johnson's Mouse-Ka-Mania II is an excellent system enhancement that allows you to change the mouse cursors: arrow, busy bee, hands, and cross hairs - eight in all - to whatever you want. You can make them different shapes, and even have animated mouse cursors; change the busy bee to a Mac-style stopwatch, a spinning globe, or whatever you can think up. It even allows color mouse cursors. Comes with over a hundred and fifty shapes, some static, some animated, and an excellent editor so you can make your own. Shareware. FUJIMAUS.LZH This program makes a mouse pointer that look where it's going and take a snooze after a period of incativity. It also replaces the buzy bee with a ticking watch and puts a spinning or rainbow Fuji on the left of the menu bar. It also has a fix for alerts that have no mouse pointer. Configurable, and works in all resultions. Shareware. BUBBLE.LZH This handy little accessory helps you locate the mouse. When you press the right mouse button, a little cartoon-bubble appears saying "I'm here" This is a must for Stacy owners, where the mouse tends to get lost. DCTOPER2.ARC DC Topper v1.2 automatically activates the window under the mouse. Works with NeoDesk 3. ST, STe and TT compatible. Updated program of the week. Freeware. DC_MWRAP.ARC DC Mouse Wrapper will 'wrap' the mouse cursor when it hits the edge of the screen. Go up, and hit the edge of the screen, and the mouse goes to the bottom of the screen! Great short-cuts, cuts down mouse movement! Wrap up, down, left, right, configurable, and you can turn it on or off with a key press. RT_MOVE2.ARC This program will enable you to move (as opposed to copy) files on the GEM Desktop by holding down the right mouse button instead of the control key. Works even with programs that use the right mouse button. Requires TOS 1.4. DCLEFTY.ARC DC LEFTY will swap the mouse buttons, so LEFT is RIGHT and RIGHT is LEFT. If you are left-handed, and want to use the mouse like right-handers (so you can use your index finger to click on the 'LEFT' button), check this out. Uses only 256 bytes of memory. ST, STE and TT compatible. Freeware. DCLFTARW.ARC DC Lefty Arrow is a supplement to the DC Lefty program. DC Lefty Arrow will make your normal arrow (which points left) 'flip' around so you get a "left-handed" mouse arrow! ST, STe and TT compatible. Freeware. DCSLICK2.ARC DC SLICK SHIFT v1.01 is a very small program from the assembly whizzes at Double Click Software. It will emulate either the LEFT or the RIGHT mouse button using any combination of modifier keys (CONTROL, ALTERNATE or SHIFTs). This is a must for STacy owners (or others too!) who get "trackball cramp". ST, STE and TT compatible. Freeware. MOUSE22.LZH This handy little AUTO program allows you to hook up a PC Serial Mouse to the Serial port of a TT030 or MegaSTE and use it in place of the Atari mouse. Makes buying new mice ultra-cheap! Not compatible with all programs. Shareware. File Selectors. Tired of trying to find files with the standard Atari file selector? These two programs make everything all better... SELEC110.ZIP An Auto program from Germany, Selectric is perhaps the most full-featured and easy to use file selector for the Atari. It has every feature you ever wanted in a file selector (and a few you never considered), including pop-up menus, preset paths, copy/move/rename/delete items, graphic display of free disk space, file find, and lots more. Shareware. LGSEL18D.LZH The Little Green File Selector began life as the STart File Selector, and like all of Codehead's software, just got better with time. Its bullet proof, fully configurable operation gives you easy access to every file on your disk, with features like preset paths, free disk space, keyboard equivalents, file find, and more. Shareware. For The Ease of it All... Two things the Macs have that Atari users should have are: RECV_CAN.LZH The Recoverable Trash Can gives every Atari user the one thing they most wish they had. Instead of permanently deleting files, it just hides them until you choose to remove them. While it runs on any TOS version, it's most useful in desktops that can install program icons on the desktop; get rid of the old Atari Trash! Shareware ALIBI17.LZH Alibi 1.7 lets you set up "aliases" of any program. The aliases are very small programs whose only purpose is to run the real program. Very handy for hard drive owners; you could set up all your programs with aliases in a single folder, and save yourself from digging through lots partitions and folders. Freeware. Expanded Menus. The menu bar is pretty limited, especially the accessories, but no more! CHMECUST.LZH This is a little program which allows you to customize Chameleon v1.19. It lets you set the default desk accessory for Chameleon to load at boot time as well as the default shift keys for the various operations in Chameleon. Chameleon v1.19 is included. The Chameleon v1.19 is a very small accessory that allows you to load and unload accessories, one at a time, at any time. Very handy, and very popular. DCSTUFFR.ARC DC STuffer v0.9 allows you to load in more than six desk accessories. DC STuffer loads in as an accessory and acts, looks, and feels just like the desktop DESK menu, but with more accessory slots. Tryware (version 1.0 also unloads DA's). SAFEMENU.ZIP Safemenu gives you the ability to control access to the menu bar. You can change the standard drop-down menus to pull-down, drop down only if you access the top half of the menu bar, or allow access only if the right mouse button is pressed. Requires XControl. Freeware. DCPOPBR2.ARC This is a new version of DC PopBar, the DA that gives you a popup menu of the GEM desktop menubar. Download this and see why this is Double Click's #1 most popular desk accessory. Requires TOS 1.06x or below. Brighten Your Future! Bring color, diversity, and the meaning of life to your desktop with pictures, new icons, and new options! DESKSW11.ARC Desk Switch v1.1 from Little Green Footballs lets you load in any DESKTOP.INF or NEWDESK.INF at any time. With this program, you can maintain multiple INF files for different tasks, and load in whatever desktop configuration you want, whenever you want. Shareware. LOAD_INF.ZIP This program from Klaus Pedersen in Denmark does the same job as Desk Switch, though there are reports that it works better with TOS 2.0x. Just install it as the application for *.INF files, and double click on the desktop configuration you want! Freeware. EASYGO20.LZH Easy Go is one of the most flexible program launchers available! It allows up to 240 programs to be defined to run with a single mouse click (or key press). Users of Multitasking environments can use Easy Go to launch any number of programs at once. MegaSTE owners can have Easy Go automatically set processor speeds for selected programs, most ST and STE machines can have Easy Go automatically switch resolutions for running low resolution programs from ST Medium, and a powerful MACRO language (with built-in editor) allows Easy Go to run multiple programs with a single mouse click (pass comandlines, etc). DESKFX.LZH Use this great program to change your desktop around. Add background pictures or change the fonts. ST Color Resolutions Only (TT Compatible) ICONES.LZH This easy to use program was one of the first to bring user-selectable icons to the Atari desktop. It allows you to change any icon appearing on the desktop (not in a window!) to whatever you want. An excellent program for people who don't want to spend either the money or memory on something like Newdesk or TeraDesk. Only tested on TOS 1.0 and 1.02. ICONDESK.LZH ICONDESK is the perfect compliment to ICONES; it allows you to assign unique icons to up to 256 folders or files and will definitely change the appearance of your desktop windows. It runs from the AUTO folder in any resolution. Written in German by Stefan Becker and Dirk Sabilwalsky. Requirements: hi-res for the configuration programs (see program SEBRA in this file), has only been tested on TOS 1.0 and 1.02. TERA139 TeraDesk 1.39 is one of the best GEM replacements available for the ST and STE. It runs as a program, so you can just quit if you find it's incompatible with one of your programs. It incorporates most of the features of TOS 2.06, and includes a few great extras. Can be run from floppy or hard drive in any resolution, any TOS version. Freeware. TERA_020.ZIP This is the TT version of TeraDesk GEMINI2.ZIP Gemini has probably been the most popular and powerful alternative desktop for the Atari, and this the improved desktop, version 2, release 1.999. Looks like TOS 2.06 or the Macintosh System 6, with loads of options you don't get with Atari's GEM and TOS, like an integrated CLI. Requires Hard Drive. Docs and program in German. Shareware. GEM121E.ZIP is the fully English Gemini v1.21. GEMINIC2.LZH More than 100 icons for Gemini alternate desktop. WINX22.LZH WINX creates MultiTOS windowing effects on any version of TOS, including allowing active scroll bars on background windows and an expanded number of windows. Works on any TOS version; more effects are available on higher TOS versions. Requires GEMRAM. Freeware. GEMRAM.LZH GEMRAM moves gem into ram, use with WINX21. Freeware. MINT.CNF Put this file in your MultiTOS directory and read the file to customize it to your system. It sets MultiTOS to give more priority to the top window allowing it to run faster. This file is not compressed. Revitilize Your Monitor! Add some new sights to your monitor with these enhancements. SEBRA.LZH Sebra is the best shareware Monochrome emulator for the 16-bit Ataris. It runs from the Auto folder and is easily configured and it lets you choose to run it or not at boot-up. Requires color monitor. Shareware. BIGCOLR2.ARC Bigcolor 2 will emulate a color monitor on an SM124/SM125 monochrome monitor. Requires TOS<2.05. Shareware. STEBIG.ARC STEBIG.PRG is a 1280 x 960 x 16 color virtual screen driver for the Atari STE series of computers. You may find it useful, you may find that it is simply an interesting demo of the STE's hardware scrolling function. This is freeware (and unsupported) from Atari Corp. MONSTER.ARC MonSTEr 0.3 from Branch Always Software emulates a large screen display on any Atari ST or STE with TOS 1.2 or higher. By moving the mouse to the edge of your desktop, you scroll around the large screen. Ideal for running Moniterm compatible software on a standard monitor. Runs in color and monochrome from the AUTO folder. Makes use of the Atari STE's hardware scrolling, if present. Monochrome resolution is 1280 x 960. Medium rez is 1280 x 480. Low rez is 640 x 480. Freeware. The Rest Of The Best. These programs add functionality, protect your system, and allow you to clean things up! PROTECT6.LZH An excellent anti-virus Auto program which monitors for link and boot viruses. It disinfects boot-sector viruses, and notifies you of possible link viruses, allowing you to reset the system and eliminate the virus before it does any damage. Takes up very little space when running, and works great. Shareware. ACC13.ARC Accessory loader v1.3 is an Auto folder program that allows you to load all your accessories from a folder. Very handy for cleaning up the root directory of your boot drive. DC_FKEYS.ARC DC Functions Keys lets you assign text macros of 40 characters each to 49 different function keys. A "text" data file is used for easy user editing. Great addition to your system to help alleviate mundane typing. ST,STe,and TT compatible. Freeware. LETEMFLY.ZIP Let 'em Fly improves the standard GEM dialog boxes and menus to include keyboard shortcuts, dialogs in windows (so you can move them and use the menus), and much more. It makes the GEM interface what it should be. Shareware. New version called XAES. DAWN_E.ZIP Before Dawn is an excellent clone of the popular After Dark and one of the better screen savers for the Atari. It's a modular, animated screen saver like After Dark which allows digitized sounds to be attached to the animation. It comes with an editor so you can quickly and easily make your own animations. Shareware. Latest version 1.39. MIDNIGHT.LZH Midnight is a "demoware" screen saver from Germany, and may be the best screen saver for the Atari. If you've ever seen After Dark, then Midnight will look very familiar! Very configurable, and comes with tons of modules (some very original ones, too!). Demoware. SCHONER2.LZH Schoner v0.9 is a small German screen saver that installs as a Desk Accessory. Not as configurable as Before Dawn or Midnight, but it works flawlessly with TOS 2.06 (at least) and all AUTO programs. Freeware. LEDPNL2_7.LZH LED Panel v2.7 show's you, graphically, what drives are being accessed and whether they're being read from or written to by putting some neat little graphics up on the right side of your menu bar. It can also display time, date, and Capslock status, or any combination of the four functions. Shareware. Utilities ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Shareware isn't just a matter of improving how your system looks and works; it's also about improving your productivity and just giving you those little extras you can't find anywhere else. Accessorize! These handy programs can be accessed from any GEM program, so why not use them all the time? ZFOLDER.ZIP ZFolder is a small desk accessory which allows you to create folders from within any GEM program. No more waiting until your finished with a program to make data directories; now you can do it "on the fly!" RHOCONTR.LZH This Swiss control panel looks a bit like the old Mac System 6 control panel. It offers all the features of the standard, pre-XControl Atari control panels, plus lots of other features, like mouse acceleration, screen saver, warm and cold reboot, and lots more. Shareware. JAMES12.LZH James the Desktop Butler desk accessory from Luxembourg features a screen blanker, mouse accelerator, disk step rate, VBL emulator, VT52 emulator, and about twenty other functions, including a virus checker. Freeware. MEMWTCH1.ZIP MemWatch displays memory usage in your system graphically, so you can see how your memory gets fragemented when it occurs. Works with all versions of TOS, and is Geneva & MultiTOS friendly. Runs in any resolution, as a program or accessory, and uses less than 10K. NOTEPAD.ZIP This German accessory from Michael Zuhl is a very small text editor. It's great for taking notes within GEM programs when you don't have enough memory for one of the larger text editing accs. You can even save, load, and print your notes using a handy drop-down menu. Freeware APROCALC.ARC This is a professional, commercial-quality desktop calculator from Advanced Software. Full scientific and trigonometric functions, AND full computer math functions in binary, octal, decimal, or hex. Ten memories, 50-level parenthesis, and a built-in on-line manual. It has a 10-digit floating point display with 2-digit exponent, 16-digit decimal display. Can be run as either a PRG or ACC by simply changing the name. Shareware. Know Thy System! You don't have to take it out for dinner; just run these programs. PROFILE.LZH This program from the UK will display tons of information about your system, similar to "Sysinfo" but with even more features. Freeware. GBNCH330.ZIP GEMBench 3.30 tests nearly every aspect of your system's performance, gives you the results in seconds, and lets you compare the results not only to the standard for you machine, but also the the other systems Atari makes and the various configurations of the Gemulator. Shareware. In With The New... So you bought a new system, but now some of your software doesn't run, eh? Never fear, the solution is here! NEWSPED2.LZH Newsped2 is an update of Antic's 1989 program, Newspeed, which will slow down your computer to make it easier to play fast-paced games. This is great for making fast-paced ST games playable on the 16MHz STEs, and on the even faster 68030 machines - the TT030 and Falcon. TTGAME.ZOO These utility programs will allow many pre-TT games to run on the TT030 and Falcon. It can't fix them all, but for users who have ditched their old systems and can't run their games, this is a must-try. CALLFIX.LZH CALLFIX v1.0 allows some old software to run under newer TOS versions. If you can't get your programs to run on your new TOS (<3.06), try this out. It runs from either the desktop or from the AUTO folder. Once installed, it "messes up" newer TOSes, thereby allowing some older programs to run again. Requirements: TOS less than 3.06. BCKW2_22.LZH Backwards, the ST emulator for the Falcon030, now in version 2.22. Backwards increases Falcon compatibility with older ST software by about 50%. The Universal Translator? Well, not quite, but these two programs do a pretty good job of it. GER2EN30.ZIP German to English Translator 3.0 does just what it says, and does it quickly, efficiently, and painlessly. You can now translate all those German shareware manuals to English, and if you find a word the program doesn't know, just add the translation to the dictionary at your convenience. Shareware. ALFRED_E.ZIP Dictionary for GER2ENG19 and 21 MULTLANG.LZH This desk accessory from the UK provides translation between words in any two languages. It includes a large German to English dictionary. You can create and edit your own dictionary for any language or topic. Shareware. Boot It! Yes, not only can you change the workings of your machine once it's up and running, but even while it's getting started. SPBT81.LZH Superboot 8.1 is one of the most powerful boot managers available. It allows you to select your Auto programs, Accessories, Desktop configurations, GDOS, and anything else you care to configure at boot-up. You can even have thirty preset configurations, startup pictures and sounds, set the system time and date, and lots more. Shareware. SILKBT2E.ZIP Silk Boot runs from the boot sector of a floppy and polls your hard drive for a ready signal. When it receives the ready, your hard drive will boot up. This eliminates unnecessary wait, especially on TOSes that have a fixed boot delay. If no hard drive is detected, boot will proceed from the floppy. It also tests runs a test on your memory to see how much you have available, and will configure 2.5Mb machines accordingly (like SIMMFIX2). It even provides some virus protection for your boot disk; if your disk is infected, Silk Boot won't run (won't even exist...)! SILKBT2E is for STE/MSTE, SILKBT2 is for ST/MST. Freeware. NOROACH.LZH NOROACH allows you to set the length of time TOS will wait before trying to boot from the hard disk on a Mega STE or TT. For ST, Mega, and STE owners, it also has the useful side effect of guarding against floppy disk viruses. NOROACH also lets you load a custom icon to display at startup, and several custom icons are included in the archive. TLC_MEGA.ZIP TLC Mega runs as an accessory or program and allows switching between speeds on the STe. It will also show the TOS and Gem versions. Requirements: Mega STE. AUTO_CPU.LZH Auto CPU will automatically set your Mega STE's CPU speed when a program is run. It will lower the CPU speed to 8mhz for problem software automatically, then kick back up to 16mhz with cache when you exit back to the GEM desktop. Stand-alone CPU speed switch programs are also included. Requirements: Mega STE. Freeware. Work Those Drives! Here are some great programs to give you complete control over you drives. ATARIHD5.LZH The latest official Atari Hard Drive Utilities. (v5.00, Dec. 3, 1991) COPYRIGHT 1991, Atari Corporation Included are: HDX v5.00 Hard Disk formatter/partitioner; AHDI/SHDRIVER v5.00 - Hard Disk Booter. Specially configured version of SHDRIVER.SYS, allows non-contiguous device numbers and enhanced handling of removeable media such as Syquest carts. -AHDI/SHDRIVER does not support the icd/supra extended partitioning scheme. ADSCSIST.LZH The latest ICD Hard Disk Driver and utilities. Version 6.5.5 of ICDBOOT. Freeware STTL193.ZIP ST Tools v1.93 is reminiscent of PC Tools for MS-DOS computers and as the name implies, the program is a set of tools for use on the Atari ST/STE. Current functions include: listing/editing of File Allocation Tables; Hex dumping of files, sectors, or memory; searching files, sectors or memory; check, repair and optimize file structure. The program is entirely GEM based, with the standard drop-down menus, scrollable windows and dialog boxes. Shareware. WARNING: this program can change your directory and FAT sectors, which means it can destroy all the data on your drive, so make a backup before using it. FOLDRSRT.LZH This program is a must for anyone who uses the Auto folder. It allows you to quickly and painlessly arrange files in any order within any directory. No more carefully, and slowly, rebuilding your auto folder whenever you get a new system enhancement, now do it in seconds! PC_FORM.ARC Formats PC-readable disks, and converts Atari-formatted 720kb disks to IBM-readable format without loss of data. New version of Jim Burton's IBMFORMAT released by START. FCPY_III.LZH File #31419 FastCopy version 3 checks for viruses, does lightning fast disk copies, and more! MEGAFORM.LZH MegaFormatter will allows multiple disk copies, use of the second side of s/s disks, and fast disk copy. It also has error reporting to save you unnecessary pain and suffering. Works on all TOS versions in mono or colour. Shareware. DFORMAT.LZH Diamond Format is an all-in-one formatter that is fully compaptible with all versions of TOS and machines. Diamond Super faST format is supported as well as Twisted formats, high density disks, MS-DOS comaptible formatting, and many other extras. Runs as either a program or desk accessory, and is the only formatter you need. Shareware. DCFMT302.ARC DC Format is a Double Click program of the week which allows you to format any floppy with the maximum number of sectors and tracks per sector your drive can hold. With DC Format, you can squeeze the most number of bytes possible out of your disks, even format Spectre GCR-compatible disks! DFIND.LZH Here is an update to Diamond Find that adds compatibility with all versions of TOS and machines. A very flexible general purpose file finder that supports standard ST wildcards as well as full support for UNIX wildcards and regular expresions with output to screen or file. Diamond Find can be run as either a program or a desk accessory. Shareware. DISKSAVE.ARC This will recover a disk that has bad sectors, FAT, etc. It will examine a disk in drive A and write all recoverable data in one big file on drive C. Works best on text files. DISKFIX2.LZH Fixes crashed floppy disks. Works very well. DELBAK11.ZIP Freeware "bak" file deleter that works across hard-drive partitions. From England. FILEKILL.LZH File Killer(tm) from Stuart Coates of the U.K. This small AUTO program will automatically, permanently, totally, and completely delete any file when you delete a file in the normal manner (using any utility or the desktop) and hold down the alternate key. Helps keep private files, private. Shareware SHREDRPL.LZH SHREDR+ v3.0a from DO NOT STAMP Software. This shareware utility will totally and completely delete files by overwriting them with random characters. Use it to ensure that your private files remain private. Full GEM interface, .GTP compatible, command line support. Uses Maxifile III for multiple file selection. Many more features! Works on all ST/TT030 machines in all resolutions. DCDIRDMP.ARC Keep records of your data! DC Directory Dump lets you print any directory's contents to the screen, printer, or a file. It's simple to run under TOS or DC Desktop. 100% Assembly. ST,STe,and TT compatible. A program of the week. Freeware. DCNOSTIC.ARC Some older hard drives have a tendency for the read/write heads to get stuck. This little AUTO program from Double Click Software solves this problem by stepping the heads through the sectors every five minutes of disk inactivity. All The Rest... These programs will...um....well, just see for yourself. INFODISK.ARC This ARC'd file includes **InfoDisk**, the complete newsletter-on-a- disk environment shell. When used with **DataMake**, its companion utility also in this file, it allows newsletter editors to quickly and easily create a professional disk-based newsletter. Features include multi-format picture file support, fast read and multi-option display of text files, built-in help, GEM interface with an editor-definable menu structure. Shareware. GVW_V303.PAX Dieter Fiebelkorn's GEM-View is one of the best (and biggest) PD programs available for the Atari computer, or any computer! It allows you to view just about any file you can find in any resolution, in any number of colors. It's icon-driven, will load almost all picture and file formats, and can even display color pictures on a monochrome screen. This multiple-file download (look for the other files!) is very nicely done. Shareware. Requires GEM-View Installation program and support *.PAX files. GEMUNF.ZIP This ASCII file unformater removes end-of-line codes (except at the end of paragraphs), and removes spaces and tabs from the beginning of lines. CDPLAY.LZH This is an Audio CD Player for use with any Atari that's hooked up to a CD-ROM drive. Compatible with all drives and Multi-TOS, and includes the standard features you find on any audio CD player. Requirements: ICD host adapter software. CALTIM31.ZIP This easy to use program calls the United States Naval Observatory and sets the computer's internal clock. All U.S. time zones, standard or daylight. Shareware. That Other Stuff ¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯¯ Here are a few files that will tell you more about your system and give you some helpful tips. HD_TECH.TEL This list of Hard Drive 800 support numbers was compiled by a member of the Atari RT. It is provided for your reference. Please note that these numbers have not been verified. GLOSSARY.ZIP The Atari Computer Glossary is a delightful file. It is a large and fairly complete glossary of the most commonly used terms for Atari users and computing in general. The glossary definitions are quite extensive, some of them are quite funny as well! A great shareware offer for the GIANT COMPUTER GLOSSARY is also included. It is Freeware and comes with an excellent file viewer that is shareware. STEADNDM.LZH It seems some early STE owners did not receive the "STE Addendum" for the owner's manual, so this author transcribed it into an ASCII text file. This addendum includes the Rainbow TOS addendum and information on new STE hardware such as the pinout data for the STE's 15-pin connector ports. INVRSVID.ARC Here's a simple little trick with inverse video which can "dress up" your doc files, and might even be used by creators of text files or online magazines. REVOLT.ARC A disk-based "handbook" that outlines several methods in which, the Atari userbase, can help promote Atari educational and business computers in the U.S. marketplace. Well worth the download. Read it, then do your share to help protect your computing investment! This is a public domain document/program, color and mono. PCMOUSE.LZH This short text file describes how to make an adapter allowing you to use any PC "Bus" mouse with your Atari ST/STe/TT. Handy for replacing your ST mouse with a cheap, easy to find mouse. POWERFIX.ARC This file shows you how to repair the internal power supply that's in most STs. Most power supplies fail for the same reason and you might save yourself 50 bucks by checking out this file. MONTRFIX.ZIP This file contains two files that are also available separately. One file describes how to enlarge the display on a monochrome monitor. It doesn't give more pixels, but it eliminates that annoying inch of black space around the screen. The other file describes a fix for the monitor fade that some monochrome monitors experience when too few pixels are lit. VENDORS.ZIP This is a list of Atari related businesses, and people. Software and hardware developers, distributors, stores, and Atari related magazines. A little out of date, but still a valuable resource. DESKTIPS.ZIP This archived text file gives one of the most complete descriptions of the DESKTOP.INF and NEWDESK.INF files available. It describes the use and function of the INF files, and gives some tips on editing them. To help with the editing, it also gives a (nearly) complete description of each entry in the INF file. Want to install an application for more than one file type, or make multiple INF files that each have completely different configurations? Then this file is for you.