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Copyright 1987, Robert S. Blacher.  ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.  Permission is
hereby granted to reproduce and disseminate so long as:  (1) No
remuneration of any kind is received in exchange; and (2) Distribution
is without any modification to the contents hereof, including this
copyright notice.  Any other use is prohibited without express, written
permission in advance.

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     Brief descriptions and reviews of new files added to the system during
January, 1987:

01-31-87]

ICONSRC1.ARC   302820  01-31-87  ICON v6 Complete C source code
ICONSRC2.ARC   179944  01-31-87  ICON v6 Compile doc, tools, test prgms
U/L by Winston Llamas.  These two archives contain the complete source and
related doc, compilation tools and test programs for version 6 of Ralph
Griswold's ICON programming language.  For more information about ICON, see
the description of the archives containing the executables below
(01-29-87).  Note:  The source archives contained newer copies of
OVERVIEW.DOC and VERSION6.DOC so the ICONDOC.ARC file has been updated.
Many thanks to Winston for sending along this very impressive (and large!)
collection.

AUDIT.ARC        3361  01-31-87  Searches disk for hid/sys/r/o files/dirs
U/L by Brian Miller. A collection of programs to search through your disk
for "unusual" files, e.g. hidden, system or read/only files.

PCBFIL27.ARC    74953  01-31-87  PCBoard Dir Maintenance/ PCB 10&11 / v2.7
U/L and written by John Wulff.  This program remains the indispensable tool
for maintaining this system, particularly its cross-reference and master
file list functions.  v2.7 represents a major update, with the following
changes:

     --- Compatibility with multi-node operation.  Files are opened in
     SHAREd mode as necessary.
     --- Increased performance.
     --- Updating of either DATE or SIZE fields in DIRxx.
     --- ALL modes are now executable from EVENT.SYS.

There's actually more that's new in this release.  If you run a PCBoard
system (either version 10 or 11) and haven't taken a look at this program
yet, you should.







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January, 1987:

COMHELP.ARC     79778  01-31-87  Comm port diagnostics/learning tool v1.5
This one is described in the doc as an alternative to the DOS MODE command
for setting communications port parameters.  Well, it can,  but it's
ridiculous to have a more than 100K program to do that!  But, wait, this
one turns out to be a winner after all.  It's an excellent tutorial on the
mysteries of UARTs and modem registers and all that techie stuff, and also
does a very capable job of comm port diagnostics. v1.5, 10/13/86 and worth
a look if you want to learn more about the COM ports on your PC.

TIMKEEP3.ARC    91759  01-31-87  Computer time logging/billing v3.0
An update to a program that has been here since 3/85, TIMEKEEP is a
non-resident program that will log your time on a computer (not
automatically -- you have to keep turning it on and off) and allow you to
bill clients for that time.  v3.0 1/12/87, has the following new features:

 You can find records by any word in the job description; you can correct
 previously entered records; you can find out how many jobs are listed in
 the LOGFILE, and what the inclusive dates are; and you can add records
 from within TIMEKEEP to the LOGFILE.  The new version also features an
 interface to a commercial SAVVY-PC based program, OMNIFILE.  Operation of
 the various functions has also been speeded up.

The program is capable enough and may meet your needs.  It's strength is
that the files it creates are comma-delimited ascii so you can supplement
its rather weak reporting capabilities with a report generator of your own.
Still, loading and unloading this 91K EXE file (written in QuickBasic from
the looks of it) to turn the log on and off is grim, and the input fields
it allows are very constricting.

RLA10.ARC       11365  01-31-87  'Appointment by Alarm' 1.0/Mem-res reminder
TSR reminder of appointments (or other "to do's") you have scheduled during
the day.  This version can not read appointments in from a file so they
must be entered each day, and you must reboot the system each day to clear
out the previous day's entries.  Alarms must also be scheduled on the hour
or half hour.  Looking forward to version 2.0.  This one has promise, but
not yet.  Uses about 31K of RAM.

SRCH70.ARC      31017  01-31-87  Search text files for multiple phrases
U/L by Craig Hulvey.  "Fast text search and/or replacement program.  Search
for up to 5 variables at once.  This version adds non-printing ASCII
capability on the command line." A bit clumsy to use, but has capabilities
not found in other programs.







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FFL.ARC         13760  01-31-87  Fast File Lister displays/prints text files
U/L by Craig Hulvey.  O.K.  You all know how biased I am in favor of Vern
Buerg's LIST program, but compare the capabilities of this 14K COM file to
what Vern packs into LIST's 7K and maybe you'll see why this one won't be
on the system long.

PULLDOWN.ARC    10797  01-31-87  Pulldown TPascal menus w/ windows (1/87)
U/L by Craig Hulvey.  "Includes PULLDOWN.INC and WINDOW31.INC.  You also
need QWIK21.INC to run this [on this system in QWIK21.ARC].  ...Program is
very fast pulldown menus (such as Framework)."

DBA0287.ARC     20498  01-31-87  Data Based Advisor source code 02/87
U/L by Craig Hulvey.  Check out the README file via the archive DOOR to see
what's in this latest sampler.

HELP.ARC        10696  01-31-87  Create, manage F1 help screens, dB3+ v1.0
U/L by Craig Hulvey.  Popping help screens in dB3+.  PRG and text.

VAINCTAX.ARC     9438  01-31-87  Lotus WK1 worksheet for Virginia income tax
U/L by Craig Hulvey.

BTIMER.ARC       3757  01-31-87  Hi-res timer source, from BYTE 1/87 ASM
U/L by Michael Pechnyo.

C_FLD.ARC       11896  01-31-87  Field input for DeSmet C, w/assembler source
U/L by Michael Pechnyo.

DOORS2.ARC      10376  01-31-87  Switch monitors/ASM/Mod to copy not switch
U/L by Michael Pechnyo. Based on the PC Mag program for switching between a
mono and a color monitor, this mod by Michael will copy the text from one
screen to the other but leave the current monitor active.  ASM source of
the original and the modified version included.

ENNS.ARC         8861  01-31-87  Free-Form curves source, BYTE 12-86 BAS
U/L by Michael Pechnyo.

CMOUSE.ARC       1571  01-31-87  Routines for C to call MicroSoft Mouse
U/L by Cal Thames.

[01-30-87]







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January, 1987:

MAKEDBF3.ARC    12359  01-30-87  Schulman's import data to autocreated DBF v3
As I often do, I'm going to steal Pete Olympia's review of this one:

 "Andrew's revised pgm to import data into your application via a DBF file
  it creates. Does for DBF what MAKEMEM does for MEM. This new version has
  the -E option to create an empty DBF, and the -S option to prevent DBF
  damage even if power is turned off. Truly superb. You should send in your
  $15, if only to see the C source. Andrew has published nothing but gems
  and he's trying to raise money for their first baby. Go ahead, make his
  day."

GIVEBACK.ARC     2829  01-30-87  RBBS merge to give back DDOS CPU time w/ASM
U/L by Jim Weddle.

JAPAN.ARC      121130  01-30-87  Tutorial on Japanese vocab,grammar,culture 1.0
U/L by Jim Weddle.  A computerized tutorial on Japanese vocabulary, grammar
and culture, entitled "Japanese for Business and Travel." The documentation
says:  "It has been written that Japanese is one of the ten most difficult
languages on earth to learn.  ....When you finish the tutorial, I'm sure
that you'll disagree." The author also wishes you "good ruck."  Hmmm ...

PIBCAT11.ARC    63009  01-30-87  Disk cataloguer in Turbo Pascal/Expands
                                 ARCs & LBR's/ Complete source/Phil Burns/1.1
U/L and written by Philip Burns.  Every once in a while -- not often
enough, alas -- the BBS system of software distribution really works.
Here's an example.  Two callers to this system, David Seidman and Stephen
Falatko, offerred code suggestions to Phil Burns and they are incorporated,
with further mods, in this revision, plus a new feature added by Phil.  The
changes are:
        --- Alternate routines for handling some DOS 2.x volume labels to
deal with a bug in those DOS versions;
        --- ARC/LBR members will be listed immediately after the file name,
rather than at the end of the dir, unless you choose otherwise via a
command line switch;
        --- A new option has been added to allow searching for an entry
inside an ARC or LBR file.

[01-29-87]

READLVL.ARC     17920  01-29-87  Determine ease of reading/wordcount/C source
U/L and written by Steve Pribut.  Uses the famous (infamous?) Flesch test
to measure the readability of a document.







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BLED15.ARC      89569  01-29-87  Source code util-mrg,compare-QBASIC more 1.5
U/L and written by Ken Goosens.  Some significant changes and bug fixes to
an excellent program that will be especially useful to those of you working
with QuickBASIC.  BLED allows you to compare and merge text files,
including unnumbered code.  Particularly helpful where multiple authors are
working together on a program (e.g.  RBBS, where Ken works with other
authors).  Complete QB source for the BLED program itself is included.
v1.5, 1/25/87.

ICONDOC.ARC     45314  01-29-87  Docs to ICON prog. language version 6
ICONIPL.ARC     73987  01-29-87  ICON v6 Supplementary Files
ICONLMM.ARC    186922  01-29-87  ICON v6 executables large mem model
ICONSMM.ARC    139975  01-29-87  ICON v6 executables small memory model
U/L by Winston Llamas.

      "Icon is a high-level programming language with extensive
    facilities for processing strings and lists. Icon has several
    novel features, including expressions that may produce sequences
    of results, goal-directed evaluation that automatically searches
    for a successful result, and string scanning that allows opera-
    tions on strings to be formulated at a high conceptual level."

Written by Ralph Griswold, of SNOBOL fame, this is release 6 of ICON. The
language has been entirely re-written in C (source not included in these
arcs), and the major changes are summarized as follows:

      "Version 6.0 extensions consist of a declaration to facilitate
    the use of Icon procedure libraries, a new set data type, new
    options for sorting tables, new syntax to support the use of co-
    expressions in programmer-defined control operations, the invoca-
    tion of functions and operators by their string names, and a few
    new functions."

More information is contained in the ICONDOC.ARC, which I strongly
recommend you download and review before deciding whether to come back for
the rest of the collection or parts of it.

NOTE:  I have substantially re-organized these archives from the way they
have been circulating on other boards and from the way they are described
in the READ.ME files.  Files were duplicated across the various arcs, and a
much less efficient arc utility had been used.  However, the archives,
while smaller (not small!) are complete.







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January, 1987:

HELP!.ARC       66397  01-29-87  HD file mngr v2.01, 12/06/86, Bruce A. Taylor
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  Another very good DOS shell/sweep-type utility.
Features include:

       o  Copy, Compare, Move or Erase One or More Files
       o  Save the File Names used for the above commands for later recall
       o  Make or Erase Sub-Directories
       o  Locate a File(s) presence on the Hard Disk in ANY Directory
       o  Change File Attributes
       o  Make Hidden Directories
       o  Print to Screen / File / Printer either Formatted or Unformatted
       o  Print Directories
       o  Hex-Dump Files
       o  Visual Directory Tree for Rapid Access to Buried Sub-Directories
       o  Add / Change Volume Labels
       o  Run Programs by Pointing at a File Type
       o  Context Sensitive Help
       o  Two Different File Windows
       o  Sort Files by Name, Extension, Size, Time or Date
       o  Change Screen Attributes to Your Preference

It's very pretty and quite powerful.  Neither the on-line help nor the
documentation amount to much, but the program is quite easy to learn and to
use.

RMCTRL-H.ARC    13412  01-29-87  Filter backspace chars in files w/C source
U/L by Jeffrey Heynen.  There are other programs that do the same
(interpret and remove control-H -- backspace -- characters from a file) but
this one works well and comes with the C source.

[01-28-87]

XDIR102.ARC     30563  01-28-87  Include comments in directory display & more
U/L and written by Iram Weinstein. A command-line driven program (either a
plus or a minus depending on your personal religion with respect to these
matters) to allow you to create short comments describing each file in a
directory.  Also allows you to copy and move files.  Well executed and
straight-forward, and useful for those of you who need more that DOS' 11
characters to remember what the heck your files are.  See also XPNDIR.ARC
and it's associated utility EXPCOPY.ARC for a somewhat more involved
approach.







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DD15.ARC        13721  01-28-87  DoubleDir v1.5, Shows 2 dirs at once/E.Grunin
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  I think the new features are support for 43-line
mode on EGA and a DOS shell command, but what's new isn't clearly indicated
in the doc.  For other comments, see review of DD14.ARC on 1/13/87 (below).

NO_ANSI.ARC      5965  01-28-87  Strip incoming ANSI seqs/TSR/ASM/D.Nowell
U/L by Bill Cummings. A mem-res program to strip out ANSI escape sequences
(the kind this BBS sends when you turn graphics on, for example)  before
they are written to your screen.  I suspect the source code will turn out
more useful than the program.  v1.0, 1/25/87.

W4-11.ARC       46944  01-28-87  W-4 worksheet helper R.Stanley  EXE only
U/L by Bill Cummings.  1/19/87 release of this W-4 calc program, this time
as an executable, rather than in basic source, and without any doc.  I
think I liked it better the old way, and have kept that one on the system
as well for now (though both won't last here long --- none of the W-4
programs I've seen, including this one, strike me as being terribly
useful).

LJ2UP.ARC       10383  01-28-87  HP LaserJet util/2 pages per sheet
U/L by Mike Focke.  "A utility that prints ASCII text files in "2-up" (two
pages on each piece of paper) format on a Hewlett-Packard LaserJet (or
LaserJet+) printer.  To run this program, you need a font cartridge with
the Line Printer font in landscape form.  Many cartridges contain this
font, such as the HP 92286A font cartridge."

[01-27-87]

COLORAM.ARC     33339  01-27-87  Test full 16K of RAM on CGA card
U/L by Bill Wood.  Untested as the only CGA I have here is non-standard and
I'd rather not dink with it.

DBU12.ARC       67691  01-27-87  DB3UTIL v1.2-dBASE and Quicksilver utility
U/L and written by Cal Thames. A multi-purpose dBase utility, especially
designed for those using Wordtech's Quicksilver compiler. v1.2, 1/27/86.







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ARCV117.ARC     12253  01-27-87  ARChive Verbose Lister v1.17 01/27 Buerg ASM
                       01-27-87  Recognizes "Squash"/even smaller/SHARE compat
Two changes to this latest version of Vern Buerg's fast utility that gives
you a verbose listing of an archive: (1) Vern managed to shrink the .COM
file about 30 bytes, bringing it just below 2K, instead of just over.
Result: On DOS 3.x >20 meg hard disks, you just saved 2K of space; (2) The
program now supports DOS 3.x file sharing, opening the files for reading
only in "deny nothing" mode (i.e. other processes may concurrently read or
write to the file without producing SHARE violations).   A joy for PCBoard
sysops running multi-node systems (like me!) and for anyone using this
program in a file sharing environment.  The ASM source for the program is
included, which will undoubtedly be of aid to others trying to figure out
the mysteries of both archives and SHAREd files.

RPT2DLM.ARC     26624  01-27-87  Convert fixed text to comma delimited format
"This is a very preliminary version of a program called Report-2-Delim.
The purpose of this program is to take multi-line fixed-field report text
files translate them to delimited data files.  Programs such as Lotus and
Paradox can then convert these files to their own table formats." U/L by
Larry Lynn.

WSSTRIP.ARC     17340  01-27-87  WS to ASCII cnvrt, wrd count, DLC 2.12
U/L and written by Tadas Osmolskis.  "This is a program which strips the
high bits from Wordstar files, removes print/format characters, deletes
lines which start with periods ("Dot commands"), and provides some
simple-minded summary statistics about the file procesed."   Full,
well-commented source in DataLite C (v2.12) is included.

ANSI-AID.ARC    13193  01-27-87  Create ansi graphics with text editor
A "how to" on creating ansi (color) screens with a normal text editor.
Explains the escape sequences, etc.  Sample screens included.  U/L by Jim
Davis.

[01-26-87]







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LIST61A.ARC     21854  01-26-87  Buerg's excellent! file LISTer v6.1A 01/23/87
                       01-26-87  Full-screen ascii or binary file viewer
                       01-26-87  Now shell to DOS, backspaces handled, SHARE
U/L and written by Vern Buerg (with a little assist on the upload from
Brian Larson).

Those of you who have been with this bulletin for a while know that I am an
unabashed fan of Vern Buerg's LIST program.  It is one of a handful of
programs that I just wouldn't want to be without.  I don't want to TYPE a
file; I want to LIST it so I can have the amazing number of capabilities
Vern has packed into this less than 7K .COM file.  If you have not yet
tried LIST, you are making a big mistake.  Hopefully, you'll also consider
supporting this program if you decide to use it regularly.

With that said, and knowing that most of you have tried LIST (it is far and
away the most popular file on this system), here are the major new
features in version 6.1A:

        -- Additional support for the EGA;

        -- A new ALT-G command that allows you to shell to DOS from the
LIST program.  The result is a 64K DOS work area where you can do a little
housekeeping, whatever, and then EXIT right back to LIST;

        -- The Alt-J (junk) toggle has been enhanced so that it not only
handles lines that end with a linefeed instead of a CR/LF combination, but
also properly interprets backspace characters.  Readers of the
Fansi-Console doc files are in business -- you can now LIST them.  Would
you believe even Chuck Forsberg's wacky docs (e.g.  the ZMODEM and YMODEM
protocol doc files and the ZCOMM documentation) will now LIST properly?

        -- DOS 3.x file sharing has been implemented.  Callers to this
board should be especially thankful.  I'm much less likely to thunk you by
accident because I go to read a file that PCBoard has open in SHARE mode.
More seriously, the addition of full support for file sharing makes LIST
even more valuable to those using this program under networks or
multi-tasking systems that follow NETBIOS or SHARE rules.

There's more.  This is a significant update to Vern's already excellent
program and well worth the download time.  If you haven't done so in a
while, read Vern's doc file.  LIST can be easily customized to suit your
own needs and you'll get the most benefit from this program if you take a
few moments to follow the instructions.  You'll also find capabilities you
probably didn't realize were there.






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LIST61A.ARC (Continued)

Conflict of interest disclosure: Vern was kind enough to share (whoops, no
pun intended) pre-release versions of this program with me, and others, for
testing.

INDEXING.ARC    69028  01-26-87  QuickBASIC Binary Tree Indexing Routines
U/L and written by Roy Barrow.  A good doc file and a sample program
demonstrating B-TREE indexing in QB.  Not all of the routines called by the
sample program are included, but are sent to contributors.

FCON200G.ARC    46569  01-26-87  Fansi-CONsole 2.00G /DEV & HST 1/18/87
FCON200G.PCH    11233  01-26-87  Upgrade any FCON 2.00 DEV to G version
U/L by Dave Klein.  Some bug fixes.  If you have a 2.00 device driver, just
take the patch file and apply it with debug (it's a cinch: DEBUG
FCONSOLE.DEV < FCON200G.PCH).

LASJT44.ARC     49635  01-26-87  LaserJet setup utility v4.4 - Guy Gallo
This is Guy Gallo's latest version of his excellent HP LaserJet set up
utility (that also includes a notepad).  The new feature in this version is
the ability to edit a custom (one not already supported by this
program) printer code to send to the LJ and then save that code as part of
the program for future use.

COHORT20.ARC    46792  01-26-87  Gallo's Printer/Directory/Notepad util v2.0
This program combines a generic printer setup utility (get out your manual
-- you'll need to enter the codes yourself) with some DOS commands and a
very good notepad.  Version 2.0 holds the contents of the notepad in memory
even if you exit the pad to the main menu.

CRC.ARC         13408  01-26-87  Forsberg's calc 32-bit CRC of file/EXE/C/DOC
The 'C' code will probably be of the most interest as it shows how to
calculate a 32-bit CRC value.  However, the program can also be used to
verify that a file has been accurately transferred via modem by simply
comparing the CRC value calculated on both ends.

DSZ0119.ARC     37584  01-26-87  Z/Ymodem module/run frm other comm prgs 011987
Who knows what Chuck has changed this time?  There are never update notes.
But, here's the latest of his excellent DSZ module that you can run from
other comm programs to add Ymodem (single file and batch) and Zmodem
capabilities.  Still running Crosstalk XVI and unwilling to give it up, but
want the extra speed of Ymodem?  Here's your answer.







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[01-25-87]

GUDLUK31.ARC    68945  01-25-87  GoodLook 3.1 - Side by Side File Compare
U/L and written by John Dove.  There are just too many new features for me
to list them all in this bulletin.  This is a powerful, 2 files at a time
viewer, that makes it easy to compare files for differences.  Major
enhancements are support for WS files, improvements to the search
capabilities, and expecially the new Zoom mode that allows you to choose
either of your 2 files for full-screen display at any time.

SPEEDY99.ARC    20593  01-25-87  Measure CPU Speed on Relative/Absolute Basis
REMOVED: Not PD or Shareware.

CLIPKEYS.ARC     1416  01-25-87  Test status of lock keys in Clipper - no srce
U/L by Bob Hicks.

MAKEDBF2.ARC     8507  01-25-87  A. Schulman import text to auto created dbf
U/L by Bob Hicks.  Good program to import data into your application via a
DBF file it creates. In Pete Olympia's words: "Does for DBF what MAKEMEM
does for MEM."

ZOO140.ARC      33792  01-25-87  Zoo archiver 1.40 (nonARC) w/new features
U/L and written by Rahul Dhesi.  Some very impressive new features in this
not-compatible-with-SEA's ARC archive utility.  For those of you looking
for an archive utility for your own private storage tasks, this one is
worth a look, particularly if the availability of a Unix/Xenix etc.
version of the program has significance for you (Rahul promised the updated
code for that in a week or so).

CUT.ARC          9611  01-25-87  Unix-like 'cut' with output formatting/EXE/DOC
U/L by Dave Johnson.  A DOS implementation of the Unix 'cut' command that
can cut out specified fields from each line of a file.

UN_RDIR.ARC      1413  01-25-87  UnRedirect/ReRedirect StdIn/StdOut/Lattice C
U/L and written by Lewis Paper.

ARCTOOL2.ARC    31209  01-25-87  Recover damaged ARC files (some, not all)
U/L by Dean Wood.  I'd have to damage some archives to try this one out as
(hopefully) there are no bad ones already here, but what this program tries
to do is salvage as much info as possible from a damaged archive file.

LBLPRT.ARC      19659  01-25-87  Disk label maker v3.1
U/L by Dean Wood.  Prints 3 line diskette labels with a title.  Supports
Epson/IBM print controls.






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STRNFST2.ARC    20301  01-25-87  TP Inline string routines - updated
U/L by David Seidman.   Excellent, fast routines, with some improvements
to the earlier edition and some new routines as well.  Archive also
includes 2 programs to aid use of David Baldwin's INLINE conversion
program.

WORDC.ARC       10194  01-25-87  Word,Sentence, Line counter. Exe. & C src.
U/L and written by Steve Pribut.

HBASSRC.ARC     95603  01-25-87  Astronomy, Database in TurboPas Src(Toolbox)
U/L by Steve Pribut.  Kept for the sake of the source code, but will be a
short timer on this system.

[01-24-87]

ITOH103.ARC     10788  01-24-87  Fix inverted graphics dumps to 8510 /ASM
Your C-Itoh got ya upside down?  Maybe this will help.  By Dana Nowell,
includes complete ASM source. U/L by Bill Cummings.

VACUUM.ARC       5320  01-24-87  Recover data from bad floppy disks/ASM
As David Seidman who wrote and U/L this file points out, here's one you
hope you'll never need.  But, if a floppy with critical data on it has gone
bad on you, this may help you recover at least some of the information.
1/24/87, includes good doc, executable and complete ASM source.

PCW271A.ARC    267786  01-24-87  QuickSoft's PC-Write v2.71 Main Disk
This archive contains the files from the December '86, v2.71 "Program"
disk.  See Bulletin 3 for more information.  There undoubtedly is also a
new 2.71 utilities disk, but I do not have that one yet (hint, hint), so
the 2.7 utilities disk archive is still on the system.







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ARCE211.ARC      9839  01-24-87  Extract ARC files/V.Buerg,W.Chin/v2.11 012487
U/L and writen by Vern Buerg.  This is an official release of ARCE (2.08 et
seq.  were not).  The major change from v2.06 is the addition of the
/Piping command which allows you to redirect output.  Typically,
redirection would be to the console so you can read a file without
extracting it from the arc.  You can also pipe to LIST, Vern's wonderful
file lister, with a command like the following:

     ARCE EXAMPLE READ.ME /P | LIST /S

More info is contained in Vern's excellent documentation.  Note: Squashed
files, as produced by Phil Katz's PKARC 2.0, are not supported by ARCE --
they will simply be skipped and the program will go on to the next
not-squashed file.  If you wish to use PKARC 2.0, I continue to recommend
that you apply the DISSQASH.PAT file to it so it will not use the
non-standard squash algorithm by default.  Conflict of interest disclosure:
Vern shared a pre-release of this program with me, and others, for testing.

TOLIST.ARC       2818  01-24-87  Pipe program output to Vern Buerg's LIST
U/L and written by Lewis Paper. Speaking of piping to LIST, here's a handy
batch file and a PCED synonym to reduce the number of keystrokes.
Excellent doc included.

PATHA.ARC       49005  01-24-87  PATHALIAS for Unix/ source & (skimpy) doc
U/L by Ed Clarke.  Uh, uh, no way I'm going to try and summarize the
purpose of this program.  Hopefully, those of you who are interested in the
intricacies of path aliases in Unix will already know what's here.

T1KFIX.ARC         51  01-24-87  Overcomes "Cannot exec as child of Basic"
U/L by Vern Buerg.  COM file only.

APNDIR.ARC       2522  01-24-87  APPEND Directories/DOS thinks they're one
U/L by Philip Stults.  This is described in the doc as handling situations,
as with WordStar, where the program can't find its overlays.  I don't see
why this approach has any advantages over SUBST, if you have DOS 3.1+, or a
path enhancer like DPATH30 if you don't.  Untested.

HOTKEY.ARC       1320  01-24-87  Another typematic speedup for PC/XT keybd 1.05
U/L by Philip Stults. Claims to handle buffering better.  Untested.

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COOKBOOK.ARC    43507  01-23-87  18 financial calculations plus mortgages
U/L by Peter Hayes.  Pretty standard set of financial calculations plus a
detailed mortgage calculator.

QF23D.ARC       72459  01-23-87  Qfiler 2.3d: Print Dirs/Use Exts w/ Subdirs
U/L by Chuck Cooper.  Here are Kenn's latest update notes for the interim
revisions to Qfiler (those updates not including a number change but adding
a letter to the version):

QF23A and QF23B both resolve some problems with DOS2.x, particularly in
using the ARC utilities (CTRL-A).

QF23C adds the ability to print a hardcopy of the sorted directory (as
displayed in the current window) by pressing CTRL-P (printer utilities),
then "D".

QF23D adds the ability to create, remove, and change to subdirectories with
extensions -- not common, but allowed by DOS.  What DOS allows, QFILER
should support.

PCPZCOMM.ARC     5133  01-23-87  Sample Zcomm script w/Pursuit,CIS,Genie,etc.
Up/L by John Huffman.  For those of you using Forsberg's ZCOMM, a little
help with the scripts probably will be a relief!

PRCMST11.ARC    13373  01-23-87  Sort ProComm directory v1.1, COM only, 010987
U/L by Bob Weinstein.

RLETRAP2.ARC     2973  01-23-87  ProComm support for RLE graphics v2.0, 010287
U/L by Bob Weinstein.

WIND30.ARC      14064  01-23-87  Multi-level windows v3.0, w/TP source, 010187
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  "This utility creates incredibly quick multi-level
windows as include files in Turbo Pascal programs for IBM PC/XT/AT compati-
bles.  They work on MDA, CGA, and EGA adapters in any column mode
(40/80/etc.).  This utility uses the quick screen writing utilities of
QWIK21.INC."

XD100.ARC        7041  01-23-87  eXtended/eXchange Directory v1.00, 01/02/87
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  This is an excellent program.  It combines the
capabilities normally found in pushdir/popdir type programs with some other
very useful functions, including the ability to change both drives and
subdirs with one command.  Its memory usage is very efficient -- roughly
192 bytes (and if need be, you can MARK/RELEASE that segment).  All in all,
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ORCHID.ARC       1410  01-23-87  Charlie Innusa's Orchid PCnet software tips
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  Both PCBoard and RBBS sysops have been experiencing
problems with the Orchid PC Net software locking up.  Charlie Innusa, Sysop
of PC-Rockland, details the configuration he is using to resolve the
problems.

[01-22-87]

SORTS15.ARC      9387  01-22-87  Multi-key record sorter, v1.5, 01/13/87/Parke
U/L by Tony Rood.  An excellent, fast, SORT program (light years better
than that which comes with DOS), Bill Parke's utility also has the powerful
capability to perform multiple field sorting based on a selection of
columns making up a sorting key.  Alas, no update notes for this latest
version.  Would someone who is in contact with Bill (as I know some of you
are; he's one of our own here in D.C.), please pass along my respects for
his excellent programs and a plea that he start including update notes?
Thanks.

BKILL21.ARC     17762  01-22-87  Delete trailing blanks ASCII files 2.1 11/86
U/L by Tony Rood.  Wonderful.  In any number of ways, such as with some
screen dump-to-disk programs, you end up with a file that pads each line
out to 80 columns with spaces, and that's not what you want.  This little
util gets rid of them.







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FITT86A.ARC    171634  01-22-87  1-2-3 '86 tax prep template w/17 forms & sch
U/L by David Geerinck.  The 1986 version of an excellent Lotus 1-2-3 tax
preparation template that will run under any version of Lotus from 1A on.
It includes all the applicable tax tables (including the optional state
sales tax tables) and the following forms and schedules:

     Forms

     1040 - U.S. Individual Income Tax Return
     2106 - Employee Business Expenses
     2119 - Sale or Exchange of Principal Residence
     2210 - Underpayment of Estimated Tax By Individuals
     2441 - Credit for Child and Dependent Care Expenses
     3903 - Moving Expense Adjustment
     4684 - Casualties and Thefts

     Schedules

     A  - Itemized Deductions
     B  - Interest & Dividend Income
     C  - Profit or (Loss) from Business
     D  - Capital Gains and Losses
     E  - Supplemental Income Schedule
     F  - Farm Income and Expenses
     G  - Income Averaging
     R  - Credit for the Elderly and the Disabled
     SE - Computation of Social Security Self-Employment Tax
     W  - Deduction for a Married Couple When Both Work

This uncrippled, excellent shareware package has been on BBS systems for 3
years now, I believe, with the author providing an updated version each
year to deal with IRS code changes (he's got his work cut out for the next
few years!).  If you're a Lotus user and, sigh, a taxpayer, you should take
a look at this package (and support it if you use it).

INT5PRO.ARC     10581  01-22-87  Print-screen for C-Itoh ProWriter 8/85
U/L by Jerry Brown.  Not new, but one of the better ProWriter screen dump
utils (and I'm partial to these as that happens to be my printer).  Will be
kept very briefly for those who may not have ever called a BBS back when
this was first released.

MACLEARN.ARC     1795  01-22-87  A learn mode macro for 123 (Rel 2) macros
U/L by Lem Hill.  Sorry -- I don't have Rel 2 and there's no doc for this.







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FBUTIL.ARC      22584  01-22-87  Menu-driven batch file for FastBack
U/L by Lem Hill.  A batch file making use of popular bat file utils (e.g.
MENU.COM, QUERY.COM and others) to provide a somewhat better interface for
the commercial FastBack program (versions 5.03 -- and up?).

CSRUPDT1.ARC    22205  01-22-87  Turns C Spot Run 2.0 into 2.0A.  4 Files.
U/L and written by Bob Pritchett.  "Version 2.0 of C Spot Run (January 10,
1987) accidentally got out without the source and executable versions of
CheckC and FLine.  Both of these programs were included in the
documentation, but missed the ARChive.  This ARC includes these missing
files."

[01-21-87]

TIMEKEY.ARC     16551  01-21-87  Keybd macros for date-time stamps (PC Mag)
FREEZE.ARC      12761  01-21-87  File security from keyboard (PC Mag)
DIREX.ARC       21443  01-21-87  Extended DIR/mini-sweep util (PC Mag)/revised
SUGGEST.ARC      4662  01-21-87  Flash subliminal msgs on screen ASM/DOC only!
U/L by Dean Wood.  With the change of policy by PC Mag re:  posting their
programs on "noncommercial" BBS systems, here are 4 from recent issues.
Frankly, none are great programs, but all of the arcs contain complete ASM
source, and the code is well-commented and useful.  A few notes:  PC Mag
recently fixed a bug in DIREX based on a reader's submission and the copy
in the arc contains that fix.  Also, the SUGGEST program is absolutely
dismal (Dean Wood quite properly put an UGH!  after it when he uploaded
it).  I've deleted the COM file from that ARC, as only the code could
conceivably be of any value.

POLYMATH.ARC   158685  01-21-87  Interesting Forth-like language - mathish too
U/L by Jerry Shifrin.  "Polymath is a language developed for number
processing.  Much like Forth, Polymath is highly modulated and based upon
function words.  Most words are defined with very simple tasks.  These
simple words are then used and integrated with other words to build more
powerful words functions.  An entire programming dictionary of function
words can then be developed which is actually custom created by the
author."

PCPCHK20.ARC    62874  01-21-87  Extracts PCP BBS's from Darwin/PCB Lists 2.0
U/L and written by Ed Hopper.  For those of you who want to know what
numbers are accessible via PC Pursuit ....







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AMAXX234.ARC    77918  01-21-87  AUTOMAXX Menu System/PC Manager v2.34 122386
U/L by Bill Walsh.  Recent update notes for this excellent menu program and
DOS shell:
   Version 2.34 --
        AUTOMAXX now supports the ARC program of The System Enhancement
   Associates by calling it to arc the files are tagged.  All command
   line parameters of the ARC.EXE are supported.  You must have declared
   a path to ARC.EXE to use the archive feature of AUTOMAXX.
        Command line parameters are now supported by the execute
   feature.
        The calendar is back; it pops-up when <alt>C keys are pressed.  The
   function keys are again available in the menu system by popular demand.

   Version 2.33 --
        The error handler has been improved and the system is more user
   friendly.  The 'whereis' file finding option has been changed to pause
   when the screen is full.
        The copy command now always asks for subdirectry selection on
   the destination drive when subdirectories exist.  The other features
   have been optimized and made more robust.

AutoMaxx is a controversial program due to it's "look and feel" similarity
to Marshall McGee's AutoMenu.  But, that similarity grows less with each
new release adding features to this powerful, well-supported, shareware
program.

RESPRO11.ARC     8771  01-21-87  Disable & Reactivate mem-res programs v1.1
U/L by Bill Gibson.  I have no reason to believe that Eric Gans saw my
review last month (see REVW1286.ARC) of the first release of this program,
but he has added the major capability I found lacking -- a simple way to
clear ALL memory-resident programs if you wish, rather than having to
always do so one at a time.  He also added the ability to change "hot
keys".  While I will personally continue to use Kokkonen's MARK/RELEASE
programs because they serves my needs, the menu-driven approach of this
program and the ability to disable and activate TSR's at will to avoid
conflicts may be capabilities you need.

CSR20.ARC      197974  01-21-87  'C Spot Run' MS-C library v2.0 /Excellent
U/L by Nevin Dubin.  An excellent collection of C and assembly routines
that supplement the standard libraries provided with C compilers.  The
author, Bob Pritchett, has been providing excellent support for this
collection, issuing both newsletters and updates (at reasonable intervals,
too!).  Though the C code is relatvely portable, the version of the LIB
file in this arc is for current versions of Microsoft C.






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PROMOUSE.ARC     2750  01-21-87  MS mouse dirver for ProComm /MNU & DEF
U/L by Fumio Matushita.

WED302.ARC     120065  01-21-87  Versatile program/text editor v3.02
U/L by Bill Walsh.  The doc says a bug in the INSERT function was changed
in 3.01, but doesn't say what was changed in 3.02.  WED is one of the
better, full-screen text editors, with a few word processing features
thrown in for good measure.  Worth a look if you haven't already found one
of these with which you are satisfied (they're not exactly in short supply
on this system).

DLT.ARC         10055  01-21-87  Handy file delete utility w/Verify/PAS/DOC
U/L and written by Ed Ross. COM file not included, but the source will
probably me of most value in any event.

[01-20-87]

PIBCAT11.ARC    63009  01-30-87  Disk cataloguer in Turbo Pascal/Expands
                                 ARCs & LBR's/ Complete source/Phil Burns/1.1
U/L and written by Philip Burns.  Wouldn't it be nice, if you look around
and can't find a disk catalog program that quite meets your needs, to be as
talented as Phil Burns and just go ahead and write one?  Well, that's what
happened here.  Phil wanted a program that would meet 3 criteria:  (1) Find
all files (including hidden, system, etc.); (2) Traverse subdirs; and (3)
Explode ARCs and LBRs (show member files).  And, he wanted the output in a
straight ascii file so that it could then be manipulated with other
programs.  Couldn't find it (DISKOVER was close, but no cigar) so here it
is, with complete source in Turbo Pascal so you can modify it to your own
needs if necessary and add features you may find lacking in your
application (in which case, you'll share your new code, right?).  A very
useful and astonishingly fast program.

Conflict of interest disclosure:  I did a tiny bit of testing of this
program before it was released and Phil was too gracious and mentioned that
in the doc.

PRTCTL.ARC      10201  01-20-87  dBASE3+ printer control/mod to DB3_ARTS
FILHND.ARC       3346  01-20-87  How many file handls left dBASE3+?/DB3_ARTS
U/L by Lewis Paper.  Fixes some problems found in the files in
DB3_ARTS.ARC.

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ED221.ARC       10991  01-19-87  Very small line editor-10/85 but new doc
U/L by Loren Olson.  A very capable, TINY editor (runs in my less than 30K
RAM maintenance partition on this computer).  Alas, it is marred by no
documentation.  Someone else has come along and provided some, but you're
still going to have to do a lot of hunting and pecking to figure out how to
put this editor through its paces.

LLST1201.ARC    39609  01-19-87  Doubly linked lists routines w/c src
U/L by Michael Downing.  Intended for the Lattice C compiler, version 1.0,
11/86.

GA.ARC          29800  01-19-87  Genetic algorithm-induce rules from examples
U/L by Michael Downing.  TP source and COM.

W4-09.ARC       17905  01-19-87  Calc withholding # for IRS W-4 (.BAS revised)
U/L by David Geerinck.  Well, Treasury Secretary Baker announced just
yesterday that he wants the IRS to take another look (ahem) at the W-4.  It
apparently isn't exactly perceived as a model of simplicity.  This program
may help a little, though I doubt it.

TSRSHELL.ARC     4086  01-19-87  Shell for TSRs in ASM v1.01 D. Nowell 112186
U/L by Rick Engle.  No doc.  Sure hope MASM ain't a foreign language for
you, too.

XLISP20.ARC     69478  01-19-87  "Developmental" v. of XLISP 2.0/EXE/UPD only
U/L by Kent Reed.  A work in progress, version 2.0 of XLISP is still
"developmental." Take a look at the README.1ST file via the arc DOOR if you
want more details on what has changed so far.

NJLQP.ARC       47217  01-19-87  'Nifty James' Letr-Quality prntg/ASM/v1.39/EPS
U/L by Wes Banes.  "NJLQP takes text from a standard ASCII file and prints
it to your graphics-capable dot matrix printer.  It uses an attractive
Roman Serif font, and runs at a reasonable speed.  NJLQP works with EPSON
printers, and requires about 10k of memory when it runs." ASM source for
this command-driven program is included.







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TPSHARE.ARC      7456  01-19-87  Accessing SHAREd files in TPasc & much more
U/L and written by John Wulff.  Using PCBoard as an example, John Wulff
explains how to open files in SHAREd mode, that is, how to safely open
files in a network environment that are also being opened concurrently by
other programs.  While the primary language addressed is Turbo Pascal
(which does not directly support DOS 3.x file sharing), the information
collected here will be of value for other languages, including assembly
language programmers and, of course, those working in Quick Basic. The text
file takes a complex subject and makes it all sound almost easy (more than
can be said for the DOS Tech Ref manual from which some of the info is
derived).  Source code examples in Turbo Pascal are included.  An
indispensable document for PCBoard utility and DOORs authors and to anyone
else who is writing applications that will run in environments where DOS
3.x file sharing is supported.

PALERT16.ARC    20967  01-19-87  Patriquin's check disk space & warn when low
U/L and written by Norm Patriquin.   PALERT is a non-mem res utility that
can warn you when your free disk space has fallen below a level you have
specified.  A useful tool, particularly in batch file applications, as
appropriate errorlevel messages are returned.  Changes in this version:

      Version 1.6     January 17, 1987
                        --  Problem with large capacity disks printing
                            incorrect space used percent.

29ROWS.ARC       3892  01-19-87  29 rows text w CGA or Herc card/untested/ASM
U/L by Jerry Laveck.  Well, the first report back is that it doesn't work
on a Herc.  Anyone else tried it on a different adaptor card?

DBLASER.ARC      1399  01-19-87  dBase procedure file to set LaserJet printer
U/L by Jerry Laveck.

HPFILTER.ARC    20421  01-19-87  Produce line draw chars on HPLj w/ no ROM
U/L and written by Rip Toren.  Intercepts codes between 179 and 223 (the
line drawing and block characters) and sends a string appropriate to the HP
LaserJet instead.  Sure wish I had one of those to try this on!

VERBAK13.ARC    32957  01-19-87  DOS BACKUP verification v1.3 1/11/87 subset
U/L by Ed Ross.  1/11/87 V1.3 Backup sets of more than 9 floppies were not
handled properly- fixed.   This is a subset of the registered version.
Untried -- I don't use DOS BACKUP/RESTORE.

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OMEGA102.ARC    58561  01-18-87  Omega-Term v1.02, small comm pgm w/X & Ymodem
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  A fast, small!  comm program (written in ASM, but
source, like batteries, not included).  Still a program in development, it
lacks some capabilities you may find indispensable -- like script execution
-- but who knows what lies ahead.  The current release adds line editing
capabilities during command entry and some minor enhancement to it's "File
System" commands (basically, DOS commands handled internally).

GTLOG59.ARC     92046  01-18-87  GT Power Comm utl v5.9, 01/15/87, James Davis
U/L by Bob Weinstein.

SUNRISE.ARC     48112  01-18-87  Sunrise/sunset calculator v1.0 9/86
U/L by Neal Machtiger.

ASMGEN.ARC      21972  01-18-87  Gersbach's unassembler v2.01/ not new
U/L by Tim Brown.  Not new at all, this is Jack Gersbach's (IBM) vintage
disassembler.  My interest was piqued in the value of this tool again by
the release of a modified version of ANSWER (ANSWR202.ARC) by a different
author.  As the source for ANSWER.COM had never been released, ASMGEN was
the way it was obtained.  Here for a short time for those of you who don't
already have a copy.

DS221.ARC       75804  01-18-87  Directory Scanner v2.21 - DOS shell/backup
DS_MSMOU.ARC     9528  01-18-87  MS mouse menu for Directory Scanner v2.21
U/L by Cyrus Phillips.  Fixed a bug in the backup function when backing up
to a blank disk.  If you only use the DOS shell functions rather than the
backup capabilities of this program, you have no need for the update.

PFROI.ARC       81842  01-18-87  Portfolio Manager/Computes ROI & more
U/L by Charles Rawlins.  I'd have to spend a good deal of time with this
one to see what it's really capable of.  A brief trial, without reading the
doc, just didn't do it -- I couldn't even get it to load the sample
portfolio.  Sorry -- I'm not willing to fiddle with this one as I use my
own set of spreadsheets for this purpose.  Reviews by others VERY welcome.







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[01-17-87]

FREEBASE.ARC   184106  01-17-87  dBASE written in Clipper by T. Rettig v1.00
                       01-17-87  Poor imitation of dB/Wampum is MUCH better
For a file like this, I turn to Pete Olympia for a review.  Dr. dBase says:
"This compiled DOT.PRG now gives Clipper a dot prompt.  In essence, a
Clipper interpreter (sort of).  It is a very POOR imitation of dBASE.  Very
poor error handling.  Bombs on unrecognized command parms.  I get a feeling
this is a marketing ploy for Rettig's library.  See DOT.PRG in your Autumn
'86 distribution disk.  WAMPUM is far superior."  U/L by Bob Hicks to
Pete's system and to mine, and we both thank you, Bob, for an "important"
upload even if the program is way beneath its advance publicity.  A short
timer on this system, so grab if you want it.

QUIKCLIP.ARC     2523  01-17-87  Create clipper CLP & LNK files for mult-modul
This short program will create the CLP, LNK, and BAT file(s) necessary for
separate compilation and linkage of a clipper program with multiple PRG
files.  U/L by Bob Hicks.

UNBACKUP.ARC    12734  01-17-87  Restore BACKUP disks/files out of order/C src
Some of the code looks good, but the program can't handle files that carry
over from one disk to another. U/L by Michael Milan.

ENTER.ARC       16768  01-17-87  Execute multi-cmds from cmdline, TP source
The syntax is a little awkward, but it seems to work.  You can enter more
than one command on a DOS command line.  I'll resist the pitch for PCED or
CED which do the same much better (see how well I resisted).  This has TP
source, and is dated 1/5/87.  I like the program in DO.ARC better than this
(though it's been a while since I've used it) but that one has no source.
U/L by Sammy Mitchell.

MAKMEM3A.ARC    36018  01-17-87  Schulman's MAKE/READ .db3 MEM,null date v3.a
We'll steal Pete Olympia's review of this one as well:

   "This differs from MAKEMEM3 only on READMEM & the doc. READMEM can read
   FoxBase+ 1 & 2-dimensional array mem vars.
   This is Andrew's superb way of importing external data into the dBASE
   environment. The programs were featured in my DBA December column.
   This is a super file.   I ask, AGAIN, that you contribute to Andrew
   (he's only asking $15 and he'll give you new updates, C source, etc
   -- the education alone is worth it)."







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D.ARC            2964  01-17-87  Tracks changing files in subdirs/Christensen
Those of you who were CP/M'rs will remember Ward Christensen's D.COM
program that kept an internal list of the files on your disk and would tell
you which ones were added or missing since the last time you "set" it.
Well, here it is ported to DOS, sort of, as it will now handle a subdir at
a time (it's so small you'd keep a copy of the program in each of your
frequently changing subdirs).  Only of sentimental value?

GT1120-1.ARC   107734  01-17-87  \ Paul Meiners' GT PowerComm v11.20
GT1120-2.ARC   105931  01-17-87  / Versatile, frequently revised, comm prgm
Fudge.  There is very little I can say about this one that's going to be
useful, won't get me in trouble, and won't hurt someone's feelings (and I
particularly don't intend the last).  So, to keep it short, the author of
this program and I disagree about releasing new versions frequently.  I
think it undercuts the reputation of software distributed on BBS systems
(e.g., magazines won't review them because the review is out-of-date by the
time it's published, the software gets thought of as unstable and poorly
tested, etc.).  And, very large, frequently revised, programs like this
swallow precious time on busy BBS systems where time is what's in the
shortest supply.  On the other hand, Paul Meiners believes he should be
responsive to the requests for new features from users of his program and
to their reports of problems.  O.K.  Enough said on that.  This isn't a
crusade against GT -- I respect Paul's opinions and he has been entirely
gracious in his replies to my tirades in the past.

So ....  here's the latest folks.  I haven't tried it and won't (I simply
find GT uncomfortable to use, even though it does have some remarkable
capabilities -- it's just not for me).  Use the arc DOOR program on this
system to type out the READ.ME file in the first arc for Paul's very good
update notes (I have NO complaints on that score).  U/L by Loren Olson.
P.S.  Download PCKR151A.ARC if you want to use Kermit with this, and many
other, programs that shell to, or otherwise execute, PC Kermit.

[01-16-87]

GHDIR.ARC       31323  01-16-87  Brief dir/DOS access macro;from Soln Sys BBS
BMOUSE.ARC       3441  01-16-87  Mouse menu support for Brief Editor
U/L by Don Pugsley.  To put it BRIEFly -- sorry!  -- macros for the BRIEF
editor to make using DOS commands easier, and the second arc adding mouse
support.  NGBNCT (no got Brief, no can test).







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SYM-TLK4.ARC     6444  01-16-87  Symphony comm wksht; commands like PC-TALK
U/L by Don Pugsley. Makes the comm function of Symphony have a command
structure similiar to PC-Talk, the merits of which are debatable methinks.
NGSNCT (you've got the idea by now, right?).

PAY1PERS.ARC    14336  01-16-87  DB3+ payroll/personnel system, v2.6, 01/15/87
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  Includes personnel database, weekly payroll, YTD and
quarterly and weekly summaries.  NDPTG (uh, uh, gotcha -- no do payroll,
thank god!).

FE380-1.ARC    115612  01-16-87  \FILE EXPRESS DBMS, latest version / EXE
FE380-2.ARC    128961  01-16-87  /3.80 12/05/86 - the most complete \ FILES
FE380-3.ARC     92880  01-16-87  \user-supported DBMS now available / DOCS
Sigh.  David Berdan has gone and done it again.  He's released a new
version of File Express without any update notes (the WHATSNEW file only
goes through 3.78).  So it goes.  Please note that FE380-3.ARC, which
contains the DOC files, is identical to the 3.7 docs that were already on
this system except for minor changes in things like the phone number for
Expressware and the like.  A great, shareware DBMS but frustrating to have
revisions with no explanation of the changes.  U/L by David Geerinck,
long-distance.  David is one of the "patron saints" of this and several
other BBS systems.  Thanks, David.







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[01-15-87]

DISSQASH.PAT     2396  01-15-87  Katz's PKARC patch to disable squash default
                       01-15-87  If you use PKARC 2.0, PLEASE use this patch!

Phil Katz has released this patch for PKARC 2.0 which reverses its
defaults.  Once the patch is applied, PKARC 2.0 won't use "Squashing"
unless you explicitly tell it to (at the moment, the defaults are exactly
the reverse, with squashing used unless you tell it not to).  "Squashing"
is a new compression algorithm added to PKARC 2.0 that is incompatible with
the existing ARC standard and not supported by other archive utilities.

I would urge all of you who upload files to this BBS and who use PKARC 2.0
to download and apply the patch.  I know some of you think debug is
something for which you call an exterminator, but the patch is easy to
apply and Katz's instructions are very clear.  I would post a patched copy
of PKARC.COM (in addition to the unpatched copy) but Katz's license rather
expressly prohibits that -- unfortunately.

Thanks to James Bach for uploading the patch file.  And, thanks to Phil
Katz for understanding the problems "Squashing" is causing for BBS systems
and making the patch available.

MH011087.ARC   135237  01-15-87  Mankin's MiniHost BBS system 01/10/87
01-10-86:  Increased maximum user count to 250.  If a NEW user registers
through Induction, his security is increased by 1.
01-07-87:  Fixed bug that disabled modem answer if a file transfer was
aborted.  U/L by Larry Bevil.

RESQ2.ARC       16896  01-15-87  Memory Rescue ver.2.0 recovery of activities
"RESQ is a utility which allows recovery of text otherwise lost in
the computer.  RESQ saves buffered text, left in your computer's RAM
before it was written to disk.  If you've ever lost hard-won text
due to a word-processing glitch, or forgotten to save that text file
you just downloaded, or had to use the fire exit while testing a new
program, or given the wrong answer to "Abandon current version?",
you can use RESQ."  Should be compatible with most programs.  Among those
mentioned are WS 3.3, SideKick and the Turbo Pascal editor. v2.0 is claimed
to handle high memory better and to be much faster.  U/L by James Bach.







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BOSS1187.ARC   176736  01-15-87  Window Boss v01.01.87/Excellent C window pkg
Reviewed and highly praised here many times before, this C windowing
package is one of the best shareware packages (and somewhat immodestly
claims to be better than all the commercial packages.  As I've not tried
many of them ....).  The latest revisions don't look major -- mostly bug
fixes and a few minor enhancements.  Use the arc Door on this system to
read BOSS.HST for additional info on the changes.  All of the major
compilers are supported, including current versions of MS-C, Lattice, CI
C86 and DataLite. U/L by Brad Seller.

[01-14-87]

SLIB11.ARC      58760  01-14-87  Data entry library for MSC 4.0 small model
Contains an object module library (screen.lib) of functions for Microsoft's
C compiler (small model).  The functions in the library enable the
programmer to create data entry screens.  Requires MS-LINK v3.51+ (not the
LINK that came with DOS).  12/8/86 release.  U/L by Fran Horvath.

FCON200F.ARC    34751  01-14-87  Fansi-Console v2.00F 12/31/86 DEV only
FCON200F.PCH     8960  01-14-87  Upgrade any FCON 2.00 DEV to F version
U/L by Craig Smith.  No history file included to explain the changes, but a
look at the patch file indicates they are fairly trivial.  If you already
have a v2.00 FCON device file, just take the patch and apply it with debug.

DOS-UTIL.ARC    30690  01-14-87  C source for Unix-style DOS utilities
U/L by Michael Downing.  A nice collection of Unix-like utilities for DOS
-- pretty much the standard ones, but they all look well implemented here.







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TIMSAV28.ARC   139264  01-14-87  New ver. 2.8 TimeSaver schedule manager
U/L and written by Douglas Crouch.  An excellent, full-screen, month-at-a-
glance calendar and schedule manager with some unique capabilities.
Changes to the latest version:

         - the capability to tag "whole day" events such as "VACATION",
           "HOLIDAY", or "TRAVEL".
         - visual display of the graphics block when adding an appointment.
         - ability to create "templates" for use in Info files and to
           modify the filename of an edited Info file before saving.
         - automatic detection of color/mono equipment.
         - ability to access different TS files on floppies or in hard disk
           sub-directories.
         - ability to invoke program to initialize on any date.
         - Info files no longer limited to 10K bytes.
         - more efficient handling of data and Info files.

QUICKENS.ARC    75693  01-14-87  Quickens' Tax Reform Analyzer/Lotus WKS
REMOVED:  Not shareware or PD.

[01-13-87]

FREEKICK.ARC    49382  01-13-87  Mem-res calendar/calc/ascii tab w source 3.5
The rudimentary beginnings of a public domain SideKick, only some of the
functions are implemented so far.  Written by Don Bowen using some of Lane
Ferris' excellent TSR routines, this program is well-behaved and can be
removed from memory.  Still, it's the Turbo Pascal source that's of value
at the moment.  Maybe someone will improve on it (the screen writing is a
bit slow) and add features (an editor!).

DSIZ.ARC         1618  01-13-87  VTREE-like display w/subdir byte totals 1.0
Written by Eric Gans, this is v1.0 (12/11/86) of a fast, small program that
gives you a nice display of your subdir tree with the total bytes occupied
by files in each subdir.  Gans writes such nice little utils -- back in my
CP/M days, some of his were my favorites and it's a pleasure to see
programs by him showing up for MS-DOS.

TELESALE.ARC   113110  01-13-87  TeleSale v2.10 Telemarketeer/Prospector prgm.
"TELESALE is a program designed for people doing telemarketing or sales in
general.  It is a database that allows the user to quickly enter prospect
data at the screen and report that data either sorted in a printed columnar
report or printed out on a prospect sheet.







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TELESALE will track follow-up dates, the salesman dealing with the
prospect, the original lead (so you can evaluate the efficiency of your
advertising), and a number of other fields of data that are essential to
confirming a sale."

Compiled with Clipper and like all such programs, not small.  This one is
professionally documented and executed (from my brief look at it -- this is
just not my field, thanks). v2.10, released 1/10/87. U/L by Melvin Douglas.

DISKLA.ARC      39883  01-13-87  Makes labels with diskette contents / Epson
Yet another program that can print the contents of a diskette on a label.
Requires an Epson printer or compatible. U/L by Melvin Douglas.

SCRAMB.ARC      17489  01-13-87  Term program for send/receiving scrambled msg
Almost no documentation for this one and I didn't try it out, but I gather
the idea is to send encoded messages from one computer to another.  Not my
cup of tea, but for the spooks from Langley who call here regularly ....
U/L by Melvin Douglas.

DD14.ARC         9573  01-13-87  Show two dirs/also sweep functions v1.4 1/87
Shows two directories side by side and, in this release:

            * Alters file attributes
            * Copies files
            * Dumps files
            * Erases files
            * The choice of directories to examine can be changed
                without exiting the program.
            * The directories can be re-read to account for a change
                of disk or file status.
            * Moves files between directories without copying them
            * Renames files

Kinda sounds like a stripped down version of Qfiler, but a lot smaller,
huh?  Well, no, because it doesn't work like a sweep util -- you can't just
mark files and execute commands on them.  Instead, you end up typing each
filename which sort of defeats the purpose of this kind of utility, I
think.  Oh well ... U/L by Melvin Douglas.







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ASEASY27.ARC   144705  01-13-87  ASEASY v2.07 LOTUS 1-2-3 clone, w/ Macros
An update to this spreadsheet clone that is not-quite-WKS-compatible.  No
indication as to what has changed except for some opening command line
switches to handle various monitors.  Alas, they no longer include
documentation with the BBS version.  Well, that was easily dealt with as I
took the manual from the 2.05 ARC and added it to this one.

ADVBS291.ARC    89370  01-13-87  v2.91 of new commands for BASIC compilers
Tom Hanlin forgot to link some of the new OBJ files into the library and
that has now been rectified.  I have also made the archive smaller by
arc'ing the object files, rather than librarying them, and taking LU.EXE
out of the arc.  The READ.ME file notes this change.  For more info, see
review of ADVBAS29.ARC below.

[01-12-87]

CATDSK31.ARC   147758  01-12-87  Diskette Catalog'r/Processes ARCs 3.1 010687
"CATDISK can organize a "Super Directory" of all your diskette files in
alphabetical order and tell you what diskette(s) they are on in a single
glance.  For those who use the ARC utility from System Enhancement
Associates (highly recommended!), or the older LU utilities, there is an
added bonus.  CATDISK can also read .ARC or .LBR files and include the
individual files from the archive,or library in your catalog along with the
archive, or library name from which they came!  Catdisk also supports
sub-directories to one level deep.  They will be scanned and included in
the catalog."

This latest update handles archives that have "Squashed" files due to use
of PKARC 2.0.  Two versions of the CATDISK program are included, which
differ in the amount of available RAM required and correspondingly in the
number of files they can catalog.  This is an excellent program, subject to
frequent revisions (this system went from 2.2 to 3.1 in the span of 24
hours), but well worth a look if you're less lazy than am I and keep good
track of what's on your floppies.

NAME.ARC         7936  01-12-87  Renames any dsk,dir,fil(arc/sys/hid) w/ASM
U/L by Tony Rood.  " This program renames files or directories.  Files that
are READ-ONLY, ARCHIVE, or DIRECTORIES may be renamed regardless of switch
settings.  The switches allow you to rename HIDDEN (-h) or SYSTEM (-s)
files and directories.  All attribute types are additive - i.e.  you may
change a HIDDEN, READ-ONLY file.  This utility accepts the standard DOS
wildcards ( ?  and * )." Version 1.0, 9/86 with complete ASM source.







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ADVBAS29.ARC   101376  01-12-87  v2.9 of new commands for BASIC compilers
U/L and written by Tom Hanlin.  A major update to Tom Hanlin's excellent
library of routines for compiled BASIC programs.  The latest update notes:

ADVBAS 2.9, 01/12/87:
     Mouse control has been added.  You can see if a mouse exists, get or
     set the location of the mouse cursor, check the status of the mouse
     buttons in two different ways, and set a legal range for the mouse
     cursor, using the MM series of functions (MMBUTTON, MMCHECK, MMCLICK,
     MMGETLOC, MMSETLOC, MMSETRANGE).  Expanded memory checking has been
     added-- you can see if it exists, and if so, how much memory there is
     and how much of it is free (GETLIMM).  Finally, a BASIC subprogram to
     generate pop-up windows (MAKEWINDOW) has been included.  This is
     based on Dave Evers' fine BASWIND routine, with assorted improvements.
     The screen routines QPRINT, XQPRINT, SCRSAVE, SCRREST, GETSCREEN and
     PUTSCREEN have been modified to automatically use high-speed mode
     with monochrome adapters.  Their speed with color adapters has also
     been increased.  Object code for all routines has been included,
     along with information on automating library production.  This will
     allow y'all to produce custom libraries using either the standard LIB
     format or the QuickBASIC 2.0 BUILDLIB format.







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GGL12A.ARC      83964  01-12-87  \ 'Go General Ledger' Double entry accounting
GGL12B.ARC      83594  01-12-87  / system with 5 yr audit trail and more v1.2
"GGL is a conventional double entry accounting system with new productivity
features.  Some of these features are:
            >   No more unfound sheets of paper with account names and
                account numbers.
            >   Account Symbols are always available on the screen when
                entering Transactions, and entry of account numbers is
                unnecessary.
            >   Transaction entry includes the ability to Reconcile Bank
                Statements; the means for recalling Repeaters, such as
                withholding each month; and automatic indexing of Check
                Numbers.
            >   Program functions and Accounts often may be selected simply
                by tapping the Enter key.
            >   Accounts are set-up by entering the account name and current
                amounts with a full-screen editor utilizing WordStar-like
                controls.
            >   A five year audit trail for all accounts.  Also, transactions
                may be reproduced from as far back as there are disk files.
            >   Multiple sets of books can be maintained with one program."

The documentation is adequate, but a working knowledge of basic accounting
is assumed.  The program is written in Turbo Pascal and executes quite
quickly, with fast screen updates.  All in all, a good package that may
meet your needs.

[01-11-87]

CLIST.ARC       41984  01-11-87  Descriptively prints (blocks, highlights) C
U/L by Fran Horvath, who also was kind enough to leave this review with
which I concur fully:

"CLIST.ARC is a utility program that lists, or perhaps more accurately,
prints, C source code descriptively.  That is, it double strikes
keywords, blocks out loops and so forth.  It might be most useful for
large, multi-file C programs, due to the convenient way it handles
#include(d) files.   Written specifically for Epson printers but
supposedly easily modified.  Author: John Hardin.

Seems well done.  I wish it "listed" its' output to the screen like
V. Buerg's LIST, though, instead of the printer."







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CFIGDEMO.ARC    17408  01-11-87  Self-modifing/configuring TurboPascal demo
U/L by Paul Thompson.  "Demonstration of how a Turbo Pascal COM file can
modify itself for such things as file search path etc.  This makes it
possible for you to write a program which can be configured to a specific
system."

QBATTR.ARC       1792  01-11-87  How to change QBasic V2 color attributes
U/L by Bill Baer.

LOGSYS2.ARC     14336  01-11-87  Log computer usage/batch driven/A.Krueger
U/L by Ed Philips.  This kind of batch-driven approach to computer time
logging is not my favorite, but it's well implemented here, employing some
of Krueger's excellent programs that make such good use of DOS environment
strings.

OVER203.ARC      7563  01-11-87  Get to sub, sub, subdirs FAST/Very handy!
U/L by Jack Kilday.  Oh well, here I go again.  I'd much rather use a
CED/PCED synonym to move around deeply nested subdirs than fiddle with this
program, but you may find this one handy if you're not a user of a program
that aliases commands.

ANSWR202.ARC    10537  01-11-87  Input keybrd data to BAT/w ASM/v2.02
Frank Schweiger's ANSWER.COM is an incredibly useful batch file tool,
allowing you to ask a question in a batch file and use the answer in a
subsequent command.  The original was released without source.  Here,
another author has disassembled it, included the resulting ASM source, and
made the following changes:

          v2.00               Added uppercase conversion
          v2.01               Added proper cr/lf after return key pressed
          v2.02               Fixed dumb bug in uppercase conversion

Both the original ANSWER.ARC and this modified version will be kept on the
system, at least until this new one proves itself.

[01-10-87]

SRCHMEMP.ARC    21344  01-10-87  TPas string search methods/CL NOV 86
U/L by Jerry Laveck.

MIRPRSUT.ARC     4096  01-10-87  Mirror script for PC Pursuit dialing
U/L and written by Lewis Paper.







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WSSI310.ARC    135168  01-10-87  Floppy & Hard disk catalog prgm v3.1/v.good
U/L by Brian Miller.  Relatively minor changes to this excellent disk
catalog program, with the major one being support for color monitors.
Reviewed several times before, so ...  There sure are a lot of catalog
programs on this system from which to choose!

EMLINK.ARC       8192  01-10-87  Create TP linked lists in expanded memory
U/L by Craig Hulvey.  "This file contains a set of prototype/experimental
procedures for creating a linked list in expanded memory.  EMS card, DOS
3+, TP3+ required.  Note that these are a "first cut" for discussion
purposes only and not to be taken as exemplary."

LINKTUT.ARC     14336  01-10-87  Create and manage TP linked lists in heapspc
U/L by Craig Hulvey.  " This file contains a heavily commented,
step-by-step tutorial on the linked lists facility in TPascal.  It also
contains a demo showing the construction, and accessing of a linked list.
TP3+ required."

WHATIS.ARC       5120  01-10-87  On Line Description of Directory Files v1 1/87
U/L by Craig Hulvey.  WHATIS permits you to store one-line descriptions of
files on a disk for later identification.  The data file is created in the
current dir so presumably the idea is you would have one such file for each
subdir.  Very similar in concept to WHATIS-4.ARC by a different author
which comes with source.  This one does not.

EXTEND24.ARC    16384  01-10-87  Open 96/254 Files at once in Turbo Pascal
U/L by Craig Hulvey." Version 2.4:  Fixed a problem with the DUP function
under DOS 2.x.  EXTEND now allocates new handle table under DOS 3.x on heap
to be compatible with TDebug Plus."

[01-09-87]

26TIME11.ARC    10240  01-09-87  Another line 26 clock, time only w/ASM v1.1
U/L by Bill Wood.

PDMAKE.ARC      40234  01-09-87  Pretty complete Unix v7 MAKE for DOS w/C 12/86
U/L by Thom Carlin.  I think NDMAKE41 is a better implementation, but this
one has complete source and NDMAKE does not.

DISKVR44.ARC    58764  01-09-87  Disk Cover program v4.4/expands ARC/LBR
U/L by Spence Lloyd.  Changes made to version 4.4:  Added the Brother
printer in the install menu.  Added the new documentation created for
version 5.0 of DISKOVER (which will no longer be shareware).  Will not
handle ARCs with "Squashed" files.






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MAKEMEM3.ARC    38016  01-09-87  New ver Schulman MAKE/READ .db3 MEM,null date
U/L by Pete Olympia, who has strongly recommended this package of programs
in the past and continues to do so.  Pete's comments on the latest version:

"MAKEMEM3.ARC replaces MAKMEM4C.ARC (I don't get the numbering scheme
either).  It has a much shorter doc, no more PIF files, and improved
MAKEMEM & READMEM.  READMEM can handle null dates & numerics."

I should note that the doc is shorter in part to encourage registrations,
at which point more complete documentation is provided.  But, what's here
is adequate and the programs are excellent.

LITEBA32.ARC     6144  01-09-87  Freeland's dB3+ Litebar w/ASM. Spts QS & Fox+
U/L by Pete Olympia."12/24/86--revision 3.2--fixed minor glitch that was
making FOX choke."

[01-08-87]

NOTE11.ARC      19456  01-08-87  Handy non-res note util/MS Pas source/1/87
U/L by Jay Guitan.  I really like this one, though it's terribly simple
(and maybe that's why).  You set an environment variable giving the name
and path of a "notepad" and then, for example, type "NOTE -S John called
for Susie." Your note, plus a date and time stamp, are recorded in the
notefile.  If you enter NOTE -S -P, then you are prompted for multiple
lines of a note, ending whenever you hit ^Z.  Leave out the -S and you lose
the time and date stamp.  That's all there is to it, but it's non-resident,
a cinch to use, and quite handy in certain situations.  This one has found
a place on my work computer where I rarely have SideKick loaded and this is
really all I need for quick note taking.  Source in MS Pascal included.

FPD221.ARC      74752  01-08-87  Financial Partner analysis tool v2.21
U/L by John Stanton.  A very well-done collection of standard financial
calculations.  The program is not mem-res (which I happen to prefer), is
reasonably fast, easy-to-use and well documented.  All in all, a winner.

PMOVE5.ARC      41436  01-08-87  Patriquin's MOVE files util v5.0 10/86
Norm Patriquin has opened up his own BBS so it was finally possible to get
up-to-date versions of all of his programs for this system. Do a [Z] search
for "Patriquin" and you'll find them all.







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PMOVE5 is probably the least important of the Patriquin utilities as all of
the functions in PMOVE are also in PCOPY (current version 5.1) and PCOPY
will move instead of copy if you add an /X parm to the command line.
Indeed, the similarity between the 2 programs is so great that there is no
documentation for PMOVE -- you can use the PCOPY documentation instead.
Also, as with all of Norm's programs, just type the name of the program and
you get a list of its commands and some examples.  An excellent program,
but I'll keep PCOPY on the disk instead and tell it to move when I need it
do so so.

PPRINT.ARC      22323  01-08-87  Patriquin's Print util/best w/HP Laserjet v1
"PPRINT is a general purpose print utility that can be used with HP laser
or other printers.  PPRINT will scan a directory and select files for
printing.  Print control parameters govern the print process.  A special
print feature for the HP laserjet printer allows printing two pages on both
halves of a side of paper.  This is especially nice for printing large
documents as it saves paper and print time."

In addition to the unique HP features, there are some selection options in
this program that just aren't available in other similar programs and you
may find one there that's just what you've been looking for.

CVTFON15.ARC    58368  01-08-87  CvtFon v1.5 modem DIR/FON converter, 01/01/87
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  CvtFon 1.5 (01 Jan 87) - Several bug fixes,
including a sorting bug that could hang the system.  More include & exclude
strings allowed.  Support for ALL SEVEN GT PowerComm formats (to date),
including new 11.00, with appropriate changes to /F and the version number
handler.  All affixes (+, -, @, #, !) can be set from the command line.
Minimal phone number editing is available with /A (Add Prefix) and /D
(Delete Prefix).

PCRGB101.ARC    23552  01-08-87  FMAC++/RMAC,DGI,BLOAD,CGA,EGA,AT&T63,01/07/87
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  Keith Graham is in the process of developing the
ultimate "pic" display utility, handling all formats of pictures on all
displays and machines.  No small task and this is still a test version,
with updates due frequently.







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PCTX86-1.ARC   122071  01-08-87  \ PC-TAX 86.1 12/31/86 Personal Fed Tax
PCTX86-2.ARC    30774  01-08-87  / program -- complete and excellent
U/L by Jim Davis.  " PC-TAX86 does all the calculations for and prints
forms and schedules for IRS 1040 Income Tax Returns for 1986.  The program
will process and print a Form 1040 and Schedules A, B, C, D, E, F, G, SE,
and W and Forms 2106, 2441, 3468, 4562 and 6251 that may be used as
attachments to the Form 1040.  Totals are generally transferred from form
to form when required.  Tax due is computed based on a table that is a part
of the PC-TAX86 system.  The program provides direct access to any line on
any of the forms or schedules for entry, change or deletion."

This is one of the best of the shareware tax prep programs, well-documented
and uncrippled.  Jim Davis is a registered user and uploaded this straight
off the distribution disk, my favorite way to get software for this board.

[01-07-87]

ST225.ARC       11264  01-07-87  Seagate ST-225 install/optimize w/WD cntrlr
U/L by Mike Focke.

PHOEBE.ARC     171180  01-07-87  Sales prospect tracking v1.3/Clipper-compiled
U/L by Loren Olson.  My, my, nothing written in Clipper ends up small, does
it?  Ouch.  Anyway, PHOEBE is designed for sales people who contact
prospective customers and want to keep a database of the results.  It looks
quite powerful and well-designed, but as I'm not in that business, it's
hard for me to evaluate this one.  A bit specialized for this system and,
in light of its size, won't be kept for all that long.

DB3_ARTS.ARC    33792  01-07-87  db3 tips from A-T net on CIS
U/L by Bob Hicks.

PATTR.ARC       27180  01-07-87  Patriquin's file(s) attributes modifier 1.0
Yet another Patriquin utility and it shares the excellence and
professionalism of them all.  It also shares the overwhelming number of
command line options; they can be a bit intimidating at first.  The power
of Norm's programs comes from this wealth of options.  My way of dealing
with it is to create BAT files or CED/PCED synonyms for the options that I
will frequently use.







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PDEL12.ARC      29485  01-07-87  Patriquin's Delete util w/select criteria 1.2

      PDELETE's file selection parameters provide you with numerous
      options for specifying the files to be deleted.  You may select by
      directory, file, date, attribute, size, and even starting and
      ending filename.

That summary from Norm's doc doesn't begin to tell the story.  PDEL12 is an
update to another excellent program by Norm Patriquin which gives you
certain deletion options that I just don't recall ever seeing in any other
program.  Again, as above, the number of options can be overwhelming and
should be dealt with by BAT files or command editor aliases.

WCX.ARC          1280  01-07-87  Eric Gans' very fast wordcount util 1.0 6/86
Nothing really distinguishing about this wordcount util except that it's
fast as hell.  It also handles WS files.

[01-06-87]

DS220.ARC       91136  01-06-87  Directory Scanner v2.20 - DOS shell/backup
U/L by Bill Cochrane.  A very powerful, if slightly complex, combination
DOS shell sweep-type and backup utility.  Latest revisions:  Ver 2.20 (20
Dec 86) ---
- Changed Rescan Directory option (old CTRL-D) to ALT-R option to make room
for next new option.
- Added CTRL-D option for Directory Modifications.  Allows addition,
deletion, and name changing of directories.  Based on limited testing to
date, name changing only appears to work for PC/MS DOS 3.0+.
- Added ALT-S option for Selecting & Sorting of files within a directory.
Allows the user to specify a file select filter other than the default
"*.*".  Also allows for sorting files up/down by filename, extension, size,
date, or no sort (directory order).
- Installed new sort function to rectify previous stack overflow problems
with original sort routine.
- Added CTRL-V option to toggle the displaying of disk volumn identifiers.







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CALMERGE.ARC    27648  01-06-87  Merge 2 SK appntmnt files/find conflicts TP
U/L and written by David Seidman.  "CALMERGE is designed to combine two
Sidekick appointment calendar files.  It reads two calendar files and
checks to see if they have any conflicting appointments (two appointments
conflict if they occupy the same time slot and the entries differ in any
respect but capitalization ....  If there are any conflicts, CALMERGE tells
you about each one, allowing you to chose the entry in the first calendar,
the entry in the second calendar, or a new entry you supply.  The output
file is sorted in chronological order, and timeslots with deleted entries
are not included."   A very useful program for you SideKickers and the
complete Turbo Pascal source is also provided.  v1.0, 1/6/87.

MH010187.ARC   135062  01-06-87  Mankin's MiniHost BBS system 01/01/87 /Ymodem
U/L by Larry Bevil.
01-01-87
--------
Added Induction - registration module.  Cost: additional 7k of program size.
12-30-86
--------
Line wrap feature no long necessary... provides Xtalk compatibility.

COMMENT:  This program is being revised MUCH!  too frequently for trivial
features.  Please don't send along updates unless something significant has
been added.

[01-05-87]

PROMPT.ARC       3305  01-05-87  Good tutorial on prompt command/Sample BATs
U/L by Don Udel.

PAL15.INF        1825  01-05-87  Brief Descr. of PAL v1.5 12/10/86
PAL15.ARC      190308  01-05-87  Personal Appt. Locator/Alarms for SK v1.5
As best I can tell, this program is no different than PAL 1.4, an excellent
SK add-on product, with the exception of a new "infinite" alarm feature
which is date-crippled (it ceases to function at the end of 6/87).
However, the rest of the program remains intact.  Download the INF file for
details on what this powerful SideKick utility can do.

CATS20.ARC      22468  01-05-87  Fast/excllnt/simple disk catalog pgm v2.0
I'm afraid the author didn't include update notes and I don't see anything
that jumps out as being new.  CATS is a very simple, fast and powerful
diskette catolog util that may be all you need.







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PRCMPAT.ARC      1406  01-04-87  Patch for Procomm 2.4 used with DOS 3.2.
U/L by Mort Hamatz.

SPACE.ARC        9953  01-04-87  Reports wasted space on hard disk v1.02 8/85
U/L by Jack Kilday.  " Designed primarily for hard disk users, SPACE.EXE
analyzes file sizes and determines the amount of disk space wasted by the
disk storage allocation techniques used by MS-DOS.  SPACE.EXE produces a
report that can be used in making decisions regarding the most effective
ways to use a disk."

CACHEINF.ARC     3072  01-04-87  Evaluation of cache pgms/Barry Simon,12/23/86
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  And the winner is ..... well, actually, Barry seems
to conclude that certain of the popular cache programs are good for this,
and others good for that .... Sigh, it's never easy.

SFTCH203.ARC    65536  01-04-87  Soft-Touch keybd macro vP2.03/limited version
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  Although a somewhat limited teaser for the
commercial version, what's here looks to be a quite powerful keyboard macro
program a la SuperKey, ProKey, etc.  It has a "record and playback"
keystrokes mode that is quite useful in helping you to define lengthy macro
sequences.  I'm not a user of these and didn't spend much time with this,
but it looks quite good.  While on the subject, SMACS_2A.ARC, which has
been here since April '86, also contains a very powerful macro program,
created and contributed to BBS's by the Sunny Hill Software folks,
publishers of TaskView.  The copy on this board is almost identical to the
copy that comes with TV, lacking only those aspects needed to interface the
2 programs.

INVIS.ARC       14336  01-04-87  Boot from HD w/"invisible" floppy in A drive
U/L by Bob Weinstein.  There you go again, trying to reboot the machine
while you have a data disk in the A: drive so all you end up with is a
"non-system" disk error message.  Well, this program can make a diskette
"invisible" to the boot process so your system will ignore the floppy and
still boot from the hard disk.  It worked fine on a 360K floppy on my XT
clone.  I haven't tried it on a 1.2meg AT floppy and the doc just doesn't
say.

DIRTYDZ7.ARC    22528  01-04-87  Dirty Dozen hacked/trojan list #7, 01/04/87
U/L by Bob Weinstein.







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REBOOT.ARC       5120  01-04-87  Warm and cold reboot with ASM source 12/85
U/L by David Page.  Kept because it contains the complete ASM source by Gee
Wong.  Otherwise, there are a million of these (o.k., slight exaggeration).


[01-03-87]

ARCV116.ARC     12032  01-03-87  ARChive Verbose Lister v1.16 12/31 Buerg ASM
                       01-03-87  Now recognizes "Squashed" files
Version 1.16 of Vern's fast, small verbose arc lister will properly
identify a "Squashed" file produced by Katz'a PKARC 2.0.

ARCE208.ARC      9194  01-03-87  ARC Extract util v2.08 V.Buerg/W.Chin 123186
                       01-03-87  Test vers'n: /R fixed, /Piping & /Quiet added
                       01-03-87  Recognizes but ignores "Squashed" files
U/L by Bill Gibson.  ARCE208 is a test version that leaked out.  It's here
only because to erase it would be futile --- it would be uploaded again.
There are some things in this version that Vern is still fiddling with and
2.09 will be out ADN/RSN.  This version does NOT extract "Squashed" files;
it simply keeps on going to files that it can handle.

QBARCV.ARC      13182  01-03-87  QuickBASIC CALLable ARCV w/ASM Buerg 1/1/87
Vern modified the ASM source for ARCV to make it linkable as an OBJ file
with a QuickBasic program.  A skeletal QB program demonstrating how to add
an ARCV function to RBBS is included (and indeed, some RBBS sysops have
already created a merge file to do just that).  This version recognizes
"Squashed" files.

MIDIEX2.ARC     18944  01-03-87  Get data dumps to and from MIDI equipment
U/L by Thomas Hamill who described it as:  " The file Midiex2.arc contains
an executable plus source for sending/receiving data dumps to MIDI
equipment.  The computer must be using the Roland MPU-401 card." A very
special interest file that I won't be able to keep on the system for long.

UC_IBM.ARC      63143  01-03-87  Graphics LIB for Lattice C v3.0 - very good
U/L by Mike Strock.  I don't have Lattice 3.0 so I'll take Mike's word for
the fact that these routines are "very good."  v1.5 of the IBM version of
the "Unicorn Library."

SHOWCAPS.ARC     1701  01-03-87  Show CapsLock with cursor shape/ w ASM
U/L by Geoffrey Bogeaus.







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SCROLL.ARC       1709  01-03-87  Enables Scroll Lock/with screen indicator
U/L by Geoffrey Bogeaus.  The only difference between this and other
similar programs that turn your Scroll Lock key into a one-finger pause key
is that this one puts a visible indicator in the upper right hand corner of
the screen when it is active.  Uses less that 1/2K of RAM and seems well
behaved.

QB-MENUS.ARC     2176  01-03-87  QuickBASIC windowed menu routine
U/L by Bill Baer.  "Program creates a vertical menu, then using the arrow
and enter keys, user may select item from those listed in string array.
Pgup, pgdn, home, end, and wrap-around are all supported.  User may
alternatively press the first letter of a choice to select it."  12/10/86.

[01-02-87]

ARP.ARC         12602  01-02-87  Another Raw Program  (w/asm/com/doc files)
U/L and written by Bill Gibson.  3 versions of programs to put your console
in "RAW" mode using different command line approaches.  Good doc and
complete ASM source included.  PCED users should continue to use Chris
Dunford's RAW given the advantages of installing RAW as a PCED extension.

DVECT.ARC       11264  01-02-87  Scrollable disp. of INT VECTs names,addrs,etc
U/L by Jack Kilday.  "DVECT is a full screen vector dump program that
responds to the keyboard for scrolling through the table and examining
different vectors.  In addition to being powerful, DVECT will present a
descriptive message for most of the documented or supported interrupt
vectors.  Reserved vectors are marked as such, with all others listed as
'UNDEFINED'." Oh sure, I understand a few of those words alright, like
"full screen." As for the rest....

DSZ1229.ARC     33675  01-02-87  Z/Ymodem module/run frm other comm prgs 122986

ZCOMMEXE.ARC   107788  01-02-87  \ Shareware subset Pro-YAM 12/29/86 EXE
ZCOMMHLP.ARC    75619  01-02-87  / Help files for ZCOMM  12/03/86
ZCOMMDOC.ARC   205640  01-03-87  \ Documentation for ZCOMM  12/30/86

YMODEM.DQC      31912  01-01-87  YMODEM Protocol Reference/rev 09-11-86

The above are all insignificant updates to various programs by Chuck
Forsberg.  For more info on DSZ, see review of DSZ1222.ARC.  ZCOMM was
reviewed extensively in October when it was first released -- it's not for
the faint-hearted but is useful for protocol benchmarking.  The YMODEM.DQC
file contains some minor updates in terminology, not in substance.
ZCOMM files U/L by Bob Golgolab.  Others from Chuck Forsberg's BBS.






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MMOUSE.ARC       2388  01-02-87  Turbo Pascal driver for Microsoft mouse
U/L by Mike Rubenstein.

THELP31.ARC     41789  01-02-87  Mem-res help for Turbo Pascal 3.0x
U/L by John Dove.  A minor bug fix to THELP30 that was on this system.
Source code for the program is included.

XLISP17S.ARC    82410  01-02-87  XLISP v1.7 C source (EXE/DOC in XLISP.ARC)
With a little help from Winston Llamas who provided the XLISP.H file that I
had been missing for several months, I can finally post the source for
XLISP 1.7.  As noted, the docs, executables and sample program files are in
XLISP17.ARC.

[01-01-87]  Happy New Year!

REVW1286.ARC    50968  01-01-87  Bulletin 1's New File Comments Dec '86
Reviews of files added to the system in December have been collected in
this archive and will be deleted from this bulletin.

PFM227.ARC      71680  01-01-87  Culley's Personal File Manager v2.27,10/28/86
One of the better file manager/ sweep type utilities.  U/L by Bob
Weinstein.

TPC10.ARC       33792  01-01-87  Translates T-Pascal to C v1.0, 12/29/86, shs
This is one of the better C to Pascal translators I've seen on BBS systems,
but any such translation will be partial and leave a lot of work behind.
U/L by Bob Weinstein.

Z131_SRC.ARC   141312  01-01-87  Zoo source in portable (Unix) C v1.31 1/87
U/L and written by Rahul Dhesi.  Known to compile and run on the following
systems:

     VAX-11/785 running 4.3BSD
     AT&T 3B2 running System V Release 2.1
     AT&T UNIX PC running System V Release 3.0
     Radio Shack Model 16 running Xenix 3.01.01
     Compaq 286 running System V Release 2-compatible Microport UNIX

ZOO is an archive utility that is not ARC 5.1 compatible.  But, then again,
with the current incompatibility among DOS ARC utils caused by PKARC 2.0...

======================

For reviews of files added to the system during December, download
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26TIME11.ARC      34          D       .ARC      24          FREEZE  .ARC      17
29ROWS  .ARC      21          DB3_ARTS.ARC      37          GA      .ARC      20
ADVBAS29.ARC      31          DBA0287 .ARC       3          GGL12A  .ARC      32
ADVBS291.ARC      30          DBLASER .ARC      21          GGL12B  .ARC      32
AMAXX234.ARC      18          DBU12   .ARC       7          GHDIR   .ARC      24
ANSI-AID.ARC       8          DD14    .ARC      29          GIVEBACK.ARC       4
ANSWR202.ARC      33          DD15    .ARC       7          GT1120-1.ARC      24
APNDIR  .ARC      13          DIREX   .ARC      17          GT1120-2.ARC      24
ARCE208 .ARC      41          DIRTYDZ7.ARC      40          GTLOG59 .ARC      22
ARCE211 .ARC      13          DISKLA  .ARC      29          GUDLUK31.ARC      11
ARCTOOL2.ARC      11          DISKVR44.ARC      34          HBASSRC .ARC      12
ARCV116 .ARC      41          DISSQASH.PAT      26          HELP    .ARC       3
ARCV117 .ARC       8          DLT     .ARC      19          HELP!   .ARC       6
ARP     .ARC      42          DOORS2  .ARC       3          HOTKEY  .ARC      13
ASEASY27.ARC      30          DOS-UTIL.ARC      27          HPFILTER.ARC      21
ASMGEN  .ARC      22          DS220   .ARC      38          ICONDOC .ARC       5
AUDIT   .ARC       1          DS221   .ARC      22          ICONIPL .ARC       5
BKILL21 .ARC      15          DSIZ    .ARC      28          ICONLMM .ARC       5
BLED15  .ARC       5          DSZ0119 .ARC      10          ICONSMM .ARC       5
BMOUSE  .ARC      24          DSZ1229 .ARC      42          ICONSRC1.ARC       1
BOSS1187.ARC      27          DVECT   .ARC      42          ICONSRC2.ARC       1
BTIMER  .ARC       3          ED221   .ARC      20          INDEXING.ARC      10
C_FLD   .ARC       3          EMLINK  .ARC      34          INT5PRO .ARC      16
CACHEINF.ARC      40          ENNS    .ARC       3          INVIS   .ARC      40
CALMERGE.ARC      39          ENTER   .ARC      23          ITOH103 .ARC      12
CATDSK31.ARC      30          EXTEND24.ARC      34          JAPAN   .ARC       4
CATS20  .ARC      39          FBUTIL  .ARC      17          LASJT44 .ARC      10
CFIGDEMO.ARC      33          FCON200F.ARC      27          LBLPRT  .ARC      11
CLIPKEYS.ARC      11          FCON200F.PCH      27          LINKTUT .ARC      34
CLIST   .ARC      32          FCON200G.ARC      10          LIST61A .ARC       9
CMOUSE  .ARC       3          FCON200G.PCH      10          LITEBA32.ARC      35
COHORT20.ARC      10          FE380-1 .ARC      25          LJ2UP   .ARC       7
COLORAM .ARC       7          FE380-2 .ARC      25          LLST1201.ARC      20
COMHELP .ARC       2          FE380-3 .ARC      25          LOGSYS2 .ARC      33
COOKBOOK.ARC      14          FFL     .ARC       3          MACLEARN.ARC      16
CRC     .ARC      10          FILHND  .ARC      19          MAKEDBF2.ARC      11
CSR20   .ARC      18          FITT86A .ARC      16          MAKEDBF3.ARC       4
CSRUPDT1.ARC      17          FPD221  .ARC      35          MAKEMEM3.ARC      35
CUT     .ARC      11          FREEBASE.ARC      23          MAKMEM3A.ARC      23
CVTFON15.ARC      36          FREEKICK.ARC      28          MH010187.ARC      39





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MH011087.ARC      26          QF23D   .ARC      14          VERBAK13.ARC      21
MIDIEX2 .ARC      41          QUICKENS.ARC      28          W4-09   .ARC      20
MIRPRSUT.ARC      33          QUIKCLIP.ARC      23          W4-11   .ARC       7
MMOUSE  .ARC      43          READLVL .ARC       4          WCX     .ARC      38
NAME    .ARC      30          REBOOT  .ARC      41          WED302  .ARC      19
NJLQP   .ARC      20          RESPRO11.ARC      18          WHATIS  .ARC      34
NO_ANSI .ARC       7          RESQ2   .ARC      26          WIND30  .ARC      14
NOTE11  .ARC      35          REVW1286.ARC      43          WORDC   .ARC      12
OMEGA102.ARC      22          RLA10   .ARC       2          WSSI310 .ARC      34
ORCHID  .ARC      15          RLETRAP2.ARC      14          WSSTRIP .ARC       8
OVER203 .ARC      33          RMCTRL-H.ARC       6          XD100   .ARC      14
PAL15   .ARC      39          RPT2DLM .ARC       8          XDIR102 .ARC       6
PAL15   .INF      39          SCRAMB  .ARC      29          XLISP17S.ARC      43
PALERT16.ARC      21          SCROLL  .ARC      42          XLISP20 .ARC      20
PATHA   .ARC      13          SFTCH203.ARC      40          YMODEM  .DQC      42
PATTR   .ARC      37          SHOWCAPS.ARC      41          Z131_SRC.ARC      43
PAY1PERS.ARC      25          SLIB11  .ARC      27          ZCOMMDOC.ARC      42
PCBFIL27.ARC       1          SORTS15 .ARC      15          ZCOMMEXE.ARC      42
PCPCHK20.ARC      17          SPACE   .ARC      40          ZCOMMHLP.ARC      42
PCPZCOMM.ARC      14          SPEEDY99.ARC      11          ZOO140  .ARC      11
PCRGB101.ARC      36          SRCH70  .ARC       2
PCTX86-1.ARC      37          SRCHMEMP.ARC      33
PCTX86-2.ARC      37          ST225   .ARC      37
PCW271A .ARC      12          STRNFST2.ARC      12
PDEL12  .ARC      38          SUGGEST .ARC      17
PDMAKE  .ARC      34          SUNRISE .ARC      22
PFM227  .ARC      43          SYM-TLK4.ARC      25
PFROI   .ARC      22          T1KFIX  .ARC      13
PHOEBE  .ARC      37          TELESALE.ARC      28
PIBCAT11.ARC   4, 19          THELP31 .ARC      43
PMOVE5  .ARC      35          TIMEKEY .ARC      17
POLYMATH.ARC      17          TIMKEEP3.ARC       2
PPRINT  .ARC      36          TIMSAV28.ARC      28
PRCMPAT .ARC      40          TOLIST  .ARC      13
PRCMST11.ARC      14          TPC10   .ARC      43
PROMOUSE.ARC      19          TPSHARE .ARC      21
PROMPT  .ARC      39          TSRSHELL.ARC      20
PRTCTL  .ARC      19          UC_IBM  .ARC      41
PULLDOWN.ARC       3          UN_RDIR .ARC      11
QB-MENUS.ARC      42          UNBACKUP.ARC      23
QBARCV  .ARC      41          VACUUM  .ARC      12
QBATTR  .ARC      33          VAINCTAX.ARC       3