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SEVERAL UTILITIES FOR $1 APIECE!!
Program Name: The $1 Utilities ver 2.1
BBS File Name: $1UTIL21.ZIP
Program Type: DOS Utilities
Author: ImagiSOFT, Inc.
SW Reg: $1 each
Comment: Some handy ones here!
From the manual:
"Let's face it: Some people really like using DOS. DOS
Shells slow many power users down. However, DOS is often a
ninety-pound weakling. We developed the $1 Utilities to add
power and flexibility to DOS without sacrificing speed."
The above quote it quite true. Although shells and
other programs can isolate us from DOS, there are times when
most of us find it more convenient to use the command line.
On the other hand, we sometimes wish that DOS was a bit less
limited. This is when little utilities like the $1 Utilities
can come in handy.
The $1 Utilities contain nine separate programs:
CAPS.COM - Very simply, this program will turn you CAPS LOCK
key ON or OFF. This can be useful in a batch file that loads
a program that needs the CAPS LOCK key in a particular
position.
NUM.COM - Similar to CAPS.COM, this one turns your NUM LOCK
key ON or OFF.
MOVE.COM - This one, as the name implies, allows you to move
a file from one dir to another, either on the same drive or
to another. This is much easier than copying the files, then
deleting. MOVE.COM will create a destination directory if
the one given does not exist. It will also prompt you if you
are about to overwrite an existing file. If you know you
want to overwrite, you can use the /O option.
RDEL.COM - Recursive File Delete. Did you ever have an
install program create a directory with several sub
directories? If you wanted to delete a program like this,
you would need to change to each directory, delete all the
files, then repeat these steps for each sub directory.
RDEL.COM makes this chore fast and easy. Although this can
be a very handy utility, it can be dangerous. Be sure of
what you are doing before using this program. It does,
however, ask you TWICE if you are sure that the command you
gave it is correct.
RENDIR.COM - Rename a Directory. DOS doesn't allow you to
rename a directory. What you would have to do is make a new
directory, copy the files to the new directory, then delete
them from the old. RENDIR.COM lets you do it fast and easy.
RES.COM - RES.COM just lets you know how much memory you have
left.
STAMP.COM - Allows you to change file time and date.
VIEW.COM - This is a replacement for the TYPE command. You
can use this to easily browse any ASCII text file. Not as
"full-featured" as some of the others, but handy.
INTERNAL.COM - This is probably the one you'll find most
interesting (and useful). With it, you can actually change
the commands that DOS uses. In the documentation, they use
as an example changing the DOS TYPE command to VIEW.COM. You
can redefine DOS's TYPE to use VIEW.COM by issuing the
following command:
INTERNAL TYPE C:\UTIL\VIEW.COM
Another example they use is replacing FORMAT with your
favorite disk formatting utility. I'm sure you could find
several uses for INTERNAL.COM. If you add them to your
AUTOEXEC.BAT, you'll always have them handy.
From the documentation:
"INTERNAL is a memory resident program (TSR) which
requires 1072 bytes fro each command added or replaced. Each
command is usually loaded 'high' in AUTOEXEC.BAT."
As you can see, at just $1 per utility, these little
gems are a bargain. Look for them!