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- Whats new! and coming soon!
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- Launch Pad v3.3
- Updated for DOS 5.0
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- NEW for 3.3 (this version)
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- -Now DOS 5.0 aware
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- Version 3.2b didn't return the correct PATH statement
- with DOS 5.0. in the Satellite.
- This has been corrected with this version 3.3.
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- 1 More password protection;
- Now password protection for, EXIT, Drop to DOS, Satellite (manager) entry,
- Timed programs, and ALL pages above page 1.
- Let other users launch programs from page 1 ONLY!
- Page 2-10 are protected by the password.
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- If you don't have enough programs to place your private programs
- on page 2, just enter the empty numbers with blanks until you are
- at the second page (programs # 23 and up).
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- 2 More Formats Added; Now includes 720k and 1.4k disks.
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- 3 For DOS 5.0 Users; Instant access to your editor.
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- Hilite a file and you have instant access to the built-in
- editor. You must have EDIT.COM in the DOS directory or in
- your PATH statement.
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- You can rename any editor you like to EDIT.COM or EDIT.EXE
- and place that file in your PATH, or just a text viewer.
- The Launch Pad will pass the files name to any program
- called "EDIT" in your PATH, or ROOT directory.
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- 4 Archive Viewer; View Archived files.
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- Hilite the archived file and press Alt-V
- Then select the correct viewer i.e.; LZH, ARJ, ZIP
- These are the most common archive compressors.
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- ZIP is the king of the Bulletin Board Systems (BBS), and is
- --- available in Shareware and Commercial versions.
- Most power
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- ARJ Most of the time this one creates even smaller
- --- files then ZIP.
- This one is free to any single user (Not for companies or
- commercial purpose). Available as Shareware & Freeware.
- Power and small files
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- LZH This one also creates smaller files then ZIP, and
- --- sometimes even smaller then ARJ.
- This one is free to any single user (Not for companies or
- commercial purpose). Available as Shareware & Freeware.
- Small files, creates self-extracting compressed files
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- All you have to do to view a compressed file, is place the above
- mentioned compressors in your PATH, or ROOT directory.
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- Future Plans for Launch Pad 4.0
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- 1 An all new Disk Manager; "Satellite"
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- With even more power, better hilite bar control,
- mouseable, and NEW features.
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- 2 An all new Address Book/Dialer; "Name Tracker"
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- I'll leave this one as a surprise.
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- Coming soon... an all new EGA-VGA ONLY Launch Pad Menu System!!!!!
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- A whole new look for the Launch Pad, with all the same features,
- like one click entry of a program, timed programs & timed DOS,
- DOS Spooler, activity log, phone log, custom logos; colors,
- and all the rest, PLUS a few new utilities not found on other
- Menu programs.
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- Expected date of release 4-15-92 (Our BBS's 1st Birthday).
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- ARJ is copyrighted by (c) Robert K Jung
- ZIP is copyrighted by (c) PKWARE (R)
- LZH is copyrighted by (c) Haruyasu Yoshizaki
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