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=====Utilities
Contents:
- Disk & File Related:
-----Archiving
-----Anti-Virus
-----Batch File Utilities
-----Disk & Drive Utilities
-----Directory Listers/Editors
-----File Changing, Copying, Deleting
-----File Cataloging
-----File Managers
-----Hard Disk Utilities
-----Subdirectory Utilities
-----File Viewing, Comparing, Other
- System Utilities:
-----Desktop Programs
-----DOS Menu/Shell Programs
-----Keyboard/Mouse/Joystick
-----Operating System Utilities
-----System Set-Up, Testing & Control
-----Utility Sets
-----Video Utilities
-----OS/2 Programs
=====Utilities - Disk & File Related
-----Archiving
ExtractorPC 1.02 [EXTPC102] (Bill Goodman, reg. fee: $0) is a utility for
expanding files archived by the program Compact Pro.
Find Modem 1.10 [FM] (Brian A. Brown, reg. fee: $5-10) determines which COM
port your modem is attached to.
Gzip 123 [GZIP] (Free Software Foundation, Inc., reg. fee: $0) is a
freeware file compression utility.
ZIPAll 1.2 [ZIPL12] (Michael K. Davis, reg. fee: $0) a set of batch files
to be used with Phil Katz's PkZip utilities. ZipAll includes files that
will compress every file within the current subdirectory and its
subdirectories, decompress those files, recreating the original directory
structure, advise you if any files were changed or added at the time you
are ready to recompress, and more. Requires PKZ204G and DOS 5.0 or 6.0.
---Updates: Archiving
(U1-01) EzCode 3.1 [EZCODE31] (Charles Hill, reg. fee: $30) is a
compression/decompression shell for PKZIP, PKUNZIP 2.0, LHA 2.13, PAK 2.51,
ARJ 2.20 and ZOO 2.1.
(U1-01) Shez 9.5 [SHEZ95] (James Derr, ASP; reg. fee: $39) is a shell
program to make viewing and working with archive files user friendly.
(U1-01) TinyProg 3.8 [TINY38] (Tranzoa, Co., reg. fee: $39) converts EXE
and COM programs to a smaller file size.
(U1-01) ZIP'R 4.12 [ZIPR412A] (Craig S. Stevenson, reg. fee: $40) uses
existing compression programs to compress directories, sub-directories, and
the files they contain into one smaller, compressed file on a hard drive.
NEW: allows users to change video preferences.
-----Anti-Virus
Anti-Virus Software Tester #1 2.2 [GO_EN1] (Dan Karlius, reg. fee: $0)
tests your present virus scanner to see if it is working properly.
ThunderByte Anti-Virus 6.08 [TBAV60] (Dick Geheniau, reg. fee: $99) is a
toolkit designed to protect against computer viruses and recover from them.
It includes a file integrity checker,
virus scanner, file cleaning utility, several virus detectors, a utility
to completly destroy and remove files, and more.
Requires 1 meg of disk sp
---Updates: Anti-Virus
(U1-02) AVScan 1.26 [AVS126] (Tjark Auerbach, reg. fee: $0) is a virus scanner.
(U1-02) Integrity Master 2.11a [I_M211] (Wolfgang Stiller, reg. fee: $40)
is an anti-virus and data integrity system. NEW: complete CMOS protection;
identifies 300+ additional of the latest viruses by name and characteristic.
(U1-02) Virex 2.91 [VIREX] (Datawatch Corporation, reg. fee: $50) is a
virus detector. New: increased number of virus detectors to 1720, including
the Satin_Bug and FruitFly.
(U1-02) Virus Simulator 2c [VIRSIM2C] (Rosenthal Engineering, ASP; reg.
fee: $49) generates controlled programs infected with signatures of viruses
for testing purposes.
-----Batch File Utilities
Batkey 1.0 [BATKEY] (Stanley R. Weiss, reg. fee: $5) is an extended batch
language command that will return an errorlevel set equal to the decimal
value of the key pressed.
BatMnu 2.3 [BATMNU] (Warren Small, reg. fee: $18) is a menuing system for
use with batch files. It provides a point-and-shoot menu with up to 26
options per menu.
Easy Reminders 1.3 [EZREM13] (James A. Williams, reg. fee: $10) displays
reminders when the PC is turned on.
IFDay 1.0 [IFDAY] (Bryan Valencia, reg. fee: $0) allows the user to run
certain commands on pre-specified days.
PrtSc [PRTSC] (Stanley R. Weiss, reg. fee: $0) will issue a print screen
command from inside a batch file and optionally, send a form feed too.
DOS Tool Box Utils [SOSDFU] (Solid Oak Software, reg. fee: $29-39) is a
collection of 13 batch file utilities. Operations can be performed based on
various disk and file conditions. For example, you can set the DOS
errorlevel to the percentage of disk space available, or a number
representing free disk space in megabytes.
DOS Tool Box [SOSTDU] (Solid Oak Software, reg. fee: $29) is a collection
of 13 batch file utilities from Solid Oak Software's DOS ToolBox. This
package contains utilities that return an ErrorLevel based on the time and day.
TMES 3.0 [TMES] (Tee Roper, reg. fee: $50) is a batch file utility which
can set environment variables to indicate how many bytes are left on a
diskette, can parse a filespec, and more
---Updates: Batch File Utilities
(U1-03) Boot'R 1.11 [BOOTR111] (Stevenson Technical Services, reg. fee:
$35) is a multiple configuration manager, allowing you to easily boot your
system up with different drivers and TSR's installed. NEW: enhanced editor
features more screens.
(U1-03) Input 3.13 [INPUT] (Tay-Jee Software, ASP; reg. fee: $20-30) allows
you to insert prompts into your batch files.
(U1-03) Sparkle & Menu Magic 3.1 [SPARKL31] (Rob W. Smetana, reg. fee: $39)
lets you create fancy batch files. NEW: mouse support and exploding windows
added.
(U1-03) Screen Wizard 4.6 [SW_46] (Warren Small, reg. fee: $18) is a
windowing, screen color, and text placement utility for batch files.
-----Disk & Drive Utilities
Clone 1.0 [CLONE] (Eric Tauck, reg. fee: $0) performs disk copies in a
single read. Other features include extra control over formatting, data
verification, improved disk serialization and more.
CopyFlop 1.0 [COPYFLOP] (Patrick Rigney, reg. fee: $0) copies diskettes and
creates image files of diskettes which can be used to produce multiple
copies quickly. It can copy an entire disk or only tracks which are used.
DReset [DRESET] (Trillium Resources, reg. fee: $0) forces DOS to reread a
floppy drive instead of using the directory listing which it has in memory
for the drive. This fixes problems when DOS does not recognize that a
floppy has been changed.
EZ-DiskCopy PRO 3.20b [EZDCOPY] (Ed Marion, reg. fee: $136-141) is a disk
duplication utility that includes serialization, bypassing of BIOS for
speed, compression of file images, and more.
EZ-DisKlone 4.01c [EZDK401C] (Ed Marion, reg. fee: $37-42) performs single
pass disk duplications.
Go_Dir [GO_DIR] (Trillium Resources, reg. fee: $0) makes it easier to
change directories. If you make a typo, it will do its best to find the
directory you really want.
MEG [MEG] (Jim Tolliver, reg. fee: $10) displays a pie and bar chart of
total space, free space, spaced used, and percent free for hard and floppy
disks. Five screen saver programs are included. <MEG.PCX>
SuperDiskCopy 3.12c [SDC312C] (Ed Marion, reg. fee: $86-91) allows you to
make as many copies of your diskettes as you desire without re-reading the
source. It also lets you compare the disk in memory to other diskettes,
format disks in a variety of formats, map out diskette usage, and more.
SuperDiskCopy PRO 3.20b [SDCP320B] (Ed Marion, reg. fee: $14-109) will copy
any disk with one pass while displaying copy information on a colorful screen.
SortDir 2.60 [SORTDIR] (Stanley R. Weiss, reg. fee: $15) displays sorted
directory listings.
Tapewin 2.1 [TAPEW2] (Modern Microsystems, reg. fee: $25) creates and
maintains a tape database for your CMS tape drives. It allows over 90
volumes and 20,000+ files to be cataloged per tape.
---Updates: Disk & Drive Utilities
(U1-04) Disk Drive Cleaner 1.0 [CLEANER1] (Rosenthal Engineering, ASP; reg.
fee: $20) is software to be used with a head cleaning diskette.
(U1-04) Con-Format 1.8a [CNFMT108] (Sydex, reg. fee: $15) will format a
disk in the background while you run other programs.
(U1-04) CopyQm 3.10 [COPYQ310] (Sydex, reg. fee: $25) will format, copy,
and verify multiple diskettes from a single master.
(U1