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ED-01: Computer Education
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0286 Pop-Up Help Small Programs Disk
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Capture
Kihlken, Tom
$0
loads into memory and when you press Alt-C, captures whatever text is on the
screen at the time into a file format that can be loaded into the HELP program.
Error
Leisy, Steve
$0
tells you what the error numbers mean which some programs abort with, such as
"Error 5 in Line xxx...".
Expert Panel (XPANEL)
AdvenTech, Inc.
$20
lets you display the commands assigned to function keys for any text-based
program. You can create the display list with any text editor. This is not as
powerful as ShoFkey, but it does have some different options, such as color
controls. It does not work on all clones. It does not work under DESQview on our
machines.
Help (HELP-MM)
Mefford, Michael J.
$0
reads the screen stored by Capture (up to a total of 14 user-specified screens)
into memory so that it can be recalled with a keypress. This is primarily
intended for creating help screens, as the name implies. (res:22k)
Paint
Prosise, Jeff
$0
is a screen editor that makes it easy to create custom help screens. It offers
line drawing and color control and saves the screens in a file format that can
be loaded by HELP. Paint can also be used to edit screen files captured by
CAPTURE.
Help 1.1 (HELP11)
Crouch, John
$15
was created for beginning to advanced DOS users. It contains information about
DOS commands, hard and floppy disk preparation, and DOS command syntax. It
supports Microsoft's Mouse.
Help 2.4.1
Unique Software ASP
$?
lets you create custom help screens for access from the DOS command line. (Not
on this Disk. Ask for disk #8143.)
HelpSys
Abramson, Ron
$0
brings up a menu of help files or optionally the help file you specify on the
command line. From the menu, you can select a help file to view. Help-System
will use LIST (which you must already have) for viewing the file.
HyperHelper 1.5a (HYPRHLP)
Flamig, Bryan
$20
is a utility for creating hypertext help systems. HyperHelper consists of a
hypertext compiler and browser which enable you to create and view hypertext
files. A hypertext help system begins as a text file that contains the
information that is to be displayed by the browser. In addition, special link
commands are embedded into this text which specify how you will be able to
move about the information. The compiler then reads this file and translates
it into a special hypertext format that you can view with the browser. We
found the program to be quite useful and easy to set up and use.
PC-Prompt 3.2
Spuria, Anthony J.
$20
is a unique resident DOS help utility. As you type a command at DOS, PC-Prompt
watches to see if it is a DOS command and if so, it displays the complete
syntax for the command. If you still need more help, pressing F10 pops up a
screen full of information and examples for the command. This is much easier
and faster than having to pop up a generic help menu and scroll through a list
to find the command you want.
SHellp 1.1
Sawada, Masaaki Dr.
$10
lets you add pop-up help windows to programs. The help windows can be easily
configure by the user; they can be nested; and they are by nature context
sensitive. Help menus are already provided for a couple of programs
(WordPerfect 5 and WordStar). (res:42k)
ShofKey
Davidson, Corry
$?
shows function key assignments on one line at the bottom of the screen. The
line changes to show the assignments for the function keys in combination with
the Shift, Ctrl or Alt keys whenever one of those keys is pressed.
Also see the file TXT2COM and ASC2COM (section U1-05) which will create
resident, self-scrolling COM files out of text files.
TSRmakr 1.2
Orman, Jack A.
$15
is a menu-driven utility for making single-screen pop-up text files. A
full-screen editor is built in for creating or refining the screen, but any
editor can be used that will save in straight ASCII text. The pop-up COM files
that it creates each take about 2k of memory. Colors and hot keys are
user-selectable; multiple screens can be in memory at the same time, each with
a different hot key.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0286
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4133 DOS Quizzes/Tutorials Small Programs Disk
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5 Minute DOS Guide (5MINDOS)
Kenny
$15
teaches important DOS commands as well as about memory, monitors, files, drives,
batch files and more.
Advanced DOS Quiz 1.6.1 (ADQ)
Mount, Steve
$15
is a computer quiz that asks you to perform 20 unusual, difficult, or arcane
tasks in DOS. At the end of the test a score screen is displayed, showing a
listing of all of the questions asked, what the main concept of each question
was, and whether you answered the question correctly or not. The number and
percentage correct of the all questions asked is also displayed. This test is
NOT for the novice user, but is a good way to learn advanced DOS techniques.
DOS Help! 2.0 (DOSHELP)
Sikes, Don C.
$15
is a set of quizzes about DOS. This is not a tutorial, just a series of tests.
It covers a wide variety of topics. The question and answer files can easily
be edited, which is good because we felt like several of the questions and/or
answers were not accurate. (eg: "Parameter... is the target for a command.")
Overall, this is a good set of quizzes to be used in conjunction with a DOS
tutorial.
DOS5mem
Eyre, Dave
$0
is a tutorial on computer memory and how to manage it with DOS 5.
Tutor by Association 1.3 (TBA)
AJOY Software
$23
is an entertaining and colorful presentation of the basics of computer hardware
and software. ASCII graphics are used to good effect throughout.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4133
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12517 DOS Quizzes/Tutorials #2 Small Programs Disk
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DOS 6 Quiz (DOS6QIZ)
Mount, Steve
$15
test the user's knowledge and ability to use the features of DOS 6
through a series of 20 questions/tasks. For users who are well-versed in
DOS 6.0 and its new features, DOS 6 Quiz will let you know just how good
you really are.
DOS Quiz Manager 1.23 (DQM)
Mount, Steve
$10
allows you to customize a DOS quiz to test students or job applicants on
their knowledge of DOS. Test on DOS 5 specifically or ask advanced DOS
questions. It also has password security, and the ability to save and
print test resutlts.
DOSQuiz 1.7.1
Mount, Steve
$15
tests your knowledge of both basic and advanced DOS commands. At the end of the
test, a score is displayed which shows a list of all of the questions asked,
what the main concept of the question was, and whether the user answered the
question correctly or not.
New DOS Tutor 1.0 (NEWDOS)
Knoblauch, George T.
$10
is a tutorial for DOS. It explains the basic functions of DOS.
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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12517
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DOS Summary
Computer Knowledge, ASP
$25
#4318
is an on-line reference manual for DOS versions through 5.0. You can access the
information via the DOS command line (by entering DOSSUM FORMAT, to read about
the FORMAT command, for example), or from alphabetical or category groupings of
the commands.
DOS Practice
Skill Software
$25
#7032/2044
helps you learn DOS by practicing a variety of commands in a controlled
environment. It is not a tutorial, as is TUTOR.COM on disk ED-0085. Instead,
it is designed to reinforce what you have learned in a tutorial. Sessions of
simulated interaction with DOS can be selected for whatever topic or level of
expertise is desired, whether the student is a novice or has been using
personal computers for years. A hard disk (or other high capacity drive) is
required because the f