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U2-04:  Operating System Utilities


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1346 DOS Command Editors          Small Programs Disk
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For an understanding of what DOS Command Editors do, read the CED writeup
first. CED (and the others) are similar in some ways to key macro programs and
"shorthand" utilities which allow you to type in just part of a word and the
computer fills in the rest. For more on these utilities, see the Keyboard
section.

Note: Many BBS's and libraries still carry DOS-EDIT even though it is a
pirated program and not public domain. DOS-EDIT was sold by IBM in its
Personally Developed Software series under the name RETRIEVE. Besides DOS-EDIT
not being public domain, CED is much better anyway. To further confuse things,
PC Magazine also came out with a similar utility with the name DOSEDIT. CED is
still better.

Command EDitor (CED)
   Dunford, Christopher J.
   $0
is a TSR that improves command line editing in DOS, lets you scroll back
through previous commands to edit and/or re-execute them, lets you create the
equivalent of in-memory batch files,

     -command scrolling:  you can use the up and down cursor keys to scroll
back through previously entered commands in DOS.  If you are doing repetitive
tasks while in DOS, this keeps you from having to retype the same lines over
and over.

     -use of the cursor keys: now if you make a mistake while typing in DOS,
you can use the cursor keys to go back and correct it instead of having to
erase what you have already typed.  This feature combines nicely with command
scrolling.  For example, if you want copy the file DATABASE from drive C:  to
drive A:  and then to drive B:, at the C> prompt you would enter COPY DATABASE
A:  and when it was done, press the up cursor.  This redisplays the last
command and leaves the cursor at the end of the command so that all you have
to do is press the left cursor key twice change the A to B and press Enter.

     -recall of program parameters (PCALL): after you have run a program once,
the next time you call the program, CED will insert the same parameters for
you. For example, if you enter

         link myprog+module1+module2+module3+module4+module5+module6

the next time you run LINK, all the rest of the line will be entered for you
automatically.

     -synonyms:  have you ever typed in DUR or DRI instead of DIR? No sweat.
Just tell CED that when it sees those popular typo's, to treat them as DIR.
DOS-Edit referred to these as Aliases.

     A simple CED synonym definition is set up like this:  CED SYN DUR DIR.
This tells CED that if you type in DUR, to substitute the word DIR in its
place before passing it along to DOS to act on.  Nice, but where the power of
synonyms comes into play is that you can use variables the way you would in
batch files, and you can chain a series of commands to be assigned to one
synonym.  Example:

                   CED SYN EDIT CD \WP^WS %1^COPY %1 A:^CD\

     Now if you enter EDIT LETTER.TXT, the current directory will be changed
to WP, your word processing subdirectory, WordStar will be called and told to
edit the file LETTER.TXT.  When you finally exit WS, the file LETTER.TXT will
be copied to a backup disk in drive A:, and you will be returned to the root
directory again.

     -MANY OF YOUR BATCH FILES ARE NO LONGER NEEDED. On a hard disk, a small
batch file to do the job that the synonym above is doing would take up the
drive's minimum allocation of space, which may be as much as 8,000 characters.
If you have many of these little batch files, they can use up and enormous
amount of disk space.  Now you can make them into synonyms and free up that
disk space.

     -SYNONYMS RESIDE IN MEMORY and execute at RAM speed instead of disk
speed.  If you have a floppy based system, you no longer have to switch disks
to use a batch file, and the speed increase is remarkable.

Cedsyn 1.02
   Modak, Anand
   $?
creates CED Synonyms for changing directories.  (See write-up of CED, above.)
CEDSYN reads your hard disk and creates a SYN of a "2" followed by the
directory name for each directory.  Then when you want to change directories
(say, for example, to C:\WP\LET), you would just enter "2LET" and the CED SYN
will execute the command CD\WP\LET.  After CEDSYN has added the synonyms to
your CED file, it does not have to be run again.

AI 2.1
   Toft, George
   $24
is an artificially intelligent command line interface that corrects your typing
errors in DOS by learning what you really meant based on your previous mistakes
and corrections. It also allows the use of cursor keys on the DOS command line.

CShell
   is a COMMAND.COM replacement.  It implements unix-like shell commands such
as ls, mv, fgrep, rm, chdir, chmod,etc.  It also allows recalling and editing
previous commands.

DOSinp 1.0
   Mercie, Kenneth J.
   $10
is another one of those memory resident programs that provide DOS command line
editing.  Along with the editing features, DOSINP will let you recall the
previous 20 command line entries; display a window with the available previous
commands; delete unwanted commands from the command window; program the 10
Function keys; flush the typeahead keyboard buffer, at any time; remove TSR's
from memory.  At only 8k of DOS RAM used for DOSINP, this is a very attractive
alternative to similar utilities.  (res:8k)

Edicom-12 (EDC)
   Edicom Systems
   $26
is a DOS command processor and more.  It will recall up to 12 previous
commands entered in DOS for easy changing and re-execution.  It lets you
execute commands with a single keystroke, find files, page through text files,
and prevent accidental overwriting of files - all without slowing you down
while working in DOS.

History
   Rubenstein, Michael M.
   $?
is a DOS command recall and editing utility with a nice touch - the ability to
recall a previous DOS command line without scrolling back through them all by
entering the first few letters and pressing Ctrl-L.  History is interesting in
that most of the command and editing function keys are also executable as
control key combinations, for those who don't like to pick up their hands from
the keyboard.  Another interesting feature is the History's ability to search
the command buffer for a line that matches the first few characters entered.
(res:5.5k)

LogOut 1.71
   Messer, Greg
   $0
is a 1k TSR that will send keystrokes to the keyboard after a specified period
of system inactivity has passed. The result is the same as if you manually typed
the keystrokes. You may specify that "system inactivity" be determined by
monitoring any combination of the keyboard, disk, printer or screen.

LogOut could be used to save work, close files, exit a program, log off a
network, etc, when a system is not used for a period of time. Up to 127
keystrokes can be stored in a file for passing to the keyboard.

Recall 2.1
   g.r.a.m.  Associates
   $?
permits the user to retrieve any one of up to 50 unique DOS commands
previously issued by the user. Once retrieved, the command may be executed as
is or modified by the user via the normal DOS line editing keys.

Show (SHOW-DT)
   Toedt, D. C.
   $0
is a batch file that allows beginning users to easily execute many common DOS
commands without having to remember the syntax.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #1346
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12014 DOS Command Editors #2          Small Programs Disk
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PC-Shell
   is a command processor for IBM-PC's and compatibles that emulates some of
the more desirable functions of the Berkeley UNIX* C-shell.  In addition, it
implements PC-DOS versions of some of the common UNIX* commands such as ls,
mv, cp, etc.  It also allows "history substitution" which saves retyping of
long command lines.

It allows you to do things like re-execute the last command, re-execute the
last command but redirect output to a file, or execute a new command with
arguments from previous command lines. The last 20 commands are saved, and can
be reviewed by typing the 'history' command.

Previous commands can be referred to by their number, or relative to the
current command's number. Parameters from previous commands can be seperated
out and used individually.

Recall 1.0 (R-CALL)
   CompuTech
   $33
is a 10k TSR which will pop up a window to allow you to recall, edit and
reexecute commands previously entered at the DOS prompt. Commands can also be
marked for play-back at a specific date and time.

Stack 2.4
   Bergl, Shane
   $?
allows you to recall commands that were typed in DOS and to edit the DOS
command line using the cursor keys.  While there are several similar utilities
around, this one lets you view a list of the commands that are in the stack
and assign them to function keys.

Toddy 5.11
   Tauck, Eric
   $10
is a 2k TSR utility that enhances the built-in DOS line editing and provides a
command scroll-back, similar to CED and the old DOS-EDIT. Other features
include chained commands and macros. Macros and the command history may be
saved and loaded from a file. DOS editing keys are supported, and much more.

Viper 3.11 (VIPERBF)
  Freshour Software
  $20
is a DOS command line editor. It remembers keystrokes typed in at the DOS
prompt and provides a visual window to view, edit and select previous DOS
commands for re-execution.

Other features include mouse support, trashcan file deletion, function key
assignments, digital battery watch for portable computers, high memory
management compatibility and more.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12014
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Anarkey
   Calwas, Steven
   $34
   #1827
is a command-line editor that will significantly reduce the number of
keystrokes made when entering DOS commands. Features include retrieval of
previous DOS commands, multiple commands per line, a 255-character command
line, environment editing, and support for LIM EMS memory. Other features
include pop-up windows to retrieve past commands, complete filenames, edit
environment variables, or display program help; full support for enhanced
keyboards; special support for Windows 3.0 in 386 Enhanced mode; and mouse
support.


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0276 DOS Access and Environment          Small Programs Disk
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0276 DOS Access
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ED 3.0 (ED-SG)
   Genusa, Stephen V.
   $20
is a very handy way to edit the DOS environment (where you can easily modify
your DOS path, for example), your CONFIG.SYS file and AUTOEXEC.BAT file.  It
also reports some basic system information such as memory installed (standard
ram, extended & EMS), ports installed, and more.

HotDOS
   Best, Robert
   $20
allows any currently executing program to be temporarily suspended so that a
second copy of COMMAND.COM can be loaded and run in the background.

ShRoom 2.0a
   Augustine, Davis
   $25
is a utility that gives you more room when Shelling to DOS from an application.
It works by swapping the application to disk, freeing up all but 6k of memory.
When you Exit the Shell, it automatically swaps your application back again.

SWAP 1.2 (SWAP-NM)
   Mak, Nico & Mansfield Software Group
   $0
frees up DOS RAM when you have shelled to DOS from some program by swapping
the memory the program is using to EMS, extended memory or a hard disk. For
example, if you are programming in an editor and want to shell to DOS to
compile, you may find that the editor is taking up too much DOS RAM to allow
the compiler to run. All you have to do is run SWAP and the editor's area of
DOS RAM will be swapped out, allowing the compiler access to nearly all of DOS
RAM. When you quit the second program, the first program is swapped back into
memory.

TST
   Microsystems Software, Inc.
   $10
is a 6k (or less) TSR that lets you run any program while in another program,
including those using graphics, a mouse or a coprocessor. It works by swapping
the programs back and forth to disk, so a hard disk is recommended.

0276 DOS Environment Utilities
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AddPath
   Quillen, Ed
   $0
extends the DOS path string beyond 127 bytes. Requires DOS 3+.

Edenv 1.5
   Bovee, Bill
   $?
allows modifying the contents of the DOS environment, such as the defined PATH.

EE2
   Graham, Keith P.
   $?
is a DOS Environment Editor.  Since the "DOS environment" contains such goodies
as where DOS should look for COMMAND.COM and the PATH and PROMPT configurations,
none of which DOS allows you to edit, EE can really save you a lot of time and
trouble.  With EE, all you have to enter is the new subdirectory name.

ENV-Read
   displays strings in the environment.

EnvCount
   displays the number of bytes used in the DOS Environment space.

EnvirCat 1.2
   Gardner, Mark
   $0
allows concatenation of environment strings to form arbitrarily long strings.
It is useful for generating long path statements beyond the 128 character
maximum imposed by the DOS command line format.

ESET 1.2
   Babulic, Mike
   $0
is a replacement for DOS's SET command.  ESET makes it easier to edit and enter
variables in the environment.  Pascal source code is included.

NewPath
   Lacobie, Kevin
   $0
lets you insert a subdirectory name into a PATH definition or delete one with
one quick command.  While EE2 is more powerful overall, Newpath is quicker and
easier to use for the tasks it performs.

Path Editor 2.0 (PED-RD)
   Dittmeier, Ray
   $7
is an easy PATH editor for both experts and novices. Novices will like the
full-screen mode in which all directory names in your PATH/drive are displayed
for easy selection of a directory to delete/add. Experts will like the fast
command-line option and the ability to specify multiple directory-PATH changes
at once.

Post (POST-DS)
   Sessions, D. C.
   $0
is a filter that will reversibly alter the DOS environment based on the contents
of a file, which may be created by POST.  Especially useful in conjunction with
tools which make heavy use of environment variables, in particular multilingual
development environments.  A side-benefit is that POST accepts longer (1024
byte) strings than does COMMAND.COM's SET command (128 bytes max).

ShowEnv
   DOS System Utility
   $0
displays a list of your environment variables. Does not work under Windows.

Sit
   Corry, Davidson
   $0
is a utility program for creating, modifying or deleting strings in the MASTER
copy of the DOS environment. For example, if you run DESQview or run a program
that shells to DOS, you are working in a secondary copy of the Command
Processor. Issuing a PATH command at that point would not effect the master
copy of COMMAND.COM. Issuing a SIT PATH command WILL effect the master copy
and not the secondary one. It also adds several features to DOS's SET command.

Use
   Haley, James
   $0
are two utility programs to add and remove directories from the path.  USE
will add a directory to the path without disturbing the rest of the path, and
UNUSE will remove a directory while leaving the others alone.  We have had
similar utilities that did not work quite as well.  We have already added this
pair to our Utility subdirectory.

XPath 1.0
   Babulic, Mike
   $0
is a utility for changing the environment PATH variable.  Xpath works with DOS 2
and up.  Pascal source included.

0276 Emergency Help
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Abort
   loads into memory, stays there until needed, and purports to get you out of
some program lockups and back to DOS.  Whether programs like this work depends
on what kind of lock-up you have.  If the system has crossed so far over into
the Twilight Zone that it no longer is noticing the keyboard, your pounding on
Abort's "hot keys" will do you no good.  However, there are many lockups Abort
will save you from and it does not take much memory, so it's worth having
there for when it does work.  (res.:  400 bytes)

CBoot
   Graham, Keith P.
   $?
is a resident utility which lets you get out of some system lock-ups or out of
programs that won't let you gracefully exit.

Last Resort 1.0 (LASTRES)
   Sawada, Dr. Masaaki
   $10
gets you out of those system lock-ups which normally make you do a
Ctrl-Alt-Del.  It cannot get you out of the hard lock-ups of the type which
even ignore Ctrl-Alt-Del and make you turn the power off and back on (or hit
Reset) to reboot.  We have had utilities of this type before which did not
work well, but LastResort seems to work fine.  In cases where it might not be
able to let you exit a program gracefully, it will also let you copy files
from a RAM disk to other disks so that you don't lose them if you have to
reboot.  This feature could be useful even apart from system lock-ups.
Another useful side benefit is that LastResort traps the PrtSc key such that
while you can still continue on and do a Print Screen, if pressing the key was
an accident and you do not have a printer hooked up, it will let you escape
without hanging the system.

Luther Cross, Kissimmee, FL: "When I type LASTRESO I get the help list, when I
type LASTRESO.RUN I get then message "Bad command or filename".

PsL: You should just type LASTRESO RUN with a space between the words. By
putting a period there, DOS thinks you are trying to execute a file with the
extension of ".RUN".

Resq 3.2 (RESQ32) 09-93 CD
   Yarus, Mike
   $10
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.

Safari
   Hummel, Robert L.
   $0
keeps you from crashing out of a program by intercepting DOS error messages such
as "Abort, Retry, Ignore" and handling them more genteelly.  Tested in PC-DOS
2.0 to 3.31.  (res:3k)

Spray
   Angel, Dave
   $0
is designed to let you capture the contents of memory to a disk file.  One
purpose of such a utility would be to salvage text that you were entering into
a text editor which, for example, you quit without saving.  Assembler source
is included.

Watchdog 1.0 (WATCHDO)
   Sykes, Ken
   $0
watches PS/2 Model 50-and-up computers for system lockups and returns control
to the keyboard when one occurs.  This allows you to do a warm reboot
(Ctrl-Alt-Del) rather than having to power the machine off and on.  Assembler
source code is provided.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0276
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1945 DOS Command Line Utilities          Small Programs Disk
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Execute 1.5
   MAH Software Services
   $10
allows you to execute multiple commands from one DOS command line. Our first
reaction was that this was something that could be easily duplicated with
batch files or CED synonyms, but after some effort, we had to concede that
Execute provides the most efficient means of executing multiple
commands/programs on the fly.

It will run up to 50 internal or external DOS commands, programs, or batch
files unattended one right after another. You may also specify a certain
amount of time to lapse before the programs begin executing, and you can elect
to be prompted before each command/program is executed.

Feed
   is used to feed MS/PCDOS text files into a filtering pipeline.

FileC
   Morearty, Mike
   $?
provides filename completion similar to that done by some versions of the Unix
C Shell (also called "Tenex-style" completion).  The purpose of filename
completion is so that the user doesn't have to type in long filenames when the
first few characters would be enough to distinguish a filename from all other
files in the directory.

Fly
   Halsall, Bob
   $?
lets you execute several commands from the DOS command line with one entry.
It does this by creating a temporary batch file "on the fly" to execute the
commands and deletes it when done.

Launcher 2.21 (LAUNCHR)
   Steenburgh, Chuck
   $0
allows you to quickly start application programs by bypassing the opening/file
selection screen. It lets you select from a list of data files, then starts the
application with the selected data file preloaded. It works with any application
that accepts file names on the command line such as WordPerfect, WordStar,
Quattro Pro, and others. Data files are sorted alphabetically, and up to 127
menu color combinations may be used.

No
   lets you exclude a program from an operation that uses wildcards.  For
example, if you wanted to list all the files on this disk other than those
that have an ".EXE" extension, you could say NO *.EXE DIR *.* /W.

PramJam (PJ)
   a program that lets you pass parameters to programs that normally do not
accept parameters from the DOS command line.  PJ works by creating a loader
program for each program that you want to call with the parameters you want to
pass to the program.  Other utilities in the library to accomplish the same
task, but in a more flexible and less initially complicated manner, are
STACKEY and KBSTAK.  PJ is presented here for times when these other programs
don't do the job.

Rep
   Knowledge Based Solutions, Inc.
   $?
is a prefix that allows DOS commands to be repeated.  Dummy parameters can be
defined on the DOS command line and replaced according to the contents of the
standard input file (STDIN, see DOS manual, pg 10-4 to 10-7).  The STDIN may
be entered via the keyboard "redirected" from a data file, or "piped" from
another command.  A facility is provided which allows STDIN and STDOUT to be
redirected for the DOS command also.

Wild
   Lazo, Charles III
   $0
lets you use wild card parameters with programs that normally do not allow
wild cards.

Recall 2.2 (RCALL)
   Patri-Soft ASP
   $15
is a file selection aid. It will scan your directory and provide you with a
list of all files sorted in descending date order (newest to oldest). When you
locate the file you wish to process, the program will either exit and spawn
the desired application, invoke the desired application as a sub-task, or
generate a batch file.

Use 1.1 (USE-LH)
   LAN Helpers
   $10
lets you pass multiple file names to a program or batch file. It also has a NOT
parameter. For example: to backup all files except *.BAK and *.OLD, you would
type USE NOT *.BAK *.OLD ; BACKUP C:\*.* A: /S

Xstream
   Pharis, Mark
   $0
executes a program on each member of a list of file names.  This program
receives a list of filespecs either by way of expanding the wild card
parameters given by the user on the command line, or by way of a pipe from
another program.  It then executes whatever program the user specified on the
command line, using the stream of file specifications as parameters to the
executable program.  `C' source included.


1945 CHKDSK Replacements
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Ckfrag
   Randolph, Donald
   $0
is a hard disk defragmentation aid. It executes CHKDSK *.* against all the
directories of a volume. It lists all fragmented files and sets the DOS
errorlevel to the count of files (or blocks) involved. Turbo Pascal source
code is included.

DFall
   Wallace, Jack
   $0
displays the amount of disk space for multiple drives or partitions, as well
as total and free DOS RAM memory. `C' and assembler source code are included.

Dstats 3
   Lazo, Charles III
   $0
provides disk space information whose output listing can be user-designed.  It
is smaller and faster than CHKDSK.

Free 1.1
   Perkel, Marc
   $0
shows free disk space in absolute amounts and percentage, DOS memory, and EMS
memory.  It is much faster than using CHKDSK.

GrafDisk (GRAFDSK)
   OSCS Software Development, Inc.
   $0
reports free space on drives using a very attractive graphical interface.

Memsum2
   Richmond, Jerry
   $?
reports how much memory is being used and is available for use.  Faster than
CHKDSK.

Newchk
   Meier, Brian
   $0
is a CHKDSK replacement which graphically displays disk usage with a 3-D bar
graph and cylinder.  EGA required.

PCstat
   Woeger, Robert
   $?
shows you disk space and memory statistics similar to CHKDSK, but much more
quickly on a hard disk. For example, CHKDSK on a 30meg hard disk took over 25
seconds while PCSTAT took as little as half a second. The differences are
negligible on floppies. The author is no longer at the address provided in the
documentation.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #1945
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2462 DOS Utilities, Other          Small Programs Disk
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Config
   RSE Incorporated
   $0
allows you to easily change the hot keys and colors of those utilities that do
not have configuration programs.

DT
   Woodward, Woody
   $0
is just a little utility that shows the system date and time, which can also
be redirected to a file.

ETime 1.04m
   Kerber, George
   $5
is a non-memory-resident timer for DOS. It stores the time in a file with a
name specified on the command line and the second time you run it with the
same name, it calculates and displays the elapsed time. You can specify as
many different names as you wish, allowing you to time multiple events at
once. A hard disk is recommended.

FixColor
   is a patch to get COMMAND.COM to set your choice of screen color on
startup. Information is given for all versions of DOS from 2.0 to 3.3.

Incr 1.03m
   Kerber, George
   $5
is a simple, but useful utility for maintaining one or more counters. It can
be used to keep track of how many times a program has been run or a computer
booted.

INT(ernal) 1.0 (INTERNL)
   Masaki, David
   $0
modifies COMMAND.COM to disable, restore, and rename internal DOS commands such
as DEL, DIR, ECHO, CLS, CD, DATE, TIME, PROMPT, PATH, VOL, etc. This could be
done with a file editor such as Norton's Utilities or PC-Zap (U1-05: 0283), but
INT is much more convenient.

An example of how INT can be used is to disable DEL and rename a verify-delete
utility like DLT to DEL. Then whenever you (or someone using your machine) types
DEL *.EXE you get a verify-delete instead of having all your EXE files disappear
without warning.

MoreHandles 2.0 (MOREHAN)
   Computer Tyme ASP
   $28
is a 9k TSR which allows you to open more than 20 file handles in a single DOS
program.

Nosy Prompter (NP2)
   Nelson, Russell
   $0
loads into memory and thereafter warns you any time you have shelled to DOS
from some program. NP warns you by adding the names of any shelled programs to
the end of your DOS prompt. We were ready to add NP to our AUTOEXEC.BAT as
soon as we saw it. Too many times have we shelled to DOS, forgotten that we
had done so, and then forgot to go back and save our work or tried to load
another program and run out of memory. Asssembler source code is included.
Requires DOS 3+. (res:5k)

NoTime 0.1
   Sawada, Dr. Masaaki
   $10
prevents people from using your computer facilities (keyboard, diskette,
video, serial port and printer port) at specified times to prevent
unauthorized tampering.  (res:3k)

QT
   tells the time is a casual way: "It's about twenty to four."

RamMap 1.0
   Perkel, Marc
   $0
displays what is in memory and can free up some minor amounts of wasted
memory.

Share
   RainTree Computer Systems
   $0
is a text file describing why you need SHARE with DOS 4.01 and the risks
that you run by not using it.

SlowPC 1.0
   Sawada, Masaaki
   $0
slows down a fast PC, primarily for playing older games.

Smart Prompt (SPMPT)
   Lazo, Charles
   $15
is a 3k TSR that lets you add system information to your DOS prompt. Information
available includes the amount of free DOS RAM, the time in a.m./p.m. format
(rather than 24-hour format), the name of the program you have shelled out of,
if any, and the particular AUTOEXEC.BAT and CONFIG.SYS pair that you booted
with. DOS 3.0 or later is required.

Tad
   sets system time and date on IBM AT's.

Tee
   lets you view output that is being PIPE.  (See your DOS manual for info
about PIPING.)

TextMODE 1.0
   Microsystems Software, Inc.
   $10
solves the problem that most TSR's are text-based and will not pop up over a
graphics-based program. You pop up TextMODE first and it saves the necessary
graphics data and puts the screen into the text mode so that you can pop up a
text-based TSR. TextMODE takes 7k of DOS RAM, 1.2k if you have expanded memory,
0k if you load it high.

Timer
   times the execution of a program.

X 1.15 (X-JR)
   Rubin, Jon
   $10
brings up a menu of up to 16 executable files in the current directory and lets
you pick one with a single keypress. This would be good for a Games or Utlities
directory, though the 16-file limit could be restrictive.

Xmore
   is a replacement for DOS's MORE command.

YourTurn 1.0 (YOURTUR)
   Sawada, Dr. Masaaki
   $10
restricts the access of files with certain file extensions for open, delete,
rename, etc.  It produces a log file with the date, time, and a record number
along with the name of the file accessed and the type of access which was
allowed or denied and the password owner who accessed it.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2462
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12350 DOS Utilities, Other #2          Small Programs Disk
-----------------------------

6th Sense 2.0 (6THSENS)
   Tay-Jee Software ASP
   $15
is a set of utilities for DOS 6.0. It includes front ends for DIR and
FORMAT. There is also a collection of DOSKEY macros included. It
features menu-driven selection of command options, support for
environment variables and more.

BestBat
   Montaron, Daniel
   $0
is a set of DOS utilities: add a directory to an environment string (eg:
change LIB=C: in the environment to LIB=C:;C:\TEMP), add a directory to
the defined PATH, verified deletion of a list of files, and more.

DOS5Ed
   Zachary, Allan
   $0
patches a copy of the DOS 5.0 editor so that it will list all the files in the
current directory instead of just files with the TXT extension.

DOSTrace 2.0 (DOSTRCE)
   Bridges, Steve
   $25
is a TSR that will trace DOS calls your programs are making. It will show you
open files, what's in memory, and allow you to display and edit main memory. It
also has a primitive memory protection option. Requires 286+. May be
incompatible with 4DOS.

HelpCOM 1.2 (HC)
   Friesen, Geoff
   $0
lets you add a help screen to any .COM program. You simply prepare a
help screen in straight ASCII (text) and use HelpCOM to append it to the
program file. Then when you type the program name followed by a question
mark, the help screen will be displayed. This is great for those little
utilities which don't offer a help screen of their own.

L. P. Thomason, Jacksonville, FL: "This is a good little program but
there's a small problem. The help text of the program itself is in
excess of 24 lines, and scrolls of the screen when used. I wrote the
following batch file and now it works fine."

                             HELPSTOP.BAT
                             @ ECHO OFFCLS
                             %1 /? | MORE

Quick Run (QRUN)
   Leithauser, David
   $5
displays a 5-column list of executable files in the current directory, and lets
you run one by clicking on it with a mouse. Batch files are shown in red,
COM/EXE files in green.

For some reason, if the screen gets full, you are asked to press the space bar
and half the screen scrolls away before you get a chance to select a file.
Normally, this will not enter into play.

SmartPrompt (SMARTP)
   Gibson, Steve
   $0
is a TSR SmartDrive DOS prompt suspender. It helps prevent drive
partition corruption in DOS 6.0 systems.

SYSLog 1.2
   Solid Oak Software
   $15
is an 8k TSR that automatically keeps a log of all programs run, files copied,
files deleted, files created, and files opened, as well as the date and time
that each activity occurred.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12350
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2006 Specific Computers, Speaker          Small Programs Disk
--------------------------------

2006 Speaker
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Bell
   changes the sound of the beep your PC makes when it is displeased with with
your performance. Now it's more of a loving coo.

Bells 1.4
   Sapphire Software
   $?
allows you to change the sound of the *beep* that your computer makes.  You can
change it to a little song or a unique sound effect very easily with the BEEPINS
program.  No musical or computer expertise is required. (res:1k)

BellsTD 1.5
   Donnelly, Tom
   $0
replaces your computer's BEEP with a special sound effect or tune of up to
nine notes.  It is easy to change the beep or tune.  TSR: 1k.

Fixbeep
   Blaszczak, Mike
   $?
lets you change the frequency of the beep in DOS to a less piercing tone of your
own choosing.

Silence
   disables the speaker.

Silencr 2.1
   Fallen, Dave
   $0
silences programs that insist on making a lot of loud, unwanted sounds.
Unlike some utilities that work on a hardware level to silence the speaker,
Silencer lets you silence one particular program without disabling the speaker
for other programs.  It actually creates a new program file (leaving the
original unchanged) in which any calls to the speaker (OUT 61,AL) are NOP'ed
out. Basic source code is included.

StopIt
   Moritz, Rowena
   $0
stops the speaker when some program has left it beeping ceaselessly.

Tran
   Neely, Stephen
   $0
is a text-to-speech program.  It can read text files or take input from the
keyboard, translate normal English spelling to phonemes, and sound out each
phoneme through the speaker.  There are several options that allow you to adjust
the timing and pitch to your machine, save the phoneme translations to a file,
and more.  Frankly, we could not understand a word it said, but it might do
better on other machines and the ability to save the phonemes could be useful
for other applications.

VidVoice (VIDVOIC)
   Graham, Keith P.
   $0
will echo letters to the speaker port.


Specific Computers:
------------------
2006 AT
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CM
   Graham, Keith P.
   $0
is a quick and dirty AT CMOS date and time utilities.

FixDsk 2.0
   prevents disk errors when running at 8 mhz.

Fast-AT
   is a text file that tells you how to change crystals and speed up an AT.
(on disk #0279)

Num_Off
   Arment, Homer
   $?
may be used from your autoexec.bat file to turn the num lock key off on your
PC-AT.

ROMU
   Graham, Keith P.
   $0
is an AT ROM disk type utility for ROM Burners.


2006 AT&T 6300
--------------
ATTclock (ATTCLOC)
   is a resident alarm clock for the AT&T 6300 that will display the time in
the corner of the screen and optionally wake you up for lunch and when it's
time to go home.


2006 Compaq
-----------
Compaq
   will tell you how to increase 64kb to 640kb on a Compaq computer

Config.286
   tells how to put a Compaq-286 into the dual-monitor mode on bootup.

CPQ386
   is a text file containing the results of various "benchmark" (performance
timing) tests on the Compaq 386 computer.

DPU
   allows you to set various options for the Compaq Deskpro (and presumably
other Compaq's) from the DOS command line (and more usefully) from batch
files. The options which can be set are CapsLock, NumLock, ScrollLock, Clock
Speed (slow or fast) and Keyclick volume.

SpeedV and SpeedC
   let you check the speed setting on a Compaq 286 and change the speed
setting.

2006 Toshiba
------------
Readclk
   Gordon, Guy
   $?
reads the BIOS date and time (INT 1Ah) and sets the DOS date and time.  It is
used to set the system time to match that of an internal clock/calendar.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2006
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0436 TSR Utilities          Small Programs Disk
------------------

"TSR" stands for "Terminate, Stay Resident". A TSR is a program that stays in
memory once you load it and can be popped up or can perform some task while you
are running other programs. The utilities on this disk are for working with
TSR's.

ChkTSR 1.01
   Dunford, Christopher J.
   $0
tells you whether or not a specific program is currently resident in memory.
An errorlevel is returned for use in batch files.  CHKTSR may be useful in
situations where a batch file or other process requires that certain programs,
primarily TSRs, be resident (or not resident).  DOS 3.0 or later is required.

Files 1.01 (FILESJR)
   Ritchey, J. P.
   $0
will, in conjunction with Quarterdeck's QEMM-386, allow more files in High
Memory, freeing up more low memory for application use.

Fix 2.7
   Graham, Keith P.
   $0
reclaims wasted space used when memory resident programs are loaded by
returning their environment block to the memory pool. The amount of space
saved depends on the size of your environment and the number of TSR's you use.

HILoad
   Shannon, Larry
   $0
will load TSR's into what should be unused parts of memory. The documentation
has a very good explanation of how memory is used and what memory should be
available to you.

Instal
   lets you remove resident utilities from memory.

Memres 4.1
   Jordan, Ed
   $0
lets you remove resident programs from memory. MemRes will now display the
vector numbers which are being replaced from the backup copy of the table. In
addition, the name of the memory resident program will be displayed. Assembler
source code is included.

Min-Mem 2.0
   Biologic Company
   $39
is a 15k TSR that will free up memory used by a large TSR by swapping it to
your disk. For example, if you have a TSR that takes 120k, it can be swapped
to disk and all of its memory will be freed for other applications, except for
the 15k used by Min-Mem itself.

Overhead (OVRHDED)
   Ross, Ed
   $?
has the CPU execute a bunch of instructions (no I/O) and tells you how long it
took. The purpose is for you to see how much overhead your resident utilities
is adding to your processing time, so you run it once with all your usual
TSR's loaded and once without and compare the times. Testing on a Compaq 8086
with and without over 200k of TSR's was a real eye-opener. Rather than dumping
all of your TSR's cold turkey, we suggest that you just compromise by removing
them from memory (see Mark-Release) before running programs that are
CPU-intensive.

PMap 2.10
   Dunford, Christopher J.
   $0
displays memory usage statistics for both DOS RAM and EMS. We use this primarily
as a quick way to see what TSR's are in memory and how much space they take, as
well as to see if we have shelled to DOS from some program and forgotten about
it. Features allow you to display only DOS memory, display device driver info,
and display only expanded memory and show the segment address of the
environment. You can also specify which TSR names to look at by entering the
first letter of the name. For example, PMAP S* would give info about Sidekick
(assuming it is in memory). The maximum allowable number of files, buffers, and
FCBs is 255.

ResDel & Tablev
   Jordan, Ed
   $?
lets you remove resident utilities from memory. Resdel works a little
differently than the Mark/Release utilities already on the library in that the
latter will remove all TSR's back to the last Mark and Resdel will let you
strip out one at a time without having to "mark" each one first. It also
provides a means to remove all TSR's at once, but the procedure for creating
the necessary "vector table file" was not clear to us.

SeeMem 2.0
   Housh, Tedrick A. Jr.
   $0
will display information about all TSRs and the current use of DOS memory by
the operating system. This includes upper memory blocks, high memory area, XMS
extended memory and expanded memory. It makes full use of the new memory
facilities provided by DOS 5.0 and provides information similar to that
provided by the DOS utility MEM. Support is also provided for DR-DOS 6.0 and
4DOS 4.0.

Showmap 2.0
   Kuri, Carlos
   $10
is a pop-up utility that displays a map of memory similar to PMAP, except that
it does not show expanded memory. It does let you view the environment for any
block and to page through memory and the PSP. (res:9k)

ShowTSRs
   Gilbert, Tom
displays the map of memory blocks and interrupts, including EMS memory. The
display can be scrolled up and down for easier viewing. The 65k assembler
source code is included.

TSRCOM 3.4 ("Mark/Release") (MARKREL)
   Kokkonen, Kim
   $0
is a group of programs useful in managing memory-resident utilities.  TSR
stands for "Terminate and Stay Resident".  MARK.COM and RELEASE.COM are used
to remove memory-resident programs from memory, without the usual problems of
creating holes in memory or leaving interrupts dangling.  DISABLE will disable
a TSR without actually removing it from memory.  EATMEM helps solve system
problems cause by the specific location of memory of a TSR.  MAPMEM shows you
where TSR's reside in memory and how much memory each one consumes.  MARKNET
is like MARK, but saves a more complete picture of system status.  RELNET
removes TSR's marked with MARKNET.  DEVICE shows what device drivers are
loaded. DOS 5 compatibility is provided, and will work with programs loaded
into high memory.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #0436
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12165 TSR Utilities #2          Small Programs Disk
----------------------

GrowP 2.0 (GROWP) 09-93 CD
   Tessler's Nifty Tools
   $0
is a 2k TSR which visually indicates in the DOS prompt how many copies
of COMMAND.COM are invoked in the current chain. It is easy to shell to
DOS from a program and later forget that you are shelled. With GrowP,
you won't forget.

MarxPop
   Marc Perkel
   $25
lets you turn any program into a pop-up TSR loaded into high memory. Up
to 10 different programs can be loaded. Unlike Fast Load which only
stores programs in high memory for running from the DOS command line,
MarxPop can bring up a program by pressing a hot key.

PopUp 1.12
   RC Software
   $29
turns any program into a TSR using only 6K of DOS RAM. It supports swapping to
EMS, XMS, and disk, and can pop up when you are at the DOS prompt and pop up
over 43-line EGA and 50-line VGA displays, in addition to the normal 25-line
mode.

WorkTSRs 3.1
   Tom Gilbert
   $0
lets you manage resident ("pop-up") utilities. This is a version of Kim
Kokkonen's Mark/Release set of utilities that has been rewritten in assembly
language. A unique feature allows menu selection of TSR's for installation or
update. Assembler source is included.

Wrapper 1.0
  Gardner, Philip B.
  $25
lets you load programs (including TSRs) in CONFIG.SYS, even though they are
not device drivers themselves. For example, a programmer could load a
debugger in CONFIG.SYS and trace/debug the initialization of device drivers
they have written. Or you could load a TSR disk cache before Stacker in
CONFIG.SYS in order to get better performance.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12165
---------------------------------


4DOS
   J. P. Software ASP
   $69
   #7589/1890 [2 disks]
is a complete replacement for COMMAND.COM, the command processor that comes
with DOS. 4DOS is a much more powerful command processor, offering more
powerful versions of typical DOS commands and adding numerous new commands.
4DOS also has on-line help for its commands, and "normal" command line
editing.

There is a complete ASCII table, support for non-English characters in
filenames, environment variables, and aliases. Batch files can be nested six
levels deep. Environment variables return the day of the week, screen rows,
and screen columns.

If you seldom work in DOS, none of this may mean much to you, but anyone who
tries much pd/shareware software probably spends enough time to make the power
and flexibility of 4DOS a worthwhile addition to your system. It can load its
resident portion and/or the master environment into DOS 5 Upper Memory Blocks,
and supports swapping to XMS extended memory.

Network support is included, and enhanced wildcards let you specify lists or
ranges of characters to include or exclude. A command history can be viewed
and executed from a pop-up window as well as at the command line. The program
is compatible with DESQview, DR-DOS, and Windows 3.0. A hard disk is required.


4Zip
   Weinstein, Iram J. ASP
   $15
   #7589/3857
is a utility for 4DOS that saves file descriptions along with the files as they
are compressed. It is used with the file compression program PKZIP (#1705).


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7589/3276 4DOS Utilities          Small Programs Disk
------------------------

4Edit 1.1
   Weinstein, Iram J. ASP
   $15
provides a full-screen editor for creating and editing 4DOS description files.

4Files 3.01
   Hand-Crafted Software ASP
   $20
is a multi-purpose file management tool. Features include file annotation;
file browsing and editing, file finding and archive listing; and directory
tree navigation. File notes of up to 40-characters can be created and edited
in the 4DOS format. Editing features includ cut-paste, left/right
justification, cursor controls and more. Sorting by file extension, size,
date/time, and file-note are available on-the-fly or via command line
switches. Requires CGA or better video.

CED24DOS 0.90 (CED2-4D)
   Huras, David
   $5
reads in a file of CED synonyms and converts them into 4DOS aliases.

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END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3276
--------------------------------


DiZk4D
   Unicorn Software Limited ASP
   $25
   #3125
is a disk cataloger and labeling program for use with 4DOS. With this program,
you can read a floppy into memory and save data; enter a 21 character title,
four-digit Disk number, three-character code and two lines of remarks up to 65
characters each; print labels, listings, and catalogs; perform searches on any
filename, description, date, title, disk number, code, or remarks; use auto
numbering; create a dBase compatible data file; disk sleeve printing and more.


DiZkND
   Unicorn Software Limited ASP
   $29
   #3762
is for cataloging and labeling floppy disks under NDOS. It lets you enter a
21-character title, four-digit disk number, three-character code and two lines
of remarks up to 65 characters each. The program can also print a variety of
disk labels that include file names, or file names and descriptions. 5.25" disk
sleeves can also be printed. Other features include Extended and Expanded memory
support, auto-numbering, search capabilities, and much more.


On-Call
   Forest Hill Software, Inc
   $25-$55
   #7064/1184
manages memory-resident (TSR/pop-up) programs. By swapping the programs to a
disk drive until they are needed, On-Call can limit the memory required by all
of your TSR's to that required of the largest TSR plus the 40k that On-Call
uses itself.

For example, if your largest TSR is 100k and you would like to use four
smaller TSR's that total another 200k, On-Call will swap the smaller ones in
and out of memory until needed, using just 100k for the largest and 40k for
itself. This swapping only works if the TSR's are the kind that only do
something when you pop them up, such as Sidekick, not the kind that must
always be active to monitor the system, such as a keyboard macro program or a
screen blanker.


ALT
   Instinct Software
   $73
   #7064/1665 [2 disks]
is a very powerful, professional quality, memory-resident system that includes
task swapping (being able to leave one program active while swapping into
another partition to run another program). In addition, it includes excellent
versions of the standard desktop type of programs: rolodex, file manager, a
word processor that will edit any size file, three types of calculators, an
appointment calendar, cut and paste, a screen clock with hourly chimes,
keyboard macros and more. The program supports DOS 4.0, task switching with
EGA and VGA graphics screens, and a mouse.

A few features have been limited in the "shareware" version: only two swapping
partitions are allowed, only one of the three types of calculators can be
used, the rolodex is limited to 20 entries, and some other minor limitations
exist. Normally, we do not accept crippled programs, but even with its
limitations, the functionality of ALT is significant. A hard disk and 70K are
required. DOS 5.0 is supported.


Back & Forth Professional
   Progressive Solutions, Inc.
   $70
   #7568/2373 [5 disks]
is a program-swapping utility that should make you think twice about getting
Software Carousel. B&F will let you load up to 20 different programs
(spreadsheets, word processors, DOS windows, whatever) at once and move around
them with the press of a key.

Setup from start to finish is extremely easy - much easier than Software
Carousel. It easily passed our usual test of setting up the program and using
it before looking at the docs. TSR partitions are easy to setup by defining a
program with the "STAY AT DOS" option.

B&F supports swapping of programs to hard disk, RAM disks or expanded memory
and takes only 12-15k of memory itself, and can even be reduced to as little
as 1K. It supports a mouse, CGA and VGA screens, most EGA graphics screens,
and Ultravision. It also supports ANARKEY, Ventura, PCED 2.0, and Vstack. A
cut/paste module is available with an auto dialer, as well as a background
clock. Support for running programs on networks is also included. Support is
provided for all known extended text modes of various EGA/VGA boards, and for
most VGA chipsets up to 1024x768. A TSR is included to handle EGA screen
problems. Additional features include support for DOS 5's DOSKEY and CED
command line; a multifunction RPN calculator and a simple tape calculator; a
Desktop editor, Rolodex, and appointment book/calendar/schedular; graphic
screen blanker; support for DOS 5's UMB style memory; support for
UltraVision's UL (underline) utility; and much more.


DVAP Menu (DESQview Application Program Menu)
   Stewart, Gregory
   $0
   #1828
provides nested menu support for the DESQview environment.  In other words, it
lets you open windows that are not listed on the main DESQview ("DV") window
list.  (See Retail Products for DV.)  DVap Menu is invoked from the DESQview
Open Window menu, reads a menu definition file and displays a program
selection menu which looks very much like the DESQview Open Window menu.

Programs are started from this panel by selecting them via mouse or keyboard
in the same manner as from the Open Window menu; otherwise, windows are
treated the same as any other DV window (eg: windows may be zoomed, moved and
closed from the DV window).


Swap Utilities
   Innovative Data Concepts ASP
   $25 each
   #1797
reduces the RAM needed by specific TSR's to only about 10k. Offers 6 programs to
reduce RAM need by SideKick, SK+, Tornado, Metro, MemoryMate, PCTools Shell,
PCTools Desktop, PC Tool Deluxe, and the Norton Guides and SwapDOS. SwapDOS lets
you run a second program without having to save and quit the first one. The
memory used by the first one is swapped to expanded or extended memory or to a
disk file, thus freeing up DOS RAM for the second program to use. An example
would be to swap out of a text editor to run a compiler. Requires DOS 3+.
DesqView is supported along with support for EGA/VGA cards.


Tessler's Nifty Tools 3.4 [TNT34]
   Tessler
   $19 ea.
   #20325/MegaDisk Only (12-93 CD)
is a collection of over 25 useful programs that control printers,
modems, screen output, prompts, ports, floppy drives, sound cards and
more.


TSR-Select
   Quadrant Computer Systems
   $45
   #3953
lets you run any program from within any non-graphic program. When popped up, it
displays a menu of up to 15 different programs which you can run. It works on
networks too. TSR-Select uses just 8K of DOS RAM.


VMiX 386 2.90 [VMIX]
   Borras, J. Anthony ASP
   $59
   #1206 (12-93 CD)
is a multi-tasking system for advanced users. It will allow up to four tasks
to be executing at the same time. It is ideal for hooking multiple terminals
up to a single computer. Other features include protected mode memory, task
management, virtual devices to DOS, support for DOS 5.O, interrupt driven
services to the COMM ports, support for 115.2 Kbaud, a utility for linking two
VMiX hosts serially with a virtual terminal session, support for programs that
make direct video writes at remote COMM port terminals and support for
HIMEM.SYS and other resident XMS drivers.

Multitasking can be controlled completely from the keyboard via hotkeys.
Remote log-in passwords and scripts are supported. Three other utilities are
provided, including a remote utility for linking two or more VMiX system, an
upper memory TSR loader for 386 computers, and a setup utility.


Format Converters
   Sydex
   $?
   #7262/2545
This disk contains utilities for reading and writing disks from other systems
that are not DOS compatible. Included are utilities for the Apricot, the DEC
Rainbow, the Eagle, and the HP 150. Also on this disk is:

RWAll
   ZIS Software
   $15
   #7262/2545
will allow you to read and write Amiga and Atari ST floppys with your PC.


Z80MU
   Computerwise Consulting Services
   $150
   #7262/482
allows you to run most CP/M 2.2 and Z80 software on PC's.


22Disk 1.39
   Guzis, C. P. and Sydex
   $28
   #7262/1404
is a media conversion utility for converting data from CP/M disk formats to
DOS or vice versa.  The 22DISK disk conversion package offers user-defined
CP/M formats in addition to the standard support for single-, double-, and
quad-density formats. It also features custom keyboard mapping.

Also included is a Z-80/8080 CP/M 2.2 emulator, 22NICE, which will emulate
8080/8085/Z-80 processors with or without NEC V-series chip installed, provide
terminal emulation for most common CP/M machines, support CP/M user number to
DOS subdirectory translation, allow use of DOS pipes and utilities with CP/M
programs, support a complete set of BDOS and BIOS function interfaces,
including direct disk read/write, and is invisible to the user.

Warren Norwood, Weatherford, TX: "You need to include a warning that this
software will not convert CP/M-80 disks used on Apple II's with CP/M cards."


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