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**** WinCMD 4 Readme ****
**** By Erik H Gawtry ****
**** Revised 1- 6-93 ****
*********************************************************************
WinCMD was originally conceived as a specialized shell to allow alias'
and other UNIX like commands on a DOS system. This was a program called
GSH (gush), which emulated a UNIX CSH. When Windows 2.01 came out, it was
immediatly obvious the advantages of a (pseudo) multitasking operating system.
WinCMD was born that night.
Over the years, Additions were added to bring WinCMD to it's current form.
WinCMD is a shareware product, and any contributions would be appreciated.
You are free to use WinCMD for 30 days for evaluation. I suggest a modest
$10 per copy used.
Erik Gawtry
13588 Ferris Avenue
Apple Valley, MN 55124-8136
You May Register by "GO SWREG" on Compuserve. This will entitle you to a
mailed copy of the program on disk (USA only) and Update Notices.
For problems with WinCMD, please read trblsht.txt.
For installing WinCMD, please read wincmd.txt.
History:
2-10-89 WinCMD first written under Windows 2.01. No version number.
3-15-91 Rewritten (Ported) to Windows 3.0. Version 1.0.
1- 1-92 Version 2.0 - Many, Many more commands, improved PS function.
DOS BATCH files
3-30-92 Version 2.1 - Ported to Windows 3.1. Ran the Microsoft compatibility
survey to check compatibility.
4-15-92 Version 2.2 - Added the following:
386 specific for speed (has since been removed)
Advanced KILL command
Gas Guage Copying, Renaming, and Deleting
6- 1-93 Version 3.0 - Major rewrite of internals using C++, much faster,
32-bit disk access for copying
9-15-93 Version 3.1 - Bug Fixes of version 3.0, Added Font Control
10-28-93 Version 3.2 - Bug Fixes of version 3.1, Added COM file support.
11-02-93 Version 3.3 - Bug Fixes of version 3.2. Added several commands.
11-23-93 Version 3.4 - Bug Fixes of version 3.3. Added File Redirection.
11-30-93 Version 3.5 - Added Dialog Boxes for COPY, REPLACE, RENAME, and KILL.
Major Simplification of Command Parsing.
12- 4-93 Version 4.0 - File Manager 3.11 Add-On, Toolbar, more dialog boxes.
12- 7-93 Version 4.0a - Fixed bug with Stacker and Device Testing.
12-11-93 Version 4.0d - Add ALL batch file commands.
12-26-93 Version 4.1 - BASIC Language Interpreter for Shell Scripting Tested
12-28-93 Version 4.1a - BASIC Shell Scripting Removed (Too Clumsy)
1- 6-94 Version 4.1b - Full WFW Functionality Added. Windows Shell Functionality.
Thanks To:
Mark Nadeau - Mr. "Let's see what this does...." The world's best stress
tester on beta versions.
*********************************************************************
Note about WinCMD 4 on Windows 3.1:
This is NOT the PC Magazine WinCMD!!! I was using the name looong
before PC Mag (WinCMD 1.0 was ported from Windows 2.01 in 1989),
so I kept it out of general principals.
For New Users, these are the major features:
1. Full CLI interface.
2. Runs great under NT (no extended filenames, however).
3. UNIX like process control.
4. Super fast copying with coice of DOS type copy readout,
or windows Gas Guage readout.
5. Multiple Instance Compatible for operating several copies at once.
6. Full OOPS programming.
7. Full DDE cold link interface (See Help File).
8. Complete DOS like environment control (something sadly lacking
from windows Program Manager, although NT has it).
9. Full Norton NDOS DESCRIBE compatibility.
10. Built in File decompression with copying.
11. File Type Icons.
12. Double speed 32-bit copying (if you are using 32-bit disk access).
13. Uses Registration Database for "Run App" function.
14. Back to 16 bit so will run on ALL windows systems.
15. Defaults to STRICT=NO mode.
16. Variable width "dir /w".
17. Uses IOCTL in a Virtual DOS Machine instead of INT 24, so will work
on all windows machines, including Tandys and Compaqs.
18. Supports Dropped Files from the File Manager (and Norton Desktop).
19. Due to popular demand, now supports "&" copies.
20. Font can be changed.
21. Uses full path in autolaunch.
22. Includes all standard windows networking features.
23. More DOS commands supported.
24. File Redirection.
25. Background File Copying.
26. File Manager Supported. (Including WinFile 3.11 toolbar!)
27. Toolbar.
28. Windows Program Shell Support.
29. Full Windows For Workgroups Support.
Coming Soon:
1. IOCTL Disk Formatting (being debugged)
2. Possible MDI interface (still thinking about this one)
3. Smaller Executable, as soon as I figure out
multiple instances on the Microsoft Visual C++ Compiler
so that background copies will work.
- Erik Gawtry
Compuserve: 72643,2120