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FARGO IBM PC USER GROUP
NEWSLETTER
MARCH, 1987
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Users Group Information---------------------------------------------------1
Users Group Meeting Notes-------------------------------------------------1
Cheap Shot #2 [PC System @ $995]------------------------------------------1
Utilities: Moving Files (MV21.ARC)----------------------------------------2
Utilities: Finding Files (PKFIND.COM)-------------------------------------3
New User Column: ALT Key--------------------------------------------------3
Color Prompt--------------------------------------------------------------4
President's Podium--------------------------------------------------------4
Editor's Screen-----------------------------------------------------------4
Uploads 2/10/87 to 3/8/87-------------------------------------------------5
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The Users Group
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Meetings are free to the public and new computer owners are encouraged to
attend. The Fargo IBM-PC Users Group meets the third Monday of every
month at 7:00 p.m. Our current meeting place is the classroom located in
Bethany Homes, 201 University Drive South, Fargo. Meetings are free to
the public and new computer owners are encouraged to attend.
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Want to join??
For an annual fee of $12 you receive our Newsletter, access to our disk
library, and copies of IBM's own users group magazine Exchange. Group
members also qualify for occasional discount purchases offered by
supporting merchants. You can make your check out to Fargo IBM-PC Users
Group and either bring it to a meeting or send it to Loren.
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USER GROUP OFFICERS
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President & Sysop------------------------------------------Loren Jones
Vice-President-------------------------------------------James Grettum
Librarian-----------------------------------------------Calvin Paulson
Newsletter Ed.----------------------------------------------Jim Levitt
Treasurer--------------------------------------------------Loren Jones
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Address: Box 9121, Fargo ND 58109
Newsletter: Box 97, Wolverton, MN 56594
User Group Information: 1-701-232-3332
RBBS Public Line: 1-701-293-5973
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FEBRUARY MEETING NOTES
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Our February meeting featured an update on PC communications, with
particular attention to the new features of RBBS. A variety of
communications software and hardware were displayed, including the next
version of Qmodem (3.0) by none other than John Friel III himself (the
author)! We expect official release of this version within a few weeks.
We also had our first look at the Kodak Datashow system which allows
you to project a copy of your monitor's screen display onto a room-size
display screen using an overhead projector. Though we were unable to show
all the features of the system, it looks very promising for tutorial,
educational, and presentation applications.
Our thanks to Terry Baer and Software Solutions, Ltd. for the use of
the Datashow.
Fargo IBM PC User's Group Newsletter -- March 1987 -- Page 2
At our March meeting (March 16th) we will be taking a close look at the
new Compaq Portable III. This is Compaq's new, razzle dazzle 12 Mhz 286
machine that is the size of a large lunchbox (small toolbox?), complete
with gas plasma display and attractive expansion capabilities. Come and
check it out!
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Cheap Shot #2
GLA-XT from Red River Computers
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In the style of Mike Wallace, your fearless editor has been combing the
secluded streets and darkened alleys of Fargo-Moorhead in search of the
bargain of the year in IBM compatible computers.
This morning my search led me to the secluded offices of Red River
Computers, carefully hidden behind the Royal Fork Restaurant at 4325 13th
Avenue South. With great determination, I forced my way through the
captivating aroma of Swedish meatballs and baked ham, intent on unlocking
the secrets of the mystical $995 GLA-XT computer rumored to be on the
premises.
My courage and fortitude were not in vain. The computer sitting on the
nondescript desk in the northeast corner of the display area wasn't what
you'd call a real looker. It wore a grey IBM type case with a matched
grey plastic monitor. I noticed a smirk on the monitor's face that made
me suspect things might not be what they seemed.
Keyboard. Closer inspection confirmed my suspicions. The Unitek
keyboard offered the now-standard new IBM layout, with the ESC key above
the keypad and the LED indicators in the upper right corner. Raised bars
on the F and J keys, plus an elevated dot on the 5 key helped me communi-
cate with the screen. The keys responded well, lacking the mushy feeling
often associated with inexpensive imports.
Drives. The front of the unit displayed four half-height slots for hard
and floppy drives. Red River installs two of its own 5-1/4" Fujitsu
drives standard. They ran quietly and without any fuss. The unit I worked
with had the drives mounted vertically. The plastic panel on the front of
the unit has a protruding top ridge which hides the upper drive's LED
light and makes moving the door latch handle awkward. Bob Jamison told me
his technical people now install both floppy drives side-by-side horizon-
tally in the bottom slots, leaving space above each for hard disks or
other devices.
RAM. Inside the unit you find a bank of 256K chips standard. For $100
Red River Computers will install another 384K on the motherboard, bringing
the unit to its 640K limit.
Expansion Slots. Eight slots give you a nice array of possibilities.
In the standard unit, one slot is occupied by a floppy disk controller, a
second by a parallel port connector, and a third by the video card. This
configuration leaves five slots empty so you can spoil your computer with
all kinds of electronic baubles. You have 150 watts of power to work
with.
If you want more flexibility, Red River will add a multifunction card
(clock, 1-serial, 1-parallel, 1-game) for an extra $50. The fuss of
getting along without a clock and a serial port (for a mouse or modem)
would be enough for me to choose that option right away.
Video Options. The standard unit comes with a video card which offers
Hercules type graphics or TTL output. You also get a monochrome monitor
(Zenith or Samsug) and a cable. For an extra $300 you can climb up to a
Thompson RGB color monitor. The Thompson offers five knobs for color
adjustment, including a switch to change from color display to amber or
green, whichever you prefer. The color monitor flickers when scrolling
like IBM; the monochrome does not. I wouldn't want to use the Thompson
Fargo IBM PC User's Group Newsletter -- March 1987 -- Page 3
for extensive word processing, however. EGA is the way to go in such
cases, even if you have to save your pennies.
Software Compatibility. My display unit used an old BIOS chip that
didn't like my Zenith DOS 2.11, which is known for being picky. An
adjacent model of the GLA-XT used a Phoenix BIOS and ran without a hitch.
All models Red River now sells feature the Phoenix BIOS, which is a solid
plus. No software I tried failed to run on the system.
Dual Speed. Another plus for the unit is that it offers a dual speed
8088-2 chip, running at 4.77 or 8 mHz. Few computers in this price range
offer the faster speed at retail outlets. The motherboard can be hard
wired to run at the fast speed only. Most users will want to retain
flexibility and change speed through software using the CTRL-ALT-T
combination. Placing this command in an AUTOEXEC.BAT file will boot you
up in the fast mode automatically.
Hard Disk. Red River Computers will install a Seagate 20 Mb hard disk
and controller for an additional $595.
Operating System. PC-DOS 3.2 (not included in the $995) is available
for $40. If you want both DOS and BASIC, you will spend $85. If you're a
BASIC fan, save the extra $45 and get QuickBasic instead.
Warranty. The GLA-XT comes from Red River with a one year guarantee on
parts and labor. Behind the warranty stands three service technicians who
will swap or repair your motherboard, floppy drive, or display adapter
card should it fail in the first twelve months. This ability to service
the computer quickly and without hassle spares users from many headaches
encountered with mail-order purchases. Especially for the novice, it's a
big plus.
Source. Where does the GLA-XT come from, anyway? The initials GLA
stand for Gerrells, Light & Associates (of Devils Lake, ND). This is the
same firm that supplied the AT computer which is the big brains of our
user group bulletin board system. By the time you read this, a GLA-XT may
be on line as a fourth node on the RBBS. Bob Jamison is confident enough
about the system that he may soon replace the nameplate with RRC (Red
River Computers).
Conclusions. Three features stand out when considering the GLA-XT
(besides the $995 price)--the dual speed 8088-2; the decent keyboard; and
the warranty and service from Red River Computers. Its only drawback is
the absence of a clock--which is easily remedied. Frankly, I like it! I
wouldn't hesitate recommending it to either a new user or an established
user who wants an additional machine. Check it out if you're in the
market for an IBM compatible PC.
Stay tuned for future adventures of your intrepid editor in the world
of Clonesville ...
--Jim Levitt
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Utilities: Moving Files (MV21.ARC)
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Using the normal functions of DOS to move a file from one subdirectory
to another or from one disk to another is a bit cumbersome. First you
must COPY the file, then DELete the original.
The users group offers several utilities designed to perform both steps
at one time. Using one of the file moving utilities listed below, you can
easily transfer one or more files from one subdirectory to another, or
from one disk to another.
MV21.ARC contains a 5K file called MV.EXE and an accompanying 2K
document file. To move all document files (.DOC) from drive A to drive B
with MV, type:
A>MV *.DOC B:
Fargo IBM PC User's Group Newsletter -- March 1987 -- Page 4
All your files with the .DOC extension will be copied to disk B and the
originals on A will be deleted.
If you want to confirm file transfer add the verify option (-v).
A>MV -V *.DOC B:
This will allow you to confirm whether you want the file(s) moved.
If the file exists on your destination drive or subdirectory, the
utility will ask you to confirm the move before it transfers the file. To
suppress this option, use the (-!) parameter. For example:
A>MV -! *.DOC B:
You can move files with different names with one command, separating
them with commas. For example:
A>MV ONE.TXT,TWO.DOC,THREE.PAS B:
moves three different files from A to B.
You can also add path names to the command, whether moving one file or
more.
A>MV \GAME\ONE.TXT,\LETTER\MOM\TWO.TXT B:
will move the file ONE.TXT from the GAME subdirectory and the file TWO.TXT
from the LETTER\MOM subdirectory from drive A to B.
I found MV very useful, especially for transferring files within a hard
disk.
MV was written by Bryan Higgins, 1802 Channing Way, Berkeley, CA 94703.
Version 2.1 was written in 1985. The documentation does not suggest a
specific donation for this utility.
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UTILITIES: Finding Files (PKFIND.COM)
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My winter dress coat has five pockets. When I wear it over a sportcoat
with four additional pockets, it can take me half an hour to find my keys.
Such is the case with subdirectories--they are great places to misplace
files. Fortunately, creative programmers have designed utility programs
that can search through subdirectories and find files for you.
Phil Katz has added a new twist to the procedure with his 16K
PKFIND10.COM utility. Like most of Phil's other contributions, PKFIND10
unsqueezes itself, producing a 7K COM file, a 7K DOC file and a 1K README
file.
Like other search programs, PKFIND will search through one or more
subdirectories to find your misplaced file. Phil's innovation is in
enabling you to search Archive files as well. In fact, it will
automatically look for the file(s) you choose in ARC files unless you tell
it not to.
The command syntax for PKFIND is:
PKFIND [/ncdbha] drive: filename
You can enter the commands shown above in a different order, but most of
you will want to follow the command line order common with most DOS
utilities. The options listed in the brackets [] are as follows:
/n = do not search ARC files
Fargo IBM PC User's Group Newsletter -- March 1987 -- Page 5
/c = do not stop after each file to ask to check for more matching
files
/d = list directories that match the search criteria
/h = help
/b = brief summary (don't show time, date, and file size)
/a = look only in archive files
An entry might look like this:
A>PKFIND /CB C: REPORT.DOC
or
A>PKFIND C: *.DOC
This first command would look for all occurrences of REPORT.DOC on drive C
without stopping between searches. It will search archives and not report
size, time, or date of files it finds. The second would find all BAK
extension files on drive C, pausing between finds and reporting file size,
date, and time.
You can combine options as long as you don't mix a with d or n. The
program accepts both the * and the ? wildcard characters. You can
designate the subdirectory where the search is to begin. The program has
one odd feature--it won't work if you enter the filename immediately after
the colon of the drive name. You must have a space between the colon and
the file name.
You may with to rename the file--from PKFIND.COM to FIND.COM or even
F.COM--to save keystrokes.
PKFIND was written by Phil Katz, PKWare, 7032 Ardora Ave., Glendale,
WI, 53209. A $20 contribution is requested should you adopt the program.
--J.L.
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NEW USERS: ALT Key
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When you look at your keyboard you won't see any graphics, just the
regular numbers and letters of a typewriter keyboard plus keypad. How,
then, do people generate the lines and graphic shapes you sometimes see in
programs?
The trick to generating graphics lies in the use of the ALT key and the
numeric keypad. If your DOS manual is like mine, you will discover that
information on this feature is difficult to find.
The standard character set of the IBM-PC and its cousins is comprised
of 256 characters. The first 32 generally have special functions that we
won't discuss here. The other 244 can be used to display text and
graphics.
Each character in the character set is identified by a number. When you
type the upper case A key, the computer sends the decimal number 65 to the
microprocessor, which prints the pattern for the letter A to the screen.
The standard PC table which links the number with the letter or
character is called the ASCII table. You may hear users speak of an ASCII
file. This means that the characters in the file consist only of codes
found in the regular ASCII table built into standard PC's. Often, it also
means that the file contains only characters and numbers--not special
commands that appear as garbage on the screen.
The ASCII value for A is 65, B is 66, C is 67, etc. Graphics
characters are stored between ASCII values 128 and 255. The Greek letter
beta is value 225. Two intersecting lines is 197.
You can make these characters appear on your screen (and on your
printer if it is equipped to print such values) by holding down the ALT
Fargo IBM PC User's Group Newsletter -- March 1987 -- Page 6
key and typing the ASCII value on your numeric keypad. Do not use the
numbers at the top of your keyboard.
To print the cents sign, for example, depress and hold down the ALT key
and type the value 155, then release the ALT key. When you release the
ALT key, the ¢ character should appear on your screen.
To draw a box, use 169 for the upper left corner, 170 for the upper
right corner, 192 for the lower left corner, and 217 for the lower right
corner. Use 196 for the horizontal lines, and 179 for the vertical lines.
The ASCII values for these characters should appear in your DOS manual
and/or your BASIC manual.
If your word processor will allow you to use this technique and your
printer can print high order ASCII characters (128-256), you can
compensate for the missing keys on your keyboard (¢, ½, ¼, ±, ≥, ≤, 10°, 3
x √25, 4²). Your printer manual should outline which high order ASCII
characters it will display.
The ALT + keypad function gives you more characters than you may
suspect! --J.L.
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COLOR IN AUTOEXEC.BAT
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With EGA video boards making color readable at last, more computer
users are bored with a monochrome display. Though I don't have an EGA
(yet) I have become addicted to color text.
You can set color in an AUTOEXEC.BAT file using the prompt command. My
favorite combination sets the drive letter and subdirectory to red, the
prompt (ASCII 175 in my case) to green, and the text following the DOS
prompt to cyan. It reads as follows:
PROMPT $e[31;40m$p$e[32;40m » $e[36;40m
Here is parsing for this command:
$e = ANSI control sequence
[31 = Red foreground
;40m = Black background
$p = current drive & directory
$e = ANSI control sequence
[32 = Green foreground
;40m = Black background
» = my prompt (most use the >, which would be $g)
$e = ANSI control sequence
[36 = Cyan foreground
;40m = Black background
Foreground values for CGA range between 30 and 37; background between 40
and 47. You must have the line: DEVICE=ANSI.SYS in your CONFIG.SYS file.
If you compute in color, experiment with a color prompt command.
I was disappointed that the colors in the prompt command did not take
effect until the AUTOEXEC.BAT file had finished. There is a way to make
them take effect immediately, however.
If you're like me, you normally begin your BAT files with the ECHO OFF
command. This prevents any color directives from taking effect at once,
however. To set your prompt and screen colors immediately, place the
prompt command at the beginning of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and enter the
ECHO OFF command after the prompt command. Any screen displays during the
execution of your AUTOEXEC.BAT file will appear in the colors assigned by
your PROMPT command. --J.L.
Fargo IBM PC User's Group Newsletter -- March 1987 -- Page 7
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PRESIDENT'S PODIUM
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The February meeting had an excellent turnout for our program on
communications. I hope it was informative for all of you who attended.
John Friel was impressed by our group's size and enthusiasm. I think
he'll come back anytime we ask. Thanks to all who made him feel real
welcome by registering your Qmodem at the meeting! If you missed
registering at the meeting, let me know. We can register it for you
through the bulletin board using MasterCard or Visa!
The bulletin board has been running very well and fielding a lot of
calls...over 71,000 to date, with 70-80 per day. I have been testing a
fourth node for the last week or so and, if all goes well, will add a
fourth phone line soon. As long as we have the interest we will continue
to expand the service. We are now adding an average of five new files a
day, adding to the 3,000+ file already on-line. We still have over 50
megabytes of storage space left so we should be in good shape for some
time. When space gets tight again, we will be moving some old versions of
various programs off onto floppies and will provide an index of what is
available off-line. If an old file is desired, we will put it back on-
line for week, then purge it. The disks will also be available through
the library.
We have added a general purpose "Coders" conference for programmers in
all languages. This is replacing the Turbo conference and should meet the
needs of a broader audience.
This has been a good year so far for the group and the bulletin board.
We intend to promote the group more through our local computer dealers in
the months to come. We have ordered business cards to let more people
know we exist. These should be available at the next meeting if you wish
to have a few to give to friends and co-workers. As in most things, the
more, the merrier!
---Loren D. Jones
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EDITOR'S SCREEN
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Obtuse syllogisms impress only the erudite. Huh? In plain English--
fancy talk appeals only to people who like that kind of stuff.
As a users group, we don't want to impress you. Our goal is to help
you solve problems, answer questions, and maximize your enjoyment of your
computer at work or play. In order to do that, we need to know what
you're wrestling with, whether you are a novice user or an experienced
one.
I encourage those of you who attend our monthly meeting to pass notes,
questions, opinions to me so that we can assist you and others through the
newsletter. The strength of a user group is responding to your local
concerns.
--Editor
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Fargo Users Group RBBS Uploads 2/10/87 to 3/8/87
1040.S86 8320 02-23-87 Correction for bug in AM-TAX prgm
for 1986
151AFEAT.ARC 7168 02-28-87 New features of RBBS version 15.1A
3D.ARC 8576 02-15-87 Nice 3D Graphics Demo
ABORT1.ARC 3072 02-28-87 Keystroke exit from hung programs
AIRPLANE.ARC 61440 02-26-87 Paper airplane construction set
ALTAMIRA.ARC 154624 02-17-87 Graphic design tool for PC - looks
good
ALTER22.COM 2688 03-01-87 Bruce Gavin's program sets file
attributes
AMORT4.ARC 26624 02-18-87 Loan Amortization 12/86 version
ANYTIME.COM 1664 02-20-87 Sets date/time with most
clock/calendars
APATH.ARC 2048 02-22-87 Add a specification to path statement
ARC520.COM 55296 02-24-87 ARC, v.5.20, from SEA. Self-
unpacking.
BABYLON.COM 16000 02-10-87 Plays a tune in 3 voices on the IBM
PC.
BANNER2.ARC 39168 03-03-87 Display 4" high Banner on screen
BASAID50.ARC 135168 02-28-87 BASIC programmer's aid v5 [QB
compatible]
BASEBALL.ARC 51072 02-20-87 Baseball Trivia Game for Ansa's
Paradox db
BASWIN22.ARC 39296 02-15-87 Version 2.2 of Windows for QuickBASIC
BLED15.ARC 90112 02-19-87 Merge utility for QB source or text
files
BT105.ARC 8192 02-22-87 BOOT THROUGH to HD even with floppy
in A:
BUFFERS.ARC 3072 03-01-87 Disk buffer info of interest to
SysOps
CHIPTEST.ARC 4096 02-09-87 Checks performance of certain pc
chips
CHRCHDOC.ARC 13019 02-10-87 Intro to CPROFILE:complete church DBM
sys.
CHRCHPR1.ARC 109866 02-10-87 CPROFILE v1.3, Church Mgmt System
09/85
CHRCHPR2.ARC 123531 02-10-87 CPROFILE by WaterWares, author:Rod
Williams
CHRCHPR3.ARC 98681 02-10-87 CPROFILE,full featured w/tutorial &
samples
CHRCHPR4.ARC 155296 02-10-87 CPROFILE req. dBase v2.4 up/dB3 ver
avail
CONDOR10.ARC 12800 02-13-87 Use RBBS-PC doors with PCboard
11.7D/E
CRISIS.ARC 33152 03-07-87 Shoot the Aliens
CTSA0287.BBS 12288 02-11-87 Central Texas BBS list. 02/02/87
CURVE10.ARC 22253 02-09-87 Turbo Pascal curvefitting program
(w/o src)
DBACK.ARC 2048 02-13-87 dos FAT backup/restore utility
DIARY.ARC 39040 03-04-87 Keep track of your appointments
DIRNLY11.ARC 45056 02-09-87 DIRONLY 1.1 Chk if files on bbs dirs
exist
DISKLIB.EXE 43776 02-18-87 List all files in all subdirectories
on dsk
DL1B.ARC 22528 02-24-87 Extend Clipper with 86 library
functions
Fargo Users Group RBBS Uploads 2/10/87 to 3/8/87
DOCPRT.ARC 41060 02-20-87 Print DOC's on both sides of your
paper.
DP13.ARC 21504 02-18-87 DataPath v1.3 enhanced PATH command
DPROMPT.ARC 2048 02-28-87 PC Mag DOS prompt bat file
DRIVSCAN.ARC 2048 02-23-87 Three neat filename scans for drives
A-C
DSZ0129.ARC 36096 02-18-87 Zmodem, Ymodem comm drive for any
comm prgm
EBL306B.ARC 68608 02-26-87 SeaWare's Extended Batch Language
v3.06b
EDGRA3.PAS 21504 02-18-87 Converts VersaCad drawings into a
Pascal
EFFIC.ARC 18432 03-02-87 Display File Allocation efficiency
EGAROIDS.ARC 43520 03-03-87 EGA version of Asteroids game
EGASLIDE.ARC 261120 03-07-87 Excellent Commercial EGA Demo
ENQUIRE.ARC 15360 02-24-87 Nat'l Enquirer Headline Generator
w/source
ENVED10.ARC 17408 03-01-87 Edit your enviroment without reboot -
Neat!
EXEONLY.EXE 14464 02-23-87 Make files executable ONLY on NOVELL
netwrk
EXPRESS.ARC 202752 02-27-87 ExpressGraph: fast,flexible graph
maker
FB87NEWS.ARC 15232 02-10-87 Fargo User Group Feb '87 Newsletter
FBUCK316.ARC 173056 02-26-87 *FastBucks Checkbk/Home Finance Mgr
v3.16!
FFLF.ARC 3712 02-16-87 RAM resident printer control keys
FISHTANK.ARC 22528 02-22-87 LONELY????? Pets for Pencil-Necked
GEEKS
FLASHCRD.ARC 5120 02-23-87 Math flashcards for children
FLUSH12.ARC 7168 02-26-87 Data security routine f/ TPascal DB
ToolBox
FMAC2COM.COM 5760 02-12-87 Converts READMAC files to .COM files
FOLIOB.ARC 35712 03-08-87 Record Networth, stocks, mutual funds
FONTS.ARC 18944 03-04-87 Script & Old English fonts for HP
Laserjet+
FUNNY.ARC 5120 02-28-87 Humor re: electricity and programmers
FXMASTER.ARC 22528 03-02-87 FXMASTER v3.2 Printer/Font Set-Up-
Epson!
GETSHEET.ARC 23296 03-01-87 Converts 123 files to comma"es
delim
GUDLUK40.ARC 77824 02-27-87 GoodLook side-by-side file comparer
v4.0
HDDD.ARC 5504 02-13-87 Guide on various disk drives. Text
File
HEAD.ARC 31744 02-15-87 Makes computer voice emulator -
Humorous
HOTDIR2.ARC 6144 03-03-87 Multi-color Directory utility
HPSOFT11.ARC 17408 02-27-87 Three PD soft fonts for HP Laserjet+
- NEW
IBMADV.ARC 56320 02-24-87 Venture into IBM hdqrtrs-C/G text
Adventure
IFP.ARC 47104 02-20-87 Functional programming language from
Byte
IMCAP1.ARC 62464 02-25-87 Image capture - Saves graphics
screens
INVOICE.ARC 34816 02-23-87 Allows generation of custom invoices
Fargo Users Group RBBS Uploads 2/10/87 to 3/8/87
JAVDEMO.ARC 105984 03-03-87 Demo of Javelin integrated
spreadsheet
K9X-450.ARC 225792 02-12-87 Latest version of K9X Comm Pkg!
GREAT!!!
K9X452.ARC 225792 02-21-87 K9X Comm program version 4.52 - Try
It!!!
K9X500.ARC 221952 03-02-87 Underdog's Latest! Lotsa New Stuff
Here!
KIMNUDE.ARC 43008 03-02-87 PCPAINT & EGA/128K required: pretty
sexy!
KQ3SOL.ARC 11264 02-14-87 Solution for King's Quest III
LASTLOG.ARC 15360 02-21-87 Last time user logged in - Novell
LETRFALL.ARC 42624 02-25-87 *Letterfall - fun way to teach kids to
type
LINC-MER.ARC 145920 02-25-87 1987 Linc/Mer Lineup with info on
lease
LISTMM.ARC 5120 02-21-87 Microsoft Mouse Menu for V. Buerg's
LIST
LODRUN.ARC 3072 02-16-87 Unprotect Lode Runner
LP16.ARC 10240 02-22-87 LPRINT 1.6 for HP Laserjet
LPTX501.ARC 25600 02-21-87 Redirect Printer Output - excellent -
v5.01
MACGRIN.ARC 32768 02-24-87 Latest & greatest READMAC viewer
MAZE.BAS 2048 02-18-87 Creates different size mazes.
challenging!
MCDONALD.ARH 1280 02-16-87 "You Deserve a Break Today" BASIC
MP30.ARC 26624 03-03-87 Microprint v3.0 Epson Printer/font
set-up
MSTRKY16.ARC 73728 02-26-87 *MasterKey v1.6a, like Norton
w/UNERASE
MULTREG.ARC 31244 02-09-87 Turbo Multiple Regression Prgm (w/o
source)
NIGHT.ARC 34688 02-18-87 Pinball (not a TROJAN guarenteed Dan
R.)
NINJA.ARC 31360 02-21-87 Arcade Game : CG : Fight the Ninja
!!
OPTMEN.ARC 9856 03-03-87 Option menu processor for Clipper
PAD.ARC 13440 03-06-87 Screen note pad
PARTNERS.ARC 24576 02-21-87 Move files from PC to laptop using
RS232
PCPARSE.ARC 1408 02-15-87 Counts words, sentences, etc -- PC
Magazine
PCSAY.ARC 1152 02-15-87 Fixes some deficiencies of ECHO -- PC
Mag
PCTEST.ARC 1024 03-01-87 Quick diag on system 's spped.
PDPROLOG.ARC 144128 02-13-87 Public domain PROLOG Artficial
Intelligence
PFM225.ARC 60372 02-22-87 Pers.File Mgmt 2.25: Nice dsk maint.
tool
PHONE.PAS 7808 02-26-87 Phone list in Pascal. Quick!
PIBCAT.ARC 53248 02-21-87 Disk Cat - Expands ARC/LBR w/Turbo
source
PKFIND10.COM 16384 03-02-87 Katz' WHEREIS utility-searches
archives
PLOP.ARC 4224 02-15-87 Interesting picture drawn in high-
res.
PMODE.COM 2688 03-01-87 Send printer codes from command line
Fargo Users Group RBBS Uploads 2/10/87 to 3/8/87
POPEDIT3.ARC 56064 03-01-87 Create MemRes PopUp Screens! Version
3.0
POPSPOOL.ARC 31744 02-18-87 *Popup print spooler control for
Novell
PSGRAPH6.ARC 49152 02-24-87 Graphic art for PRINT SHOP.
PSSST.ARC 71680 02-09-87 Suspense,priority,phone mgr. v2.0 for
dB2
PTP.ARC 107520 03-06-87 Packet Terminal Program for ham radio
users
QBARCV.ARC 14336 02-13-87 QBasic subroutine to View Archived
files
QCKDISK.ARC 7168 02-21-87 Create changeable RAMdisk, uses EMM
QDR28.ARC 5504 02-16-87 Quick Diskette Reformatter, ver 2.8
QDUPS1-0.ARC 36864 03-02-87 Superb HD duplicate file
lister/manager
QMDMPCBB.ARC 2048 02-28-87 Qmodem scripts for autodownload &
more
QWIKANSI.ARC 11264 02-25-87 Speed Up screen writing program.
nice!
READMAC4.ARC 15360 02-21-87 Great new READMAC for CGA/Herc -
w/source
READMSG.COM 23552 02-09-87 Read RBBS-PC message file off-line
REARC.ARC 4224 03-05-87 Re-Archive your disks using PKXARC
RESPRO11.ARC 8832 02-25-87 Program to manage memory resident
programs
ROFF4.ARC 110464 02-24-87 Explicit text formatter, PC ver of
Unix pgm
RPNCAL.ARC 28672 02-18-87 Emulation of HP-11C calculator
RUN101.ARC 107206 02-20-97 *RUNNING v1.01-Runners log/training
guide
SALE-A22.ARC 67584 02-20-97 *IN-CONTROL, compiled dBase menued
Sales pkg
SALE-B22.ARC 163840 02-20-97 *IN-CONTROL, handles
appts/mailings/expenses
SALE-C22.ARC 94208 02-20-97 *IN-CONTROL, extensive on-line help,
*fast*
SALE-D22.ARC 52224 02-20-97 *IN-CONTROL v2.2,1/20/87-
ACS/Juskovitch Corp
SECURITY.EXE 17408 02-23-87 Check for loopholes in NOVELL network
SETUPOKI.ARC 26240 02-09-87 Enhanced PC Mag printer SETUP util
(Oki)
SLAPPER.ARC 16384 02-10-87 Practical joke to play on
unsuspecting PCer
SORTALL3 ARC 5120 02-18-87 Physically sort disk directories
SPACE102.ARC 3072 02-09-87 Shows wasted disk space
SPINLET.ARC 4096 02-27-87 Make fancy spinning letters in .BAT
files
SRS17.ARC 78848 02-27-87 Still River Shell Ver 1.71
SSORT10.ARC 20480 03-01-87 SuperSort V1.0 from Dr. Debug
SST.COM 45333 02-11-87 Hard disk organizer
STKCHART.ARC 78336 03-08-87
STRM310B.ARC 38912 02-21-87 Storage Master - hard disk file
management
SWAPNAME.ARC 4224 02-18-87 Swap names between two files - handy!
SYSREQ.ARC 3072 02-09-87 Convert AT SysReq key to pause key
w/source
Fargo Users Group RBBS Uploads 2/10/87 to 3/8/87
TC801.ARC 153600 02-18-87 *TurboCalc v. 8.01 - Turbo spreadsheet
prgm
TCHASM.ARC 108544 02-28-87 TurboPascal version of CHeapASseMbler
TEACHELP.ARC 20608 02-22-87 Helps Stop Cheating - Many Tests from
1
TED36.ARC 35840 02-19-87 IBM System/36 text editor v2.1-
Working Demo
TEEOFF.ARC 82944 02-28-87 Play golf on the computer screen!
TEKTERM.ARC 94336 02-26-87 Terminal Emulator: 4010 and VT-100.
Good!
TESTFILE.TST 896 02-09-87 File to test transmission fidelity
TEXTTOOL.ARC 7296 02-11-87 3 text tools. uniqe wrds, wc, split
TFA112.ARC 54272 03-01-87 Turbo Financial Assistant V1.12
THORDATA.ARC 45056 03-08-87 datebook, appointment calendar, good
THREECOM.ARC 2560 02-22-87 Three small com prgms to speed up
your PC
TIMER3.ARC 20480 02-22-87 Branching w/in batches & autoexec &
more
TIMERTNS.ARC 31744 03-05-87 Various clock setting programs/diff.
mfg
TIPS.ARC 22144 02-09-87 Keep those tips up! DGI Picture
TLK2ME15.ARC 44032 02-23-87 Nice speech program - with new
utilitys
TOLIST.ARC 3072 03-02-87 Pipe program output to Vern Buerg's
LIST
TOTLDIR.ARC 9216 02-27-87 List files in all subdirectories -
nice
TP12.ARC 21760 02-14-87 Program to print DGI Pics
TRANS000.ARC 75776 02-22-87 Transaction register Cash, Savings
account
TREK.ARC 69760 02-16-87 Star Trek - in BASIC
TSET.ARC 16384 02-27-87 Printer setup for Toshiba P351
TSR.ARC 88064 03-06-87 Terminate-and-stay-resident mgmt
utility
TSS15.ARC 30848 02-22-87 Dbase Time Sheet System
TURBOFIL.ARC 12672 03-02-87 Tells whether or not a file is TURBO
made
TURBOTRK.ARC 65536 02-24-87 Turbo Pascal version of Star Trek
game
VAC-SC.ARC 14336 02-18-87 Vacation Scheduler for up to 50
employees
VIEWER.ARC 8192 02-16-87 View RBBS Graphics and MUSIC
VLIBRARY.ARC 78336 02-10-87 Video Tape Library System v 3.0
VOL5.ARC 48896 03-04-87 PC Magazine Index for 1986
VOL5DTA.ARC 52608 03-05-87 '86 PC-Magazine Index in PC-FILE III
format
VWTOWP.ARC 13312 02-10-87 Convert Volkswriter files to Word
Perfect
WILLTELL.ARC 6784 02-15-87 William Tell Overture. Nice version.
WINPIF2.ARC 27648 03-03-87 Collection of PIF files for MS
Windows
WIZZARD.ARC 37888 02-26-87 Cool Pinball game
WORDPLAN.ARC 146432 02-27-87 Lotus 123 PD Report Writer reads .WKS
VG!!
WORLD.ARC 89344 02-15-87 Collection of World maps
XEQ.ARC 6144 02-23-87 Combine your .COM files into one
Fargo Users Group RBBS Uploads 2/10/87 to 3/8/87
XLIST.COM 3072 03-02-87 Print paginated text w/page #, date &
time
XPANDER.ARC 15616 02-22-87 Game to improve shortterm memory. G.
Taylor
XTALKDIL.XTK 1280 03-04-87 XTALK script file to redial until
connected
ZENO12.ARC 8832 02-14-87 Speed up video display
ZINSTALL.ARC 3456 02-24-87 Unprotect ZyINDEX (Qubie version)
ZOOGTREK.ARC 16512 02-22-87 Game teaches Turbo gotoxy. by Prof
Flash
ZT18.ARC 17408 02-09-87 Zork Tools V.1.8 - put Infocom games
on HD
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