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Subject: Useful MSDOS Programs at SimTel and Garbo (Part 2 of 2) Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.os.ms-windows.misc,comp.answers,news.answers From: sko@helix.net (Samuel Ko) Date: 8 May 1994 18:25:22 GMT Archive-name: msdos-archives/part2 Last-modified: May 8, 1994 Version: 3.5 Useful MSDOS Programs at SimTel and Garbo (Part 2 of 2) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ **** The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files **** Compiled by Samuel Ko (sko@helix.net) Contents: Part II ------- * Section D: Anti-Virus Programs * Section E: Editors * Section F: Communication Programs * Section G: Miscellaneous Files * Section H: Windows Programs -- * Appendix 1: Mirror Sites * Appendix 2: Obtaining files by e-mail * Appendix 3: How to do anonymous ftp? --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section D: Anti-Virus Programs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: New versions for these programs are released pretty frequently ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Programs: McAfee anti-virus utilities Version: 9.25 v.114 Upload Date: 94/04/29 Files: scanv114.zip(scanner), clean114.zip(removal), vshld114.zip(prevention) Size: scan(255,465 bytes), clean(274,849 bytes), vshield(146,638 bytes) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus garbo: /pc/virus Status: Sharewares Comment: Absolutely and positively the BEST ... Alternatives: scn-200.zip and vsh-200.zip ... the next generation of McAfee virus-protection software BTW ... McAfee's anti-virus (and other) utilities can also be obtained from /pub/antivirus at the ftp site mcafee.com ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: F-Prot anti-virus program Version: 2.12 Upload Date: 94/04/28 File: fp-212.zip Size: 444,391 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus garbo: /pc/virus Status: Shareware, Free for private use Comment: a MUST ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: ThunderByte anti-virus Version: 6.12 Upload Date: 94/03/29 File: tbav612.zip Size: 264,268 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus garbo: /pc/virus Status: Shareware Comment: A comprehensive package of anti-virus programs ... Very fast scanning!!! ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Integrity Master Version: 2.21 Upload Date: 94/02/21 File: i-m221.zip Size: 326,833 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus garbo: /pc/virus (not the latest) Status: Shareware Comment: A good anti-virus + data integrity system ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: VIRx Version: 2.91 Upload Date: 93/11/07 File: virx291.zip Size: 190,064 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus garbo: /pc/virus Status: Freeware Comment: A fine virus scanner ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section E: Editors --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: QEdit Version: 3.0c Upload Date: 94/03/23 File: qedit3c.zip Size: 206,203 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/qedit garbo: /pc/editor Status: Shareware Comment: This one is very very good ... I'm using it now :) ... Alternatives: can be found in oak: /pub/msdos/editor Aurora (auror120.zip) - an advanced editor with huge capacity ... Boxer (boxer600.zip) - a good, fully functional editor BREEZE (breeze50.zip) - a good WP/editor with spell checker ... can convert text to text.exe E4 (e4v160.zip) - a nice, easy-to-use editor TDE (tde32a.zip) - a fine, public domain editor VDE (vde171a.zip) - an efficient editor/quasi-word-processor Vision-Edit (vised35.zip) - can edit files up to 4 megabytes -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Elvis Version: 1.8 Upload Date: 94/03/08 File: elv18exe.zip Size: 223,804 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor garbo: /pc/editor Status: Freeware Comment: a 99.99% vi clone ... Very very good ... Alternatives: Calvin (calvin22.zip) - a partial vi clone XVi (xviexe.zip) - another vi clone VI Improved (vim20bin.zip) - a nice vi clone Oak Hill Vi (vi62a1.zoo) - a pretty good (but not-free) vi clone - obtainable from plains.nodak.edu (in /pub/pc/editors) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: MicroEmacs Version: 3.12 Upload Date: 93/05/06 Files: ue312ibm.zip and ue312cmd.zip Size: 123,958 bytes (total) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/uemacs garbo: /pc/memacs Status: Freeware Comment: This is a nice emacs clone ... Also, documentation: ue312doc.zip ansi version: ue312ans.zip protected mode (DMPI) version: ue31216m.zip MicroSpell: us20exe.zip + us20doc.zip Alternatives: Freeamcs (emacs16d.zip in /pub/msdos/freemacs) - this one is more compatible with GNU emacs Demacs (dem120e.zip in /pub/msdos/demacs) - MSDOS implementation of GNU emacs - requires 386+ and lots of disk spaces Oemacs (oemacs{1,2,3,4}.zip in /pub/msdos/oemacs) - a version of GNU Emacs 18.59 ... which requires lots of disk space and memory Mutt Editor (me_cd25.zip in /pub/msdos/editor) NotGNU (xnot16.zip in ditto - with dos, win, nt versions) BTW, the Dos version of Pico (another popular Unix editor that comes with the mail program Pine) can be found inside the file pcpine-p.zip at ftp.cac.washington.edu: /pine/msdos) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Ted (Tiny Editor) Version: 1.0 Upload Date: 88/10/21 File: as part of vol7n19.arc (oak) or vol7n19.zip (garbo) Size: 48,128 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/pcmag garbo: /pc/pcmag Status: Freeware Comment: A really small and efficient editor ... A good rewrite of this program is Terse 1.4 which is obtainable from garbo as /pc/editor/trs140a.zip ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section F: Communication Programs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: MS Kermit Version: 3.13 Upload Date: 93/10/04 File: msker313.zip Size: 336,286 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/kermit garbo: /pc/termprog Status: Freeware Comment: A good communication program with the best vt100 emulation ... Patches 1-12 are released (look for msr31312.pch (oak only)) ... Also, the offical site for Kermit is watsun.cc.columbia.edu ... Alternatives: COMMO (commo60.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/modem) RBComm (rbcom341.zip) (ditto) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: GSZ - X/Y/Zmodem file transfer program Version: 94/04/26 Upload Date: 94/04/28 File: gsz0426.zip Size: 111,486 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zmodem garbo: /pc/termutil Status: Shareware Comment: A very good external X/Y/Zmodem program ... Alternatives: DSZ (dsz0426.zip) - the non-graphical version of GSZ Texas Zmodem (txzm225.zip) - a _free_ Zmodem transfer program --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: Telemate Version: 4.12 Upload Date: 93/07/25 Files: tm412-{1,2,3,4}.zip Size: 836,391 bytes (total) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem garbo: /pc/termprog Status: Shareware Comment: A comprehensive and probably the best communication package ... With internal multitasking ... Giflink (included in tm412-4.zip) can help you display *.gif files while downloading ... and this external protocol can work with most other communication program ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: Telix Version: 3.22 Upload Date: 94/02/09 Files: tlx322-{1,2,3,4}.zip Size: 624,406 bytes (total) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/telix garbo: /pc/termprog Status: Shareware Comment: Another fully functional communication program ... with a good script language ... Alternatives: Terminate (0141ter{1,2}.zip) **** Highly Recommended **** Odyssey (odys200{a,b}.zip) (oak: /pub/msdos/modem) COM-AND (ca29-{1,2,3,4}.zip) (ditto) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: BGFT - Background File Transfer Version: 3.00 Upload Date: 92/12/07 File: bgft300{a,b}.zip Size: 411,166 bytes (total) Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem garbo: /pc/termutil (not the latest) Status: Shareware Comment: A program that allow you to do other things while transferring files... Alternative: SZModem (szmod200.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/zmodem) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: ZIP - fast file transfer utility Version: 1.71 Upload Date: 94/01/11 File: zip171.zip Size: 34,445 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/lan garbo: /pc/comm Status: Shareware Comment: For transferring files between 2 PCs with a serial cable ... And to remotely control another PC, try TeleReplica (tr4-26.zip in oak: /pub/msdos/modem) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Modem Doctor Version: 5.2S Upload Date: 92/06/15 File: modemd52.zip Size: 132,181 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem garbo: /pc/comm Status: Shareware Comment: Testing your modem and serial ports ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section G: Miscellaneous Files --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: simindex.zip Version: updated frequently Description: Master index file of Oak's /pub/msdos directory ... Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filedocs Comment: With simdir (simdir22.zip), one can easily look for msdos files ... Alternative: simlist.zip (plain text) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: INDEX.ZIP Version: updated almost daily Description: The master index file of garbo's pc directory ... Location: garbo: /pc Comment: This is a must ... If you want to convert this to *.IDX format, get gidx22.zip in /pc/filelist and _dir.zip in /pc ... For the latest uploads, see the file _files.in ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** File: moder36.zip Version: 36 Size: 15,702 bytes Description: A list of MS-DOS FTP sites and their moderators Location oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/pd2 Comment: A list of good ftp sites for PC materials by Timo Salmi and Rhys Weatherley ... The file moder.lst can be easily read using Mview (mview.zip in /pc/pd2) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: tsfaqn40.zip Version: 40 Size: 87,819 bytes Description: Timo Salmi: Frequently asked questions & answers Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/ts Comment: This has been the Bible of comp.binaries.ibm.pc.* and the new comp.archives.msdos.* newsgroups ... Informative and entertaining ... Also, the FAQ list for c.a.m.* groups (camfaq.zip - garbo: /pc/pd2) ... There are also many other interesting stuffs in /pc/ts and /pc/pd2 ... e.g.tsbat44.zip - a collection of useful batch files and tricks ... author26.zip - SW & PD authors reachable on the Internet ... bestpr28.zip - Timo's choice of 28 best MSDOS SW & PD program ... tspost*.zip - information e-mails & postings ... Also look for timo01e.gif/timo01v.gif in garbo: /pc/gif ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: asp7501.zip Version: 94/03 Size: 483,421 bytes Description: Association of Shareware Professionals Catalog Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/doc-soft Comment: A (monthly) catalog of quality shareware programs for BBS users ... However, many of these sharewares should be available from SimTel and Garbo ... There is also a monthly update - upd7501.zip ... Also, read the monthly Hack Report (hack9401.zip) to be aware of hacked files that might be on BBSs ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: sharebk1.zip Version: 1 Size: 293,179 bytes Description: The ShareWare Book Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/doc-soft Comment: A good "book" on shareware development ... Also, for a short tutorial on using and enjoying sharewares, get sut56.zip ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: online14.zip Version: 1.4 Size: 284,031 bytes Description: "The Online World" Book Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info Comment: A pretty comprehensive overview on using the global online information resources ... And if you want a beginner's guide to the Internet, get bgi13a.zip ... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- File: inter40{a,b,c,d}.zip Version: 4.0 Size: 1,123,839 bytes (total) Description: Ralf Brown's comprehensive list of msdos interrupt calls Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info garbo: /pc/programming Comment: Good, impressive reference for programmers and advanced PC users ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Section H: Windows Programs --------------------------------------------------------------------------- cica = ftp.cica.indiana.edu --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: Almanac Version: 3.1 Upload Date (to cica): 93/10/04 File: alm31.zip Size: 296,854 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Shareware (30-day) Comment: This is a very good appointment calendar / PIM ... Alternatives: Time and Chaos (tchao403.zip) Above and Beyond (abv30.zip) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Delta Version: 2.4 Upload Date: 93/07/20 File: delta2_4.zip Size: 152,548 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Shareware Comment: Reporting changes to drives and files after you install programs ... Good for uninstalling ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Drag and View Version: 2.0 Upload Date: 93/08/05 File: dragvu20.zip Size: 383,200 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/desktop Status: Shareware Comment: an add-on to the File Manager for viewing many different types of files (word processor, spreadsheet, database, etc) ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Frequently Asked Questions Version: 3.0 Upload Date: 94/03/24 File: faqwin03.zip Size: 206,585 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/misc Status: Freeware Comment: FAQs about Windows in winhelp (*.hlp) format ... There is also one for programmars (winprg.zip) ... BTW, wrk_doc1.exe (in /pub/pc/win3/wrk) is a very complete manual on Windows 3.1 ... and wri.exe (in /softlib/mslfiles at ftp.microsoft.com) contains the fuller versions of win.wri and system.wri ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Ghostview Version: 1.0 Upload Date: 93/08/05 File: gsview10.zip (+ gs261win.zip + gs261ini.zip) Size: 174,939 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/postscrp cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Freeware Comment: This makes the reading of postscript file easier with the windows version of Ghostscript (gs261win.zip) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Goldwave Version: 2.0 Upload Date: 94/01/12 File: gldwav20.zip Size: 265,273 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sound cica: /pub/pc/win3/sounds Status: Shareware Comment: Very good for manipulating *.wav files ... Alternative: Noise Master (nm20.zip - for oak: in /pub/msdos/windows3)) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Hunter Version: 3.0 Upload Date (to cica): 92/06/06 File: hnter30a.zip Size: 44,983 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Freeware Comment: a text and file search utility ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: IconWorks Version: 5.0 Upload Date (to cica): 93/08/07 File: iconwk5.zip Size: 73,748 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/icon Status: Freeware Comment: for creating, editing, and viewing icons ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: MicroLink Version: 1.04 Upload Date: 93/12/19 File: mlk104.zip Size: 215,324 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Shareware Comment: a pretty good comm. program supporting Zmodem ... Alternatives: uni-com (uc-31.zip), winQVT (wnqvt480.zip) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Page Plus Intro Version: - Upload Date (to cica): 94/02/18 Files: ppintro{1,2}.zip Size: 1,321,602 bytes (total) Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Freeware ...requiring registration Comment: The lite version of the commerical desktop publising program - Page Plus ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- **** Highly Recommended **** Program: Paint Shop Pro Version: 2.0 Upload Date: 93/08/29 File: pspro20.zip Size: 603,918 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 cica: /pub/pc/win3/desktop Status: Shareware Comment: *.gif, *.jpg, *.bmp, etc viewer and convertor Alternatives: Graphics Workshop (gwswn11k.zip) **** Highly Recommended **** ThumbsUp (thumb13d.zip) (cica only) Image Commander (imagecom.zip) (ditto) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Plug-In Version: 1.3 Upload Date (to cica): 93/02/14 File: plugin13.zip Size: 127,055 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Shareware Comment: This enhances (not replaces) the Program Manager ... customizable group icons, memory and resource reporting, customs cursors, etc ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: PostIt Notes Version: 3.2b Upload Date: 93/07/06 File: wpost32b.zip Size: 139,704 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 cica: /pub/pc/win3/desktop Status: Shareware Comment: 3M Post-it notes look-alike ... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: SkyMap Version: 2.0 Upload Date: 94/01/28 Files: skymp20{a,b}.zip Size: 1,062,475 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/astrnomy cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Shareware Comment: win planetarium showing stars, planets, objects, etc ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Spell Sentry Version: 1.3 Upload Date (to cica): 94/04/11 File: spellsen.zip Size: 315,562 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/util garbo: /windows/util (as spells13.zip) Comment: a good spell-checker ... can even check *.wri and clipboard ... Alternative: winspell (winsp201.zip) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Statline Version: 4.0 Upload Date: 93/11/22 File: stat40.zip Size: 153,984 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/desktop Status: Shareware Comment: displaying the disk space, memory, date, and time ... with a program launcher and mini notepad ... Alternative: BarClock (barclk23.zip) - displays similiar info in the caption bar of active windows --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Visual Basic Runtime Library Version: 3.0 Upload Date: 93/06/12 File: vbrun300.zip Size: 228,255 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 cica: /pub/pc/win3/util (as vbrun300.exe) Status: Comment: Some Windows sharewares/freewares require this runtime library ( vbrun300.dll) ... You might have to get vbrun200.zip and vbrun100.zip as well as the runtime libraries are not downward-compatible ... Besides, some programs require the Borland bwcc.dll (bwcc(dll).zip) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Windows Command Line Processor Version: 7.3 Upload Date: 93/03/27 File: wincmd73.zip Size: 317,236 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Shareware Comment: stimulating the infamour c:\> prompt ... Alternative: WinOne (w_one46.zip) (cica only) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: WinEdit Version: 3.0 Upload Date (to cica): 93/10/20 File: we-30d.zip Size: 561,790 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/programr oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 Status: Shareware Comment: a full-featured programmar editor with 3 levels of functionality ... Alternatives: Programmer's File Editor (pfe0506.zip) E! (ew120g-e.zip from oak: /pub/msdos/windows3) Mega Edit (medit210.zip - ditto) - a good, simple text editor --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: WinTune Version: 1.0 Upload Date (to cica): 93/12/13 Files: wt{1,2,3}.zip (wt3.zip not required if you've vbrun300.dll) Size: 993,236 bytes (total) Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/util Status: Freeware Comment: tesing and tuning-up utility from Windows Magazine ... Alternatives: PC-Magazine Win Benchmark version 3.11 (winbn311.zip) or 4.0 (winben.exe - huge) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: WinZip Version: 5.0b Upload Date (to cica): 93/03/23 File: winzip5b.zip Size: 198,139 bytes Location: cica: /pub/pc/win3/util oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 Status: Shareware Comment: an intuitive point-and-click, drag-and-drop front-end to zip compression/decompression ... pkzip/unzip will not be needed for basic operations ... Alternative: Drag and Zip (dragzp30.zip) --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Program: Wscan Version: 114 Upload Date: 94/04/29 File: wscan114.zip Size: 310,537 bytes Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus Status: Shareware Comment: the windows front-end to McAfee Scan ... --------------------------------------------------------------------------- =========================================================================== Appendix 1: Mirror sites (and some best ftp sites) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (for more info, refer to moder.lst in moder36.zip ...) Mirror Site IP Directory ----------- -- --------- I. SimTel Mirrors oak.oakland.edu 141.210.10.117 /SimTel/msdos (prev. /pub/msdos) wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /systems/ibmpc/msdos archive.orst.edu 128.193.2.13 /pub/mirrors/simtel/msdos ftp.uu.net 192.48.96.9 /systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20 ftp.funet.fi 128.214.248.6 /pub/msdos/SimTel src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1 /pub/packagesibmpc/simtel ftp.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /mirror/msdos ftp.uni-paderborn.de 131.234.2.32 /pcsoft/msdos ftp.technion.ac.il 132.68.1.10 /pub/unsupported/dos/simtel archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/pc/oak nctuccca.edu.tw 140.111.1.10 /PC/simtel ftp.nectec.or.th 192.150.251.32 /pub/mirrors/msdos ftp.cs.cuhk.hk 137.189.4.57 /pub/simtel/msdos ftp.cyf-kr.edu.pl 149.156.1.8 /pub/mirror/msdos ftp.sunet.se 130.238.127.3 /pub/pc/mirror/SimTel/msdos [[ gopher: gopher.oakland.edu WWW: http://www.acs.oakland.edu ]] II. Garbo Mirrors wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /systems/ibmpc/garbo archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/pc/garbo nctuccca.edu.tw 140.111.1.10 /PC/garbo BTW ... please use a mirror site near you and preferably during off-peak hours (6:00 pm - 6:00 am) ... Some Best Ftp Sites ------------------- 1) best uploads site ... wuarchive.wustl.edu (/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS/*) ftp.cica.indiana.edu (/pub/pc/win3/uploads) ****** 2) best msdos Games site ... ftp.uml.edu (/msdos/Games) Currently the various sections of the archives include ... Apogee - Apogee-distributed games (official site) [where you can find Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3-D, Halloween Harry and the new game Raptor ... ] BBSDoors - Games suitable for BBS Doors Cards - Various games based on playing cards Demos - Demos of commercial games (playable and unplayable) Editors - Game editors for FD and commercial games Epic - Epic MegaGames (official site) [where you can find Zone66, Pinball, etc] FltSim - MS Flight Simluator accessories Game_Bytes - Game Bytes Magazine (official site) MahJongg - Various MahJongg games Misc - Games not covered elsewhere Moraff - Moraff games Patches - Commercial patches Program - Game programmers accessories/libraries Sports - Sports-related games TextAd - Text Adventures Trivia - Trivia games Utils - Utilities for FD, commercial, and non-computer games Windows - Miscellaneous games for Windows 3.1 ---- DOOM **** Highly Recommended **** ++++ There is also the directory /msdos/Games/ID where you can find DOOM - a newly-released, 3-D, virtual-reality, Wolfenstein-like, action-oriented game from ID ... The latest version (at the time of writing) is 1.2 ... (BTW, the official site is /pub/msdos/games/id at ftp.uwp.edu ... and some unofficial editors/cheats can be found in /pub/msdos_uploads/games/doomstuff at ftp.wustl.edu ...). Read comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action for the latest info ... ---- The archives are currently maintained by Brian 'Doc' O'Neill (oneill@cs.uml.edu). ****** 3) best Windows site ... ftp.cica.indiana.edu (/pub/pc/win3) Area Directory ----------------------- --------------------- Microsoft Access Programs pub/pc/win3/access Various Windows Demo Programs pub/pc/win3/demo Desktop Image, Util, BMP Files pub/pc/win3/desktop Software Drivers/Printers pub/pc/win3/drivers/printer Software Drivers/Video pub/pc/win3/drivers/video Windows Soft Fonts pub/pc/win3/fonts Adobe Type Manager (ATM) Fonts pub/pc/win3/fonts/atm TrueType Fonts pub/pc/win3/fonts/truetype Windows Games and Diversions pub/pc/win3/games Windows Icons, Icon Editors, etc. pub/pc/win3/icons Miscellaneous Files (tips, etc.) pub/pc/win3/misc Windows NT Files pub/pc/win3/nt Windows Programming pub/pc/win3/programr Asymetrix ToolBook Applications pub/pc/win3/toolbook Borland C++ Windows Programs pub/pc/win3/programr/bcpp Program Listings from Publications pub/pc/win3/programr/listings Windows Turbo Pascal Programming pub/pc/win3/programr/tp Windows Visual Basic Programming pub/pc/win3/programr/vbasic Windows Sounds and Util Files pub/pc/win3/sounds Windows Supplemental Devlpmnt Lib pub/pc/win3/sdl General Windows Utilities pub/pc/win3/util Word for Windows Utilities, Files pub/pc/win3/winword Windows Resource Kit Files pub/pc/win3/wrk WordPerfect for Windows Utils pub/pc/win3/wpwin Mirrors of cica ... wuarchive.wustl.edu [128.252.135.4] archive.orst.edu [132.227.60.20] gatekeeper.dec.com [16.1.0.2] ftp.cdrom.com [192.153.46.2] polecat.law.indiana.edu [129.79.131.170] ftp.marcam.com [198.102.216.30] monu6.cc.monash.edu.au [130.194.1.106] nic.funet.fi [128.214.6.100] ftp.uni-paderborn.de [131.234.2.32] ftp.uni-stuttgart.de [129.69.8.13] ftp.uni-koeln.de [134.95.100.208] ftp.uni-regensburg.de [132.199.1.17] ftp.iij.ad.jp [192.244.176.50] ftp.nectec.or.th [192.150.251.32] ftp.technion.ac.il [132.68.1.10] nic.switch.ch [130.59.1.40] src.doc.ic.ac.uk [146.169.2.1] ntu.ac.sg [155.69.1.5] nctuccca.edu.tw [192.83.166.10] ftp.cyf-kr.edu.pl [149.156.1.8] BTW, other places to find Windows programs ... Oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 Garbo: /windows ****** 4) best OS2 site ... ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (/os2) ****** 5) best FAQs site ... rtfm.mit.edu (/pub/usenet/news.answers) ****** 6) best UNIX sites ... oak (/pub/misc/unix and /pub/unix-c) garbo (/unix) prep.ai.mit.edu (/pub/gnu - note that many files in this directory are comprssed with gzip) BTW ... anon support ftp sites maintained by commercial-product vendors ... Microsoft - ftp.microsoft.com (e.g. Windows 3.11 upgrade - /softlib/mslfiles/ww0981.exe Video for Win runtime 1.1a - /softlib/mslfiles/vfw11a.exe WordPerfect - ftp.wordperfect.com Quarterdeck - qdeck.com Borland - ftp.borland.com --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix 2: Obtaining files by e-mail --------------------------------------------------------------------------- If you do not have ftp access, you can obtain the files archived at SimTel (Oak) and Garbo by e-mail ... ** Keith Petersen of SimTel and Oak writes: If you do not have FTP access to the mirrors of the SimTel Software Repository, FTP may be performed through the mail by various ftp-mail servers. For Internet sites: ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com For uucp sites: ...!decwrl!ftpmail For BITNET/EARN sites ONLY: BITFTP@PUCC Send mail with the word "help" in it for information on how to use them. SimTel files may also be ordered by mail from these servers: Location EARN/BITNET Internet -------------- ---------------- ---------------------------------- In U.S.A.: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU In U.S.A.: LISTSERV@RPITSVM LISTSERV@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU In Austria: TRICKLE@AWIWUW11 TRICKLE@AWIWUW11.WU-WIEN.AC.AT In Colombia: TRICKLE@UNALCOL TRICKLE@UNALCOL.UNAL.EDU.CO In France: TRICKLE@FRMOP11 TRICKLE@FRMOP11.CNUSC.FR In Germany: TRICKLE@DEARN TRICKLE@VM.GMD.DE In Israel: TRICKLE@TAUNIVM TRICKLE@VM.TAU.AC.IL In Italy: TRICKLE@IMIPOLI TRICKLE@IMIPOLI.CDC.POLIMI.IT In Netherlands: TRICKLE@HEARN TRICKLE@HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL In Poland: TRICKLE@PLEARN TRICKLE@PLEARN.EDU.PL In Sweden: TRICKLE@SEARN TRICKLE@SEARN.SUNET.SE In Turkey: TRICKLE@TREARN TRICKLE@VM3090.EGE.EDU.TR In Turkey: TRICKLE@TRMETU TRICKLE@3090.CC.METU.EDU.TR Send this command to LISTSERV to get its help file: GET PDGET HELP Send this command to TRICKLE to get its help file: /HELP Sample command (which gets our catalog of MS-DOS files): /pdget mail /pub/msdos/filedocs/simlist.zip uuencode The SimTel Software Repository does *not* run these servers. Comments, questions, and suggestions should be directed to the manager of the server you are using. The manager's address, or information on how to get it, should be listed in the server's help file. [Note: Do not use ftp-by-mail servers without the permission of your system administrator and (if fed via uucp) your uucp feed. Thank you. Justification: many sites simply don't have the disk space set up to do this without warning, and mail disruption may result.] Keith Petersen, General Manager of the SimTel Software Repository, a service mark of Coast to Coast Telecommunications, Clarkston, MI, U.S.A. Internet: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET or w8sdz@Vela.ACS.Oakland.Edu Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv uunet!vm.its.rpi.edu!listserv ---- ** Timo Salmi, the moderator of Garbo, writes: To get files sent to you by email, please use our mail server. To get more information write a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi. The subject line of this message must be garbo-request The message must contain just the following text (at the beginning of the line): send help Do not include a signature because it may confuse the server. Our customary format for the file names when announcing programs for ANONYMOUS FTP is e.g. garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip or /pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is slightly different: send pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip In other words omit / from the path when using our mail server. If you don't get any response to your mail server requests, under no circumstances keep sending the same request over and over again. Please ask your own site's system manager to construct a returnable mail path for you. .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1 Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa Internet: ts@uwasa.fi BBS +(358)-61-3170972; FIN-65101, Finland ==== Or you can use the FTP-by-Mail service provided by decwrl.dec.com ... With FTP Mail, you can receive files from almost any ftp sites via e-mail ... The commands are ... ---- reply <MAILADDR> set reply addr, since headers are usually wrong connect [HOST [USER [PASS [ACCT]]]] defaults to gatekeeper.dec.com, anonymous ascii files grabbed are printable ascii binary files grabbed are compressed or tar or both chdir PLACE "get" and "ls" commands are relative to PLACE (only one CHDIR per ftpmail session, and it executes before any LS/DIR/GETs) compress compress binaries using Lempel-Ziv encoding compact compress binaries using Huffman encoding uuencode binary files will be mailed in uuencode format btoa binary files will be mailed in btoa format chunksize SIZE split files into SIZE-byte chunks (def: 64000) ls (or dir) PLACE short (long) directory listing index THING search for THING in ftp server's index get FILE get a file and have it mailed to you (max 10 GET's per ftpmail session) quit terminate script, ignore rest of mail message (use if you have a .signature or are a VMSMAIL user) ---- e.g. to get pkz204g.exe from /pc/arcers at oak.oakland.edu, enter the following as the body of your e-mail message ... connect oak.oakland.edu binary uuencode chdir /pub/msdos/archiver get pkz204g.exe quit And you should get an uuencoded copy of pkz204g.exe in the mail one or two days later ... - For more detail, send an e-mail to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com (with help as the body of the letter) ... Other servers: European: ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr BITNET: bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu or BITFTP@PUCC European: bitftp@vm.gmd.de or BITFTP@DEARN ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Appendix 3: How to do anonymous ftp? ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ftp = file transfer protocol ... Anonymous ftp ? ... a way of allowing you to sign on a computer on the Internet and copy specific public files (softwares and various kind of info) from it. The following is a _typical_ ftp session (on a Unix machine) ... Suppose you want to get unz51x.exe and gsz0203.zip from oak.oakland.edu ... $ ftp <enter> ftp> open oak.oakland.edu <enter> or open 141.210.10.117 <enter> Connected to oak.oakland.edu. 220 rigel.acs.oakland.edu FTP server (Version 2.1WU(2) Wed Apr 12 18:37:21 EDT 1 993) ready. Name (oak.oakland.edu: your_login_name): anonymous <enter> 331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password. Password: your e-mail address <enter> 230- 230- Welcome to 230- THE OAK SOFTWARE REPOSITORY 230- A service of Oakland University, Rochester Michigan 230- 230- Welcome, archive user! This is an experimental FTP server. If 230- you have any unusual problems, please report them via e-mail to 230- admin@vela.acs.oakland.edu. If you do have problems, please 230- try using a dash (-) as the first character of your password -- 230- this will turn off the continuation messages that may be confusing 230- your ftp client. OAK is a Unix machine. Filenames are case sensitive. 230- 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. ftp> cd pub/msdos/zip <enter> 250 CWD command successful. ftp> ls 200 PORT command successful ... You should see a list of files in this subdirectory ... ftp> get unz51x.exe <enter> local: unz51x.exe remote: unz51x.exe 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for unz51x.exe (87,745 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. 87745 bytes received in 5.61 seconds (15.64 Kbytes/s) ftp> cd <enter> (or cd .. <enter> (remote directory) ../zmodem <enter> cd zmodem <enter> ) 250 CWD command successful. ftp> get gsz0203.zip <enter> local: gsz0203.zip remote: gsz0203.zip 200 PORT command successful. 150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for gsz0203.zip (107,648 bytes). 226 Transfer complete. 107648 bytes received in 10.05 seconds (10.71 Kbytes/s) ftp> bye <enter> 221 Goodbye -- Command summary: ftp - start a ftp session open - connect to the named site close - end the ftp session with a partiular site bye - close all connection and exit ftp ascii - transfer text (ascii) files binary - transfer binary files cd - change directory of remote site lcd - change directory of your site get - get a file from the remote directory put - move a file to the remote directory (if allowed) mget - get mutiple files from the remote directory (mget *.*) mput - move multiple files to the remote directory del - delete a file in the remote directory (if allowed) mdel - delete multiple files in the remote directory ls - list files in the remote directory (or dir) help - print help information hash - print a pound sign (#) every time a block of data is transferred bell - sound a bell after each file transfer !cmd - execute a local command (e.g. !ls) =========================Thank You For Reading This ...======================= -- ><-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^-^->< | Samuel C. 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