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Thomas G. Hanlin III
3544 E. Southern Ave. #104
Mesa, AZ 85204
This is a list of some of the software which I have written.
This software, or a similar collection (things get added or
removed over time) will be sent to you free if you register any
of my shareware products, or you may order a set of disks for
$5.00 (foreign orders must be via international money order and
include $4.00 shipping). This does not include shareware
registration fees, if any. You are still expected to register
any shareware that you find useful. The $5.00 Sampler fee may
be applied toward any registration.
The registered versions of each library come with full source
code-- often a megabyte or more, providing an excellent
learning opportunity for beginners and old pros alike.
Assembly language source code is designed for MASM 6.0 and may
require alteration to assemble with A86, OPTASM, TASM, or older
versions of MASM. DOS BASIC source code is designed for
QuickBasic 4.0-4.5, BASCOM ("PDS") 6.0-7.1, and Visual Basic
1.0, or for PowerBASIC 2.1, depending on the library. Pascal
source code is designed for Turbo Pascal 6.0 or Quick Pascal
1.0, but should compile with Turbo Pascal versions dating back
to 5.0 (and, of course, newer versions as well). Windows DLLs
are currently written in Microsoft C 7.0, but this may change
in the future-- I am not at all happy with this compiler or its
so-called documentation.
2MON: Utilities for dual-monitor systems. Free.
Utilities include a clock TSR which runs on the mono
display, a utility to clear the mono display, and a TSR
which remaps the PrintScreen key-- instead of going to the
printer, it copies the color display to the mono display.
AABAS: Affordable Alternative BASIC Library. Shareware ($8).
This is a good library for people curious about the workings
of their computer, learning how to use libraries, or
interested in writing their own assembly language routines
for QuickBasic. It is a collection of scores of simple BIOS
and DOS-related routines written in assembly language.
AABAS is not as fancy as my other BASIC libraries, but it's
quite useful in its own right and makes a great learning
tool.
ASMWIZ: The Assembly Wizard's Library. Shareware ($25).
This is a library for assembly language. The library will
work with A86, MASM, OPTASM, and TASM. Only .COM files are
supported. Routines include text displays (machine-level,
BIOS, and DOS), graphics (Hercules, CGA, EGA), number base
conversions, long integer math, file matching and
command-line parsing, pseudo-random number generation,
countdowns and delays, buffered file support with critical
error handling, environment scanning, string functions,
mouse support, sound generation, control over Break, loading
of BSAVE-format files, and more.
BASUPD: BASIC Update Library. Free.
This library provides routines for QuickBasic 4.x which
mimic new functions and commands provided by other Microsoft
BASIC compilers, such as PDS 7.x and Visual Basic. These
include disk routines and a powerful selection of time and
date functions. BasUpd comes with full source code.
BASWIZ: The BASIC Wizard's Library. Shareware ($35).
This is a library for QuickBasic and BASCOM (including
"PDS", the "Professional Development System"). It contains
a numeric expression evaluator, so you can convert an
equation into a number; far strings, so you'll never see
"Out of String Space" again (EMS is supported too!);
powerful file handling, with optional buffering and built-in
critical error handling; telecommunications support,
including DTR control, carrier detection and more for COM1 -
COM4; pointers and memory management, giving BASIC the
capability for flexible data structures long enjoyed by C,
Pascal and Modula-2 programmers; a virtual windowing system
that gives you much more than just windows-- change the
size, move 'em around, scroll a window around on a huge
virtual screen, all smoothly and at lightning speed-- the
BASWIZ demo program gives some hint of what you can do. The
virtual windowing system is where BASWIZ really shines. To
the best of my knowledge, there is no better text display
management system for BASIC.
Graphics capabilities are also included. Besides
replacements for the BASIC graphics support for CGA, EGA,
VGA and Hercules modes (no TSR needed), BASWIZ adds many new
capabilities. You can print text and graphics screens on an
Epson-compatible printer or treat the printer like a
graphics screen with a special set of text and graphics
routines. A selection of fonts is available and can be
displayed in any desired size. A pseudo-graphics mode
(80x50) is available for use on any display adapter. There
are also two new VGA modes that will work on any register
compatible VGA, which allow 320x400 or 360x480 resolution in
256 colors (compare that to the BASIC SCREEN 13 mode, with
only 320x200)! Also SuperVGA (Tseng chipset) support-- up to
1024x768 in 256 colors. Detect the current display adapter,
draw dots, lines, circles, ellipses, regular polygons...
it's all here, with detailed explanations and assorted
example programs.
Last but not least, the math routines. These provide
extensive math support in three areas: new or faster
routines for BASIC's existing math, precision math using
fractions, and the ultimate in numeric precision: BCD math
with up to 254-digit numbers. Extensions to BASIC's
existing math include inverse trig and hyperbolic trig
functions, the error function, constants and conversions.
Fraction math is fairly limited at the moment, supporting
little more than the basic four functions. BCD math
includes much more than such basics, though-- trig
functions, square roots, factorials, constants with hundreds
of digits of precision, etc; formatted output may be done to
your specs. You can place the decimal point anywhere you
want, so this is perfect whether you deal in very large or
very small numbers!
BPP: A BASIC PreProcessor. Free.
This utility provides a powerful meta-language for
QuickBasic, BASCOM (including "PDS"), and even the QBASIC
provided with DOS 5.0. It processes your code before the
compiler gets to it, allowing conditional compilation,
underscores within variable names, flexible "include" files
(which may even contain SUB and FUNCTION definitions), name
substitutions, and more. C programmers have had
preprocessors for years-- now there's one for BASIC too!
EXECOM: EXE-to-COM converter. Free.
Like EXE2BIN, this utility converts .EXE files to .COM
files. It's smaller and faster, though, as well as offering
a few additional conveniences. Assembly language source code
is included.
EXETOOL: EXE Tool. Free.
This program examines .EXE files for validity and can tell
you whether the .EXE was designed for use with Microsoft
Windows. If the .EXE file is determined to be too long, as
it might be if you got it using an older file transfer
protocol, you are given the option of truncating it to the
right size.
KEYCTL: Keyboard Control. Free.
For AT-class machines only (286, 386, 486), this utility
allows you to speed up your keyboard (or make it less
sensitive for kids, etc). You can also swap the positions
of the CapsLock and Left Ctrl keys, useful for civilizing
the 101-key "enhanced" keyboard. Assembly language source
code included.
LIBWIZ: The Library Wizard's *BASIC Library Manager*. Free.
This is a management tool for handling and customizing BASIC
libraries. It is required for my BASWIZ and PBClone
libraries.
OBJTOOL: OBJ Tool. Shareware ($10).
This must be the ultimate tool for manipulating .OBJ files.
You can select files for inclusion or exclusion using
wildcards, time, date, and size comparisons, and even the
results of a search through the .OBJ file. View the file's
stats, rename publics, externals, and default libraries,
delete default libraries and languages, check for validity,
repair checksum errors, ObjTool has it all. Useful for
reducing the size of libraries, resolving conflicting
routine names, patching .OBJs and just snooping around!
PASWIZ: The Pascal Wizard's Library. Shareware ($25).
This is a library for Turbo Pascal and QuickPascal. It
provides high-powered math routines, new string support,
mouse management, music, BCD math, and other routines.
The math routines provide a numeric expression evaluator
which allows you to convert equations into numbers at run
time. The math capabilities of Pascal have been expanded
significantly with new trig, inverse trig, hyperbolic trig,
and other functions. For the ultimate in numeric precision,
BCD math is also provided, allowing you to manipulate
numbers of up to 254 digits-- not just with the basic four
functions, but trig, square roots, factorials, constants
with hundreds of digits of precision, etc; formatted output
can be done to your specs. You can place the decimal point
anywhere you want, so this works equally well with very
large and very small numbers. String support includes
compression, encryption, fuzzy comparisons, and other
goodies. The music manager works like the BASIC PLAY
language and BBS "ANSI music".
PBBACK: The PB Backwards-Compatible Library. Shareware ($25).
This library is like my PBClone library, but is compatible
with the full range of QuickBasic compilers: QB 1.0 - 4.5.
It is much easier to set up than PBClone but does not
support all newer compiler features and offers some 300
routines. See the description for PBClone, below.
PBCLON: The PBClone Library. Shareware ($35)
This is a library for Microsoft BASIC compilers: QuickBasic
4.x, BASCOM and PDS, and Visual BASIC for DOS. It is the
successor to my old ADVBAS library. With over 550 routines,
this library covers a little bit of everything: mouse
support, disk wrangling, string mangling, keyboard input,
equipment detection, graphics, a wide variety of display
management, directory searching, text compression, viewing
archive directories (.ARC/.ARJ/.LZH/.PAK/.ZIP/.ZOO), matrix
math, dates, times and countdowns, sorts, binary searches,
graphics, and... well, it's hard to describe such a
collection other than to say "it's probably in here"!
PBClone uses a low-level approach, giving you the greatest
flexibility possible. BasWiz uses a higher-level approach,
giving you more power for less effort. These libraries can
be used separately or together.
PBCWIN: The PBClone Windows Library. Shareware (1993: $19.95).
This is a DLL for use in programming for Microsoft Windows.
It is oriented specifically towards Visual Basic, but can be
used with other Windows languages that support DLLs if you
know what you're doing. There are 79 routines in the first
version, including bit manipulation, array initialization,
PEEK, POKE, and SWAP routines, checksums and CRCs, equipment
information, string testing, and more.
PBWIZ: The PowerBASIC Wizard's Library. Shareware (1993: $25).
This is a collection of units for Spectra's PowerBASIC
compiler. It includes archive viewing (for ARC, ARJ, LZH,
PAK, ZIP, ZOO), disk directory viewing, 256-color graphics
modes (320x200 and 360x480 on any VGA, more on SVGA), mouse
and keyboard control, EMS and XMS memory access, equipment
detection, extended math and string routines, a numeric
equation evaluator, ANSI emulation, et al.
QBWIZ: The QuickBasic Wizard's Library. Free.
A collection of routines which allow you to access internal
variables for QuickBasic 4.x, BASCOM 6.x, and PDS 7.x. You
can retrieve the screen mode, display adapter type, DEF SEG
setting, I/O redirection status, current screen colors, and
many other useful values.
VCLOCK: Video clock TSR. Free.
This tiny TSR provides a running display of the time. You
may specify screen position, 12 or 24 hours, whether to
display seconds, the colors to use, and other parameters.
Two versions are provided-- one for 8088 PCs and one for
later machines. Assembly language source code is included.