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Utils Experience Vol 1. ©1995/96 SAdENESS PD - All Rights Reserved
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Hint: If you are using the default 'PPMore' to read this contents list, you can
press the 'S' key to search for a particular title. Also, you can click on the
'Goto...' button at the bottom of the screen (or the 'G' key) to go through this
list quickly. For example, Goto 50 would take you exactly half-way through.
** Index: Utilities/Comms **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: Programs concerning MODEM usage.
Contents:-
Backarc - Dearchives downloads automatically.
Dialing Codes - Type in a phone code and it will tell you the town.
Mosaic - Popular World Wide Web (WWW) browser. Needs MUI.
Term - The most popular Comms software.
UUxT - UUencode & UUdecode to send files via E-Mail. Easy to use.
** Index: Utilities/Datatypes **
NOTE: ALL THE FOLLOWING DATATYPES REQUIRE KICKSTART/WORKBENCH V3.0+
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: These Datatypes allow some modern software to access foreign file
formats by using the relevant Datatype.
Contents:-
AIFF - Sound Datatype
AOM_RAW_DT - Sound Datatype
BMP_datatype - Picture Datatype
GIF - Picture Datatype
HSN_DT - Maxon Magic Sound Datatype
InfoDataType - Amiga Icon Datatype
jfif_dtc - JPEG/JFIF Picture Datatype
MacSND - Apple Macintosh Sound Datatype
MAUD_dt - Toccata Sound Board Sample Datatype
PCX - Picture Datatype
post - Postscript Datatype (requires post.library)
QRT_DT - PovRay Dump Format Datatype
reko.datatype - Klondike Cardsets Datatype
SampleVision_dt - MSDOS Sound Datatype
sun.datatype - Sun Raster file (SUN Picture) Datatype
TPD - Another PCX picture Datatype
TX16W_DataType - Yamaha Sample Sound Datatype
VOC - Sound Datatype
WAV - Sound Datatype (Mainly IBM/PC)
wpg.datatype - Wordperfect Bitmap Picture Datatype
** Index: Utilities/Disktools **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: Utilities to enhance/alter your Amiga's disk usage.
Contents:-
AmiCDFileSystem - A CDROM filesfyetm supporting Mac CDs.
AmiCDROM - Popular CDROM filesystem for SCSI CDROMS.
CacheIt - A Floppy Cache (speed-up) program.
CD32Goodies - Various little tools for CD32 owners.
CDPlay - A small CD player for Xetec CD software.
CD_Stop - Stops the CD spinning on CD32.
DiskMon - Diskmonitor/Editor (USE WITH CARE!!)
DiskSalv2 - Recovers corrupted disks.
HDOff - Switches off IDE drives after set time-saves power & noise.
HD-Tools - Various useful A1200 HD Tools (some German programs).
ReOrg - Optimizes (speeds-up) disk access.
SmartCache - A Floppy Cache (speed-up) program.
StatRam3 - A RAM disk that survives resets.
** Index: Utilities/Emulation **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: Programs concerning emulating another computer on your Amiga.
Contents:-
Emplant - This drawer contains miscellaneous tools for Emplant..
FrodoV1.3 - C64 Emulator.
PC-TaskDemo3_1 - Demo of great PC emulator.
Shapeshifter - A Shareware Macintosh Emulator (requires Mac ROM)
ZXam - Speccy emulator.
** Index: Utilities/Graphics **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
NOTE: Due to the large amount of programs in this drawer, they are separated
into other drawers eg. (A-G) etc.
INFO: Programs concerned with Graphics/pictures.
Contents:-
1942PatchAGA - Updates WB to deal with 1940/1942/VGA/Multiscan monitors.
AAStarter - Use startup menu with VGA monitors.
Ad - GFX viewer/Ripper.
AGAiff - IFF to RAW convertor.
AGA_Test - Shows all the colours the AGA chipset is capable of showing.
aMiPEG_0.4 - Shows MPEG animations.
Anim3D - Plays 3D animations in multitasking windows.
AnimPoint - Animates the mouse pointer.
ART-Pro - Image manipulator/convertor.
Bview_133 - IFF viewer.
CG_Demo - AGA character generator for video work.
CheckAGA - Checks whether the AGA chipset is installed
cloudsaga - Creates beautiful AGA cloud paterns.
doublex - Ensures that all screens support VGA monitors.
DT2IFF1.0 - Converts Datatype pictures to IFF/ILBM.
DTView - Shows any picture you have a Datatype for.
FastJPEG - Fastest JPEG viewer available.
FastView - Shows IFF/GIF files.
FixSprite1_03 - Fixes AGA pointer bug.
Flick_1_4 - Plays FLI/FLC animations.
Fractint - Fractal/Mandelbrot generator.
Graphics_Card - This drawer contains programs which require a Graphics Card.
ham8-jpeg - Shows JPEG pictures in HAM8.
IFF_FX_AGA - Small AGA picture manipulator.
ImageStudio1.2.1 - Image processor.
ImageStudio - V2.00 of the great easy-to-use Image Processor.
IPR_Demo - Demo of FAST Intuitive Image Processor.
JIV - AGA/GFX card picture viewer.
jpegAGA - Another JPEG viewer.
MagicLayers - Real Time window movement.
MainActor - Animation editor/player that supports many formats.
MonEd3a - Edits properties of screenmode.
MP103 - MPEG animation player.
mpeginterface - Interface to play MPEG animations.
ntsc4ntsc - Changes screenmodes (eg PAL to NTSC).
patchpointer - Prevents annoying LOWRES AGA pointers.
PCXAGA - PCX picture viewer.
PhotoCD - Loads PhotoCD pictures into Art Department Professional.
PhotoCDAGA - Converts PhotoCD pictures to IFF/ILBM format.
PicCon - Programmer's picture convertor.
Plasma - Plasma cloud generator - very pretty!
PlayKiss - Plays 'KISS' animations.
povray - 68040 only ray-tracer.
PPShow - Flexible picture viewer.
procurepens - Colour setting software for WB3.0 or higher.
QuickGrab - Screen grabber.
Rend24 - Converts single frames to animations plus much more.
ShowPCX - Shows PCX pictures :-)
SuperViewEL - Shows many different formats, and grabs screens etc.
TIFFView114 - Reads, Views and prints loads of different formats.
TSMorph - Easy to use morphing program.
U_PAINT - Simple paint program.
Viewtek - Versatile picture viewer.
Visual1.00 - Shows HAM8 'thumbnails' of your picture collection.
vr_world - Virtual reality type 3D worlds.
wbverlauf - Rainbow coloured WB backdrops.
WBWinplay - Plays anims in WB windows.
WindowBlender - The author calls this 'Mind Candy' - who knows?
WSpeed14 - Tests the speed of your Amiga's graphics.
XAnim4 - Plays a multitude of different animation formats.
xv210 - Great image processor (Requires MUI - Inside WBTools).
ZGIF - Fast GIF viewer.
ZGIF_DRVR - Easy viewing of hundreds of GIFs.
** Index: Utilities/Icon_Tools **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: Programs for editing/dealing with Icons.
Contents:-
Associate_V1.0 - Easy adding of Icons to files.
Iconian - Excellent shareware Icon editor.
Iconian293 - Updated version.
IconToolBox - Another well presented icon editor.
Opticon-1.8 - Optimizes icons for size/speed.
Picticon - Converts pictures to Icons.
** Index: Utilities/Misc **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: Miscellaneous Programs.
Contents:-
AGA_Switch - Switches off AGA chipset from WB.
AlertTimer - Determines how long system alerts are displayed for.
Animan - Animated face on WB (needs sound sampler)
AWS - Shows your system's info whilst booting. Neat.
Boot020 - Boots CSA accel in 020 mode.
Busypointers - Neat AGA busypointers.
CPU-Control - Alters your processor caches etc.
EscomBoot - Boot pics with Escom logo (no icons)
exept49 - speed up hack.
FakeMouseCD32 - Use contoller as mouse on CD32.
FastMath406 - Faster maths libraries (needs FPU)
GetScreenID_1.1 - Gives screen type of screen.
HandPointer - A neat Hand pointer for WB3.
IPatch - speed-up hack.
NFABoot_V2.42 - Boot Util
NVRAM - Tool for altering the 1k non-volotile RAM on CD32.
PatchAllocMem - Changes CHIP RAM to FAST RAM.
PicBoot - Shows a picture during booting.
PointerX - Animates clock hands on mouse pointer.
Sysihack - Changes look of scroll bars etc.
VirusChecker - Great Virus Killer.
** Index: Utilities/Packers **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: Tools for creating/dealing with crunched files.
Contents:-
Artic1_63 - Compresses files as they are used/saved (Real-Time).
CrMV1.9t - Powerful compressor.
HandyDMS - Deals with .DMS compressed files.
LZX101 - The Amiga's BEST archiving program.
** Index: Utilities/Patches+Updates **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: Updates to commercial software.
Contents:-
a4091patch - Increases performance when using A2091 with A4000.
DataTypesGIO - A Photogenics GIO that loads Datatype pictures.
DPaint_Patch - Fixes a bug with DPaint4.6.
FinalWriter3 - Speed Improvement for FW3 for 020/030/040 users.
PC-TaskPatch3.1 - Updates PCTask 3.0.
PStream3Updates - Updates to the initially bug-ridden PageStream3.
Reko_gio - Loads Klondike cardsets into Photogenics.
Squirrel - Updates to the popular Squirrel SCSi interface for A1200.
** Index: Utilities/Shell_Tools **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: These utilities all enhance the operation of the Amiga's shell (CLI)
Contents:-
KingCON1.3 - A very powerful Shell enhancer.
RainDIR - A very colourful replacement for standard DIR command.
TList - A very detailed replacement for LIST command.
WBinfo - Opens the Workbench information window from the CLI.
** Index: Utilities/WB_Tools **
FOR DETAILS ABOUT INSTALLATION/USAGE SEE RELEVANT DOCUMENTATION.
INFO: Programs to increase your Workbench performance.
Contents:-
ColorPatch - Changes Workbench Colour/Contrast/Brightness etc.
DaLastAlerts3 - Records last GURU/Software failure number.
DClock15 - Digital clock for WB.
FREAK BOOT V2.6 - Boot your 1200/4000 with extra goodies!
Magicmenu - Greatly improves WB menus.
MCP - The all-in-one PD utility program (Needs MUI)
ModePro - Screen Promotor (changes one screenmode for another)
MrCopper - Puts nice coloured patterns on WB screen.
MUI - Popular Workbench enhancer.
MultiCX - Small multi-purpose commodity (screen blanking etc.)
NoAGA_1.00 - Allows running of old progs by turning off AGA chipset.
PalReq24 - 24bit palette requestor.
PKludge - Screen promotor.
PPrefs - Another screen promotor.
Rings - Puts animated rings on your WB.
SetNewLook - Corrects the white on black menu problem.
ShutWB - Allows you to close WB for more memory.
Speedsys1.0 - Small system speed-up patch.
SwazInfo - Replacement for WB Information command.
TBC - Puts a clock in your WB titlebar.
Toolmanager - Allows easy loading of WB programs.
TrashManager0.95 - Puts a trashcan icon on your Workbench screen.
VMM - Virtual Memory (needs MMU)
WBHacksAGA - Gives a 1024x768 screen and HAM icons.
WBMakeLink - Makes an Icon Alias.
WBTitle - Allows changing of text in Titlebar.
WCC - WB colour changer.