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Resident programs and drivers: Some programs let you detect and get
information from them.
4DOS: A shareware program that replaces COMMAND.COM. It offers many
enhancements and reduced memory requirements. 4DOS 4.01 reports
itself as 4.00.
KSTACK.COM: Part of 4DOS 4.0 and newer. A utility to fake keystrokes.
NDOS: A licensed version of 4DOS that is part of Norton Utilities 6.
WildUnix: A resident program that lets you use things like DEL *X.* to
delete any filename ending in X. (DOS would delete everything!)
ANARKEY: A program that lets you re-define the keyboard.
DOS/16M: A protected mode interface that lets DOS programs access more than
1Meg of memory on AT's and 386/486s. Used by many major
programs.
Phar Lap DOS Extender: Similar to DOS/16M.
QEMM: Quarterdeck's memory manager.
Manifest: A system analyzer by Quarterdeck. It has a resident mode that
let's you get information while a program is running.
VIDRAM: A program by Quarterdeck that lets you use some of the EGA/VGA
display memory for DOS. This comes at the expense of graphics
modes, except for CGA level graphics.
386^MAX: A memory manager by Qualitas.
MICEMM: Micronics Memory Manager. Comes with many computers that use the
Micronics motherboard. Gateway 2000 is a big customer.
NOTE: I have version 4F, and the detection does NOT work.
EMM386: Microsoft's memory manager. Comes as part of DOS 5 or Windows. OK
for being 'FREE', but it isn't very efficient. It slows computer
performance much more than QEMM or 386^Max. EMM386 must be
providing EMS memory for it to be found.
VDS: Virtual DMA Specification is a controlled way for programs to transfer
memory to and from some hardware devices. SCSI controllers are one
example that need to use VDS under memory managers or Windows.
Desqview: Quarterdeck's multi-tasking program. If found, information about
available memory and screen modes/size is given.
DOS 5 task switcher: DOS 5's DOSSHELL has a task switching option. You can
can run several programs at once, but only one at a
time. It is swapped in and out of memory. The switcher
also is detected as Windows in real/standard mode.
DRDOS TaskMax: A task switcher that comes with DR-DOS 6. It's equivalent to
DOS 5's DOSSHELL.
TAME: A shareware program that monitors DOS programs when running under
multi-tasking programs. If a program is doing nothing, it forces the
program to give up it's time slice, giving more to other programs.
Windows: This is the program by Microsoft. When version 3.x is in enhanced
mode, alot of extra information is given. The number of colors
given is what Windows itself it using. You'll typically see either
16 or 20. To find out the real number of colors, you need to look
at the bits/pixel and bit planes numbers.
Norton NCACHE: Disk Cache. Part of Nortons version 5 or newer.
Norton Diskreet: An encoded/secure 'drive'. Part of Nortons version 5 or
newer.
Norton DiskMon: Monitors disk activity. Part of Nortons version 5 or newer.
Norton FileSave/EraseProtect: Places deleted files in a safe place. Part of
Nortons version 5 or newer.
F-PROT: F-PROT is a shareware package of programs by Fridrik Skulason used
to protect a computer from viruses.
TBScanX: A resident virus scanner. Usable by other programs to check
themselves.
Flu_Shot+: A commerical virus protection program.
CAM-SCSI: A SCSI interface standard.
CMC Int. SCSI driver: A SCSI driver.
SMARTDRV: Microsoft's disk cache. Some other cache programs may also use
this interface.
If you use Super PCKwik's PCKWIN.SYS program, the IOCTL read will
fail under DOS, but work under Windows 3 enhanced.
HyperDisk: A shareware disk cache program. The Internal Data Version number
is not the same as the program version number.
Stacker: A program that automatically compresses data, pretending it's
a disk drive.
pcAnywhere: A program that lets you operate a computer via the serial port.
Disk Spool II: A printer spooling program.
Microsoft/LANtastic: The network programs.
PC/TCP: A packet driver interface standard.
Inset: A program that integrates text and graphics.
Microsoft CD-ROM extensions: A standard for accessing CD-ROMs under DOS.
Fossil: A TSR or device driver for using the serial ports. Many BBS
programs use them.
Video Fossil: An extension of Fossil for working with video.
Advanced Power Management Spec.: Used for checking and controlling the
power usage of many laptops and portables.
Norton Guides: A TSR that pops up screens of information related to various
programs.
After Dark for DOS: A screen blanker that comes with After Dark for
Windows.