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12/08/92
Below is a list of programs available from George Kerber. Most programs
are available for download from Compusrv or GEnie. A sampler disk containing
most of the listed programs is available by sending $5 to George Kerber.
Please send your desired disk size and capacity. If there is a particular
program you are interested in, please specify the name since not all
these programs can exist on the the 360k (and 720k) disks.
Copyright (c) 1989 - 1992 by George Kerber
26 Mount Lebanon Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853
(908) 813-8641
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BADGER: BADGER is a reminder program to help prevent you from missing
any important dates that you enter into the program via menu prompts.
Add 'BADGER -s' or 'BADGER -o' to your AUTOEXEC.BAT file and a window will
be displayed showing any important events that are due. Badger is SHAREWARE
and requires a $20 shareware payment to register your copy. An INSTALL
program is provided.
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SUITCASE: SUITCASE is a database program designed to assist the traveler.
SUITCASE maintains a list of items to be packed for various types (user
determined) of trips, and which season (or all) each item is used.
SUITCASE will print a packing list for you based upon which type of trip(s)
and season you specify. SUITCASE is SHAREWARE and requires a $15 shareware
payment to register your copy. An INSTALL program is provided.
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FORTUNE: FORTUNE will randomly display a 'fortune' from the included
FORTUNE.TXT file. Execute 'FORTUNE ?' for a help screen. FORTUNE is
SHAREWARE and requires a $10 shareware payment to register your copy.
An INSTALL program is provided.
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UDATE: U(nix)DATE is a replacement for the MS-DOS date/time commands.
UDATE will display the date in any format using format descriptors similar
to the UNIX date command. The date/time can be changed using command line
arguments or via prompts. UDATE can also make an automatic adjustment to
your system clock twice a year for daylight savings time. Execute 'UDATE ?'
for a help screen. UDATE is SHAREWARE and requires a shareware payment of
$5 to register your copy. An INSTALL program is provided.
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BCD: B(etter)CD. BCD is a replacement for the DOS CD command. BCD
retains a history of the previous 9 directories allowing an instant return
to any of them. BCD will change both the drive and directory is a single
call. Shareware ($5).
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BOX: BOX randomly displays a bunch of colored boxes, the effect is almost
hypnotic. BOX has a number of options to control the colors, box types
and delay, but there are defaults for all options. The -r option will
reboot your computer when the program is existed (via any key).
DOX is Public Domain.
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CLR: Replacement program for the MS-DOS CLS command. CLR can clear the
screen by decaying or rolling off the current screen. CLR is public
domain.
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CURSOR: CURSOR will change the size of the cursor or remove it entirely.
This can be useful on laptop LCD screens or in batch files. Shareware ($5).
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ETIME: ETIME will provide an elapsed time between events run from a
batch file or the command line. Shareware ($5).
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INCR: INCR will provide a counter for use in batch files or from the
command line. Shareware ($5).
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PRESS: A replacement for the DOS PAUSE command. Darkens the screen and
displays a "Press any key to continue" box. Users can add their own
messages to the box and control the text and background colors. Many other
options. The DOS PAUSE command is boring. PRESS is public domain.
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PRINTER: Checks if a printer is connected and ready to print. A screen
mesage is displayed and ERRORLEVEL is set. PRINTER is public domain.
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RM: RM is a replacement for the DOS DEL command. RM is similar to the
UNIX RM. RM will delete special files (hidden, system, readonly), but
asks first. RM can recursively search the entire drive for specified
files, or only look in a specified directory. Shareware ($5).
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SBACKUP: SBACKUP is a utility to assist programmers in backing up their
source code files. Up to 99 generations can be maintained.
Shareware ($5).
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SPACE: SPACE displays information about the remaining disk space on
the current, specified drive or all drives. SPACE is public domain.
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TMONTH: TMONTH provides an easy way to execute a set of commands from
a batch file once a month. Shareware ($5).
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WAIT: WAIT provides a way to delay execution of a batch file for a
specified number of seconds or until a specified time. Shareware ($5)
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WHENCE: WHENCE will search your current PATH for a specified file.
WHENCE is Public Domain.
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George Kerber
26 Mount Lebanon Road
Long Valley, NJ 07853
(908) 813-8641
CompuServe: 74010.2132