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ST PD UPDATE N0 14
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UTILITIES
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U132 V.KILLER V3.84. LATEST VERSION OF THIS NECESSARY VIRUS KILLER.
ST TYPE-Displays information about your ST TOS<GEMDOS<AES<versions
nationality,memory size,and whether or not a Blitter chip is fitted
TRANSLATE-A German to English translator, for use with resource
files, binary files,text files,etc.Any words not recognized are
put into a separate file,so that the dictionary can be updated
U133 ACCFLDR: lets you load all of your accessories out of a folder
called ACCS on the boot drive, instead of loading them out of the
root directory of the boot drive. Helps to keep your main directory
less cluttered; especially useful for hard drive owners.
ARCDRIVE: system patch which compresses files as they are saved to
disk, and automatically uncompresses them when they are re-loaded.
ASCIIFY: converts First Word (and First Word Plus) document files
into ASCII files (plain text files that are usable with other WP
and DTP programs on any type of computer). Includes options for
hard carriage returns either at the end of each line (TXT files),
or only at the end of each paragraph (ASC files). Accessory will
also run in the background as a multi-tasking application.
AUTOFIX: Allocates the first 512K of memory with a TSR program
(lowmem-$80000) in order to allow some "AUTO" programs to be run
from the desktop as TOS files, and makes most "Mega" rom
incompatible programs, compatible. (Needs 1Meg RAM+).
BOOT: Allows you to install any one of 8 bootsectors onto disks.
CAL_47: a calendar program with a difference - it lets you attach
'events' to any day of the year, either by date or according to a
day's position in the month. When Cal loads, it reads the current
date from your system clock and checks to see if any significant
events are scheduled for the day. If so, Cal displays an alert that
shows you the day's events. (When Cal loads as an ACC, it dings the
system bell if a significant event is scheduled.)
Also included is a new version of CalShow, an AUTO program that
will read the events from Cal, display the next 22 events on
screen, then pause so you can easily see what's on tap for the next
couple weeks. This should give you plenty of time to plan for
upcoming events!
CANNON_BJ: 1st Word Plus printer driver for the Cannon Bubblejet
COL_PRT: Degas printer drivers for: Radio Shack CGP-220 colour ink-
jet printer; Epson JX-80 colour printer; NEC Colour Pinwriter
P2/P3; Canon PJ1080A colour ink-jet printer, Okimate 20 colour
printer. Includes an accessory that allows these drivers to be used
to make ALternate-Help screen dumps.
DESKSWIT: Desk Switch v1.1: The Ultimate Read-Only Control Panel By
Charles F. Johnson. Lets you instantly switch from one desktop
setup to another. Desk Switch reads .INF files created with the GEM
desktop's 'Save Desktop' function, and sets every parameter saved
in the file.
DFORMAT: Diamond Format V1.0 - Formats 1 or 2 sides, 80 or 82
tracks, twisted or normal format, and 9,10 18 or 20 sectors per
track (the latter for high density 1.44/1.6 meg drives), creates
disks compatible with the Apple File Exchange utility, verify or no
verify.
DSKCH32A: Disk Chart Version 3.2 displays hard drive partition
space with a bar graph and and report option.
EASYVIEW: EasyView - utility for for looking at text (ASCII) files.
Features: File to view chosen by file selector; TAB characters are
converted to spaces, with the size of tabs chosen by user, Files
can be saved with <TAB> characters converted to spaces (tab size
chosen by user); Files can be printed, with tab size as set by user.
ENVIRON: Sets desktop environment (like PATH, HOME, and other
things for shells) from the AUTO folder.
U134 FMC: Forces a "Media Change" so that the ST will always read from a
disk before writing to it. Overcomes the problem with some
computers/disk drives that have have faulty write protect lines,
and do not detect when a disk is removed.
MORECOPY: MoreCopy is a short utility to enable users of 1stWord,
or most other utilities, to produce multiple copies of a single
document without having to repeatedly go through the print routine
($C).
OCULT: password protect your system.
PBUFFER: printer Buffer/Spooler.
PRINTSET: a simple little accessory for people who have Epson
compatible printers and A4 sized paper. You can set A4 sized paper
and send form-feeds without having to wrestle with the control
panel or dip switches. Tested with Citizen Swift 24 and Citizen
LSP10 printers.
P_MOUSE: Proportional mouse accelerator ACCessory that gives you 3
speeds and 4 multipliers so that you can configure it to suit.
RESETCOL: resets the desktop colours ($C).
SATTRIB: a short file attribute modifier which can be used to hide
or protect files. Options include: Read only, Hidden, Archive,
System, Normal, View current. Wildcards are allowed and the
previous file attributes need not be known.
SILLY: selection of novelties. DJANGO - kills your ST; FUJIDESK -
puts a spinning Fuji logo alongside the Desk menu; MAGIC - sets up
a magic cursor that is followed by a trail of stars; PHYSICAL -
bouncing cursor with sound effects.
ST2PC: program for making floppy disks formatted on an Atari ST
readable on a PC. It determines the format of the ST disk (single
or double sided) and patches the boot block area of the disk to
enable MS-DOS to read the disk. ($C)
ST_DATA: gives details on the type of ST and its configuration
setup. Reports on: TOS Version, ROM Date, GEMDOS Version, AES
Version, ROM Nationality, Monitor Attached, RAM Memory, Blitter
Chip Present, Drives Mounted (including all partitions and RAM
disks), Boot Drive, Number of Floppy Disk Drives, System Date and
Time; and System Variables and Configuration Details: Base of
Operating System, End of Operating System, Start of Transient
Program Area (TPA), End of TPA, End of RAM, Start of AES, Physbase
(base of current screen display), Logbase (base of current drawing
area), GDOS Installed, Disk Verify Status, Floppy Drive Seekrate,
Key Delay Rate, Key Repeat Rate, Key Click Status, Alarm Bell
Status. ($C)
ST_TYPEW: ST Typewriter - 'working demo' of a utility that works a
little like a typewriter, allowing you to print each character as
you type. It has only been tested with an Epson type printer, so it
may not work with other printers.
SYSBEEP: replaces the system bell 'sound' with a sound sample.
U135 TABKILL: Tab Kill - replaces tab characters in ASCII files with
spaces, supports wild cards for batch converting. ($C)
TAP_MAKR: Tapita Maker: makes labels for music cassettes.
TB_FIX: This program is designed to cure a few known bugs in the
TEXTBLIT function. This part of TOS handles the output of GEM bit-
mapped fonts on a display, the bugs mainly concern the way in which
wide characters (more than 16 pixels) are handled.
TWEAKS: TWinpEAKS, this accessory provides a neat way to tweak your
printer - that is, to send it commands and control codes, to
activate its various features or change its operating mode. Up to
eight printer functions or modes are instantly available at the
click of a mouse. Sets of eight definitions can be saved as .TWK
files, and loaded from disk at any time. ($C)
XDIR: Xdir, The Extended Directory Lister: a utility to display
either the entire contents of selected floppy or hard disk drives,
or the contents of selected folders. ($C)
GENERAL
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O68 ADDITIONS!!
RACING-Files to accompany horse racing spreadsheets article in issue3
ST Applications. Files to be used with Kuma K-Spread 3 or 4.
GRAPHICS
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A50 ART STv2.32-Paint prg works in all resolutions.Options inc;draw,fill
square,line,circle,pixel,edit,cut,paste,magnify,and fill paterns can
be edited.Loads saves DEGAS. NEO files.
IMG_DEGAS-Load IMG file save to DEGASP13 file
FASTGIF: converts Gif picture files into Degas PI1 format.
GIF_VIEW: GIFcolor & GIFscale: Two Very Fast GIF Viewers: GIFcolor
- uses the 16 most popular colours in the image; plus GIFscale -
maps the image to grey and tinted scales
LANGUAGES
============
L32 L32 GFA BASIC PC1 loader source code.
MIDI IN C.-midistat.h.
View pc-Assembler source for a utility to load and display Degas Elite
PC? picture files.
Bracket check.
GEMFAST V1.3 By Ian lepore.AES and VDI Bindings PD libraries.
CCMOD-Modified versions of the Sozobon C driver prg.
LISTINGS1-Programmers Forum listings from issues 2,3,5 of ST Applications
plus files to accompany the first 3 Giving it the WERCS articles.
LISTINGS2: source code listings from Programmers' Forums in Issues 6
and 7 of ST Applications; plus the source codes and programs that
accompany part 4 of the HiSoft WERCS articles
L33 CMDMENTS: A Programmer's Eleven Commandments for Coexistent Vector
Stealing. Or, Tried and True Techniques Used by the CodeHeads for
Successfully Intercepting Vectors in the Midst of Numerous ST
Vector Thieves. By John Eidsvoog and Charles F. Johnson (CodeHead
Software).
POP_UP: a popup menu system for all Atari 'C' programmers to use.
Popup menus can be called up on demand, or used as a replacement
for the standard GEM top menu bar, or both. Features include: A
help string may be displayed with each menu item; Sub-menus to any
depth are supported, (such as those found on the Amiga that only
extend to one sub-level); No resource file, all menus are compiled
along with your main code; Related options may be grouped together
within sub-menus; Powerful editor supplied with this package allows
easy modification of menu definitions.
MIDI
=========
M27 MMR UTILITY-For midi printout, filter and channel controller functions
DISCPLAY: The Disc Player - replays ST-Replay .SPL compatible sound
files of up to 910K on a 520ST. Replays samples at 5KHz, 7½KHz and
10KHz; the program will read the data off the disc and play it,
using less than 30KBytes of memory!