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- Msg#: 1026 *MESSAGES*
- 05-13-91 09:57:04
- From: ROBERT SCHOOLFIELD
- To: ALL
- Subj: UTILITIES
-
- I am putting together a shareware release of Ghost Writer, which will
- include a DOC file describing the rest of the Hughes - Schoolfield
- Utilities.
-
- I would like to include a file of user comments about the Utilities,
- would you be willing to post a brief message here, telling your
- thoughts about the utilities? Thanks in advance...
-
- <*>Replies
- <F>wd, <D>elete, <A>gain, <R>eply, <N>ext, or <S>top?
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-
- Msg#: 1005 *MESSAGES*
- 05-11-91 01:47:07 (Read 1 Times)
- From: DON NORDSTROM
- To: ROBERT SCHOOLFIELD
- Subj: TESTIMONY
-
- Just a note to let you know how much I like your Hughes - Schoolfield
- Utilities.
-
- Been using it for about a month and still find new functions and ways
- to use it.
-
- I particularly like your Ghost Writer text editor, and use it every
- day. Much quicker and easier to use than my word processor for
- letters, notes and batch file editing. I no longer have a need for my
- word processor. Have saved several meg of hard drive space...
-
- The Batch Tools with your suggested Menu setup as well as the many
- sample Batch files have made moving around my system a quick, easy and
- fun thing to do. Not at all the chore it used to be. Never realized
- how much more accurate computer operation is with the use batch files.
- I don't mind typing, but typing letters and notes is more fun than
- typing the same command lines over and over, (and correcting typos)...
-
- My second favorite of the long list of your many fine utilities is
- View. Again a real typing saver. No longer do I have to repeat the
- "Type" command to go back to a previous text line long since scrolled
- by. Just Up and DownArrow to scroll back and forth at my leisure...
-
- Batch Tools with the Menu switch allows me to change to my most used
- directories with the striking of just one key and mouse select the one
- I want from the pop up window (Thanks for all the mouse
- compatibility)... My next adventure will be to save more hard drive
- space my using your very compact Quick Terminal instead of my current
- Communications program.
-
- In short, I love how compact yet diversified your program is. Thanks
- for getting back a whole lot of my hard drive, speeding up my
- previously clogged up computer and making it all fun again. I'd
- recommend your utilities to every intelligent and serious computer
- user.
-
- Sincerely,
-
- Don Nordstrom 1891 Palm Dr ColoSpgs, CO 80918
-
- <F>wd, <D>elete, <A>gain, <R>eply, <N>ext, or <S>top?
-
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- Msg#: 1030 *MESSAGES*
- 05-13-91 12:39:05
- From: SHAWN LAYNG
- To: ROBERT SCHOOLFIELD (Rcvd)
- Subj: REPLY TO MSG# 1026 (UTILITIES)
-
- Sure. Anything to help! I'll write up some stuff (on GW, naturally!)
- and send it to you. There are four programs I've used extensively so
- far and cannot do without: GW, CUR, PUSH, POP, and C (well, actually
- five. I n't had too much of a chance to look at some of the other
- stuff. Oh, I also replaced the 3DMENU (the one on the BBSs around
- here) with your menu program. Everytime my computer boots, your menu
- program comes up. I love the Quips!!
-
- Guess I'd better wait to tell you the rest in the file. The list
- keeps growing and growing and growing... (!!!)
-
- <->, <F>wd, <D>elete, <A>gain, <R>eply, <N>ext, or <S>top?
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- Msg#: 1031 *MESSAGES*
- 05-13-91 14:41:30
- From: SHAWN LAYNG
- To: ROBERT SCHOOLFIELD
- Subj: HS UTILITIES
-
- Here's the comments you've requested.
-
- By the way, when will Quick Address have COM4 support? That's where
- my modem is setup.
-
- *Enclosed File: comments.hsu
-
-
- Robert,
-
- Here are the comments you asked for. Basically, I thinks
- Hughes-Schoolfield Utilities IS THE BIGGEST WASTE OF MONEY I'VE
- **EVER** SEEN!!!! ... just kidding.
-
- I have not yet gotten a chance to fully explore H-S Utilities yet
- (there's alot there!), but here are some comments on the things I
- have, or that I've at least read about. Edit them however you like,
- if necessary.
-
- H-S Utilities:
- --------------
- H-S Utilities is a must-have! With H-S Utilities, batch file
- programming takes on a whole different meaning. DOS should have come
- with many of the H-S Utility programs to begin with!
-
- C:
- -----
- C is one of my favorite (out of the many) H-S Utilities!
- There's no longer any need to remember those long path names. Just a
- few keypresses can replace a whole line path names. Just Hit C and
- select the path from the menu.
-
- PUSH and POP:
- -------------
- PUSH and POP are my two most called H-S Utility routines. PUSH
- the current directory, then go do some work in another sub-directory.
- Type POP and you're right back where you just camme from!
-
- CUR:
- ----
- This is the routine that originally sold me on H-S Utilities. I
- noticed the cursor on Robert's computer wasn't sluggish, like mine. I
- asked him about it and walked away the most used set of programs on my
- computer! Include it in the AUTOEXEC.BAT file to speed-up the cursor
- to a nice, but not too fast speed.
-
- PROMENU:
- --------
- PROMENU is my favorite menu system! I immediately canned my old
- ones and replaced them with this. Easy-In, Easy-Out.
-
- Quote Generator:
- ---------------
- Just when I though I've seen all the include quips, up pops
- another new one! Many, many clever sayings. Very wise to heed
- (most) of them!
-
- Vertical Scrolling Lightbar Menu:
- ---------------------------------
- I used to hate batch file programming. With this batch file
- utility many user selections can be made from a menu! Like I say,
- with H-S Utilities, batch file programming takes on a whole new
- meaning.
-
- MATH PRO:
- ---------
- If I don't have a scientific calculator handy, I don't worry with
- this program on the hard drive! After all, isn't that what computers
- are for?
-
- MOVE:
- -----
- MOVE is another one of my most used utilities. Just move a
- program instead of copying, then deleting, it.
-
- SCOPY:
- ------
- Its nice not having to worry about copying over another file.
-
- Ghost Writer/Format Document:
- -----------------------------
- Ghost Writer is a great text editor! I use it for creating and
- editing all my batch files, as well as writing college term papers.
-
-
-
- Msg#: 206 *E-Mail*
- 07-30-91 14:07:19
- From: SYSOP
- To: PAUL PEDIGO (Rcvd)
- Subj: REPLY TO MSG# 197 (D/L)
- I will increase your d/l time so you can get the HS Utility update, it's
- pretty big. Thanks again for purchasing the Hughes-Schoolfield Utilities
- product!
-
- <F>wd, <D>elete, <A>gain, <R>eply, <N>ext, or <S>top?
-
-
- Msg#: 206 *E-Mail*
- 07-30-91 14:07:19
- From: PAUL PEDIGO
- To: SYSOP (Rcvd)
- Subj: REPLY TO MSG# 197 (D/L)
- Thanks for the d/l time, and you're welcome for my purchase of your product. I
- use it every day for some reason or other, and it has become indispensable to
- my system.
-
- Also, thanks for help with our new HUB. I'm sure we'll be advertising H/S
- Utilities on there, too, as soon as we get set up.
-
- <F>wd, <D>elete, <A>gain, <R>eply, <N>ext, or <S>top?
-