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- From: droloson@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca (Dani A. Roloson (MFCF))
- Subject: Double Click Software's "Program of the Week Collection"
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- Organization: University of Waterloo
- Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 17:09:13 GMT
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- Our club librarian prepared the following list.
- Some may find the list valuable,
- some may have some archives to add to the list.
- I'll pass along any replies to our librarian.
- All the archives are @ umich and/or GEnie.
-
- Dani Roloson
- KWEST
- Kitchener-Waterloo Eight Sixteen Thirty-two Atari User Group
-
-
- ********************************************************
- Double Click Software's "Program of the Week Collection"
- ********************************************************
-
- I have gone through our Library collection of Double Click's freeware
- "Programs of the Week". We have 39. The program names and a brief
- description have been clipped from the DOC files and appended below.
-
- Please let me know if I have missed any of these valuable utilities.
-
- ~~~
-
- DC Bit Set v1.0
-
- DC Bit Set correctly handles the setting of the file ARCHIVE bit for
- both file creations and modifications under TOS 1.0 (original) and 1.2
- (Mega) ONLY.
-
-
- DC Boot It v1.0
-
- DC Boot It allows you to run a 'BOOT DISK' from the desktop. Simply run
- DC Boot It, pop in a 'BOOT DISK' (like a game disk) and BOOT IT!
- This has the real advantage for accelerated computers, since you can set
- the machine speed before booting. You can also go to 50 Hz mode before
- booting the floppy disk.
-
-
- DC DirDump v1.0
-
- DC DirDump will alphabetize and dump the listing of the current
- directory to either the screen, disk or printer.
-
-
- DC DMA Sound Player v1.0
-
- Play back "digitised" sounds on the Atari STe or TT computers through
- the DMA sound circuitry. (ie. ST Replay sound files)
-
-
- DC Drop DTR v1.0
-
- Ever need to hangup your modem quickly? Well, DC Drop DTR will do just
- that.
-
-
- DC DISK INFO v1.0
-
- DC Disk Info is used to give you a quick 'snapshot' of any disk. You
- will get visual representation of the file allocation on your disk, plus
- certain statistics about the disk.
-
-
- DC FLIGHT v1.0 (aka DC F-Light) (aka DC Floppy Light)
-
- DC FLIGHT installs a routine into the read/write vector (RWABS) of
- storage devices- floppy disks, hard drives, ramdisks, etc. Each time
- such a device (all with the exception of the floppy) is accessed, the
- floppy drive A light will come on until the operation is finished.
-
-
- DC Floppy Configurator v1.0
-
- DC Floppy Configurator easily allows you to logically add or remove the
- floppy disk drives from your system, as well as set the step rate for
- the drive.
-
-
- DC Hang Up v1.0
-
-
- DC Hang Up will disconnect your modem (by dropping the DTR) after a user
- defined time of modem inactivity. So, if you leave your computer to do
- a long download and for some reason it hangs, you can set DC Hang Up to
- hang up the phone line after a defined number of minutes have passed
- with no data transfer.
-
-
- DC Invert v1.0
-
- DC Invert will flash the screen whenever a BELL character (ASCII 7) is
- printed. This way, if you have the stereo up, are listening to
- headphones, or just plain have the sound turned off, you can tell when
- an alert bell is sounded.
-
-
- DC Lefty Arrow v1.0
-
- DC Lefty Arrow is a supplement to our DC Lefty program. DC Lefty Arrow
- will turn your normal mouse arrow (which points left) to an arrow which
- points right (for left-handed users). :-)
-
-
- DC Light OFF v1.0
-
- Are you getting tired of booting up without a floppy disk and having the
- drive light stay on and the motor spin away? Here's the solution to all
- your worries: DC Light OFF deselects the floppy drive. This program is
- also useful for those times when the floppy drive is left "dirty" after
- running an application.
-
-
- DC MAX TRACK v1.0
-
- Have you ever wondered how many tracks your floppy disk drive can
- format? Wonder no more, DC MAX TRACK will tell you how many tracks your
- floppy disk drive can handle.
-
-
- DC Mouse-ometer v1.0
-
- This program lets you find out how far your mouse cursor has travelled
- during a session. The supplied CPX gives a readout in inches
- representing a mouse tripodometer.
-
-
- DC Mouser v1.0
-
- DC Mouser will turn your mouse cursor on or off with the press of a key.
-
-
- DC Mouse Saver v1.0
-
- This program is sort of a third generation derivative of an earlier
- program, namely DC Homey. DC Mouse Saver will turn the mouse off after a
- defined time of no mouse activity, and turn the mouse back on with any
- mouse activity.
-
-
- DC MOUSE SHIFT v1.0
-
- DC MOUSE SHIFT emulates any of the modifier keys (SHIFTs, CONTROL and/or
- ALTERNATE) by pressing the RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON.
-
-
- DC Mouse Stick v1.0
-
- DC Mouse Stick allows you to use a joystick to emulate a mouse on the
- ST, STe or TT computer. You can plug the joystick into port 0 (normal
- mouse port) or port 1 (joystick port).
-
-
- DC No Alert v1.0
-
- DC No Alert will keep an alert box from being displayed and will 'fake'
- the return of the DEFAULT button. So, in an alert that says, "Really
- Quit?" with the YES button being the default, you'd hear a little 'bing'
- and that's it. The YES button will be returned as the button selected.
-
-
- DC No-Stic (No Stiction) v1.0
-
- DC No-Stic is designed to prevent hard disk stiction. Stiction is when
- your hard disk head sticks in one place. (big trouble) Seagate drives
- suffered from this phenomenon. DC No-Stic will move the hard disk heads
- around after 5 minutes of hard disk inactivity.
-
-
- DC PopBar v1.0 (There is a v1.2 that is shareware.)
-
- DC PopBar gives the GEM desktop a 'popup' menu of the menubar entries.
- Now all menu entries are available in a popup menu wherever the mouse
- is.
-
-
- DC RightCall v1.0
-
- DC RightCall will call up either the file selector (we use UIS 3.3) or
- MaxiFile? when you press the right mouse button, with or without the
- <CONTROL> key pressed. This gives you quick easy file manipulation.
-
-
- DC Run Rez v1.0
-
- DC Run Rez will automagically switch to the selected rez before running
- the target program and then if the program has an exit [yes, some
- actually do ;) ] it restores the color palette and screen resolution
- before exiting.
-
-
- DC R-T Mag (DC Real-time Magnifier) v1.0
-
- DC R-T Mag (Real-time magnifier) will magnify the screen around the
- mouse. Move the mouse and the magnified portion of the screen moves in
- real-time! This is great for paint programs or where you need precise
- detail!
-
-
- DC Salvage v1.0
-
- Ever have a file that you can't copy because of a bad sector in the
- middle of the file? What to do, what to do? DC Salvage will read a file
- in one sector at a time until all that can be read in is read in. Then
- the file will be copied to a destination of your choosing.
-
-
- DC Topper v1.2
-
- DC Topper will automatically select the window under the mouse (bring it
- to the top) when you are at the GEM desktop.
-
-
- DC ASCII Dump v1.0
-
- DC ASCII Dump prints the text seen on the screen to either a printer or
- a file while in either TOS or GEM mode.
-
-
- DC CRC v1.0 (1/25/91)
-
- DC CRC will compute and record the CRC (ARC type) for any file.
-
-
- DC Form Feed v1.0
-
- DC Form Feed will send a FORM FEED (ASCII 12) to your printer when you
- press the correct keys together.
-
-
- DC F-Keys v1.0
-
- DC F-Keys allows you to assign a text macro to a function key, or
- combination of a function key and one (1) modifier key (SHIFT, CONTROL
- or ALTERNATE).
-
-
- DC GTP (GEM Takes Parameters) v1.0
-
- How would you pass a parameter to a GEM program? If you have the
- NewDesk in the MegaSTE or TT, then you can use the new program extension
- type: GTP (GEM takes parameters). If you use the old normal GEM
- desktop, your only option is to install a document type for that
- application. This works well for one document type, but what happens
- when you have multiple document types for that application. Well then,
- you are out of luck... Until now!
-
-
- DC Backspace Help v1.0
-
- DC Backspace Help will print a <BACKSPACE> character instead of <HELP>
- when you press the <HELP key. Or, press <CONTROL>+<HELP> to get a
- regular <HELP> key press.
-
-
- DC Homey v1.0
-
- DC Homey will position the mouse cursor in the middle of the screen when
- you press the <ALTERNATE>+<CONTROL>+<LEFT SHIFT>+<H> keys. Now, you can
- find your mouse instantly.
-
-
- DC Joystick Character v1.0
-
- DC Joystick Character allows you to assign a character to a direction of
- a joystick. When you press the joystick trigger, it simulates entering
- the character throught the keyboard.
-
- DC LEFTY 1.0
-
- DC LEFTY is for the left-handed Atari users. DC LEFTY swaps the LEFT and
- RIGHT mouse buttons. So now when you press on the right mouse button,
- it thinks it is a left mouse button, and vice-versa. Someone with a
- broken mouse with no working left button might use DC LEFTY.
-
-
- DC MWRAP (Mouse Wrapper) v1.0
-
- DC Mouse Wrapper will 'wrap' the mouse pointer from one screen edge to
- the other. So now, go off the left edge of the screen, and the mouse
- shows up on the right side!
-
-
- DC Reserve v1.2
-
- DC Reserve will reserve a predefined amount of memory when you execute a
- program. For instance, if you run FLASH! it normally uses all available
- memory for a capture buffer. With DC Reserve installed and set to
- reserve 100K, when you execute FLASH! you will have 100K free RAM in the
- program for use for other things (like Data Diet and DC Shower).
-
-
- DC Right DC (DC Right Double Click) v1.0
-
- DC Right DC lets you click once with the right mouse button, and have
- that act as a left mouse button double click.
-
-
- DC Disk Stat v1.0
-
- DC Disk Stat will give you important information about a disk of your
- choice.
-
-
- Brian Bentley, KWEST ST Disk Librarian.
- December 13,1992
-
- --
- Brian Bentley
- KWEST ST Librarian
- Email: droloson@watserv1.uwaterloo.ca
-