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- =====Utilities
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- -----October 1993 Small Utilities Disk #1
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- [2Bars] (David Smith; $10) is a graphic 3-D bar display showing how many
- and what type of files are on your computer.
-
- A Batch View 1.0 [BATCH] (Robin R. Latham; $15) lets you add color pop-up
- menus, message windows, screen clearing functions and more to batch files.
-
- Black Box 1.1 [BLACBOX] (Algos Software; $10) is a file encryption program.
-
- Batch File Command Extensions 1.2 [BVARS] (Scott A. Armitage; $15) is a set
- of batch file utilities for DOS.
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- [Cent] 1.1 (pcBased Technologies; $0) is a batch file utility which centers
- specified text on the screen.
-
- [GetKey] 1.5.1 (Matthew G. Moody; $0) is a batch file utility for getting a
- keypress from the user. Features include timed input, colors, specifying
- allowable keys, and case sensitivity.
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- Cover Your Back(up) Version 2.6 [CYB26] (Mark Feldesman; $10) monitors your
- backup schedule and alerts you when it is time to do a full backup.
- (Alternatives: PsL disk #1514 in U1_09.)
-
- [DATE] (B.J. Ball; $0) calculates the astronomical Julian number for any
- date from Jan 1, 4712 through Jan 1, 4000, and for converting Julian day
- numbers to dates. C source code included.
-
- [DBVGA] 2.0 (JAB Software; $10) is a screen blanker (non-TSR) which not
- only has nice graphics, but it intersperses them with witty sayings. VGA
- required.
-
- [ComSpeed] 1.0 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) tests the data rate of the COM1 port.
-
- [PopKey] 1.0 (Geoff Friesen; $10) is a TSR that makes it easy to adjust the
- keyboard's typematic rate and initial delay value.
-
-
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- -----October 1993 Small Utilities Disk #2
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- [Delimit] 1.1 (Jefferson P. Carey; $25) scans columnar reports which have
- been written to ASCII text files and extracts specified types of data to an
- ASCII comma-delimited file.
-
- [Dir2Bat] 1.5 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) creates a batch file of commands and
- files matching your input file mask. This version is limited to batch files
- with four mathing file names listed. (Get PsL disk #1945 for similar, but
- uncrippled programs.
-
- Disk Drive Cleaner [CLEANER] (Rosenthal Engineering; $17) - software to be
- used with a head cleaning diskette.
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- [Doc2Com] 1.3 (Gerald DePyper; $25) converts a text file to a COM file.
-
- [DVCPU] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) is a DesqView utility that is executed
- before running a program that requires full usage of the CPU's computing
- power. It pops up the DesqView window and sets "Share CPU when in
- Foreground" to "Y" or "N" depending on the parameter entered.
-
- [DVPrompt] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) makes it easy to give each DOS window
- opened in DesqView a different name so that you can tell them apart.
-
- [DVRun] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) is a batch file utility which sets
- ERRORLEVEL to 0, if DesqView is running or to 1 if it is not.
-
- [ExpndTab] 2.0 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) copies the file matching the source
- filespec to the destination filespec with any source file <tab> characters
- expanded into space characters into the destination file. (For similar
- freeware utilities, see PsL disk #1997.)
-
- [FeeFiFo] 1.4 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) enables the FIFO of a 16550A UART chip
- on the COM1 port.
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- System Monitor [SYSMON] (Rosenthal Engineering; $49) monitors and reports
- problems early, maintains performance and resolves hardware/software and MS
- Windows conflicts. It has a strong virus defense, with support for single
- and LAN users. The program re-evaluates the system each time the computer
- is used by testing and extensively monitoring a number of performance and
- security indicators.
-
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- -----October 1993 Small Utilities Disk #3
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- File Finder/Grouper 1.53 [FFG153] (Thomas G. Vavoso; $??) searches disks
- and archives for files based on flexible search criteria and it groups
- files for subsequent batch processing or cataloging. A large number of
- batch files have been included to invoke various program features/options.
-
- [Filler] 1.0 ($0) creates a file of a specified size on a drive. This is
- sometimes needed for testing purposes.
-
- "D" 4.01 [FOUND4] (Foundation Software; $15) is a colorful sorted directory
- utility. Features include embedded pattern matching, multiple filename
- patterns, and the ability to search a directory and all of its
- subdirectories as well as the entire disk. (Alternatives: PsL disk #0434 in
- U1_05.)
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- [FSize] (John R Fryatt; $0) sets errorlevel to indicate if a specified file
- is less than, equal to or greater than a specified size.
-
- GMeter 1.3 [GMETER13] (Mike Chaney; $12) is a system benchmark program that
- tests the performance of your cpu, video and diskettes and tells you how
- many times faster than an XT your system is.
-
- [Lite] (Dale A. Nichols; $10) is a screen font with widely spaced dots.
-
- Log-a-drive 1.0 [LOGADRV] (Nathan Becker; $0) removes the annoying "Abort,
- Retry, Fail?" message that appears when you try to log on a drive with no
- disk in it by checking to make sure that there really is a disk in the
- drive before it logs on. (Also see PsL disk #2394.)
-
- Move 1.20 [MOVE12] (Andrew Hardej; $10) is a file moving utility. (See PsL
- disk #784 for similar freeware with better features.)
-
- [ParkHead] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) parks the heads of up to two hard
- disk drives to help prevent damage to the drive due to movement, power
- surges, etc. (Also see PsL disk #0842.)
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- [PDel] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) securely deletes files so that they
- cannot be unerased. (Also see the freeware program XDel on PsL disk #1441.)
-
- [PrtScrFF] 2.3 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) appends a form-feed when you press
- PrtSc. This version appends a message to your print-out as a registration
- incentive. (For similar freeware utilities, see PsL disk #1036.)
-
- [QNV] (Mike Edgerton; $0) is a file viewing utility.
-
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- -----October 1993 Small Utilities Disk #4
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- [Replace] 1.2 (David Cecil; $5) is a text search and replace utility.
-
- [RList] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) prints a specified range of lines from a
- file to screen or printer.
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- RnDir 2.10 [RNDIR2] (Andrew Hardej; $10) renames directories.
-
- [RndScr] is a screen blanker (non-TSR) which displays random ASCII
- characters.
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- [SDel] (Birken Software; $15) deletes files in a way that they cannot be
- unerased.
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- [Searchit] 1.0 (Gary M. Sandow; $0) is a text search utility. Output can be
- sent to a file or printer, but not the screen. (Alternatives: PsL disk
- #4131.)
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- See 3.01 [SEE301] (Jim Haas; $12) is a file viewing utility.
-
- [STView] .4 (Single-Touch Software; $5) is a menu-driven file viewing and
- printing utility. (See PsL disk #1550 for LIST and other file viewers.)
-
- [SetBeep] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) is a TSR which lets you change the
- beep the computer makes to a different tone. (See PsL disk #2006 for
- similar freeware utilities.)
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- [TErase] 1.31E (pcBased Technologies; $0) deletes files matching the user
- input file mask, prompting before each file. You may also specify a search
- date or number of days from the current date as a filter for finding files
- to delete.
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- [VesaMode] 1.0 (Jack Courtney; $0) sets any VESA mode supported by a video
- card.
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- What Floppy Format? 1.7e [WFF17E] (Angel Babudro; $0) is a menu shell for
- Christophe Hochstatter's FDFormat (which is on PsL disk #2459).
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- [XEROG] 1.0 (Tolgathian Software; $0) will copy parts of files starting
- with and ending on specified byte numbers.
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- [XMenu] 1.0 (David M. Dibble, ASP; $12) is a fast and convenient shell for
- all major archivers. It supports LHA, PKZIP, ARJ, ZOO, PAK, PKPAK and ARC.
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- [ZDir] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $19) reports the kilobytes contained in the
- files matching the file mask in one or more directories.
-
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- -----Large Utilities Programs
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- ---Quick Looks:
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- AVScan [AVS116] (Tjark Auerbach; $0) is a virus scanner which can recognize
- 3100 viruses.
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- BCMD 1.0 [BCMD10] (Thomas G. Hanlin, III; $30) is a set of enhanced DOS
- commands plus calendar, calculator and more.
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- DOS Utility System 1.3 [DSUTIL] (Tom Donnelly; $20) is a set of 25 DOS
- utilities: move files, hide files, DOS clock, etc.
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- FileList [FLIST] (Gosta Lovgren) gathers all the filenames on your hard
- drive or floppy, sorts and puts them in a single file. It then checks for
- duplicate names and puts them in a separate file. You can then read, print
- or search those files. This version is limited to 500 files.
-
- FxRepeat 3.1 [FXREP31] (DataChip) automates virus scanning with F-Prot (PsL
- disk #3675) at specified date/time intervals. (Update.)
-
- Get, Put, Install [PUT200] (Jim Haas, ASP; $19) is a software compression,
- decompression, and installation set.
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- Locate 2.0 [LOC200] (Donald Ray Hutchins, ASP; $19) searches for files,
- optionally filtering for file attributes, date, time, size, and (under
- NetWare) owner, including ranges of date, time, or size. Other features
- include searching for text with file, flexible wildcarding, and building
- batch files or running commands based on the file search.
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- Master Disk 2.0 [MASTER] (Rosenthal Engineering; $179) is a utility for
- testing and preparing a disk for disk duplication. It thoroughly verifies
- the disk, including unused areas. It replaces the boot sector and unused
- directory entries to make the disk more resistant to viruses. It embeds
- your company's name in the boot sector.
-
- PC Time Standard 2.0 [PCTIME] (Mark Bowler; $25) sets your system clock by
- calling the NIST. It also measures your clock's average drift and makes
- automatic adjustments. Other features include automatic DST adjustments,
- leap second adjustments, external event recording, and more.
-
- [Quilt] 1.32 (Cascoly Software, ASP; $20) is a non-TSR screen saver which
- uses quilting patters. Requires EGA/VGA. <QUILT.PCX>
-
- [Rocket] tests your IDE hard drive to see if it would benefit from the use
- of the commercial product, Drive Rocket.
-
- PiGAS Security 1.02 [PIGAS] (Pigas, Inc., ASP; $25) protects the
- information on your hard disk against unauthorized access. (Update.)
-
- Screen Saver 5.1 [SCSV] (Tom Donnelly; $23) blanks the screen on demand or
- after a specified period of system inactivity. Optional password protection
- is included.
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- Secret Code 1.1 [SECCODE] (Eric Jarrett; $8) is a file encryption program.
-
- StrangeCryp 2.5 [STRNG25] (L. Weinman; $?) is a file encryption program.
-
- SuprMenu 5.1 [SMMENU] (David K. Rich; $35) is a DOS menu program with the
- general look and feel of Netware, although it can be used for non-network
- PCs just as easily.
-
- Virus Simulator [VIRSIM] (Rosenthal Engineering; $49) generates controlled
- programs infected with signatures of viruses. It compiles and infects with
- a safe virus, and is valuable for showing and evaluating anti-virus
- security measures without contamination of the system. Infected programs
- can be renamed and copied to other disks and directories as bait for virus
- detecting programs.
-
- [ZELLER] (B.J. Ball; $0) is a date program designed to be used for
- historical researchers. Ideal if you need to know which calendar (Gregorian
- or Julian) was used at the time in the country being considered. Depending
- on the calendar used can effect the historical dates in question. C source
- code included.
-
-
- ---Updates, Utilities:
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- (U1-01: #27472/1261) Arcmaster 9.5 [ARCMSTR] is designed to make it easier
- to work with archive files. NEW: support for CD-ROM drives and the ability
- to direct printer output to LPT1 or LPT2.
-
- (U1-01: #3122) [ARJ] 2.41a is an archiving utility. ($40)
-
- (U1-01: #27472/2030) [SHEZ] 9.2 (ASP) is a shell program to make viewing
- and working with archive files user friendly. NEW: user defined printer
- support, file print support, ability to virus scan a highlighted directory
- from the DOS directory display window, support for ARJ 2.41, and the
- ability to convert a compressed file that is currently being viewed.
-
- (U1-02: #3675) [F_Prot] 2.09 scans disks, hard drives, and all network
- drives for viruses using one of 3 methods. NEW: detects and removes 202 new
- viruses.
-
- (U1-02: #3951) Integrity Master 2.01b [I_M201] (ASP) is an anti-virus and
- data integrity system. NEW: checks your CMOS memory for any changes and
- identifies 200 new viruses by name and characteristic.
-
- (U1-07: #0724) WSSIndex 5.27 [WSSI527A, WSSI527B] (Robert W. Babcock; $38)
- keeps track of files on floppy or hard disks.
-
- (U1-08: #27062/3541) CM_Filer 5.36c [CMFILE] (ASP) is a powerful file
- manager with a double directory display. NEW: diskette copier and floppy
- disk formatter.
-
- (U1-08: #2369) [QuickCat] 1.0 (formerly CUDM) (ASP) ($42) - Quickly
- catalog, update, and query every file on all disks, diskettes, and CD-Roms.
-
- (U2-01: #12555) ProMATHeus II 4.00 [PRMATH] ($45) is a calculator that lets
- you use variable names instead of just memory registers.
-
- (U2-02: #12504) DOSview 1.9 [DOSVIEW] is a 3k shell for DOS which displays
- two directory windows at the top of the screen while giving you a DOS
- prompt at the bottom.
-
- (U2-02: #27063 [2 disks]) HDM IV 4.60 [HDM460] (MicroFox Co., ASP; $39$54)
- is an excellent, flexible DOS menu shell. It has a 99-level security
-
- (U2-05: #12389) [BootSys] 2.01 makes it easy to reconfigure your system's
- CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT.
-
- (U2-05: #3123) AutoCon 2.0i [AUTOCN] (ASP) makes it easy to maintain
- different system set-up configurations. NEW: DOS 6 support and the ability
- to select a longer time delay than 9 seconds.
-
- (U2-08: #20202) Terminal Emulator/2 1.24 [TE2_124] - LATE NOTE: The TE files
- turned up bad at the last moment and are not included on this CD. They will
- be put on next month's CD.
-