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WI-06: Program/File Manager Replacements -------------------- 2996 File Management Small Programs Disk -------------------- Attrbute 1.0 (ATTRBUT) Sawbuck Software $5 lets you change file attributes and creation dates using FM's drag-and-drop. Cleanup for Windows 1.0 (CLENUPW) Svenconis, C. $10 is a rapid file deletion utility which will clean up specified files in all directories on specified disks. Multiple drives can be searched and wildcards may be used. There is a confirm option available for safety. A DOS version is also included. Copyit 1.3 (COPYITW) PM Software $15 is a file management utility for Windows 3.0. It allows you to copy, delete, rename, move, and more. It can give you attributes on an item, and can also execute a file. It only supports drives A, B, and C. A mouse is required. DropDesk 1.0 (DRPDESK) Harmony Data Systems $0 lets you execute files by dragging and dropping them from the File Manager to the Desktop. MVWin 1.0 Micro Magic $10 allows files and entire directories to be moved, copied, or deleted. A graphic trash can is used for disposing of unwanted files. Window Commander 1.1 (WINCMDR) DiMauro, David K. $20 is a general purpose file manager and program launcher. It lets you view, edit, and launch applications. Features include Multiple and Group copy, move, and delete, dual-directory display, the ability to display or hide files based on DOS attribute bits, a built-in file viewer with search capabilities, a clock display, directory display filter, quick exit from Windows, and shortcut keys for all major functions. VBRUN is required. WinSort 1.0 Overmyer, Doug $0 will sort very large ASCII files in memory. It can sort files up to available memory size, records up to 64k in length, with up to 16000 records per file. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #2996 -------------------------------- ----------------------- 4143 File Management #2 Small Programs Disk ----------------------- Deus Ex Machina 0.1123 (DEUS) Shinderman, Scot $0 is a Macintosh Finder clone for Windows. You can move, copy, delete, search, and more using Macintosh-like trappings. Other features include the ability to set folders to different colors for easy identification, and optional viewing by icon, name, or extension. Fextend 1.6 Gamber, Mark $0 is a unique add-on to Windows 3.1 File Manager. It provides several handy utilities available from the File Manager menu bar. The Trash Can allows you to drag files to an icon to delete them, and the Time Clock will stamp the current date and time on files dragged to its icon. You can also select and deselect various attributes including archive, read only, hidden and system bits. The question mark icon will display pertinent file information. All of these utilities can be configured to start automatically when File Manager is launched. Fill Diskette 1.1 (FILDISK) Pounds, J.A. $5 lets you transfer files from a directory to a diskette. It selects files so they will fit on a diskette with zero bytes remaining. Verification, sort, and move options are provided. This is a great way to save time and floppy disk space when backing up large subdirectories. FileCopy (FILECPY) Allard, Alan A. $0 is a fast file copy program. MRU File Manager (MRUFM) Miller, Ron $0 Most Recent Used File Manager keeps track of the last five applications in an icon form and allows you to run apps and any files that were opened with them. Requires VBRUN100.DLL. VB source code is included. PrintDir.DLL (PRNTDIR) Foster, David $10 is an add-on that lets you print directory listings from the Windows File Manager. Listings can be sorted by Name, Date or Size, or you can list only the currently selected files. Windows Dialog Extenders 1.42 (WDE) 08-93 CD SP Services $20 adds several File Manager-type functions (delete, make directory, make backup, etc.) to all file dialogs supplied by Windows 3.1. You can customize how many function buttons are added, the size of the buttons, confirm on delete, and more. Also included is a utility to apply a new 3D.DLL across almost all dialogs in Windows, giving controls a handsome 3-D look. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4143 -------------------------------- ------------------------ 12355 File Management #3 Small Programs Disk ------------------------ FileClip 3.0 (FILECLP) Sprachman, Ben $20 is a powerful clipboard management package with file management functions included. It features an easy to use interface with sophisticated copy, move, delete, and sort capabilities. The program can move and copy entire directories, and also provides file launching and viewing functions. It also retains a history stack of all Clipboard activity and gives you the ability to do multiple undo's and pastes across all Windows applications. Private Cryptographer 1.02 (PRICRYP) 08-93 CD Ivory Tower Software $20 allows you to easily safeguard sensitive files. It can encrypt and decrypt clipboard text as well as any other type file, including graphics and executable files. There is also a built-in editor to create encrypted text from scratch. Other features include a random password generator, a high priority multitasking option, two built-in test samples, and more. Requires VBRUN200. Rummage Schlackman, Robert $10 helps locate and remove duplicate files from your hard drive. Once the drive is scanned, you can drag and drop files to a waste can for removal. You can also move selected files, and perform a CRC check to make sure they are identical. This is an excellent way to clean up your hard disk, and can also be used as a file search utility. Requires VBRUN200. Stamper 1.00 Looking Glass Technologies $10 allows you to quickly change the date/time stamp on a file. The program maintains up to five different date/time configurations, and all you have to do is drag a file onto an icon to change its settings. WFApMenu (WFAPMEN) Foster, David $10 adds a handy applications menu to File Manager. It allows you to launch a program without having to be in the directory where the program resides. You can also load files into an application on the menu regardless of extension by holding down the shift key when selecting the file from File Manager, and invoking the desired application from the menu. WTouch 1.1 Overmyer, Doug $0 lets you reset the date/time stamp on a group of files to the current system date/time. Requires Windows 3.1. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12355 --------------------------------- ---------------------------- 4931 File Deletion Utilities Small Programs Disk ---------------------------- Safe Erase 1.0 (SE-WIN) Softech Development, Inc. $18 helps manage deleted files. You simply drag a file you want deleted to the program's icon, and it makes an image of the file that can be retrieved if you change your mind. Image files are given unique names to allow for multiple instances of a deleted file. Options are provided to compress the image files to conserve disk space. Image files can be manually erased or automatically erased after a specific number of days. Toilet Frazier, Robert E. $5 is a unique file deletion utility for Windows 3.1. You simply drag a file or group of files from File Manager to the toilet icon. These files then become hidden, and are not actually deleted until you "flush" (complete with a watery sound effect). Files can be restored prior to "flushing". Trash 1.0B (TRSH-AL) AnarkSoft Ltd. $0 is an animated file deletion utility. You simply drag a file from File Manager, and drop it on the toilet-shaped icon. The lid opens, and the file goes "down the drain". An option is provided to delete subdirectories also. Trash Can 1.4 (TRASHCN) Priority Software, Inc. $0 is a drag-and-drop file deletion utility for Windows 3.1 File Manager. You simply drag a file or set of files to the trash can icon, and they are deleted without requiring the usual confirmation that File Manager demands. Trash Manager 2.0a (TRSHMAN) Trigon Software $15-$25 (formerly TrashCan for Windows) effectively emulates the Macintosh trashcan. You can drag files from File Manager into it, and they will be moved to a hidden directory. Double-clicking on the icon brings up a list of files that can then be deleted or restored to their original location. All contents in the trashcan are saved until you explicitly empty the trash. Other features include drag and drop deletion of directories, the ability to associate WAV files with different events, ten different sets of animated icons, a handy toolbar, and much more. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4931 -------------------------------- -------------------------------- 3347 Menu Programs and Utilities Small Programs disk -------------------------------- Alfred 1.2 Rotenstein, John $0 provides a pop-up menu at the bottom of your screen to run commonly used applications. CyberWindows 1.1 (CYBRWIN) Martin, Wendell $0 is an interface for Windows based upon cyberspace as described in William Gibson's novels. In these novels, programmers enter the computer network through neural jacks and "see" it directly. With this program icons are displayed floating on a neon-blue grid. As you navigate around the grid, distant icons become larger as you approach while nearby icons disappear behind you as you pass them by. VBRUN required. Desktop Helper 1.4 (DHELPER) Alleger, Robert E. $17 provides capabilities missing from Program Manager while also providing the more important capabilities of Task Manager. Features include convenient pop-up menu available from any window, configurable launch list of frequently executed programs, switch to or terminate a task, arrange Desktop windows and icons, exit Windows without being queried about saving Desktop changes, a pop-up file selector browser to choose a file to run, WIN31 support, and more. It uses less than 17K of memory when not in use, and less than 4k when active. ExitW (EXITWDS) Stafford, David $0 lets you quickly exit Windows. Ideal for use with Launch (below). Half-Shell 1.0 (HAFSHEL) Stephens, Troy $0-$5 is a minimal shell replacement for Program Manager and File Manager that allows you to load and exit windows much faster. The executable file is only 12K and reads only one INI file. A configurable "Launch List" provides instant access to 26 applications. Also included is Swap-Shell which lets you easily switch between Half-Shell and your favorite full-sized shell. Launch 2.7 Stafford, David $30 lets you conveniently start up your favorite programs from a configurable pop-up menu, without having to go through File Manager or Program Manager. This can be used as a virtual replacement for Program Manager, and uses less memory. The menu can be optionally popped-up with a hotkey, and programs can be launched minimized or maximized. A setup utility is included for easy installation. This is one of the most useful utilities we have seen for Windows. Launch Utility Set 2.0 (L-UTIL) 08-93 CD Stafford, David $10 is a set of utilities for use with LAUNCH (above): PAPER 1.0 lets you instantly change your wallpaper to any BMP or RLE file. MOUSY 1.3 will display the mouse if it is hiding, and refreshes the screen. SNAPSHOT 1.1 takes a picture of the desktop and copies it to the clipboard. MINIMIZE 1.0 will minimize (iconize) all the programs on your Windows desktop. RUN-MAC 1.2 is a tiny program which will run a Windows Recorder macro. Other utilities are included to restart/reboot Windows, tile/ cascade Windows, and arrange icons. Lutils Schless, Dan $0 contains three utilities primarily for use with LAUNCH (above): Run, which is similar to the PM's RUN, LoadRun, which lets you edit the LOAD= and RUN= lines of WIN.INI, and NullWin, which corrects the unavailability of separators in LAUNCH. Windows Run! 2.1 (WINRUN!) Safdie, B.J. $0 makes a run dialog box available from the LAUNCH (above) menu. It can also be run as a desktop icon. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3347 -------------------------------- --------------------- 4060 Menu Programs #2 Small Programs Disk --------------------- Easy Menu 3.0a (EASYMEN) Tittermary, Glen S. $15 is a menu system for Windows. It makes user-defined applications available with a single click of the mouse or press of a key. All of the Windows Desktop Accessories are available on the same menu. Up to six independent menus can be constructed with up to ten selections per menu. Selections may be Windows applications or DOS programs. Other features include support for start-up directories for each menu item, and each item can be started as either a window, icon, or full screen. Also included is a Menu Editor, which makes maintenance of your menus much easier. With the editor, you can clear, insert, and delete menu items. The editor also provides printer support, so all of the menu data can be printed. This can be configured as a complete replacement shell for Windows. NeXT Application Bar 2.2 (NEXT-AB) Pheow, Lee Cjin $15 is a menu program inspired by the vertical Application Bar on the NeXT computer. It allows you to create a scrolling display of up to 50 applications, complete with icons. It can replace Program Manager as your primary Windows Shell. This is cute, but unlike Program Manager or shareware substitutes like Launch, no program group structure is allowed, making it less efficient in finding and launching applications, in our opinion. However, as a supplement to PM, it provides an attractive way to keep your favorite apps at hand. Statline 2.1 (STATLIN) Bell, James $10-$15 supplements the Program and File Managers. And while you are not using it for those functions, it displays the mode, day, date, time, and amount of free memory at the bottom of your screen. Its row of tiny icons serve double-duty. Depending on whether you click the left or right mouse button, you can bring up a small editor or launch Notepad, search for and run an application (and edit/delete files) or open a DOS window, bring up a menu of your favorite applications or run Program Manager, exit Windows or exit and restart Windows. WinDock 1.5 Capson, Brian $15 is an incredibly simple menu utility. To setup an application, you just drag it's icon from File Manager into Windock's menu bar on the side of the screen. You can then execute the program by double clicking on the icon. Up to 11 programs can be installed. You can also slide the menu bar off the bottom of the screen so that only the topmost icon is visible. This is an excellent way to keep your most-often used programs ready to launch without cluttering up your desktop. Requires Windows 3.1. WinEZ 3.1 New Generation Software Ltd. $35 allows you to start applications and switch tasks without ever having to leave the application you are using. It adds two icons to the active window's title bar. The first icon provides a "Power Menu" of all Groups currently in the Program Manager, and a sub-menu of each group's contents. Another icon allows you to directly switch to any active application on the desktop. This lets you run your programs maximized at all times, without having to find a clear space to bring up the Windows Task List. The program also provides an enhanced Run facility that offers an easy way to navigate through directories and start applications. It also features file filtering and quick retrieval of the last five commands executed. Program Manager groups and Norton Desktop groups are supported, and a Task List icon lets you terminate any active Windows application quickly. This is a very well done and useful utility, and is 3.1 compatible. WinMenu2 (WINMEN2) Hamilton Services $25 is a simple and efficient replacement for Program Manager that consists of a single menu bar. New applications can be quickly and easily added and old ones edited. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4060 -------------------------------- --------------------- 4774 Menu Programs #3 Small Programs disk --------------------- Chastity 1.03c (CHASTY) Pocket Change Software $20 is a replacement for Program Manager. It includes password protection, a To-Do list, quick access to File Manager, three menu levels with 12 items per level, a DOS command line, drag and drop file deletion, a date/time display, and much more. VBRUN is required. KBDock 1.1 Keith Burton Consulting $20 provides an icon-based "application bar" for launching programs. Features include multiple nested menus, drag and drop support, fast operation with cached icons, and descriptive titles for each icon. VBRUN is required. MenuBar 1.1 MRL $30 lets you create customized menubars to launch applications in Windows 3.1. Toolbars with icons or bitmaps are created using a simple set of dialogs for your favorite programs, or you can design a complete desktop environment. You have complete control over keyboard/mouse usage, size and shape of the menubar, and nested menus. Other features include caption bars, drag and drop execution, and much more. Several sample files and icons are included. ProMenu/S 1.0 (PROMENU) Cain International Corporation $25 provides convenient 3-D pop-up menus for any Windows 3.1 application. All you have to do is click the right mouse button and a menu with all of the current application's menu items appears. This is an incredibly easy way to increase your desktop productivity. Stars (STARSDS) Stafford, David $0 animates the desktop with a lot of moving stars, creating an effect similar to looking through a spaceship window. It also provides a cheap-O method of launching other Windows applications. Notepad, Command (DOS shell), WinHelp, DOS Executive and Calc are supported. Mouse support is provided. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #4774 -------------------------------- ------------------------------ 3495 Program Manager Utilities Small Programs Disk ------------------------------ Application Timer 1.33 (APPTIMR) Wintronix $15 launches programs at a specified time or at regular intervals. It can be used for unattended operations, such as backups, communications, or running lengthy sorting/printing jobs. It will launch DOS programs, as well as Windows programs. Auto-Raise 1.11 (AUTORAS) Nee, Robert F. $10 allows you to switch among windows on the screen simply by placing the mouse cursor over the window for a user specified amount of time. The time delay can be set from 0 to 3 seconds in 1/4 second intervals. It can also open icons into windows. File Clerk (FILCLRK) Peoples, David $0 lets you add icons to Program Manager that will let you select files and launch applications. Instead of loading the desired application and having to click thorugh its file loading drive/directory boxes, File Clerk lets you specify during set-up of the icon a default directory and file type. You can have multiple icons for the same application, so that you can more quickly locate the files you want to work on. The TPW source code is available under Windows Programming. GroupWorker 1.2 (GRPWRKR) Miller Software $10 lets you launch groups of programs with a single mouse click. Groups are easily established and changed in the setup screen by simply choosing the applications from a scrollable list. Applications can be started in a Normal or Minimized window. A sample application group is provided. VBRUN is required. GRP Schless, Dan $0 displays program groups and their member applications. Double clicking on a group title displays all members in the group, and double clicking on a group member name displays the command line and the icon file name. Max and Min 1.0 (MAXMIN) Mezaros, Mike $0 gives you the option of launching a program Maximized or Minimized. VBRUN reqd. PIF Helper 2.0 (PIFHELP) Digital Solutions $40 lets you select from up to eight pre-specified start-up directories when you load an application from the Program Manager. For example, when loading Word for Windows, you could make a Letters directory the default, or Contracts, etc. PMhotkey 1.5c (PMHOTKY) Program Manager Enhancements Priority Software, Inc.; $0 lets you bring Program Manager to the top of other open windows with a keypress. This will also work with NDW. If you're tired of having to ALT-TAB your way back to Program Manager, this utility could save you a lot of time. Power Launch 2.1 (PLAUNCH) Digital Solutions $15 lets you select a working directory when launching an app. Runner 1.0 Silver, Howard $0 allows you to run frequently used programs and batch files from an icon. Simply define command line parameters, and create a list of programs. When you run the program, the items you have specified appear as icons on the bottom of the screen. To run them, just double-click on the icon. RunProg 1.05 Feinleib, David $10-$12 allows you to run a program at a specified desktop size. Size options include maximized, minimized, normal, hidden, or coordinates that you specify. WinRun Duffett, Bob $0 allows setting of the default sub-directory and the initial display mode. No modification of the PATH environment is needed. the startup display mode can be default, MINimized or MAXimized. C source code is included. Zoom 1.1 (WINZOOM) Electron Image Inc. $0 lets Program Manager groups zoom in and out of position just like folders in the Macintosh MultiFinder. The effect is almost too quick to see on a 386, but works pretty well on a 286. -------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #3495 -------------------------------- ------------------------------ 12168 Program Manager Utils #2 Small Programs Disk ------------------------------ NewCap 2.0 08-93 CD McCarty, Brian $0 lets you change the caption of Program Manager or NDW 2.0 to whatever you want. It can also optionally display the time and/or date in the caption, and features an hourly chime with WAV sound support. An optional toolbar has a resource/memory display. PM Fonts Chooser 1.0 (PMFNTS) VB Expressions $5 lets you easily customize the font used by ProgMan for group and icon titles. Any font installed on your system can be used, and you can also choose the font size. A feature is provided to quickly restore the default font if you aren't pleased with the changes. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN200. Program Manager Modifier 2.0 (PMM) Walker, Tim $5 lets you add customized pull-down menus to the menu bar of the Program manager or other shells such as Norton's. Although menus are not as flashy looking as a screen full of colorful icons, you can get to and launch applications much faster from the PMM menus. Requires WIN31. QuickLaunch 1.0 (QLAUNCH) CheckBox Software $18 lets you pop up a "Run..." window by pressing Shift-F9 at any time. It has a Browse window like Program Manager, but unlike PM, it remembers the last drive and directory you went to, so you don't have to repeatedly search for the same directory. Requires VBRUN. RestrictProgMan 1.00 (RPM) 08-93 CD Mittermaier, Uli $5 allows you to disable some of Program Manager's functions. You may deactivate the Exit Windows and File/Run selections, the entire File-menu, and the Save Settings on Exit option. WorkSpace 1.0 (WRKSPAC) BoneHead Software $7 launches a group of applications that you commonly use together for a project. Programs within a group can be started as normal, minimized, maximized, or with a specified location and size. Groups can be launched from a command line or from a buttonbar, so you can easily create a group item with an icon in Program Manager. VBRUN is required. WinGuard (WINGRD) Wasti, Frederick $15 (formerly WinShield) protects Program Manager groups or items from being rearranged or damaged. Up to eight levels of security are available, and you can also hide "sensitive" programs behind a password-protected security shell. This is an extremely useful utility for people in charge of a number of computers at a school or business. Requires WIN31. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12168 --------------------------------- ------------------- 12023 Task Managers Small Programs Disk ------------------- The Byzans Task Manager 0.9 (BYZ-TM) 08-93 CD Vergos, Yorgo $30 is a powerful replacement for the Windows 3.1 Task Manager. It provides a tool bar with commonly used accessories, a scrolling visual task list with icons, a run dialog with a 20-event history, a configurable application bar for launching your favorite applications, and much more. IconMan 1.2 (ICOMAN) Harmony Data Systems $20 replaces iconized applications with a single small window of buttons. An option is provided to select which programs you want represented in the window or left on the desktop, and you can even iconize the task window. This is a great way to organize your desktop. Requires WIN31 and at least a two-button mouse. Quick Switch 1.01 (QSWITCH) Yoshimura, K. $5 is a graphic replacement for Task Manager. It lets you hold down the right mouse button and see a list of all windows currently open, or you can instantly minimize all windows. The scrollable task list displays icons and associated window names, and you simply double-click on the desired icon to activate the corresponding window. SoftBlox SmartTasks (SMRTASK) SoftBlox Inc. $30 is a powerful graphic replacement for Windows 3.1 Task Manager. It can also launch programs from Program Manager groups. Features include a command line with unlimited history, one click access to tasks/apps, desktop grouping of applications for specific projects, and much more. --------------------------------- END OF SMALL PROGRAMS DISK #12023 --------------------------------- Accesses 3.1 Off the WALL Software $29 #4525 is a Task Manager for intermediate to advanced users. It can auto-size and place all associated windows from any program, and allows you to launch and place entire desktops from an icon or when you start Windows. Up to 1024 window positions can be memorized. Other features include an alarm clock, memory gauge, a free disk space display, compatibility with Norton Desktop, sound functions, WIN31 drag and drop support, and more. App Director QPC Solutions, Inc. $39 #20004/4445 is a powerful desktop menu system for Windows. It allows you to automatically launch applications whenever Windows starts up, or at a specified date and/or time. It can automatically read Program Manager group files to create a menu. The desktop menu is easily configured, supports up to four levels of sub-menu items, and includes a powerful Run Application dialog with history. It is network friendly, and features an automated installation. Other features include hotkey support, password capabilities, advanced user levels, and more. It can be run as a shell in place of Program Manager. Real Mode is not supported. ButtonBar Plus DiBiasio, Mark $18 #20004/4502 is an icon-based menu system for Windows. It uses colorful icon buttons to launch programs. The display also provides the date and time, per- centage of free system resources, and available RAM. When the cursor touches an icon button a description of the button appears at the top of the display. The program is very easy to set up and use, and is a respectable replacement for Program Manager. VBRUN is included on this disk. Click! Filer The TrogloByte $20 #20004/3867 is a very attractive combination of the Program Manager and File Manager. The main display is a Source directory file listing on the left and a Destination directory file listing on the right, each with a path window for easy changing of directories. Push Buttons below them make it easy to copy, move, execute, rename or delete files or directories. Another set of 12 pushbuttons takes the place of the Program Manager. Multiple sets of button assignments may be made, with each set replacing a Program Group in the Program Manager. Up and down arrow buttons scroll quickly through the program sets and the name of the current set is displayed below the icon on the Windows desktop. A pull-down menu gives you access to external archivers: PKZip, PKPak, LHarc, Pak and Arc. CT-Shell 2.21 Computer Training $35 #20004/4642 is an application launcher/file management package. A host of additional features are provided, including a batch file processor, a command line interface, event schedular and alarm clock, and phone database with automatic dialer. There is also a font listing utility, user-defined menu system, file finding utility, resource monitor, file encryption and more. This can easily be installed as your main Windows shell. Aporia Davis, Michael and Greenberg, Jeffrey ASP $54 #7066/2068 is an icon-oriented user interface for Windows 2 and 3. Features include images for tools for popular programs, built in help, a beautiful Tree Tool to view the directory tree, powerful directory tools, screen blanking, trash management, and more. The screen blanker can be run in a DOS window which is a first for Windows screen blankers. Other features include very low memory use, and file functions which operate as they do with MSDOS-exec plus they can all be done by simply dragging files around. For example, you can delete a file by dragging its icon to the "trash" icon. Each Desk can be set to either run, or to hide and display its contents. Display of memory usage shows conventional and expanded memory. Wilson's WindowWare Wilson, Morrie ASP $50 #7066/1929 This disk contains two programs: Command Post ($50) is an application for selecting files, navigating around directories, and creating custom menus. Also included are many functions for information retrieval, filename parsing, string handling, screen blanking and network support. The menus support IF-THEN statements as well as GOTO commands supports a real batch language. Requires 640k and Microsoft Windows 2.03 or higher. Browser allows you to read on-line text files in a variety of formats. The default shows the file in Window's "Ansi text". Metz Windows Software Metz, Art $-various #20055 contains the following powerful Windows utilities: Desktop Navigator 2.53 provides directory navigation, file management and a lot more to the Windows environment. It displays a graphical directory tree, supports directory names longer than eight characters, displays file size, date, time and attributes, includes a screen blanker and hard disk file finder and copy/move directories to multiple floppy disks. Desktop Manager 3.26 is a menuing system and utility set for MS Windows. It will display a graphical directory tree. The file finder will optionally search multiple drives. It will copy, move, delete, rename, and print files. Dialer 2.26 is a pop-up, speed telephone dialer for MS Windows. Names and numbers can be easily entered, stored and dialed. The program works with Windows 2 or 3 and supports Dynamic Data Exchange (DDE). FreeMem 4.23 is a movable, digital display of free conventional and expanded memory. It will also compute the total of all the free memory fragments. Lock 3.1d is a password-driven security application. It can be configured to work automatically after a specified length of inactivity and can optionally blank the screen. It supports bitmapped images to display as screen savers, and can be hidden while in use. Advanced configurations are available which include global hotkeys, and lock system at a specific time. Lock will not prevent someone from rebooting or powering off your machine, but it will prevent them from disturbing your machine via the keyboard or mouse, while allowing other applications to continue execution. Phones 3.49 is a name, address, phone number application with autodialer. It will read in Cardfile files, and will parse each card and place information in the Phones name field. If a valid phone number is detected, the program places it in the first phone number field. A macro is provided for Word for Windows which will dial highlighted numbers from text. Advanced DDE commands are also included. Runner 1.21 provides a quick method to run applications and files from Microsoft Windows. Command line parameters can be specified. A configuration dialog allows you to specify a default application to run when no application is found for the file extension. Selecting files can cause applications to be launched if the extensions are defined in WIN.INI. Task Manager 2.0 ($30) provides the same basic functionality as the Microsoft's Task List, as well as the ability to quickly run programs and files and a customizeable Tools menu. Additional features include a fully custom designed screen saver, Windows arrangement functions, directory tree display, file finder, point-and-shoot file manager, and system memory and disk space display. Time 2.50 provides a digital time display. File Commander 2.0F Wilson WindowWare, Inc. ASP $50 #7864 allows you to add up to four drop-down menus to the Windows 3.1 File Manager. You can create up to 99 menu items nested up to 4 levels deep from each of these four main menus. Menu items can perform sophisticated functions, including gathering filenames and other information into listboxes, arithmetic functions, string parsing, moving and resizing of windows, reading and writing WIN.INI variables, and copying, moving, and deleting files. Network, multimedia, and DDE support are provided. Other features include a wallpaper changer, WAV file player, phonebook with dialer, a command line calculator, ZIP file support, and much more. This powerful utility is an excellent replacement for Program Manager. (This program is only available on 1.44MB 3.5" MegaDisk.) FileBoy's Runway Homegrown Software $15 #20005/4507 is an application launcher and menu system for Windows. Applications can be run minimized or normal, with or without focus. After launching a program, Runway can exit, minimize, or remain on standby. File extensions are supported and an .INI file editor is included. There are four system/status windows available that display Free System Resources, Total Free Memory, Time, and Day/Date. Other features include Exit/Restart Windows options, six user- defined drop down menus, manual/auto save of all options, a Task Manager utility, full on-line help, and more. VBRUN is included on this disk. Chez Otto 3.9 Doug Overmeyer $0 #20005/4300 is a graphic menu system for Windows 3.1. Support is provided for ten configurable icons and four pages of 20 radio buttons for fast access to 90 different programs. Special function icons provide a DOS shell, free disk space information, memory update, a quick Exit from Windows, and a run dialog. Programs are set up by simply dragging and dropping files from File Manager. You can display any BMP image up to 200x200 pixels as a logo and also customize the background pattern and colors. TPW source code is included. Rocket File Launcher Philippatos, Crito $25 #20005/4356 is a file and directory manager that displays two directories at once, making it easy to move and copy files between them. Programs can be launched maximized, iconized or normal. A clock and date display is provided, along with a free memory display and and EXIT Windows button. The interface is colorful and the program is very fast - a good replacement for File Manager. VBRUN is included on this disk. Bloat 2.1 08-93 CD Babbacombe Computers Ltd. $25 #12397 helps you analyze the space used on your hard disk. It quickly scans the files/directories on your hard drive and presents a bar or pie chart representing file distribution. It can also locate specific files with sophisticated searching functions. Found files can easily be viewed, launched, or deleted. Options are provided to use any popular compression program to archive infrequently used files. This is an excellent multi-function utility with many customizing options. clySmic Icon Bar 1.7 clySmic Software $25 #4890 is an icon bar type replacement (or supplement to) Program Manager. Features include variable size buttons, nested submenu bars, the ability to extract icons from EXE/DLL/ICOs, pop-up info windows for each icon, support for sub menus, user-defined descriptions for buttons, and much more. A configuration utility is provided to help set things up. Describe It 3.0 for Windows [DSCRIBIT] 08-93 CD Apoplexy Software $25 #12401 lets you easily categorize, order, locate, and view any file on multiple drives. A database is created with four keywords of up to 32 characters and a 256 character description for each file. Files can be organized into a group or up to three sub-groups based on subject matter. Once located, a file can be viewed by launching any one of up to nine user provided Windows programs. Macros and icons for running Describe It from the tool bars of AmiPro and WordPerfect for Windows are included. DC File 1.0 DC Software $34 #4773 is an impressive replacement for Windows File Manager. In addition to the usual file management operations (copy files, rename directories, etc.), it also provides disk statistics, drag and drop support, multiple file viewing specifications, dual directory options, fast file location, file launching with optional parameters, and hotkey support. (The authors can no longer be reached at the address provided in the documentation.) Directory Comparison Utility 1.0 Hay, David $5 #12058 lets you compare the contents of two directories. It can display either the files that are the same or those that are different. You can then mark multiple files to browse, copy, move, or delete. VBRUN100 is included on this disk. Federation Control Program Transporter Targonski, Anthony $15 #4366 is an application launcher with an amusing Star Trek inspired interface. Setting up programs on the menu is very easy. There is an option to minimize the "transporter" when an application is "energized". VBRUN is included on this disk. File Magician 3.0 Bullard, Terry $40 #12332 is a file management package for Windows 3.1. It provides large source and destination windows, automatic drive configuration, title bar path display, and a text file reader. Other features include palette control, task editor, auto file listing on bootup, ZIP file management, compress/decompress copy options, DOS shell button, support for up to 12 drives, much more. FileMan 2.40 TDWare ASP $28 #4697 is a full-featured replacement for Windows File Manager. You can move, copy, rename, and delete files and directories. It can provide important information on files, and you can launch applications if their extensions are set up in the WIN.INI file. The program's no-frills interface and on-line help make it very easy to use. It supports two directory windows to let you view source and destination information. Other features include sorting, a text file viewer, the ability to graft and print directories, disk formatting, graphic import filters, command line options, display options, and more. Filer 3.0 Campbell, George $0 #12257 can locate any file on any drive or partition using normal DOS wildcard search criteria. It can display found files, or the files along with a complete directory structure. A printed copy of search results can be printed. Found files that are BMP or ICO files are graphically displayed, and all other files display as text characters. You can also be copy/move/delete files, and a confirm option is available to prevent mistakes. Other features include file launching, WAV file support, customized associations, and more. VBRUN200 is included on this disk. Folders 3.4 Sloop Software ASP $32-$37 #4698 adds depth to the Windows Program Manager by letting you have sub-folders within program groups. Each folder can hold any type of file you decide to place in it, including more folders. You can move or copy items from folder to folder, and launch applications directly from a folder. You can customize command lines for any item. Other features include support for 256 color displays, extraction of icons from executable files, password protection for individual folders, and more. Gravity Desk 1.1 Killpatrick, Jack $25 #12065 allows you to assign 40-character names to DOS filenames and directories. You can easily arrange all your programs and files into specific drop-down lists for fast and easy access. Other features include multiple display options, quick directory navigation, file delete/move/copy functions, and more. Requires VBRUN200. IT Utilities 1.3 Allegro $30 #20133 [2 disks] is a set of drag and drop enhancement tools for the Windows 3.1 File Manager: Trash It provides a trash can icon for deleting files, View It can display up to four text files of any size, and Zip It serves as a shell for PKZip and PKUnzip (on disk #1705). Each utility is enhanced with animation and sound, and an option is also provided to have these utilities automatically launch whenever File Manager is active. LI Third Millennium $20 #4206 is a file utility package for Windows. Multiple file windows may be opened at once, and files may be viewed in ASCII or Hex. It can search for files across multiple drives that match a file specification and optionally contain specified text. Other features include file and directory deletion, directory tree windows for quick disk navigation, file launching through File Manager associations, text editing capabilities, clipboard support, printing options, and more. The Locator 1.3 SitBack Technologies, Inc. ASP $23 #12319 maintains an on-line database of all files you have on removable disks. Disk catalogs can contain a user-defined disk ID number, file name, extension, date/time, attributes, and size. Locating a file is extremely simple. A summary report displays all files in alphabetical order. Searching begins as soon as you type in a character, or you can define your own search criteria using filter masks. You can catalog multiple drives at once, or multiple disks from the same drive. Support is provided for most DOS devices, including Bernoullis, floppy and optical drives, networks, and PCMCIA cards. This is a powerful time-saving utility. Microworks Toolbox 1.0 Microworks $15 #20085 is a powerful and easy-to-use desktop environment for Windows 3.1. It provides a "drag and drop" popup program launcher with subgroup capabilities, desktop drive icons, an Autoload utility that can load up to 12 programs during startup, a real-time resource display with alarm, an animated file deletion utility, a "Workbench" menu of often-used items, folder-based file management, and much more. This is an excellent, low-cost alternative to those high-dollar retail desktop replacement packages. (Available on 3.5" 1.44MB MegaDisk ONLY!) Objective Desktop 1.0 WinWare $30 #4907 is an attractive and powerful desktop environment for Windows 3.1. It provides an easy-to-use drag and drop icon bar that lets you quickly set up and launch applications, and a graphic folder-based file management system. Several desktop tools are also included. The phone dialer features a user directory, on-screen dialing keypad, and a timer. A post-it module lets you create free-form notes that can have sound files attached to them, and virtual screens allow you to maintain up to four separate desktops. Other features include the ability to save the size and location of any application you launch from the icon bar, a date/time display, resource monitor, security options, drag and drop file/directory deletion, and much more. VBRUN200 is included. Plug-In for Program Manager 1.31 Planet Crafters, Inc. ASP $20 #4739 adds some dramatic improvements to Windows Program Manager. Features include complete group management with copy, activate/deactivate, reposition, and startup options. Also included is a run dialog with history, the ability to change group icons, a system resource display with alarms, custom cursors, a QuickRun menu for frequently used commands, single-command application installation, and more. This is an excellent way to add more functionality and personality to Program Manager. ProLauncher 1.0 NewVision $50 #4737 is a powerful application launching system. It features a space-saving graphic IconBar which can display up to 50 program items. You can also create a list of often-used files associated with a program item that can be brought up by clicking the right mouse button. VBRUN is required. Reflect 2.00 SitBack Technologies, Inc. ASP $23 #12326 helps keep files updated between any two physically attached PCs. A synchronize feature is provided to keep files between machines and drives identical. It also tracks files that have been deleted from one PC and provides an option to delete those files from the other machine. This works well with DOS 6.0's Interlink program. Requires DOS 3.0+. Salvation 1.15 Vitesse, Inc. $20 #12152 is a comprehensive Windows management system. It combines disk utilities, file utilities, file launching, and graphics/text processing into a single appealing screen with many options. The easy setup of program launch buttons only requires you to select a file from a pick list. You can have multiple pages of related programs, and each button can be programmed to prompt for additional parameters or even jump to another page. The colorful scrolling file list normally resides next to the program launch buttons, but can be maximized for a better view and has a variety of display and sorting options. Other features include password security, a digital/analog alarm clock, system resource display, a handy DOS prompt button, a quick Windows shutdown button, and much more. The automatic install program can easily set up Salvation to be your main Windows shell, but also includes an un-install function to restore your previous shell. This is an excellent desktop replacement package, with a very impressive array of features. Super Group 1.02 [SUPERG] 08-93 CD Herrera, Joseph A. ASP $15 #12327 lets you customize the look and feel of Windows Program Manager. It provides five different view/access formats including Icon, Vertical List, Multi-Column, Text, and Toolbar. You can also create multiple Super Group windows for each Program Manager group. This allows you to configure specific groups with a different view and save the settings for future sessions. Nested groups can easily be created. Also included on this disk is Super Task Man 3.01 ($15), an excellent graphic replacement for Task Manager. These programs provide a very powerful and unique way to improve productivity and customize your desktop. Requires WIN31. WindowMagic 1.1 [WMICON] 08-93 CD WinWear $33 #4771 lets you easily change the Program Manager's group icons. It uses a simple drag and drop interface, and can read icons from any .DLL or .EXE file. Other features include palette management, icon import/export, a quick application launcher, restart/reboot options, online help, and more. SideBar Lite Paper Software, Inc. $30-$40 #20006/4141 is a replacement for Program Manager and File Manager. The main display, a customizable vertical bar on the side of the screen, has a small DOS command line over a directory listing. Unlike the regular DOS prompt, when you enter the name of a program at the SBLITE "DOS prompt", it will be executed whether it is a DOS app or a Windows app. It automatically copies the Program Manager Group structure into its on menu system, so you can remove the Program Manager completely. This presents you with a way of reducing the load on system resources substantially (even to zero, if necessary). When apps are minimized/iconized, their icons appear neatly arranged in the icon bar instead of scattered randomly across the bottom of the screen. This is an excellent utility, with lots of customizable options. Sloop Manager Sloop Software ASP $32-$37 #20006/3871 is a complete graphical replacement for Windows' Program Manager. It allows you to create unlimited nested folders (groups) with a drag/drop interface that makes moving or copying items a breeze. An associate command allows multiple programs to be associated with a single extension. Items can be displayed as either icons or filenames, and a run command with browse button is included which stores the last twelve commands. Other features include individual folder password protection, customizable command lines, multi-select capabilities, a conversion utility to convert ProgMan groups to SloopMan folders, keyboard item selection, a trashcan utility, a pop-up run dialog, and much more. Windows' Program Manager has a couple of nagging deficiencies that Sloop Manager makes up for very nicely. Icon selection with Program Manager can be frustrating, but Sloop Manager provides a browsing feature that lets you page back and forth and view a large number of icons at once. Then you just click on the picture of an icon that you want to install. Program Manager only lets you minimize groups within it's own window, but Sloop Manager let you minimize folders to the Desktop. This is a great feature that not only helps clean up your desktop, but makes often-used folders instantly available. This is an excellent, very well thought-out utility. Real mode is not supported. The Kitchen Sink 2.0 Software Resources Intl. $35 #20006/4509 is a Windows drop-down menu system built around a calculator-style interface. All the standard Windows applications are built into the default menus, and you can add more applications of your own choosing. The calculator offers the standard four functions, plus a variety of financial and other conversion types of calculations. Other features include Warp Speed Backup, file location/maintenance utilities, a comprehensive Help file, and more. Windows Navigator Patterson, Richard S. $50 #20006/2446 is an outstanding replacement for the Windows Program/File Managers. This program provides very sophisticated user configurable Launch, View, Explore, archive file support and conversion, virus scan and file utility capabilities. It provides utilities to view files within archives, with full support for the ARC, PKARC, LHARC, LHA and PKZIP DOS utilities as well as SCAN and CVT. End and Kill selections allow termination of your Windows session from any module. Other features include a 3-D format and interface similar to PC-Tools, a batch print utility, pop-up track menus, 36 user-defined function keys, an on-line help system, internal copy functions which will create directories if they don't already exist, add/make directory function, global searches by file date and size, drive and directory statistics, and much more. Virtual Desk Tools 1.1 PET Associates $14-$27 #4936 is a comprehensive desktop replacement package. It unclutters your desktop by letting you create unlimited virtual work areas to contain related project files. A graphic display represents all open files on each desktop. It also arranges all minimized applications onto a handy bar at the bottom of the screen. Program Manager groups can easily be converted into floating menubars that can be placed anywhere on the desktop. The Disk Manager module provides a nice graphical interface for working on files, complete with a drag and drop trashcan for deleting files. This is a powerful utility with many useful options for customizing the Windows environment. Hard disk is required. Win4F ProData Computer Services 15 Pounds Sterling #12329 allows you to attach up to 80-character, 4DOS-compatible descriptions to files. Files are easily selected through the drag and drop interface, and files and applications can be launched directly from the Win4F window. Support is also provided for multimedia sound events. WIN31 is required. WinDrop 1.0 Prifling, Dieter $39 #12061 is a powerful and easy-to-use replacement for Program Manager. To set up programs you simply drag a file from File Manager onto an icon bar, and there is also a facility for installing programs from Program Manager. Other features include a clock with hourly chime, extensive system reporting, hotkey 0upport, an option to stick to File Manager, a task list, a CD player control panel, DDE support, Clipboard expander, foreign language support, and much more. WinSince 1.2 Hueniken, Rob $20 #12330 allows you to search for files created on or after a particular date. It can look for these files in a single directory, in subdirectories, or across entire multiple drives. A list of found files can be printed. It can also launch Windows programs as well as DOS programs and commands. Ten programmable buttons are provided which can pass various parameters (path, file extension, maximized, minimized, warnings, etc.) to files before they are executed. Requires VBRUN200. WinUpD8R 3.0 [WINUPD8] 08-93 CD Open Windows ASP $18 #12354 provides an easy method for updating files between two machines using floppy disks. You simply specify Directory 1 and Directory 2 and the newest files are copied. Options are provided for bi-directional transfers, backup file creation, copy confirmation, and more. Requires Windows 3.1. ]]]]]]]]]]