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- DOS Extensions for Professionals
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- Allison Software
- 166 Shady Lane
- Apollo, PA 15613, USA
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- (412) 727-2198
- CompuServe 72600,1200
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- Member, Association of Shareware Professionals.
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- Legal Considerations:
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- Full legal considerations are covered in the file XREADME. "DOS
- Extensions for Professionals" (the Software) is Copyright 1991
- John B. Allison
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- You may distribute copies of the Software IN ITS UNMODIFIED ENTIRETY
- on a commercial basis for a fee not to exceed FIVE DOLLARS, or you may
- post the Software on electronic bulletin boards if you package the
- Software so that it must be downloaded as a single unit IN ITS
- UNMODIFIED ENTIRETY.
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- If you post it, you must compress or otherwise package the Software
- in a file named "DOS4PROS.ext" where ".ext" can be chosen by you
- depending upon the type of compression or packaging used.
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- You may not list the Software in advertisements, catalogs, or other
- literature as "FREE SOFTWARE". Shareware is "Try-Before-You-Buy"
- software, not free.
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- System Requirements:
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- System requirements are an IBM compatible with 256KB RAM running DOS 3
- or later. A hard disk is recommended. Registration is $19 + S&H.
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- Distribution Disk:
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- The 360K disk version contains the self-extracting file XMANUAL.EXE.
- When executed (on a larger disk), this file generates XMANUAL.DOC and
- several small text files needed for installation. See XREADME for a
- listing and explanation of the contents of the distribution disk.
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- Please Help Us Serve You Better:
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- Please send us a copy of any reviews or articles you print regarding
- this product. Thank you for your time and assistance and for supporting
- the shareware marketing concept.
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- Product Description:
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- "Bringing minicomputer utility power to your PC."
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- This unified pPackage of file utilities brings to the PC the power,
- functionality, and increased personal productivity usually associated
- only with minicomputer-based software.
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- Flexible enough to satisfy many taxing and unusual processing needs,
- this collection of no-nonsense, high-powered programs is a real delight
- to use. If you've been frustrated by the lack of flexibility,
- capability, or capacity of PC software, or if you want to do your job
- faster, better, and easier, consider adding "DOS Extensions for
- Professionals" to your personal bag of tricks today. You won't be sorry!
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- The command line interface supports
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- recursive "..." and leading wildcard notation for more powerful
- tree searches;
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- truncatable modifiers for greater description, ease of recall, and
- efficient entry;
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- built-in help, superset compatible with the new DOS 5.0 standard.
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- "DOS Extensions for Professionals" includes:
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- DIFF Highlights differences between file versions.
- DUMP Displays binary files, directories, disk sectors, FAT's, and
- cluster chains.
- SEARCH Quickly finds files anywhere by their contents.
- SPLIT Breaks large files into pieces by four methods.
- SUB Replaces characters, tabs, and spaces in text files. A
- flexible script generator.
- XDEL Performs tree deletes on files and directories, overwriting
- for security.
- XDIR Finds, totals, sorts, and unhides files and trees by name,
- date, and time.
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- When installed in a DOS 5 system, "DOS Extensions for Professionals" is
- completely integrated into DOSSHELL as a new group with subordinate
- program items and associated doshelp for either integrated or command
- line operation.
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- The shareware registration fee for "DOS Extensions for Professionals"
- is $19 plus $5 ($8 overseas) shipping and handling. Registrants
- receive a printed manual, a full-use license, a new disk insuring
- that they have the most recent version, and mail/phone product support.
- VISA and MasterCard are accepted.
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- More detailed descriptions of each individual program in "DOS Extensions
- for Professionals" are available in XREADME.
-