i Contents ASP Shareware Catalog for BBS Users (Master Edition) 2 Chapter 1: How to read this catalog 3 1.1 Minimum requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 1.2 Registration benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 1.3 Sample product description . . . . . . . . . 6 Part 1: Shareware Products Chapter 2: Utilities 9 2.1 Disk utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 2.1.1 Disk cataloging . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 2.1.2 Hard disk utilities . . . . . . . . . . 16 2.1.2.1 Optimization & defragmentation . . 27 2.1.3 Floppy disk utilities . . . . . . . . . 28 2.1.3.1 Disk duplicating . . . . . . . . . 32 2.1.3.2 Disk formatting . . . . . . . . . . 33 2.1.4 Directory utilities . . . . . . . . . . 33 2.2 File utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 2.2.1 Backup/restore . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 2.2.2 File encryption . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 2.2.3 File archiving & compression . . . . . . 46 2.2.4 File comparison . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 2.2.5 File sorting & conversion . . . . . . . 59 2.2.6 File viewers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 2.3 Hardware utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 2.3.1 CPU & memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 2.3.2 Keyboard . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 2.3.3 Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 2.3.3.1 EGA/VGA specific . . . . . . . . . 75 2.3.3.2 Screen savers . . . . . . . . . . . 76 2.3.3.3 Screen capture . . . . . . . . . . 80 2.3.4 286/386/486-specific . . . . . . . . . . 82 2.3.5 Sound card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 2.3.6 Serial & parallel port . . . . . . . . . 83 2.3.7 CD-ROM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 2.4 Printer utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 2.4.1 Print spoolers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 2.4.2 Printer control . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 2.4.3 UPCs & bar codes . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 2.4.4 Envelope addressers . . . . . . . . . . 96 2.4.5 Printer specific . . . . . . . . . . . 102 2.4.5.1 Epson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 2.4.5.2 HP DeskJet . . . . . . . . . . . 103 2.4.5.3 HP LaserJet . . . . . . . . . . . 106 2.4.5.4 PostScript . . . . . . . . . . . 114 2.5 System utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 ii 2.5.1 Operating systems . . . . . . . . . . 116 2.5.1.1 Task-switching . . . . . . . . . 117 2.5.2 Multi-OS utilities . . . . . . . . . . 117 2.5.3 Command processors . . . . . . . . . . 119 2.5.4 Batch & macro utilities . . . . . . . 123 2.5.4.1 Batch file compilers . . . . . . 130 2.5.5 Configuration utilities . . . . . . . 130 2.5.6 Recovery utilities . . . . . . . . . . 135 2.5.7 Fonts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135 2.5.7.1 PostScript fonts . . . . . . . . 136 2.5.7.2 TrueType fonts . . . . . . . . . 137 2.5.8 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 2.6 Desktop utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142 2.6.1 Multi-function . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 2.6.2 Calculators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147 2.6.3 Calendars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 2.6.4 Clocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153 2.6.4.1 Precision timers . . . . . . . . 153 2.6.5 Phone dialers . . . . . . . . . . . . 154 2.6.5.1 Rolodex programs . . . . . . . . 158 2.6.6 Alarms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161 2.6.7 ASCII charts . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 2.6.8 Notepads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163 2.6.9 Personal information managers (PIMs) . 165 2.6.10 Time management . . . . . . . . . . . 177 2.6.11 Journal/diary programs . . . . . . . 179 2.7 Menu systems & file managers . . . . . . . 183 2.7.1 Menu systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183 2.7.2 File managers . . . . . . . . . . . . 190 2.7.3 Combined MS/FMs . . . . . . . . . . . 196 2.7.4 MS/FMs for developers . . . . . . . . 200 2.7.5 Work environment managers . . . . . . 200 2.7.6 Software tools . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 2.7.6.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . 202 2.8 Security programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202 2.8.1 Virus/Trojan detectors . . . . . . . . 204 2.8.2 Virus cleanup/removal . . . . . . . . 205 2.8.3 System activity monitors . . . . . . . 205 2.8.4 File integrity monitors . . . . . . . 206 2.8.5 Computer access security . . . . . . . 207 2.9 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 209 2.9.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 209 2.9.2 For operating systems . . . . . . . . 211 2.9.2.1 MS-DOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 2.9.2.2 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211 2.9.2.3 OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216 2.9.3 For JP Software . . . . . . . . . . . 217 2.9.3.1 For 4DOS/NDOS . . . . . . . . . . 217 2.9.4 For Lotus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 2.9.5 For Norton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217 2.9.5.1 For Norton Utilities . . . . . . 217 2.9.6 For PKWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218 2.9.6.1 For PKZIP/PKUNZIP . . . . . . . . 218 2.9.7 For Sidekick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 iii 2.9.8 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220 Chapter 3: Writing applications 221 3.1 Text viewers/readers . . . . . . . . . . . 221 3.2 Text editors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221 3.2.1 Text/binary editors . . . . . . . . . 229 3.3 Text organizers/outliners . . . . . . . . . 230 3.4 Word processors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232 3.5 Desktop publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . 235 3.6 Spelling checkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240 3.7 Dictionaries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 3.8 Thesaurus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242 3.9 Style checkers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243 3.10 Bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246 3.11 Document boilerplates . . . . . . . . . . 247 3.11.1 Resume' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247 3.12 Document control & management . . . . . . 248 3.13 Creativity & brainstorming . . . . . . . . 249 3.14 Writing utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 251 3.14.1 File format translators . . . . . . . 253 3.15 Software tools & macros . . . . . . . . . 253 3.15.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 253 3.15.2 For PC-Write . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 3.15.3 For Word . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256 3.15.3.1 Word for Windows . . . . . . . . 256 3.15.4 For WordStar . . . . . . . . . . . . 263 3.15.5 For WordPerfect . . . . . . . . . . . 263 3.15.6 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 Chapter 4: Spreadsheet applications 269 4.1 Spreadsheet programs . . . . . . . . . . . 269 4.2 Boilerplates/templates . . . . . . . . . . 272 4.3 Spreadsheet utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 272 4.3.1 File format translators . . . . . . . 273 4.4 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 273 4.4.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 273 4.4.2 For Lotus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 4.4.3 For Excel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274 Chapter 5: Database applications 275 5.1 Relational database managers . . . . . . . 275 5.2 Flat-file database managers . . . . . . . . 279 5.3 Mailing list systems . . . . . . . . . . . 283 5.4 Freeform/text database managers . . . . . . 287 5.5 Database utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 289 5.5.1 File format translators . . . . . . . 291 5.6 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 291 5.6.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 292 5.6.2 For dBASE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293 5.6.2.1 dBASE III specific . . . . . . . 295 5.6.3 For FoxPro/FoxBASE+ . . . . . . . . . 296 5.6.4 For Paradox . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 5.6.5 For Clipper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300 5.6.6 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301 iv 5.7 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302 Chapter 6: Data 303 6.1 Words . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 6.1.1 Names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 6.2 Mapping data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 6.3 Corporate data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 6.4 Marketing data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303 6.4.1 Shareware specific . . . . . . . . . . 304 6.5 World facts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 6.6 Zip codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304 6.7 Area codes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305 6.8 Census data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 6.9 Engineering data . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 6.9.1 For mechanical engineering . . . . . . 306 6.9.2 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306 6.10 Quotes & anecdotes . . . . . . . . . . . . 307 6.11 Encyclopedias . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 6.12 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 308 6.12.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 308 6.13 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308 Chapter 7: Business 309 7.1 Business finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309 7.1.1 Business accounting . . . . . . . . . 311 7.1.1.1 Accounts receivable . . . . . . . 320 7.1.2 Point-of-sale systems . . . . . . . . 320 7.1.3 Billing/invoice systems . . . . . . . 324 7.1.4 Purchase order systems . . . . . . . . 329 7.1.5 Payroll systems . . . . . . . . . . . 331 7.2 Inventory systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333 7.3 Decision analysis tools . . . . . . . . . . 338 7.4 Equipment use & maintenance . . . . . . . . 340 7.4.1 Computer-use logging . . . . . . . . . 341 7.5 Employee management/scheduling . . . . . . 343 7.6 Project management . . . . . . . . . . . . 347 7.6.1 Project bidding & costing . . . . . . 349 7.6.2 Project scheduling . . . . . . . . . . 350 7.7 Client management . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352 7.8 Organization charts . . . . . . . . . . . . 354 7.9 Specific-field systems . . . . . . . . . . 355 7.9.1 Construction, installation & repair . 355 7.9.2 Farming & ranching . . . . . . . . . . 356 7.9.3 Food services . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 7.9.4 Hotel/motel management . . . . . . . . 359 7.9.5 Legal & law enforcement . . . . . . . 359 7.9.6 Library . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360 7.9.7 Medical & dental . . . . . . . . . . . 361 7.9.8 Non-profit businesses . . . . . . . . 361 7.9.8.1 Fund raising . . . . . . . . . . 361 7.9.9 Political parties . . . . . . . . . . 362 7.9.10 Real estate . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362 7.9.11 Safety & fire protection . . . . . . 364 7.9.12 Small businesses . . . . . . . . . . 365 v 7.9.13 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 368 7.10 Forms generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . 369 7.10.1 Forms fillers . . . . . . . . . . . . 371 7.10.2 Forms processing . . . . . . . . . . 372 7.11 Sales aids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372 7.12 Marketing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373 7.13 Work-at-home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 375 7.14 Training & support aids . . . . . . . . . 376 7.14.1 Lecturing & slide shows . . . . . . . 377 7.14.2 Job interviewing . . . . . . . . . . 379 7.14.3 "Help desk" applications . . . . . . 379 7.15 Simulators & what-ifs . . . . . . . . . . 379 7.16 Business utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . 380 7.16.1 Weights & measurements . . . . . . . 382 7.17 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 383 7.17.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 383 7.17.2 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383 7.18 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 385 Chapter 8: Finances 386 8.1 Stock trading & analysis . . . . . . . . . 386 8.2 Personal finances . . . . . . . . . . . . . 389 8.2.1 Finances & budgets . . . . . . . . . . 393 8.2.2 Checkbook managers . . . . . . . . . . 397 8.3 Portfolio management . . . . . . . . . . . 400 8.4 Financial calculators . . . . . . . . . . . 402 8.5 Income tax preparation . . . . . . . . . . 404 8.6 Finance utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404 Chapter 9: Engineering 407 9.1 Civil engineering . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407 9.2 Electrical engineering . . . . . . . . . . 407 9.3 Industrial engineering . . . . . . . . . . 409 9.4 Mechanical engineering . . . . . . . . . . 409 9.5 Structural analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . 411 9.6 Surveying & cartography . . . . . . . . . . 411 9.7 Engineering utilities . . . . . . . . . . . 412 9.7.1 File format translators . . . . . . . 415 9.8 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 415 9.8.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 415 9.8.2 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415 9.9 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416 Chapter 10: Communications 418 10.1 General-purpose modem communications . . . 418 10.2 Service-specific programs . . . . . . . . 421 10.2.1 For CompuServe . . . . . . . . . . . 421 10.2.2 For GEnie . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 422 10.2.3 For Internet . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 10.3 Bulletin boards . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 10.3.1 Bulletin board utilities . . . . . . 425 10.4 Networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 10.4.1 Modem-based networks . . . . . . . . 433 10.4.2 Network utilities . . . . . . . . . . 433 vi 10.5 Remote computer access . . . . . . . . . . 436 10.6 Fax machines & fax cards . . . . . . . . . 437 10.7 Voice mail systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 438 10.8 Call logging & analysis . . . . . . . . . 438 10.8.1 Phone bill analyzers . . . . . . . . 439 10.9 File transfer protocols . . . . . . . . . 439 10.10 Communication utilities . . . . . . . . . 440 10.10.1 File format translators . . . . . . 441 10.11 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . 441 10.11.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . 441 10.11.2 For TAPCIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 10.11.3 For PCBoard . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 10.11.4 For Qmodem . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 10.11.5 For OzCIS . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 10.11.6 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442 10.12 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 443 Chapter 11: Mathematics 444 11.1 General math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 444 11.2 Statistics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445 11.3 Function & curve plotting . . . . . . . . 448 11.4 Mathematical utilities . . . . . . . . . . 449 Chapter 12: Computer programming 451 12.1 CASE tools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 12.2 Database engines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451 12.3 Debuggers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453 12.4 Languages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 12.4.1 Assembler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 454 12.4.2 BASIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 456 12.4.2.1 Visual BASIC . . . . . . . . . . 459 12.4.3 C . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469 12.4.3.1 C++ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 477 12.4.4 COBOL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478 12.4.5 Pascal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478 12.4.5.1 OOP Pascal for DOS (Borland) . . 481 12.4.6 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481 12.5 Hypertext/hypermedia . . . . . . . . . . . 481 12.6 Tutorials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 483 12.7 Software installation aids . . . . . . . . 484 12.8 Software testing aids . . . . . . . . . . 489 12.9 Programming utilities . . . . . . . . . . 490 12.9.1 Desktop tools for programmers . . . . 492 12.9.2 `Help' utilities . . . . . . . . . . 494 12.10 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . 495 12.10.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . 495 12.10.2 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . 495 Chapter 13: Education 498 13.1 Preschool . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 498 13.2 Elementary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 502 13.3 Junior high . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 513 13.4 High school . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515 13.5 College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 518 vii 13.6 Library/bibliography . . . . . . . . . . . 520 13.7 Teachers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 523 13.7.1 Gradebooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526 13.8 Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527 13.8.1 Computer hardware tutors . . . . . . 528 13.8.2 Operating system tutors . . . . . . . 528 13.8.3 Typing tutors . . . . . . . . . . . . 530 13.8.4 Educational computer games . . . . . 530 13.9 Foreign language . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531 13.10 Geography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535 13.11 History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 536 13.12 Literature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 539 13.13 Math . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 13.14 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540 13.15 Science & ecology . . . . . . . . . . . . 542 13.16 Writing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 545 13.17 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . 547 13.17.1 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 13.18 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 547 Chapter 14: Graphics 548 14.1 Viewing programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548 14.2 Drawing/editor programs . . . . . . . . . 551 14.3 Paint programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 556 14.3.1 Graphics diversions . . . . . . . . . 558 14.4 Presentation graphics . . . . . . . . . . 560 14.4.1 Animation applications . . . . . . . 561 14.4.1.1 "Morphing" applications . . . . 563 14.5 CAD/CAM applications . . . . . . . . . . . 563 14.5.1 Vector/ray tracing . . . . . . . . . 567 14.6 Business applications . . . . . . . . . . 568 14.6.1 OCR applications . . . . . . . . . . 570 14.6.2 Mapping/cartography . . . . . . . . . 571 14.7 Ready-made graphic images . . . . . . . . 572 14.7.1 Multi-format images . . . . . . . . . 572 14.7.2 BMP images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 14.7.3 PCX images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 14.7.4 WPG images . . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 14.7.5 Other formats . . . . . . . . . . . . 573 14.8 Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 574 14.8.1 Cataloging tools . . . . . . . . . . 574 14.8.2 Graphic screen capture . . . . . . . 575 14.8.3 Graphic print screen . . . . . . . . 576 14.8.4 File format translators . . . . . . . 577 14.9 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 578 14.9.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 578 14.9.2 For AutoCAD . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 14.9.3 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578 Chapter 15: Home & hobby 579 15.1 Arts & crafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579 15.2 Astronomy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580 15.3 Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 583 15.4 Collecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584 viii 15.5 Fortune telling & astrology . . . . . . . 592 15.6 Gambling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 599 15.7 Gardening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 601 15.8 Genealogy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602 15.8.1 Pedigrees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 605 15.9 Ham radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606 15.10 Health . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 608 15.10.1 Food/dietary/kitchen . . . . . . . . 608 15.10.2 Exercise/fitness . . . . . . . . . . 614 15.11 Household automation . . . . . . . . . . 615 15.12 How-to projects . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 15.13 Hunting & fishing . . . . . . . . . . . . 618 15.14 Lottery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 623 15.15 Movies & video tapes . . . . . . . . . . 625 15.16 Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 626 15.17 Personalities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 634 15.17.1 Diaries & journals . . . . . . . . . 635 15.18 Photography . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 636 15.19 Planes, trains & automobiles . . . . . . 636 15.20 Quotes & anecdotes . . . . . . . . . . . 636 15.21 Reading (and writing, too) . . . . . . . 637 15.22 Scouting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 637 15.23 Self development . . . . . . . . . . . . 641 15.24 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 642 15.24.1 Betting pools . . . . . . . . . . . 642 15.24.2 Handicapping . . . . . . . . . . . . 642 15.24.2.1 For `the ponies' . . . . . . . 643 15.24.2.2 For other . . . . . . . . . . . 644 15.24.3 Baseball/softball . . . . . . . . . 644 15.24.4 Basketball . . . . . . . . . . . . . 646 15.24.5 Boating sports . . . . . . . . . . . 647 15.24.6 Firearms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 648 15.24.7 Football . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 649 15.24.8 Golf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 651 15.24.9 Martial arts . . . . . . . . . . . . 652 15.24.10 Soccer/rugby . . . . . . . . . . . 652 15.24.11 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 652 15.25 Travel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 653 15.26 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . 654 15.26.1 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654 15.27 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 654 Chapter 16: Religion & philosophy 655 16.1 The Bible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 655 16.1.1 Bible programs . . . . . . . . . . . 656 16.2 For houses of worship . . . . . . . . . . 656 16.3 New age/occult . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 658 16.4 Philosophy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 16.4.1 Metaphysics . . . . . . . . . . . . . 660 16.5 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 661 16.5.1 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 16.6 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 661 ix Chapter 17: Games 662 17.1 Adventure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 662 17.2 Arcade games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 664 17.3 Board games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667 17.3.1 Backgammon . . . . . . . . . . . . . 667 17.3.2 Mahjong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 668 17.3.3 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 669 17.4 Card games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 671 17.4.1 Solitaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 673 17.5 Non-card games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 17.5.1 Solitaire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 675 17.6 Casino games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 677 17.7 Jokes & humor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 679 17.8 Logic & brain games . . . . . . . . . . . 680 17.9 Practical jokes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 683 17.10 Puzzles, mix & match . . . . . . . . . . 683 17.11 Sayings & stories . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 17.12 Simulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 688 17.12.1 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 689 17.13 Star Trek & Star Wars . . . . . . . . . . 690 17.14 Strategy/simulation . . . . . . . . . . . 691 17.14.1 War games . . . . . . . . . . . . . 697 17.15 Trivia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 699 17.16 Word games . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 700 17.16.1 Crossword puzzles . . . . . . . . . 706 17.16.2 Cryptanalysis . . . . . . . . . . . 708 17.16.3 Word search . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 17.17 For adults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 709 17.18 Game utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 17.19 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 710 Chapter 18: About shareware 711 18.1 Assn. Shareware Professionals . . . . . . 711 18.2 For shareware authors . . . . . . . . . . 715 18.3 For shareware disk vendors . . . . . . . . 715 18.4 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 716 18.4.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 716 Chapter 19: Other 717 19.1 Software tools & add-ins . . . . . . . . . 717 19.1.1 For multiple programs . . . . . . . . 717 19.1.2 For other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717 19.2 Other . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 717 Part 2: Appendixes Appendix A: Author addresses 719 Appendix B: Vendor addresses 783 Appendix C: Bulletin Boards 806 x Appendix D: Retired shareware 840 Appendix E: Sorted list of all programs 844 Appendix F: Supporting Members 868 Index 869 ASP Catalog for BBS Users (Master Edition) 2 ASP Shareware Catalog for BBS Users (Master Edition) th st 4 volume, 21 edition Published September 2, 1995 Copyright 1995 by the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), a non-profit organization; all rights reserved. Any specific hardware/software names used in this catalog are the (registered) trademarks of specific companies. Individuals, bulletin board systems, national information systems, non-profit organizations, and government agencies may freely distribute this document in electronic form. For-profit disk vendor companies may distribute this document in electronic form if they have an ASP associate membership and if they charge only their normal distribution fees. All others must obtain prior written per- mission from the Association of Shareware Professionals. Write to the ASP at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442. The programs & services described in this catalog come from members of the Association of Shareware Professionals. This catalog may not list every ASP-member product and it may not be current. Send all comments about the catalog to the above address, or to CompuServe userID 70007,4004, or as a message in the CompuServe SHAREWARE forum. ASP strives to produce accurate catalogs BUT this publication may contain any number of typographical, graphical, printing, or interpretation errors. "These programs are produced by members of the Associa- tion of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon, MI 49442 or send a Compuserve message via Compuserve Mail to ASP Ombuds- man 70007,3536". The Ombudsman may be contacted by FAX by sending to the ASP FAX number: (616) 788-2765. In communication with the Ombudsman please include a tele- phone number and/or FAX if available. Please write to the ASP at the above address if you have any comments or questions about this catalog. ASP Catalog for BBS Users (Master Edition) 3 Chapter 1 How to read this catalog ASP members have supplied product descriptions for each shareware application they offer. The catalog groups them by subject matter and lists them alphabetically. If you want to know the name/address/phone for the author of a particular program, turn to the index and look for the program by name. You'll usually see two page references: one describes the page where you read about the program, the other mentions the page where you can find information about the author (in Appendix A). Just turn to the appropriate page and scan for the name of the program. The Association of Shareware Professionals does NOT rate members' software for functionality or usefulness, nor can it attest to the validity of any product description in this catalog. That is for you - the user - to decide. Shareware, especially those products authorized to carry the ASP logo, can be tested on a "try before you buy" basis. If the software doesn't meet your needs, you won't have to worry about getting a refund. (That's the beauty of the shareware marketing concept.) 1.1 Minimum requirements Every program description lists its computer and operating system requirements (e.g. "IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better"). Unless noted otherwise, each program assumes you have a standard keyboard, monitor, printer, and either two floppy drives or a hard disk. And unless noted otherwise, programs written for the IBM PC assume you have at least 512k of total installed RAM. Many pro- grams may also need specific hardware or software such as: CD-ROM drive A device capable of reading CD-ROMs. A CD-ROM looks just like a regular compact disk with music on it, but it has information on it only a computer's CD-ROM drive can read. CGA monitor A video monitor capable of displaying CGA graphics. This includes most "laptop CGA" computers, plus higher resolution monitors such as the EGA or VGA. Some (but not all) of the described programs may operate correctly with a Hercules monitor if you use a "CGA simulator" program; consult your video monitor manual for details. Dual 720k disk drives At least two floppy drives capable of writing at least 720k of data per disk, or, preferably, a hard disk (see below). ASP Catalog for BBS Users (Master Edition) 4 EGA monitor A video monitor capable of displaying EGA graphics. This almost always includes VGA and other higher-resolution monitors. CGA and Hercules monitors won't suffice. EMS memory Memory accessible via the Lotus-Intel-Microsoft Expanded Memory Specification. Not to be confused with expanded memory, extended memory, or XMS memory (see below). Windows, OS/2, and newer versions of DOS come with software designed to implement EMS memory on computers with enough installed memory. Epson printer A printer capable of recognizing the Epson print command set (an industry standard). Some printers, including some laser printers, have options to behave like an Epson printer. Some programs may require a specific model such as the Epson MX-80 or FX-100. Hard disk A fixed-, removable-, or network-drive device capable of storing multiple megabytes of data. Some programs also assume you have at least one floppy drive in addition to the hard disk. Hercules monitor A video monitor capable of displaying Hercules graphics. CGA, EGA, VGA, & SVGA monitors won't suffice. HP DeskJet A Hewlett-Packard DeskJet or compatible printer. Some programs may require a DeskJet starting with a specific model such as the DeskJet Plus or having a specific feature like a RAM cartridge. HP LaserJet A Hewlett-Packard LaserJet or compatible printer. (HP DeskJet printers recognize most, but not all, of the HP LaserJet command set.) Some programs may require a specific model such as the LaserJet II or with a specific feature like the LaserJet IIIDSi. Math coprocessor An IBM PC or compatible computer with an installed math coprocessor unit. Commonly referred to as an "80x87 chip," these include the 8087, 80287, and 80387 coprocessors. (80486- and Pentium-based computers have math coprocessors by default.) Most 8086-, 80286-, and 80386-based IBM PCs & compatibles have no installed math coprocessor by default. (80286- and 80386-based computers can accept a math coprocessor if you purchase one.) Modem A modem. Almost all programs work with a "Hayes compatible" modem, specifically one able to recognize the Hayes command set (an industry standard). A few programs claim to work with non- Hayes modems too. Some programs may require the modem to operate at a specific rate of speed (e.g. "1200 baud"). Mouse A Logitec- or Microsoft-compatible mouse. ASP Catalog for BBS Users (Master Edition) 5 Network A computer hooked up a local area network (LAN). Program descriptions will normally specify the different types of LAN systems under which they can operate. Plotter A plotter output device. Many of the described programs need a plotter able to recognize the HPGL (Hewlett Packard Graphics Language) command set. PostScript printer A printer able to interpret the PostScriptr command set. Many printers (including the HP LaserJet series) offer PostScript compatibility via plug-in cartridges. Software also exists to emulate PostScript on hundreds of popular printers. SVGA monitor A video monitor capable of displaying SVGA graphics. This almost always includes higher- resolution monitors. CGA, EGA, VGA, and Hercules monitors won't suffice. Streaming tape device A device capable of reading streaming tapes. Also referred to as a "tape backup device." Streaming tapes look something like a standard music cassette or videocassette, but it holds information only a computer can read. Common streaming tapes include DC600, DC2000, DC2120; tape storage formats include QIC-40 and QIC-80. VGA monitor A video monitor capable of displaying VGA graphics. This almost always includes higher- resolution monitors. CGA, EGA, and Hercules monitors won't suffice. XMS memory Memory accessible via the Lotus-Intel-Microsoft eXtended Memory Specification. Not to be confused with expanded memory, extended memory, or EMS memory (see above). Windows, OS/2, and newer versions of DOS come with software designed to implement XMS memory on computers with enough installed memory. 1.2 Registration benefits All ASP member shareware products come with certain minimum benefits when you register. The author must acknowledge your registration (you don't just get a canceled check) and must provide a minimum amount of technical support for at least three months. Many authors provide other registration benefits such as a printed manual, a master disk, a year of unlimited phone support, source code, etc. The product description will mention them when appropriate. ASP Catalog for BBS Users (Master Edition) 6 In addition, every ASP member can offer the following benefits to registered customers: CompuServe IntroPak obtain an introductory membership to the Compu- Serve network with a $15 usage credit when you register an ASP member's shareware product. Many authors include this information when they acknowledge registrations. Contact the author if you need assistance. Some authors add "registration reminder screens" to the shareware version of a program as a way to gently remind people to register. (The ASP sets ethical standards regarding it.) Almost all authors will either send a copy of the program without reminder screens, or will disclose a method to disable the reminders, once you register the product. 1.3 Sample product description This sample description will help you understand what each field means: Product: Shareware Program Name [***] A "[***]" across from the product name indicates a new or updated description since the last catalog. Author: name & phone number of the person or company offering this product. See Appendix A for detailed information about the person or company. Version: version number (release date) Needs: computer type [IBM PC, IBM 80386, Macintosh, etc.], operating system, and version number. May also describe other needed or recommended hardware & software. See above for more details. Registration fee: The cost of a single user license, expressed in U.S. currency unless otherwise noted. Many authors provide "multi-tier" registrations, and you may pay a little more or less than the amount stated here depending on your situation. (You can often save money by "reading the fine print.") Some authors include shipping & handling fees in the prices while others don't. Most authors offer network, site, and corporate licenses for a higher fee; please contact the author in question for details and price quotes. SWREG#: applies only to CompuServe users. You can register this product on CompuServe and have the cost added to your service bill. This method of payment proves especially useful for (1) overseas users who don't have a credit card accepted by the author; and (2) business customers who find it easier to register shareware by tacking the fee onto a corporate- ASP Catalog for BBS Users (Master Edition) 7 sponsored CompuServe account. CompuServe users should GO CIS:SWREG for more details. PsL#: you can register this product via the Public (software) Library, and you can pay for it with your MasterCard, Visa, American Express, Optima, or Discover card. Call (800) 242-4775, have your credit card handy, and have the product's PsL registration number handy. (Overseas customers should call U.S. 713-524-6394.) Or if you want to fax your shareware purchase order to PsL, fax it to (713) 524-6398. Registration benefits: Describes the benefits you get for regis- tering the software. All ASP shareware programs come with cer- tain minimum benefits (see above for details). Look for: FILENAME.EXT on BBSs (call xxx-xxx-xxxx to download it at no charge); FNAME.EXT in GATE:FORUM forum LIB 9 on Compu- Serve (or contact userID 78901,2345 for assistance); FILE- NAME.EXT in ROUNDTABLE RTC LIB 9 on GEnie (or contact userID J.QAUTHOR for assistance). Download size: the size of the file(s) to download, in kilobytes. A 2400 baud modem can download about 14 kilobytes per minute under normal conditions. Special instructions: tells if the author limits product distribution to the United States. In some cases the author or company may have signed a contract forbidding worldwide share- ware distribution. In other cases the product may only appeal to an American audience (income tax software for example). In rare cases, U.S. federal laws may actually prohibit the author or company from distributing the product in other countries. Editor's note: the catalog editor may append text of his own if something needs further explanation. Description: a paragraph or two of text which describes the shareware product in detail. This information comes direct from the author or company behind the program. Chapter 1, "Shareware Products" 8 PART 1 Shareware Products Chapter 2, "Utilities" 9 Chapter 2 Utilities 2.1 Disk utilities Product: 4DOS Replacement for traditional command processor. See full description on page 120. Product: 4DOS for Windows NT Replacement for Windows NT command processor. See full description on page 120. Product: 4OS2 Replacement for OS/2 command processor. See full description on page 121. Product: C-Menu/32 A stunning easy 32-bit VGA menuing system. See full description on page 184. Product: Directory Freedom Author: Bit Masons Consulting, 508-898-3321 Version: 4.61 (06-03-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. 192k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $25.00 (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: quick-reference card; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; 1-month return policy; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6). Lifetime free upgrading allowed. Look for: DF461.ZIP on BBSs (call 508-875-3618 to download it at no charge); DF461.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 72561,2637 for assistance). Download size: 235k (about 18 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A fast, compact alternative to DOS Shells which goes far beyond just letting you copy, move, and delete files. You also get things like user-defined menus and SmartViewers to integrate external programs, a system information screen, and much much more. All this in a program less than 35kb in size since it is written in assembler! Easily customized through an external configuration program. A great companion for PC compatibles of any size and users from novice to expert. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 10 Product: DRIVEMAP Author: Oxford House Software Version: 1.2 (08-01-94) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $0.00 Registration benefits: 3 months of unlimited mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; DMAP12.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:QUARTERDEC forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 5k (about one minute with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Display information about disk drives on your PC. Identifies floppy, fixed, network, removable, Stacker and COMpanion drives, as well as ASSIGN, JOIN and SUBST drive mappings. Works under DESQview. Product: Easy Install Creates instant distribution disks. See full description on page 486. Product: FileFinder Author: California Software Design, 707-575-9868 Version: 4.4 (09-20-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. 400k RAM; Hard disk. Optionally uses LIST, QEDIT, Shez, and word processor. Registration fee: $25.00 Registration benefits: 3 months of unlimited BBS, CompuServe, GEnie, mail support; bonus utilities. Lifetime free upgrading allowed. Look for: FFF44.ZIP on BBSs (call 714-636-2667 to download it at no charge); FFF44.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76266,2634 for assistance); FFF44.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID J.DERR1 for assistance). SWREG#: 271 Download size: 163k (about twelve minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Helps you find files and directories on any hard disk attached to your PC, including network attached drives. Numerous search options are available, including the ability to search for files using an expanded wild card specification. I.E. "*PRO*" will find all files that have the letters PRO anywhere in the file name. A command line version and a full screen version are both included. The full screen version will search for duplicate files, allows you to launch programs, perform fuzzy searches. Product: Flu_Shot+ Virus detection/prevention via active monitor. See full description on page 206. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 11 Product: HiVIDEO DOS memory expander for VGA/EGA systems. See full description on page 75. Product: Integrity Master(tm) Easy to use anti-virus/data integrity prog. See full description on page 206. Product: MicroFox DOS Utilities DOS Utilities for Printers, screens, files. See full description on page 38. Product: QuickDir Author: SUPERWARE, 203-723-0014 Version: 1.32 (11-16-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. 640k RAM; CGA monitor; Hercules monitor; Hard disk. Strongly recommended: Mouse; Network (LAN). Registration fee: $29.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $7.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; 1-month return policy; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware; discounts on other products. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: QDIR132.ARJ on BBSs (call 203-753-9205 to download it at no charge); QUICKD.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 71564,725 for assistance). Download size: 133k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A must-have for maintaining your hard and networked drives. Features an instantly displayed, multiple drive directory tree you can customize. Over 50 DOS functions, including 'auto verify' copy for diskettes. Easily graft or eliminate a directory branch. Tag files for copy or move. Simple 2 key Zip, Arj archive extract. Uses your own editor or list program. Find duplicate, archive or any file. Delete or copy them easily. Amazingly small (107k), fast, and a joy to use. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 12 Product: SAFEPACK Author: D J Harvey Software Version: 1.5 (03-08-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. 100k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Strongly recommended: Hard disk. Registration fee: $16.00 Registration benefits: 31/2" master disk(s); 51/4" master disk(s); 24 months of unlimited fax, CompuServe, mail support. Lifetime free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: SAFPAK15.ZIP on BBSs; SAFPAK.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMHW forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 100031,627 for assistance). Download size: 60k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: This disk defragmenter for MSDOS up to 5.0 and DR DOS up to 6.0 is designed so that the data on the disk should be immune to any interruptions to the program, whether due to user interrupt, machine failure, or even a power cut. Numerous options allow files and directories to be sorted into almost any order, and many other optimizations are possible. It may be run in unattended mode, allowing use in batch files. Works on any standard DOS Disk, irrespective of media, including OS/2 FAT volumes. Product: Shez Program shell for managing compressed files. See full description on page 52. Product: Snooper Fast, friendly, powerful system info utility. See full description on page 134. Product: STEENBURGH's STUFF 21 batch utilities, input, output, etc. See full description on page 130. Product: WizManager Fantastic File Manager add-on. See full description on page 195. 2.1.1 Disk cataloging Product: 4EDIT File description editor for 4DOS. See full description on page 219. Product: Disk Piecharter Graphical File Manager extension. See full description on page 16. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 13 Product: DISKLIST Diskette cover & label producer - 39 formats. See full description on page 28. Product: DiskMan for Windows Author: Diskmaster Software, 410-418-8825 Version: 2.1 (04-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, Windows 3.0 or better. 200k RAM. Registration fee: $35.00 Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, CompuServe support; 3-month return policy; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6). Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; DSKM21.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 9 (or contact userID 73507,3505 for assistance). Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Provides the most user friendly method to catalog floppy disks, hard drives, bernoullis, etc. Produces professional quality disk labels including optional graphics and also produces an array of library reports. Full font support, file comments, NDOS file comment compatibility, disk comments, archive extraction, and now imports Catdisk files. "I have not found a commercial program that comes close." Product: DizView View FILE_ID.DIZ files in all your ZIPs. See full description on page 36. Product: File Finder/Grouper The best file finder! Find & process files. See full description on page 37. Product: INFOMANIA Author: Brian Sutton, 813-920-0882 Version: 2.1 (05-10-95) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. 512k RAM; CGA monitor. Strongly recommended: EGA monitor; Hard disk; Epson printer. Registration fee: $49.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $3.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: 6 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, GEnie, mail support; discounts on upgrades. Look for: INFOMA21.ZIP on BBSs; INFOMA.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMPCAPPS forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID 73160,676 for assistance); INFOMA21.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 3 (or contact userID B.SUTTON1 for assistance). Download size: 210k (about 16 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Find that obscure bit of information you saved somewhere two years ago! Lets you store all your text files offline on floppies, yet finds any word or combination in less than a second. It will prompt you to insert the proper disk, if Chapter 2, "Utilities" 14 needed, then automatically display the file. You can read, copy, edit, or print any portion(s). Handles many thousands of files, has context-sensitive hypertext help, mouse support. Handles files of unlimited size. Gets you organized painlessly! Product: LJ-SLEEVE Print floppy storage sleeves on laserjets. See full description on page 113. Product: PixFolio Image Catalog System Windows image catalog utility. See full description on page 576. Product: QCDRUN Menu system for accessing CD-ROMs in Windows. See full description on page 190. Product: SmartCat Plus Author: Shareable Software International, 708-397-1221 Version: 1.5 (07-23-93) Needs: IBM PC, Windows 3.0 or better. EGA monitor; Hard disk. Registration fee: $39.95 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $9.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; 31/2" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; lifetime return policy; bonus utilities; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware; discounts on other products. Look for: SMTCAT15.ZIP on BBSs (call 215-623-6203 to download it at no charge); SMTCAT.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINSHARE forum LIBrary 2 (or contact userID 76226,2652 for assistance). Download size: 400k (about 30 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A sophisticated new disk/CD management system for Windows. Full Windows MDI support, virus scanner interface, floppy, hard disks and CDs, archive support for ZIP, ARC, LZH, PAK and ARJ. Multiple discrete catalogs, sophisticated searching and reporting capabilities, label printing. 240 byte comments, full Windows help. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 15 Product: ViDir/ViRes File Monitor System Author: Vahnzinn international, 215-643-6901 Version: 1.02 (02-28-94) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. 512k RAM. Memory-resident portion: 8k-72k RAM depending on options. Strongly recommended: Hard disk. Registration fee: $39.00 Registration benefits: Full program functionality; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; discounts on upgrades. Look for: VIDIR*.ZIP on BBSs (call 718-837-3236 to download it at no charge); VIDIR.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 70353,151 for assistance). SWREG#: 2564 PsL#: 11232 Download size: 120k (about nine minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Determines what files you never use, backs them up, and then deletes them, helping you save up to 80% of your disk space without deleting the programs or data files you use. It's like connecting additional disk drives to your system without the expense! Also helps you determine: which, of all your files, are used the most, so you can move them to a RAM disk, and which word processor or spreadsheet files you need to take with you on a trip or to print your documents on another PC. Product: Wssindex Author: WSS Division of DDC, 617-275-1183 Version: 5.27 (06-05-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. 512k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Strongly recommended: Hard disk. Registration fee: $35.00 (add $2.50 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $2.50 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $4.50 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, BBS, mail support. 3-month return policy. Lifetime free upgrading allowed. Look for: WSSI527*.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files) (call 617-275-5834 to download it at no charge). Download size: 300k (about 23 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Builds a database of directory information from any size DOS disks. Extracts directory information from popular archive formats including ARC, ARJ, HYP, LBR, LZH, PAK, SDN, ZIP, ZOO and self-extracting. Image size and number of colors can be extracted from BMP, GIF, JPG, PCX and TIF files. Assign comments and categories to files and disks. Extract 4DOS/NDOS comments. Select files from the database by a variety of criteria, direct reports to screen, printer or disk. Capacity 10-12,000 files. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 16 2.1.2 Hard disk utilities Product: Bootit Multi-boot/user defined HD specs. See full description on page 119. Product: DaMenu A premier point & shoot DOS menu. See full description on page 185. Product: DATA PROTECTOR Protect your data against anauthorized access. See full description on page 209. Product: Disk Piecharter Author: Zorn Software Version: 1.1 (03-08-95) Needs: IBM PC, Windows 3.0 or better. 4096k RAM; VGA monitor; Hard disk; Mouse. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: 3 months of fax, CompuServe, mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6). Look for: DSKPIE11.ZIP on BBSs; DSKPIE.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINSHARE forum LIBrary 8 (or contact userID 73134,2177 for assistance). SWREG#: 3976 PsL#: 11746 Download size: 120k (about nine minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Windows Filemanager extension that graphically shows disk usage per directory and per file. Zoom in and out on piechart segments. Enables you to delete whole directory trees (if desired) and shows the effect on free disk space. Seemless integration with Filemanager. Once installed you'll never want to be without it. Product: Drag And Zip Drag and Drop shell for PKZIP/UNZIP. See full description on page 48. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 17 Product: DRIV_MAN Author: MicroMetric, 813-377-2515 Version: 1.30 (10-31-94) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Strongly recommended: Hard disk. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $5.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $12.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware; discounts on other products. Look for: DMAN130.ZIP on BBSs (call 813-371-2490 to download it at no charge); DRIMAN.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBM forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID 71631,744 for assistance). Download size: 82k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A disk utility management tool that displays pertinent logical drive data - up to 26 drives on a single screen for analysis/ storage. Display includes: drive data summary with cap. used free for each avail/selected drive, drive data graph with the same data, total disk summary and graph, and individual drive data displaying data on one drive at a time. Options include: selectable/editable drive range, disk storage of the disk drive summary display, auto run, ++. Product: EDDY (EDit DirectorY) Author: ScofWare Associates Version: 7d (08-30-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor. Strongly recommended: Hard disk. Registration fee: $25.00 Registration benefits: lifetime CompuServe, mail support. lifetime return policy. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Support, free upgrade. Look for: EDDY7D.ZIP on BBSs (call 718-837-3236 to download it at no charge); EDDY7D.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 70162,2357 for assistance). Download size: 280k (about 21 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: * Full-screen directory editor * Disk & directory manager * Backup & recovery utility * File finder, viewer & patcher * Hex/text string finder & replacer * Sector editor, RAM editor * Powerful DOS shell ...and MUCH more! "Computer Language" says: "The interface ... is elegant." Chapter 2, "Utilities" 18 "...clean, easy-to-use, well-written program." "...quality of product we've seen from Peter Norton." Product: Examine Author: Aquila Software, +44-(0)1892-531108 Version: 1.12 (08-08-94) Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.1 or better. 2000k RAM. Strongly recommended: Mouse. Registration fee: L-10.00 (add L-2.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add L-2.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add L-2.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, mail support; 2-month return policy; discounts on other products; discounts on upgrades. 12-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: EXAMN112.ZIP on BBSs. Download size: 79k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A fast and versatile text search utility that can search both text and binary files using either ordinary words or GREP-like regular expressions, the UNIX searching utility, for more sophisticated searches. Searches can be across multiple drives over networks or can be restricted to a single directory with the option of searching subdirectories if so desired. Files can be viewed either with their associated application or with the program's own fully configurable internal viewer. Product: ExamineZip Author: Aquila Software, +44-(0)1892-531108 Version: 1.01 (08-08-94) Needs: IBM 80386, Windows 3.1 or better. 2000k RAM. Strongly recommended: Mouse. Registration fee: L-10.00 (add L-2.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add L-2.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add L-2.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, mail support; 2-month return policy; discounts on other products; discounts on upgrades. 12-month free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: EXZIP101.ZIP on BBSs. Download size: 127k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Searches for files and text within files stored in ZIP archives created with PKZIP (v2.0 or below). File searches can use DOS wild-cards while text searches can use either ordinary words or GREP-like regular expressions. Each search can be across multiple drives over networks or can be restricted to a single directory. The program can also be used as a fully functional UNZIP utility where the contents of an archive can be listed, viewed, tested or extracted to disk. PKUNZIP is not required. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 19 Product: File Finder/Grouper The best file finder! Find & process files. See full description on page 37. Product: FootPrint Author: SUPERWARE, 203-723-0014 Version: 1.4 (11-16-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. 640k RAM; CGA monitor; Hercules monitor; Hard disk. Registration fee: $22.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $7.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware; discounts on other products. Look for: FOOTPT14.ZIP on BBSs (call 203-753-2667 to download it at no charge); FOOTPT.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 71564,6725 for assistance). Download size: 82k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Determines the changes which occurred on your hard or networked drives. Use daily, for application uninstall, or auditing. Fast; scans over 500 meg in 15 sec! LANs too. Reports all changes, so you can easily see what happened to a file, what an install program did, or what software changed on your PC. Saves you tons of grief! Not a TSR. Just run FP.EXE, use option 'H' for instructions. "When you need to know 'what happened' help is just a FootPrint away". Product: Jason's File Finder Author: RMH Computer Services, 317-782-9903 Version: 2.0d (09-03-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Strongly recommended: Hard disk. Registration fee: $10.00 Registration benefits: lifetime unlimited phone, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; 3-month return policy; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware. Look for: JFF20D.ZIP on BBSs (call 317-784-2147 to download it at no charge); JFF.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 73567,1547 for assistance). SWREG#: 1493 Download size: 37k (about three minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Powerful, fast, and extremely easy-to-use DOS file finder. Will search for multiple file specs, and accepts standard DOS wildcard characters. Searches across multiple drives, either specific or a "range" of drives, and can also search in specific directories. Accepts any combinations of the above. Optionally, can perform a DOS command on every file found. Will also calculate total byte counts for found files. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 20 Product: LOCATE Author: System Solutions Company, 919-788-9656 Version: 2.00 (06-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.1 or better. 125k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; Hard disk. Strongly recommended: CGA monitor; Network (LAN). Registration fee: $15.00 (add $4.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $8.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $8.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; all ASP- wide offers (see page 6). Lifetime free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; LOC200.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:NOVUSER forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID 72064,1052 for assistance). Download size: 95k (about seven minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Find files/directories fast and easy. Colorful output may be redirected to printer or file. Search multiple drives, selected directories, the DOS path, and NetWare Search MAP. Locate files by date, age (in days), time, attributes, size, and/or NetWare file owner. Set/Change file date, time, attributes, and even NetWare file owner. Search for text within files. Run commands and build batch files. Delete files. Jump to the directory of LOCATE'ed file. Set defaults for many options. Product: Mass-Store Copy Copy disks with only one drive. (Opticals!). See full description on page 41. Product: PALERT Verify enough disk freespace before using pgm. See full description on page 128. Product: PC-Vault Security system - access control & protection. See full description on page 210. Product: PC-Vault Plus Security system - access control & protection. See full description on page 210. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 21 Product: PCOPY Author: Patri-Soft, 909-352-2820 Version: 9.3 (09-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $24.00 Registration benefits: 51/4" master disk(s). 3 months of support. 1-month return policy. Look for: PCOPY93.ZIP on BBSs (call 909-352-2825 to download it at no charge); PCOPY.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76347,2477 for assistance); PCOPY93.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC-615 forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID PATRISOFT for assistance). Download size: 175k (about 13 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Awards & nominations: 1987 winner, Public Brand Software contests for useful programs. Description: The COPY utility DOS should have provided. Even with DOS 6.0, DOS COPY can be dangerous to use and has limited options. Abundant options include: Multiple output disks, fill disks efficiently, split files across disks, select files by date/ time/size, update/merge dirs and more. Special *DISK*.* type wildcards. Scan/Make directories, prevent accidental file overlays. Menu or command driven. Featured in PC Computing July 1991 - Taming your Hard Disk by Preston Gralla. Product: PDEL Author: Patri-Soft, 909-352-2820 Version: 4.4 (05-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Registration fee: $24.00 Registration benefits: 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of BBS support. 1-month return policy. Look for: PDEL44.ZIP on BBSs (call 909-352-2825 to download it at no charge); PDEL.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76347,2477 for assistance); PDEL44.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC-615 forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID PATRISOFT for assistance). Download size: 62k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Awards & nominations: 1987 winner, Public Brand Software contests for useful programs. Description: The file delete utility that DOS should have provided. Extensive file selection capabilities let you delete just what you want. Select by date/time, size, attribute, special wildcard patterns like *DISK*.* and mode. Delete until a specified amount of freespace exists. Wipe file data before deleting to prevent file undelete. Test feature simulates delete. Emergency stop by pressing any key. Recommended in PC Computing July 1991 - Taming your Hard Disk by Preston Gralla. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 22 Product: PocketD Plus Award-winning 220+ option DOS army knife. See full description on page 193. Product: Practical Joke Collection [***] Three harmless practical jokes for DOS. See full description on page 684. Product: PSEARCH Author: Patri-Soft, 909-352-2820 Version: 5.2B (07-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $24.00 Registration benefits: 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of BBS support. 1-month return policy. Look for: PS52B.ZIP on BBSs (call 909-352-2820 to download it at no charge); PSRCH.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76347,2477 for assistance); PS52B.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC-615 forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID PATRISOFT for assistance). Download size: 99k (about eight minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Awards & nominations: 1987 winner, Public Brand Software contests for useful programs. Description: Used by thousands to locate files on hard disks. You provide words or phrases, and it will scan directory(s) to find files containing the text. Extensive file selection and pattern matching are provided. Provides intelligent display of found text with scroll back and program launcher. Saves search results for later review. Recommended in PC World as one of the Best of Shareware products in 1990 (October 1990). Product: PTOUCH Author: Patri-Soft, 909-352-2820 Version: 2.0 (02-03-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Registration fee: $14.00 Registration benefits: 51/4" master disk(s). 3 months of support. 1-month return policy. Look for: PTOUCH2.ZIP on BBSs (call 909-352-2825 to download it at no charge). Download size: 15k (about one minute with a 2400 baud modem) Awards & nominations: 1987 winner, Public Brand Software contests for useful programs. Description: Lets you modify the date and time DOS keeps in file directories for each file. You may either set them to the current date/ time or to any specific value you desire. Useful for correcting date/time when the system clock was improperly set. Can also be used to set a group of files to the same date/time value. This helps associate them as a synchronized group. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 23 Product: QIC-BAT for CMS Enhancement software for Colorado tape drives. See full description on page 42. Product: RDIR: Relative DIRectory Size Author: R.P.McCormick Version: 1.43 (09-21-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor. Strongly recommended: VGA monitor. Registration fee: $10.00 (add $8.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $8.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $13.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited BBS, mail support; 1-month limited return policy; bonus utilities; disks of other shareware. Look for: RDIR***.ZIP on BBSs (call DELPHI-&-AOL to download it at no charge); RDIR***.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 5. Download size: 72k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: DOS's DIR does not show the size of subdirectories. This shows the relative size of subdirectories in an ordered list, a pie chart, and a bar chart. Pinpoints where disk space is being used. CGA, EGA, VGA. Navigate around your disk by selecting and examining directories from the list on the graphics screen using arrow keys. Or enter drive/directory name from the command line. RFILE can now be run from RDIR to examine the relative size of files in the selected directory. Reviewed in PCM and Compute. Product: Reconcile Selectively copy files across disks/directory. See full description on page 57. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 24 Product: RFILE: Relative File Size Author: R.P.McCormick Version: 1.16 (09-21-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor. Strongly recommended: VGA monitor. Registration fee: $7.00 (add $8.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $8.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $13.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited BBS, mail support; 1-month limited return policy; bonus utilities; disks of other shareware. Look for: RFILE***.ZIP on BBSs (call DELPHI-&-AOL to download it at no charge); RFILE***.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 5. Download size: 78k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Shows selative file size of all files in the selected directory in a pie chart. Optionally enter a directory name or extension, such as *.TXT on the command line. Or edit the directory name as displayed on the graphics screen. An aid to finding where disk space is being used up. Product: SINCE: List Modified Files Author: R.P.McCormick Version: 1.29 (07-24-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $7.00 (add $8.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $8.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $13.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited BBS, mail support; 1-month limited return policy; bonus utilities; disks of other shareware. Look for: SINCE***.ZIP on BBSs (call DELPHI-&-AOL to download it at no charge); SINCE***.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 5. Download size: 30k (about two minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Provides a printable list of all files modified since the date (and optional time) you specify on the command line. Or only those files with the selected attributes A H S R. Type SINCE at the top level, followed by the date, and it will list all files worked on by you or others since that date. Lets you know when to back up your hard drive. Type "SINCE a" at the top level to see how many files have been modified since the last backup. Reviewed in Jan 1993 Compute magazine. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 25 Product: Stowaway True Archival System Author: Patri-Soft, 909-352-2820 Version: 2.2 (07-29-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.2 or better. Hard disk. Registration fee: $43.00 Registration benefits: printed manual; 51/4" master disk(s). 3 months of support. 1-month return policy. Look for: STOW191.ZIP on BBSs (call 909-352-2825 to download it at no charge); STOW.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 76347,2477 for assistance); STOW220.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC-615 forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID PATRISOFT for assistance). Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Frees hard disk space by archiving inactive files from hard disks to a library of offline archive disks. Use its directory manager to select data to be archived. It works like a backup program to move the files to diskette while indexing them on your hard disk. Has data compression, automatic diskette formatting, viewing of files prior to archival and much more. Very professionally implemented! Product: ToolBOX Author: The Binary Toolshed, 403-225-2663 Version: 1.4 (11-14-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. 256k RAM. Registration fee: $30.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $3.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $3.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, fax, CompuServe support. 1-month return policy. Lifetime free upgrading allowed. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: TBOX14.ZIP on BBSs; TBOX14.ZI on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 5 (or contact userID 70724,2747 for assistance). Download size: 345k (about 26 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Provides an improved interface to DOS functions. It allows access to normal DOS command line functions while adding an improved alternative - incorporating point-and-shoot operations, directory tree displays, text file views, and file management activities not available through DOS. Also supplied with a number of stand alone utilities for displaying allocated drives, showing files accessible on the path, directory space usage, and much more. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 26 Product: USEMGR Author: XD Systems, 703-821-3215 Version: 1.0 (03-15-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. 256k RAM; Hard disk. Registration fee: $40.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $3.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; lifetime return policy; discounts on other products. 6-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: USEMGR10.ZIP on BBSs; USEMGR.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 70741,3711 for assistance). Download size: 250k (about 19 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A new and powerful system for managing hard disks. For the first time, you can automatically determine which files your system accesses frequently, which it seldom uses, and which are just unwanted clutter. Regain control of your hard disks, and sort out the files you really use from among the myriad of files that modern applications like Windows install on your hard disk based on a certain knowledge of how many times each file has been accessed and when the last access occurred. Product: WinUpD8R Work/home file transfer/update/backup utility. See full description on page 31. Product: XDIR Author: XD Systems, 703-821-3215 Version: 3.05 (03-09-91) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. 256k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $25.00 Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, CompuServe, mail support; lifetime return policy; bonus utilities. 6-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: XDIR305.ZIP on BBSs; XDIR30.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 70741,3711 for assistance). Download size: 58k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A commented directory utility that replaces the DOS DIR command. You can attach a descriptive comment of up to 65 characters to each file. The comment will appear in the directory display. Makes sure that comments will stay with your files when you COPY, RENAME or MOVE them. Can RUN programs from the directory list and supports executable extensions, automatically recognizing the appropriate application to launch for each selected file. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 27 Product: XED Hex/binary file editor w/ INS+DEL, S&R. See full description on page 68. 2.1.2.1 Optimization & defragmentation Product: HDTEST Author: Computer Counselors, Inc., 215-527-4408 Version: 5.35a (10-20-91) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. 312k RAM. Registration fee: $35.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, phone/mail support. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; HDTEST.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMHW forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 72255,305 for assistance). Download size: 142k (about eleven minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Allows thorough READ/WRITE testing of a hard disk partition or floppy disk without disturbing data on the disk. Data from a problem area is moved to a known good area, and the disk's FAT and directory entries are adjusted to preserve the structure of the file of which it is a part. Recognizes and tests large partitions created by MS/PC DOS 4.xx or 5.xx, as well as proprietary partitions created by SpeedStor or Disk Manager. Product: SpeedBack Author: MicroTools Inc, 203-651-6170 Version: 2.3 (02-12-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.11 or better. 512k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Strongly recommended: EGA monitor; Hercules monitor; Hard disk; Mouse. Registration fee: $17.00 Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; disks of other shareware. Lifetime free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; SPDBK.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMHW forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 72077,437 for assistance). Download size: 100k (about eight minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A fast and user friendly disk defragmenter. Using a special algorithm to minimize movement of data, files are moved to the front of the disk and placed in contiguous clusters. Directories are also moved ahead of data files and cleaned up to remove extra records. Works on all size drives and has an easy to use mouse/hot key interface. Gets the speed back on your favorite drive. Defragments disks with up to 24,000 files! Chapter 2, "Utilities" 28 Product: ViDir/ViRes File Monitor System Monitor file usage; eliminate unused files. See full description on page 14. 2.1.3 Floppy disk utilities Product: Disk Drive Cleaner Author: Rosenthal Engineering, 805-541-0910 Version: 1.0 (10-24-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.1 or better. 64k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $16.50 (add $3.50 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $4.75 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $5.50 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, fax, mail support; LAN license; site license; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6). Bonus cleaner kit (includes solvent & non-abrasive cleaner disk). Look for: CLEANER1.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files) (call 805-528-6172 to download it at no charge). Download size: 33k (about three minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Cleans floppy disk drive heads safely & effectively, preventing data loss, unreliable performance and errors due to microscopic foreign particles, dirt, dust, oxides and smoke that accumulates on heads. Preventative maintenance takes only about four minutes and requires no removal or mechanical disassembly of the disk drive hardware. Product: DISKCOPY Author: Feico Nater Shareware, 31-74-438373 Version: 1.0 (01-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Hard disk. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: Phone/mail support, free updates. Look for: DISKCOPY.* on BBSs; DISKCOPY.* on GEnie in 0 forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 13k (about one minute with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Copies an entire floppy disk onto a file on the fixed disk and back again. Provides: Easy copying of a floppy disk from A to A or from B to B, without the need to swap disks several times. Make many copies of a single disk without the need to use a source disk. Includes automatic formatting. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 29 Product: DISKLIST Author: Gulf Sierra, 301-460-0354 Version: 3.06 (01-25-94) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.1 or better. Registration fee: $35.00 Registration benefits: Master disks, phone/mail support. Bonus utilities. Shareware disks of other programs. Look for: DISKL306.ZIP on BBSs (call 202-547-2008 to download it at no charge); DSK306.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMSYS forum LIBrary 9 (or contact userID 73270,77 for assistance). Download size: 180k (about 14 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Produces diskette lists & labels with the directory contents for 5.25", 3.5", and hard disks in 39 formats. Reads all sub- dirs. Prints different or duplicate lists on every label on Avery Laser label sheets. Prints on disk sleeves with PCL5. Font downloading. Optionally displays file names in ZIP, ARC, PAK, ZOO, and LHZ. DISKFLAP holds non-sticky list to 3.5" disks. Configure layout of top of list. Prints on all printers, video screen or a file. Product: DJ-SLEEVE Print storage sleeves for floppies on Deskjet. See full description on page 104. Product: Double Directory File/disk manager; 2 directories side-by-side. See full description on page 36. Product: EDDY (EDit DirectorY) Do ANYTHING(!) you want with files/DIRs/disks. See full description on page 17. Product: FLOPTOOL Author: Feico Nater Shareware, 31-74-438373 Version: 1 (01-01-92) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Hard disk. Registration fee: $20.00 Registration benefits: Phone/mail support, free updates. Look for: FLOPTOOL.* on BBSs; FLOPTOOL.* on GEnie in 0 forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 30k (about two minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Analyzes a floppy disk and writes onto fixed disk a hexadecimal file describing the disk. Any disk can be read, even if formatted in an unusual way. It reveals the order of sectors and the secrets of copy-protection. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 30 Product: FreeForm Author: Herne Data Systems Ltd, 519-366-2732 Version: 2.3 (11-01-94) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.2 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor; Dual 720k floppy drives. Registration fee: $25.00 (add $2.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $2.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, fax, CompuServe, GEnie, mail support; all ASP- wide offers (see page 6). 3-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; FF23.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMHW forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID 72060,1153 for assistance). Download size: 87k (about seven minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Formats all styles of standard DOS disks, as well as non-DOS disks, and customized DOS disks (i.e you can make up your own copy protection schemes.) Gives complete control over formatting parameters such as sector size, disk density, # of sectors and tracks. Menu driven, user configurable formatting parameters. Product: Jason's File Finder DOS file finder, searches multiple drives. See full description on page 19. Product: MAXI Form Author: Herne Data Systems Ltd, 519-366-2732 Version: 1.8 (12-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.2 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive; CGA monitor; Dual 720k floppy drives. 360k/720k/1.2meg/1.44meg floppy drive. Registration fee: $10.00 (add $2.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $2.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $4.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of phone, fax, CompuServe, GEnie, mail support. 2-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; MAXI*.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMHW forum LIBrary 1 (or contact userID 72060,1153 for assistance); MAXI*.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID MIKLOS.G for assistance). Download size: 59k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A floppy disk formatting program that gives more space on a disk: 360k disks are expanded to 420k, 720 becomes 800k, 1.2 meg becomes 1.4 meg and 1.44 meg is boosted to 1.6 meg. The disks are user transparent to DOS version 3.20 or later and can be used interchangeably with normal DOS disks. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 31 Product: MEG SYSTEM INFO GRAPHS PIE 3-D Colorful system info Disk% MEMORY% 3-D pie. See full description on page 142. Product: PDEL Safe/Precise DOS delete. Extensive features. See full description on page 21. Product: PS-SLEEVE PostScript floppy storage sleeve printer. See full description on page 116. Product: Reconcile Selectively copy files across disks/directory. See full description on page 57. Product: WINIMAGE Author: Vollant Gilles Version: 1.11 (09-15-93) Needs: IBM 80386, Windows 3.1 or better. 4096k RAM; Hard disk. Strongly recommended: Mouse. Registration fee: $20.00 Registration benefits: 31/2" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited CompuServe, mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6). Look for: WINIMA*.ZIP on BBSs; WINIMA.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINSHARE forum LIBrary 7 (or contact userID 100144,2636 for assistance). Download size: 200k (about 15 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Make disk image from floppy, extract file from image, make an empty image, inject file on it and put the image on blank disk. Toolbar, status bar, 3D-look, drag & drop client and server. Change image format, defragment, delete file on image and better usability. Product: WinUpD8R Author: Open Windows, 719-531-0403 Version: 4.1 (03-12-95) Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.1 or better. 512k RAM; VGA monitor; Hard disk. Strongly recommended: Mouse. Registration fee: $29.95 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $3.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 6 months of fax, CompuServe, mail support; lifetime return policy; bonus utilities; disks of other shareware; discounts on other products; discounts on upgrades. Look for: UPD8R_41.ZIP on BBSs (call 703-680-9269 to download it at no charge); UPD8R.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINSHARE forum LIBrary 2 (or contact userID 75236,3243 for assistance); Chapter 2, "Utilities" 32 UPD8R_41.ZIP on GEnie in WINDOWS RT forum LIBrary 11 (or contact userID NA for assistance). Download size: 281k (about 21 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Awards & nominations: 1994 finalist, PC Magazine/Ziff-Davis Interactive Shareware Awards. Description: If you use "floppy net" to move files back and forth between computers, you need WinUpD8R! It can automatically keep your files up-to-date on multiple machines while providing triple- redundant backup of your data in the process. Many available modes, including batch operation. No cables or modem transfers necessary. 2.1.3.1 Disk duplicating Product: Master Disk Author: Rosenthal Engineering, 805-541-0910 Version: 2.0 (10-24-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.1 or better. 64k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $179.00 Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6). Look for: MASTER20.ZIP on BBSs (multiple files) (call 805-528-6172 to download it at no charge). Download size: 73k (about six minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Prepares floppy diskettes used as masters for software duplication and distribution. Software duplicated from these originals are more reliable and resistant to virus contamination. It examines the diskette and drive for flaws and errors, and verifies the quality and integrity as being suitable for use as the original master, fills unused sectors and boot tracks with special security code. Documentation includes extensive anti-virus test data. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 33 Product: SAB Diskette Utility Author: Stewart A. Berman Version: 2.50 (01-01-94) Needs: IBM AT (80286), Windows 3.1 or better. Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $20.00 (add $7.50 for shipping to U.S. addresses) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited CompuServe, mail support. 6-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: SABDU250.ZIP on BBSs; SDU250.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:WINSHARE forum LIBrary 8 (or contact userID 76366,1664 for assistance). SWREG#: 1256 Download size: 300k (about 23 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: The Windows diskette utility. Using disk drives under Windows is easy & efficient when you can: * Format/copy/compare/save floppy diskette images in foreground or background * Read a diskette once and make multiple copies * Save images to hard drive * Convert diskette image formats while preserving boot and reserve sectors * Create distribution sets with group restores * Browse diskettes and saved diskette images Includes extensive online help 2.1.3.2 Disk formatting Product: SAB Diskette Utility Format/copy/convert/save diskette images. See full description on page 32. 2.1.4 Directory utilities Product: ACZAR for DOS Powerful archive/compression shell for DOS. See full description on page 46. Product: ACZAR for Windows [***] Windows archive/compression shell. See full description on page 47. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 34 Product: SuperDIR [***] Author: Cottonwood Software, 913-663-3022 Version: 1.1 (08-20-95) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. 256k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Strongly recommended: Hard disk. Registration fee: $17.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $3.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: Full program functionality; printed manual; quick-reference card; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; lifetime limited return policy; royalty-free source code; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); discounts on other products; discounts on upgrades. 12-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; SUPDIR.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:PCUTIL forum LIBrary 2 (or contact userID 75264,1630 for assistance). SWREG#: 5329 PsL#: 11950 Download size: 50k (about four minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A DIR-type utility with include/exclude filters. Also formats for DB import, multiple include and exclude file and directory masks, many sorting, filtering, and output options, can sort ALL files in tree (not just within each subdirectory). Comma, tab, and space delimited output can be piped to a file or to a DOS program. (For example, pipe all .BAK files to a utility to delete them.) Source is royalty-free object-based C++. Product: XFile Multifunction desktop utility for Windows. See full description on page 147. 2.2 File utilities Product: 4DOS Replacement for traditional command processor. See full description on page 120. Product: 4DOS for Windows NT Replacement for Windows NT command processor. See full description on page 120. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 35 Product: 4FILES [***] Author: Hand-Crafted Software, 907-747-8996 Version: 3.23 (08-25-95) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. 128k RAM. Strongly recommended: 4DOS or NDOS. Registration fee: $30.00 Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, GEnie, mail support; 1-month return policy; bonus utilities; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware; discounts on upgrades. 1 free update disk(s) sent out. Look for: 4FILE323.ZIP on BBSs (call 718-837-3236 to download it at no charge). PsL#: 10574 Download size: 112k (about nine minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: System enhancer & file manager makes all of your work easier! * Combines fast directory navigation with finger-tip launching & loading of your data files & utilities * File management functions & archiving support 4DOS/NDOS file descriptions * Works from a sortable directory listing that shows and edits file descriptions * Runs well with DOS, OS/2, Windows & DESQview * Easy on-the-fly configuration & registration branding * Recommended by 9/94 PC Computing magazine Product: 4OS2 Replacement for OS/2 command processor. See full description on page 121. Product: ComeBack Author: MicroTools Inc, 203-651-6170 Version: 3.0 (01-06-94) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.11 or better. 512k RAM; CGA monitor; Hercules monitor; Hard disk. Registration fee: $25.00 Registration benefits: printed manual; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware. Lifetime free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs. Download size: 300k (about 23 minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Can recover files that were deleted or even overwritten. It can recover files even after you have written over the directory entry. Easy to use. No searching through sectors. Mouse/Hot key user interface makes recovering files a snap. Works on all size hard drives. Over 40,000 registered users of this product swear by it! Chapter 2, "Utilities" 36 Product: CommEx [***] Common dialog extensions for Windows 3.1/3.11. See full description on page 214. Product: DizView Author: Lincoln Beach Software, 314-861-1500 Version: 2.0 (06-09-95) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.0 or better. Registration fee: $15.00 Registration benefits: Full program functionality; 31/2" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); discounts on upgrades. Look for: DIZVUE20.ZIP on BBSs (call 317-784-2147 to download it at no charge); DIZVUE.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:IBMAPP forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID 70700,630 for assistance). PsL#: 11790 Download size: 66k (about five minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: Catalog all your ZIP files! Ever wonder just what all those ZIP files were? Now you can look at them without opening every one of them manually. This will gather all of the FILE_ID.DIZ files from your archives in a directory and put them in menu to view by files or by subdirectory. Now you can catalog all of your directories, edit each description and resave it to the catalog and your ZIP file. Sysops!! Now create a custom FILES.BBS file for your BBS. Product: DO Author: RobiNets, 702-827-4682 Version: 4.3 (01-01-95) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.1 or better. Registration fee: $29.00 (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: printed manual; quick-reference card; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, fax, CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; bonus data. Lifetime free upgrading allowed. Look for: DO.ZIP on BBSs. Download size: 90k (about seven minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A text/binary file utility. Find, replace; sort FAST; tag lines within range; cut columns; Mac/UNIX/DOS; glue 2 files side-by- side; merge sorted files; remove blank &/or duplicate lines; paragraphs from lines or converse; expand tabs; filter by high bits, number, letter, control characters, numbers, other; insert strings at a given column; produce upper/lower/mixed case; remove/compress white space; more. Supports redirection. Includes PEEK, PSORT. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 37 Product: Double Directory Author: 100% Cotton Software, 717-289-4019 Version: 1.40 (06-01-93) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. 272k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: $15.00 (add $3.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, mail support; bonus utilities; disks of other shareware. Look for: DBLDIR14.ZIP on BBSs. Download size: 127k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: A file and disk manager that displays 2 directories side-by- side. Scroll through both simultaneously. Compare them & tag the differences. Copy, move, rename, delete, view, print and change attributes of files. Sort, make, mask, and remove directories. Shell to DOS or shell and run a program (w/ or w/o Double Directory removed from memory). 25-, 43-, and 50-row modes. Many configuration options. Point and shoot interface and mnemonic commands. Context-sensitive help. Product: File Finder for Windows Powerful file finder for Windows 3.1. See full description on page 214. Product: File Finder/Grouper Author: EnGamma, 703-548-6869 Version: 2.02 (04-16-95) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 3.3 or better. 180k RAM. Registration fee: $15.00 (add $3.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add $5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: Full program functionality; choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); 3 months of unlimited phone, CompuServe, mail support; 1-month return policy; bonus data; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware; registration commissions. 24-month free upgrading allowed. Look for: availability unknown on BBSs; FFG.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:PCSYS forum LIBrary 6 (or contact userID 71674,1747 for assistance). SWREG#: 1558 Download size: 160k (about twelve minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: The best file finder! Use multiple date/time/size/day-of-week ranges, attrib., text as criteria to find or exclude files and group them for subsequent processing. Search ZIP/ARC/LZH/ARJ/ ZOO. All or specified drives. Use *abc* wild cards. Create database of files. Execute files or arbitrary DOS command for each. Use relative date/time. Output is user configurable. Chapter 2, "Utilities" 38 Product: HandyDOS File/disk, prof batching, video & menu utils. See full description on page 142. Product: LOCATE File find & maintenance for DOS/NetWare. See full description on page 19. Product: MicroFox DOS Utilities Author: MicroFox Company, 216-659-9489 Version: 1.14 (05-05-95) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 1.0 or better. 64k RAM; Program can run safely on a system with no hard disk and only one floppy disk drive. Registration fee: US$10.00 (add US$2.00 for shipping to U.S. addresses) (add US$3.00 for shipping to Canadian addresses) (add US$5.00 for shipping outside U.S. or Canada) Registration benefits: choice of 31/2" or 51/4" master disk(s); lifetime unlimited phone, fax, BBS, CompuServe, mail support; bonus utilities; all ASP-wide offers (see page 6); disks of other shareware; discounts on other products. Look for: UTL114.ZIP on BBSs (call 216-661-9065 to download it at no charge); UTL114.ZIP on CompuServe in CIS:PCUTIL forum LIBrary 0 (or contact userID 73057,3113 for assistance); UTL114.ZIP on GEnie in IBMPC forum LIBrary 0. Download size: 128k (about ten minutes with a 2400 baud modem) Description: MicroFox Utilites for DOS. Printer utilities. Batch file utilities. Screen utilities. File utilities. Product: PATTR Author: Patri-Soft, 909-352-2820 Version: 1.5 (11-05-90) Needs: IBM PC, DOS 2.0 or better. Regi