Subject: The most useful msdos programs

From: "X. Kang" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 3 May 1993 09:43:28 MEZ

Hi,
   Because many of you are interested in the most useful dos programs
from the free/shareware world, I forwarded this file to the net. It
includes two parts, the second part is following in next mail...
                                                       Xiangbo
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Archive-name: msdos-archives/part1
Last-modified: April 29, 1993
Version: 2.6

        Useful MSDOS Programs at SIMTEL20 and Garbo (Part 1 of 2)
    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
         ****   The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files   ****

Version: 2.6  April 29, 1993

Compiled by Samuel Ko ([email-masked])

This is a good selection of the "best" sharewares and freewares that are
available from SIMTEL20 (wsmr-simtel20.army.mil) - the largest depository
of MSDOS files - and Garbo (garbo.uwasa.fi) - a good alternative to SIMTEL20.

This list contains many commonly-and-frequently-wanted sharewares/freewares/
public domain programs. So, before you post any requests for ftp'able MSDOS
files in comp.archives.msdos.d, comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted or other msdos/pc
newsgroups, please try to read the list first. This will help reduce the
traffic in those groups a bit. Besides you might find some other interesting
stuff here.

As it is more convenient to ftp files from SIMTEL20's mirror sites than
SIMTEL20 itself, so I use the directories of oak.oakland.edu (the most
up-to-date mirror site) instead. Besides, many other SIMTEL20's mirror sites
actually mirror files from oak.oakland.edu.

If you want to use the parent site (SIMTEL20) or other mirror sites (e.g.
wuarchive.wustl.edu), please change the path name accordingly. Here is how
to do it:  (`whatever' is the name of subdirectory to be substituted)

oak: /pub/msdos/whatever = SIMTEL20: pd1:<msdos.whatever>
                         = wuarchive: /mirrors/msdos/whatever

Please note that garbo is mirrored in N. America at wuarchive. Therefore
garbo: /pc/whatever = wuarchive: /mirrors/garbo.uwasa.fi/whatever

For info on other SIMTEL20 and Garbo mirror sites, please see Appendix 1.

If you do not have ftp access, please read Appendix 2 for instructions
on how to obtain most of the files listed below by e-mail.

Thanks to all who have helped in improving the list. However, to save
some bandwidth, I do not want to include a long list (over 200 names) of
acknowledgment. I do sincerely thank each and every one of you who has
contributed to this compilation in one way or the other. So, this collection
is the product of the combined wisdom of many netnews readers and archive
users. (yes, errors and shortcomings are my responsibility :-)

Any further comments and suggestions will be very much appreciated. I am
particularly interested in any programs that you think are better than those
listed below.

The list should be (more or less) accurate as of April 28, 1993. However, as
the world of archive files is rapidly changing, many entries here may be
dated soon. So, please read the newsgroup comp.archives.msdos.announce or
consult the index files of the archive sites to keep yourself informed of the
latest uploads and changes.

I will try to update and post this regularly.

General format of an entry:
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Program:  Name and/or Description
Version:  The latest release
Upload Date:  The date the program was uploaded to SIMTEL20 or oak
File:  The name of the file that corresponds to the program
Size:  The size of the archive file
Location:  The directory from which the file can be found
Status:  Shareware / Freeware Info
         Shareware - copyrighted (or patented) programs distributed and sold
         on a "try before you buy" basis.
         Freeware - copyrighted programs which do not require compensation
         for use in most cases.
         Public Domain - free from copyrights; open to use by anyone
         without compensation.
Comment:  My comment and supplementary info
Alternative:  Other similar program
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Contents:

Part I
------
* Trivia ...
* Section A:  Application Programs
* Section B:  Compression / Decompression Programs
* Section C:  Utilities
   Area 1:  4DOS
   Area 2:  Disk Utilities
   Area 3:  Directory Utilities
   Area 4:  File / Text Utilities

› Part II
  -------
   Area 5:  Screen Utilities
   Area 6:  System Utilities
   Area 7:  Other Utilities
* Section D:  Anti-Virus Programs
* Section E:  Editors
* Section F:  Communication Programs
* Section G:  Miscellaneous Files
--
* Appendix 1:  Mirror Sites
* Appendix 2:  Obtaining files by e-mail
* Appendix 3:  Getting upload announcements by e-mail
* Appendix 4:  How to do anonymous ftp?  |

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Trivia ...
1) purposes ?
   This is a collection of many useful, common, and popular sharewares,
   freewares, and public domain programs ... It will (I hope) give you
   (especially those who are new to the world of archive files) a good idea
   on the range of files and programs you can obtain from major DOS ftp
   sites ...

2) "useful" ?
   a) most of the programs listed below should enhance DOS in one way or
      another ...
   b) most of them should work on any DOS-based computers (from XTs to
      486s, from monochrome to SVGA, etc ...)
   c) most of them can be run by intuition, i.e. you don't have to read
      the manuals pages after pages to get the programs started ...
      "If an experienced user who is not familiar with the particular
      program is still practically stuck after the first ten minutes, the
      user interface of a PD or a shareware program is unacceptable, however
      good and useful the application may otherwise be." - Timo Salmi
   d) most of them should be relatively bug-free ...
   e) most of them are "scholarly" (i.e. no games or gif files) ...

3) to get this compilation ? ...
   a) you're reading it now ... so, save it ... :-)
   b) this compilation and a hypertext version are archived at SIMTEL20
      and Garbo (and, of courses, their mirror sites) ...
      e.g.  oak.oakland.edu: /pub/msdos/info/useful26.zip
            garbo.uwasa.fi: /pc/filelist/useful26.zip
   c) the plain text version can also be obtained from the ftp sites
      archiving news.answers articles ...
      e.g. rtfm.mit.edu:  /pub/usenet/news.answers/msdos-archives/part1
           (18.70.0.226)  /pub/usenet/news.answers/msdos-archives/part2
                          /pub/usenet/news.answers/msdos-archives/diff

4) my top 20 ...
    1)  pkz204g.exe              11)  fff43.zip
    2)  qedit215.zip             12)  asa55c-{1,2}.zip
    3)  pklte115.zip             13)  arj230ng.exe (+ arj239*.exe)
    4)  list77a.zip              14)  pgp22.zip
    5)  fv143.zip                15)  simibm.zip (+ simdir22.zip)
    6)  tm400-{1,2,3,4}.zip      16)  explo210.zip
    7)  msker312.zip             17)  shez89.zip
    8)  gsz1109.zip              18)  lha213.exe
    9)  scanv102.zip             19)  cal26.zip
   10)  4dos402p.zip             20)  fgrep172.zip
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Section A:  Application Programs
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Program: PC-Write Advanced Level Word-Processor
Version: 4.0
Upload Date: 92/07/24
Files: pcwal401.zip (Program), pcwal402.zip (Help/Spell)
       pcwal1403.zip (Conversion), pcwal404.zip (Printer)
Size: 946,024 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor
          garbo: /pc/txtutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: PC-Write is undoubtedly one of the most sophisticated word-processor
         There is a simpler version - pcws201*.zip (oak only) ...
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Program: AsEasyAs Spreadsheet
Version: 5.5c
Upload Date: 93/03/22
Files: asa55c-{1,2}.zip
Size: 409.045 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/spreadsheet
          garbo: /pc/spreadsheet
Status: Shareware
Comment: A powerful Lotus 123 clone ...
         There is a "lighter" version - Alite - alite1f.zip (oak only) ...
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Program: Buttonware's PC-File Database
Version: 6.5
Upload Date: 92/08/11
Files: pcf65{a,b,c}.zip
Size: 895,990 bytes  (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dbase
          garbo: /pc/database
Status: Shareware
Comment: This is definitely the most popular and powerful shareware
         database program ...
Alternative: RExL (rexl211{a,b,c}.zip in /pub/msdos/database) (oak only)
             File expresss (fe51-{a,b,c}.zip) (ditto)
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Program: EnVision Publisher
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/12/02
Files: evp10{a,b}.zip
Size: 669,413 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskpub
          garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: Great! ... A WYSIWYG full-feature desktop publishing program ...
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Program: Draft Choice CAD
Version: 2.0
Upload Date: 92/07/15
File: dc20.zip
Size: 314,791 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/cad
          garbo: /pc/cad
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good computer-assisted-design program ... Get dcfonts.zip ...

         BTW ...
         Data flow diagrams ...
         - Analyst's Toolkit (atk15ibm.zip in /pub/msdos/flowchart) - good
         - EasyCase (ezcase17.zip in /pub/msdos/case) - a limited CASE
         Flow-Charts ...
         - FLODRAW (fdrw225{a,b}.zip - /pub/msdos/flowchart) (CGA only)
         Project Management ...
         - Easy Project (ezprj402.zip - /pub/msdos/flowchart)
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Program: X(Plore) Mathematical Toolchest
Version: 4
Upload Date: 92/06/08
File: cc4-9206.zip
Size: 417,716 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator
          garbo: /pc/math
Status: Shareware
Comment: A sophisticated calculus calculator ... doing numeric math ...
Alternatives: Symbolic Calculator (sm22a.zip) - doing symbolic math
              Mercury (mrcry209.zip) - solving equations (in /.../math for oak)

BTW, a good plotting program is GNUPLOT (gnuplt32.zip in /pub/msdos/plot)
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Section B:  Compression / Decompression Programs
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Synopsis - DOS and UNIX
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                  DOS                                UNIX
                  ---                                ----
*.zip          pkz204g.exe                        --
               zip19p1x.zip                       zip19p1.zip (or .tar.Z)
               unz50p1.exe                        unz50p1.zip (or .tar.Z)

*.arj          arj230ng.exe (arj239f.exe)         --
               unarj230.zip                       unarj230.tar-z (or .tar.Z)

*.lzh          lha213.exe (lha255b.exe)           lha-101u.tar-z (or .tar.Z)

*.arc          pk361.exe                          arc521e.tar-z (oak)
               arc602.exe                         arc.tar.Z (garbo)

*.zoo          zoo210.exe                         zoo210.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
               booz20.zip                         booz20.tar-z (or .Z)

*.hpk          hpack78.zip                        hpack78src.tar.Z (garbo only)

*.sqz          sqz1083e.exe                       --

*.tar          tar4dos.zoo                        on your system

*.Z            comp430d.zip                       on your system

*.F            --                                 freeze *

*.z            --                                 pack (on your system)
               gzip107.zip                        gzip-1.0.7.tar **

*.exe/         pklte115.zip                       --
*.com          lzexe91e.zip
               diet144.zip

* freeze is a new Unix compression program ... Get it from
  /usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume25/freeze at wuarchive ...

** gzip (GNU zip) is designed to replace Unix's compress  ... Get gzip
   from prep.ai.mit.edu (in /pub/gnu - where most GNU files there are now
   compressed with gzip) ...

The Unix version of these compression/decompression programs are
obtainable from  SIMTEL20: PD8:<MISC.UNIX>, oak: /pub/misc/unix
or  garbo: /unix/arcers ...
Information on the DOS version is as follows ...
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Program: PKWare pkzip, pkunzip, pkzipfix and zip2exe package
Version: 2.04g
Upload Date: (to garbo) 93/02/01
File: pkz204g.exe
Size: 202,574
Location: oak: not available
          garbo: /pc/arcers (the old version (pkz110eu.zip ) is in /pc/goldies)
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: Simply the best zip / unzip for DOS ...
         ****   THIS (pkz204g.exe) IS ABSOLUTELY AND POSITIVELY A MUST  ****

         BTW ... to split large zip files to smaller zip files, get
         zipsplit (zipspl12.zip) ... And ZipView (zipvu124.zip) is a
         good program for viewing (and executing) files inside *.zip ...
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Program: Info-Zip's Zip
Version: 1.9 patch 1
Upload Date: 92/08/30
File: zip19p1x.zip
Size: 114,278 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: pkzip "clone" ... and this one is free ...
         zipinfo, zipnote, zipsplit are included with zip19p1x.zip ...

         Source codes (for many OS): zip19p1.zip ... and for encryption
         codes, get zcrypt19.zip (garbo: /pc/arcutil) ...
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Program: Info-Zip's Unzip
Version: 5.0 patch 1
Upload Date: 93/01/19
File: unz50p1.exe
Size: 40,062 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: unzip 5.0p1 can handle files zipped with zip 1.0/1.9 and pkzip
         1.1/1.93/2.04  ...
         Source codes (for many OS): unz50p1.zip  (also, zcrypt19.zip) ...
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Program: ARJ file archiver
Version: 2.3
Upload Date: 92/01/31
File: arj230ng.exe
Size: 200,502 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/archivers
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: Another major compression/archive program ... Good ...
         If you just want to decompress *.arj files, get unarj230.zip ...

         The final (?) beta version of ARJ version 2.4 is out ... You can get
         arj239f.exe from garbo ...
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Program: LZH archive make / extract program
Version: 2.13
Upload Date: 91/08/07
File: lha213.exe
Size: 44,416 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/archivers
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ... especially for creating self-extracting files ...

         And you can get the new version 2.55b (lha255b.exe) from garbo ...
         But the enclosed documentation is in Japanese ...
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Program: ARC file packer / unpacker
Version: 3.61
Upload Date: 88/08/01
File: pk361.exe
Size: 119,598 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/archivers
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: A bit dated compression program ... but still essential ...
Alternative: ARC (arc602.exe) (garbo only)
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Program: Dhesi's make/extract/view ZOO archiver
Version: 2.10
Upload Date: 91/07/12
File: zoo210.exe
Size: 55,721 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zoo
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Public Domain
Comment: Good and essential ...
         If you only want a *.zoo file extractor, get booz20.zip ...
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Program: Hpack multisystem archiver
Version: 0.78
Upload Date: 92/12/31
File: hpack078.zip
Size: 113,973 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/archivers
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: yet another fine archiver ... but slow compression :( ...

         And if you want another slow - but pretty efficient - archiver,
         get HA (ha098.zip) (garbo only) ...
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Program: SQZ - SQUEEZE
Version: 1.083
Upload Date: 93/02/10
File: sqz1083e.exe
Size: 119,203 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/archivers
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: A nice archiver from Sweden ... Try it ...
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Program: Buerg's archive files viewer
Version: 1.43
Upload Date: 93/02/18
File: fv143.zip
Size: 9,058 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arcutils
          garbo: /pc/arcutil
Status: Shareware, Free for personal/private use
Comment: A very good utility for viewing and handling different types
         of compressed files ...
Alternative: RView (rv249.zip) - also RV-Shell (rvs110.zip)
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Program: General Unpack Shell
Version: 1.60
Upload Date: 92/09/27
File: gus_160.zip
Size: 31,515 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arcutils
          garbo: /pc/arcutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: Interesting ... Can look for the right decompression program
         to extract a compressed file ...
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Program: ZZAP
Version: 6.6a
Upload Date: 93/01/10
File: zzap66a.zip
Size: 108,254 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
          garbo: /pc/arcutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A fine program that can convert compressed files from one format
         to another ...
Alternative: AC (ac214b.zip - in oak: /pub/msdos/arcutils) - menu driven

BTW, for a comparison of different compression programs, take a look at
the file arctst02.zip (oak: /pub/info) ... And according to Greg Flint who
did the tests: "In general, the fastest archiver and de-archiver were PKZIP
2.04g and its companion PKUNZIP.  The greatest compression was achieved by
ha 0.98 although it was the second slowest (trailed only by "scrnch")."
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Program: Shez
Version: 8.9
Upload Date: 93/03/18
File: shez89.zip
Size: 224,529 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arcutils
          garbo: /pc/arcutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: More sophisticated shell for manipulating different types
         of compressed files ... There is also a tutorial, get shezt.zip ...
Alternative: ArcMaster (am92.zip) - good
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Program: Unix-compatible 16bit Compress/Uncompress/Zcat
Version: 4.30
Upload Date: 90/10/13
File: comp430d.zip
Size: 20,241 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/compress
          garbo: /pc/unix
Status:  Public Domain
Comment: For extracting/making Unix *.Z files ...

         The best thing to do is to copy comp430d.exe to compress.exe,
         uncompre.exe and zcat.exe ... To uncompress a *.Z file, simply
         type  uncompre(ss) *.Z ...
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Program: GNU zip
Version: 1.0.7
Upload Date: 93/03/22
File: gzip107.zip
Size: 49,053 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/compress
          garbo: /pc/arcers (as gzip107.exe)
Status: Freeware
Comment: GNU zip is designed to replace UNIX's Compress ... gzip uses the
         same algorithm as Info-Zip's zip, so it can compress better than
         Compress and is free of any patent disputes ...

         To uncompress *.z (files compressed with gzip), type gzip -d *.z ...
         And gzip -d can also uncompress *.Z (files compressed with Compress)
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Program: Tar (tape archiver) ...
Version: -
Upload Date: (to garbo) 90/03/21
File: tar4dos.zoo
Size: 36,824 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl (as tar4dos.zip)
          garbo: /pc/unix
Status: Public Domain
Comment: This is the most Unix-compatible tar clone for DOS ...
         To untar a *.tar file ... enter  tar xvf *.tar ...
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Program: Pklite - Executable File Compressor
Version: 1.15
Upload Date: 92/08/10
File: pklte115.zip
Size: 41,282 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/execomp
          garbo: /pc/execomp
Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
Comment: Can compress executable files (*.exe/*.com) ... Really Good ...
Alternatives: Lzexe (lzexe91e.zip + unlzexe8.zip)

              Diet (diet144.zip) - can compress not only executables, but
              also data files ... (for oak: in /pub/msdos/dsktul)

BTW, Dirx (drx109.zip) can tell you which executables are compressed ...
     UNP (unp301.zip) can unpack all (?) types of compressed executables ...
     DISLITE (dislt115.zip) can uncompress "unextractible" executables ...
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Further reference:
1) The 3-part FAQs for the comp.compression newsgroups by Jean-loup Gailly ...
   (Part I: practical usage  -  Part II: how compression works) ...
   Read them on news.answers or get them from rtfm.mit.edu
   (in /pub/usenet/news.answers/compression-faq) or from garbo (as
   /pc/doc-net/faqc9304.zip) ...

2) Get the file  compression  from ftp.cso.uiuc.edu (in /doc/pcnet) ...
   Maintained by David Lemson, this file has additional info on different
   compression/decompression programs for many different operating systems.

3) If you're familiar with C programming, the book "The Data Compression Book"
   (written by Mark Nelson and published by M&T) should enable you to have a
   good understanding on different compression techniques.
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Section C:  Utilities
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   Area 1:  4DOS
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Program: 4DOS command.com replacement
Version: 4.02  (MSDOS 6 - compatible)
Upload Date: 93/03/31
File: 4dos402p.zip
Size: 310,863 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/4dos
          garbo: /pc/cmd4dos
Status: Shareware
Comment: This gives you much more than MSDOS' command.com ...
         Documentation is in 4dos402d.zip ...
         Lots of accompanying utilities in the 4dos subdirectory ...
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   Area 2:  Disk Utilities
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Program: Patriquin Copy
Version: 9.2c
Upload Date: 92/07/06
File: pcopy92c.zip
Size: 111,566 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/filecopy
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good file copier ...

         BTW, to copy specified files to the least number of diskettes, get
         FFIT (ffit162.zip) ...
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Program: OnePass - single-pass floppy-disk copier
Version: 1.55
Upload Date: 92/10/16
File: 1pass155.zip
Size: 16,064 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/filecopy
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good replacement for DOS diskcopy ...
Alternatives: COPYQM (copyq305.zip), WWScopyd (copyd11.zip)

BTW ... A good program to break a large file up into pieces and copy it to
floppies is  slice  (oak: /pub/msdos/pcmag/slice13.arc) ... And to simply
break up a large file to pieces of a certain size, use chop (oak: /pub/msdos/
filutl/chop31.zip) ...
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Program: MegaBack disk system backup
Version: 2.1
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: mback210.zip
Size: 225,252 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/diskutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Probably the best backup program ...
Alternatives: Stowaway (stow191.zip)
              Flexibak Plus (flexp250.zip)
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Program: FormatMaster
Version: 4.6
Upload Date: 92/05/30
File: fm46.zip
Size: 87,323 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/format
Status: Shareware
Comment: It's menu driven ...
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Program: FD-Format
Version: 1.8
Upload Date: 91/07/21
File: fdform18.zip
Size: 109056 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/diskutil  (as fdform18.lzh)
Status: Public Domain
Comment: Can format disks to higher density ...
Alternative: FMT (atfmt100.zip)
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Program: DOG - Disk OrGanizer
Version: 3.16
Upload Date: 92/03/31
File: dog316.zip
Size: 54,553 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/diskutil
Status: Shareware, Free for personal use
Comment: Can remove fragmentations and rearrange files ...
Alternative: ORG (org30sw.zip) (oak only)
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Program: HDTEST
Version: 5.35a
Upload Date: 92/10/26
File: hdts535a.zip
Size: 139,775
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/diskutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good program for testing and maintaining disks ...
         For analyzing "floppy" disks, get ANADISK (anad207.zip) ...
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   Area 3:  Directory Utilities
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Program: Another Change Directory
Version: 2.10
Upload Date: 92/08/04
File: acd210.zip
Size: 55,296 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dirutl
          garbo: /pc/dirutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ...
Alternative: CCD (ccd20.zip)
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Program: Treeview
Version: 1.1
Upload Date: 90/01/20
File: treevw11.arc
Size: 156,780 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
          garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: A classic file manager ...
Alternative: StupenDOS (sd-400.zip) - newer and supporting pkzip 2.04
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Program: Vernon Buerg's file viewer and disk utility
Version: 7.7a
Upload Date: 92/10/26
File: list77a.zip
Size: 92,388 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
          garbo: /pc/fileutil
Status: Shareware, Free for personal/private use
Comment: a MUST ...
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Program: The Director: Hard disk file/menu manager
Version: 5
Upload Date: 92/04/30
File: directr5.zip
Size: 358,928 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/menu
          garbo: /pc/dirutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good collection of programs for managing files and directories ...

BTW, the "best" menu program is AUTOMENU (auto47.zip) (for garbo, in /pc/menu)
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Program: Directory Scanner
Version: 4.21
Upload Date: 92/03/19
File: ds421.zip
Size: 195,486 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dirutl
          garbo: /pc/dirutil (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: Another good file/directory management program ...
Alternative: Directory Freedom (df460.zip)
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   Area 4:  File / Text Utilities
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Program: Derr's FileFinder
Version: 4.3
Upload Date: 93/04/23
File: fff42.zip
Size: 147,293 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dirutl
          garbo: /pc/filefind
Status: Shareware
Comment: Good ...
Alternatives: FastFileFind (fff360.zip)
              Target (target15.zip) - a good file locator and manupulator
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Program: Fgrep
Version: 1.72
Upload Date: 90/05/10
File: fgrep172.zip
Size: 12,512 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
          garbo: /pc/fileutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good utility to search for file(s) with a string of text ...
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Program: Flip - Dos - Unix text-file translation
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 89/07/31
File: flip1exe.zip
Size: 14,466 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
          garbo: /pc/unix (as flip1exe.zoo)
Status: Freeware
Comment: Probably the best utility to add/remove cr or lf ...
Alternatives: crlf15b.zip, DOSCVT (doscvt24.zip)
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Program: Binary Editor and Viewer
Version: 1.40
Upload Date: 93/04/16
File: beav140.zip
Size: 94,313 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/binedit
          garbo: /pc/binedit
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ...
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Program: R.E. Marks' UU/XX en/decoder
Version: 5.21
Upload Date: 93/03/15
File: uuexe521.zip
Size: 32,185 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
          garbo: /pc/decode
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good and essential for encoding/decoding binary files ...
         And UUDO (uudo12.zip) can handle multi-part uuencoded files ...
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Program: Pretty Good Privacy
Version: 2.2
Upload Date: (to garbo) 93/03/07
File: pgp22.zip
Size: 209,679 bytes
Location: oak: not available
          garbo: /pc/crypt
Status: Freeware
Comment: This is a very popular but controversial (public key) encryption
         program ...also available from ghost.dsi.unimi.it (in /pub/security)

         And there is a shell program for PGP - get pgpshel1.zip (which can
         also be found in oak: /pub/msdos/security) ...

Alternatives: Encrypt (encrypt.zip), Tangle (tangle.zip)
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Program: Dosnx - Unix-like utilities
Version: 2.0e
Upload Date: 92/09/26
File: dosnx20e.zip
Size: 175,162 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
          garbo: /pc/unix
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good assortment of basic Unix-like stuff ...
Alternatives: GNU file/text utilities (futil14ax.zip in /pub/msdos/gnuish)
              Rutils (rutils30.zoo from /pub at ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de
                      or /pc/miscutil at garbo)

BTW ... Some other "common" Unix Tools for Dos:
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 less    -  oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl/less177e.zip
            garbo: /pc/unix/less177e.zip
 awk     -  oak: /pub/msdos/awk/gawk211.zip  or  mawk10.zip
 sed     -  oak: /pub/msdos/gnuish/sed106ax.zip
 ksh     -  oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl/ms_sh21b.zip (386+ preferred)
 perl    -  oak: /pub/msdos/perl/perl4019.zip
 make    -  oak: /pub/msdos/c/dmake38e.zip  or  /pub/msdos/gnuish/make358ax.zip
            garbo: /pc/unix/dmak38e.zip
 gcc     -  take a look at  oak: /pub/msdos/djgpp or garbo: /pc/djgpp
 rcs     -  oak: /pub/msdos/gnuish/rcs55ax.zip

For other Unix and Unix-like programs ... take a look at ...
wuarchive: /systems/msdos/gnuish   or  oak: /pub/msdos/gnuish
garbo: /pc/unix  ...

BTW2 ... linux is a freely distributable unix clone for 386+ ... The official
site for linux is tsx-11.mit.edu ...
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Program: CompuShow *.gif files viewer
Version: 8.60a
Upload Date: 93/02/08
File: cshw860a.zip
Size: 150,746 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/gif
          garbo: /pc/gifutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Can work on any type of graphical display ...
Alternatives: VPIC (vpic60.zip) (no Herc) (oak only)
              Naked Eye (naked110.zip) (requires SVGA)
              GIFV (gifv412.zip)

BTW ... a bit on jpeg files ...
viewers:  HiView (hv12.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
          ColorView (dcview21.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
          DVPEG (dvpeg24.zip) - sunee.uwaterloo.ca: /pub/jpeg/viewers
convertors: jpeg <--> gif (gif2jpg2.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
            Image Alchemy (alch161.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics - this
            can convert files between many different graphics formats ...

BTW2 ... further info on these can be found in the 3-part FAQs for the
alt.binaries.pictures newsgroups by Jim Howard (part 3 is OS-dependent) ...
Read them on news.answers or get them from rtfm.mit.edu (in /pub/
usenet/news.answers/pictures-faq) ...
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Program: Ghostscript
Version: 2.52
Upload Date: 92/09/23
Files: gs252286.zip (for 286-) or gs252386.zip (for 386+) and gs252ini.zip
Size: 361,558 bytes (286)  or  562,867 bytes (386)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/postscript
          garbo: /pc/fileutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: For pre-viewing and printing postscripts files (*.ps or *.eps) ...
         Look for additional/fonts files as well ...
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Program: PCPS
Version: 7.30
Upload Date: 93/02/25
File: pcps730.zip
Size: 93,127 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/postscript
          garbo: /pc/postscript
Status: Shareware
Comment: For printing text files on postscript printers ...

         And to print two reduced "pages" of plain text on a page (on a
         postscript printer), get 2-up111.zip ...
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Program: SbTeX
Version: 3.8
Upload Date: 92/06/15
File: sb38tex.zip
Size: 275,035 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/tex
          garbo: /pc/tex
Status: Freeware
Comment: This is a good adaptation of Knuth's Tex ...
         BTW ... Detex (hdetex25.zip) is good for TeX/LaTeX --> text only ...
                 BiBTeX (bibdb13a.zip) - a good bibliography manager ...
Alternative: emTeX is a comprehensive PD package of TeX, LaTeX, Metafont, etc.
             It is obtainable from archives.umich.edu (in /msdos/TeX/emTeX)
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Program: ShareSpell
Version: 2.3
Upload Date: 91/04/21
File: ss23.zip
Size: 266,521 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
          garbo: /pc/spell
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good text file spell-checker ...
Alternative: amSpell (amspel20.zip) - can spellcheck TeX/LaTeX files
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Program: PC-Proof
Version: 1.8
Upload Date: 93/04/14
File: pc-pro18.zip
Size: 340,865 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
          garbo: /pc/spell
Status: Shareware
Comment: A pretty good grammar checker for word-processed files ...
Alternative: Thelma's grammar/style checker (thlm5081.zip) - this can
             handle only WordPerfect files ... (oak: /pub/msdos/wordperf)
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Program: WordPerfect Password Decryption
Version: 2.0
Upload Date: (to garbo) 91/06/25
File: wppass2.zip
Size: 23,321 bytes
Location: oak: not available
          garbo: /pc/crypt
Status: Freeware
Comment: The best password cracker for encrypted WordPerfect files ...
         Version 3.0 is passwp.zip and is available from cs.uwp.edu
         (in /pub/msdos/wp) ...
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