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Path: bloom-beacon.mit.edu!senator-bedfellow.mit.edu!faqserv
From: sko@helix.net (Samuel Ko)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.answers,news.answers
Subject: Useful MSDOS Programs at SimTel and Garbo (Part 2 of 2)
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Date: 4 Apr 1994 09:37:36 GMT
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Summary: A list of recommended msdos programs available from major ftp sites
Keywords: SimTel, Garbo, Oak, sharewares, freewares, pd programs, ftp
X-Last-Updated: 1994/04/04
Originator: faqserv@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Xref: bloom-beacon.mit.edu comp.archives.msdos.d:6534 comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted:10090 comp.os.msdos.apps:8920 comp.os.msdos.misc:15423 comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc:22903 comp.answers:4579 news.answers:17452
Archive-name: msdos-archives/part2
Last-modified: April 3, 1994
Version: 3.3
Useful MSDOS Programs at SimTel and Garbo (Part 2 of 2)
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
**** The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files ****
Compiled by Samuel Ko (sko@helix.net)
Contents:
Part II
-------
* Section C Utilities
Area 6: System Utilites
Area 7: Other Utilities
* Section D: Anti-Virus Programs
* Section E: Editors
* Section F: Communication Programs
* Section G: Miscellaneous Files
* Section H: Windows Programs
--
* 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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Area 6: System Utilities
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Program: InfoPlus - screens of system info
Version: 1.58
Upload Date: 93/10/06
File: ifp1p158.zip
Size: 114,149 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysinfo
garbo: /pc/sysinfo
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ...
Alternatives: Comptest (ctest259.zip)
ASQ (asq130.zip)
PC Mag Lab Benchmarks (pcben60{a,b,c}.zip; bench60.zip (garbo))
Microsoft Diagnostics (ga0363.zip) in oak: /pub/msdos/microsoft
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Program: Secure System Login
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/08/29
File: login.zip
Size: 71,258 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/security
garbo: /pub/security
Status: Shareware, Free for personal use
Comment: Good ... unix-like ... login: ? Password: ? ...
Alternative: CCP (ccp11.zip) - a more secure system control program
BTW, a nice program to lock your keyboard is pestikid.exe (in the file
tsutle22.zip (garbo: /pc/ts) ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: HyperDisk
Version: 4.65
Upload Date: 93/09/07
File: spkt465s.zip
Size: 399,242 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/diskuti
garbo: /pc/diskutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Disk caching utilities ... better than the RAM Disk ... And
other Speedkit's utilities (HyperKey and HyperScreen) included ...
BTW ... Cache Test (ct50.zip) is good for evaluating
your disk's cache performance ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: TSR Utilities
Version: 3.5
Upload Date: 92/11/24
File: tsrcom35.zip
Size: 75,751 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutil
garbo: /pc/memutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ... Can remove TSRs from memory without rebooting ...
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Program: File Completion
Version: 1.5
Upload Date: 92/08/07
File: filec15.zip
Size: 19,564 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutil
garbo: /pc/keyboard
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good TSR program to add filename completion ...
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Program: Shell Room
Version: 2.4b
Upload Date: 94/01/11
File: shrom24b.zip
Size: 18,145 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutil
garbo: /pc/sysutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Can swap programs from memory to disk ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Hbreak system crash recovery utility
Version: 5.2
Upload Date: 93/05/25
File: hbreak52.zip
Size: 7,031 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutil
garbo: not available
Status: Freeware
Comment: A small tsr utility to abort the execution of program (during crash)
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Program: VMIX
Version: 2.85
Upload Date: 93/09/07
File: vmix285.zip
Size: 243.935 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutil
garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: This is a pretty good multitasking/multiuser environment for 286+
And if simply want a multiple program swapper, try FastFlip
(fflip218.zip) ...
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Area 7: Other Utilities
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Program: PC ReadMail
Version: 4.1
Upload Date: 93/08/19
File: rmail41.zip
Size: 77,931 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/textutil
garbo: /pc/mail
Status: Freeware
Comment: A very good program for reading Unix mails, netnews articles and
Timo's FAQs OFFLINE ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Cal (unix-like)
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 93/10/31
File: cal30.zip
Size: 39,138 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskacss
garbo: /pc/unix/calendar
Status: Freeware
Comment: This program can have the current date highlighted on the monthly
calendar and a list of important dates displayed ...
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Program: Ample Notice
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 92/10/07
File: an300.zip
Size: 192,263 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskacss
garbo: /pc/calendar
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good appointments calendar / alarm clock package ...
Alternative: APCAL (apcal320.zip)
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Program: PCCLOCK
Version: 2.15e
Upload Date: (to garbo) 93/04/15
File: pccl214e.zip
Size: 70,617 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/clock (as pcclk215.zip)
garbo: /pc/sysutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A fine digital clock with alarm ... can set the time by calling the
time server at Boulder, Colorado, USA ...
And if you want a simple program to call the time server and set
the time on your PC, get settime.zip ... on the other hand, if you
want a small digital clock program, get bclk.zip ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: GEOCLOCK
Version: 5.1
Upload Date: 93/10/04
File: geoclk51.zip
Size: 311,044 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
garbo: /pc/ham
Status: Shareware
Comment: Giving you a very nice world map ... Requires EGA/VGA ...
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Program: Ultimate Calculator
Version: 1.8
Upload Date: 93/09/15
File: ucalc18.zip
Size: 66,158 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculat
garbo: /pc/math
Status: Shareware
Comment: A high precision scientific calculator which you can operate
at the command prompt ...
Alternative: MEC (mathfc23.zip)
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Program: Phantom2
Version: 2.9i
Upload Date: 94/02/15
File: ptm229i.zip
Size: 252,051 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/keyboard
garbo: /pc/keyboard
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good keystroke recording/playing-back utility ...
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Program: TypeFast
Version: -
Upload Date: 90/09/12
File: typefast.zip
Size: 91,532 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/educatin
garbo: /pc/educgames
Status: Public Domain
Comment: A game that can improve your typing speed ...
Alternative: Typemate (typeen52.zip) - a good typing tutor
BTW, if you want an electronic-typewriter emulator, get tp-et.zip ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: The Animated Series
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/11
Files: aalpha.zip(Alphabet), aclockmp.zip(Clock), amath1.zip( Math),
amdcm1{a,b}.zip(multi/division), amem20.zip(Memory), animshap.zip(Shapes)
and awcmp{1,2}.zip(Words)
Size: various
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/educatin
garbo: /pc/educgames
Status: Shareware
Comment: Animated programs to enhance learning for preschoolers ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: SkyGlobe
Version: 3.6
Upload Date: 93/10/16
File: skyglb36.zip
Size: 362,704 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/astrnomy
garbo: /pc/astronomy
Status: Shareware
Comment: An easily accessible planetarium displaying stars ...
Alternative: COSMOS (cosmos16.zip)
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Program: ACCU Music System
Version: 3.7
Upload Date: 94/02/15
File: ac37musd.zip
Size: 218,904 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/music
garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: Create, print, transpose and play music ...
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Program: Xset - extended set
Version: 4.02
Upload Date: 94/03/29
File: xset402.zip
Size: 142,635 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/batutil
garbo: /pc/envutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Putting everything in environment variables ...
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Program: DiskUse
Version: 1.5
Upload Date (to umich): 93/08/12
File: diskuse.zip
Size: 71,062 bytes
Location: not at oak or garbo
archive.umich.edu: /msdos/util/disk
Status: Freeware
Comment: This can display your disk usage in a pie chart ...
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Section D: Anti-Virus Programs
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: New versions for these programs are released pretty frequently ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Programs: McAfee anti-virus utilities
Version: 9.24 v.113
Upload Date: 94/03/22
Files: scanv113.zip(scanner), clean113.zip(removal), vshld113.zip(prevention)
Size: scan(255,246 bytes), clean(274,380 bytes), vshield(146,331 bytes)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Sharewares
Comment: Absolutely and positively the BEST ...
BTW ... McAfee's anti-virus (and other) utilities can also be obtained
from /pub/antivirus at the ftp site mcafee.com ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: F-Prot anti-virus program
Version: 2.11
Upload Date: 94/02/09
File: fp-211.zip
Size: 444,391 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Shareware, Free for private use
Comment: a MUST ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: ThunderByte anti-virus
Version: 6.12
Upload Date: 94/03/29
File: tbav612.zip
Size: 264,268 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Shareware
Comment: A comprehensive package of anti-virus programs ...
Very fast scanning!!! ...
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Program: Integrity Master
Version: 2.21
Upload Date: 94/02/21
File: i-m221.zip
Size: 326,833 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
garbo: /pc/virus (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good anti-virus + data integrity system ...
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Program: VIRx
Version: 2.91
Upload Date: 93/11/07
File: virx291.zip
Size: 190,064 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Freeware
Comment: A fine virus scanner ...
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Section E: Editors
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: QEdit
Version: 3.0c
Upload Date: 94/03/23
File: qedit3c.zip
Size: 206,203 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/qedit
garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Shareware
Comment: This one is very very good ... I'm using it now :) ...
Alternatives: can be found in oak: /pub/msdos/editor
Aurora (auror120.zip) - an advanced editor with huge capacity ...
Boxer (boxer600.zip) - a good, fully functional editor
BREEZE (breeze50.zip) - a good WP/editor with spell checker ...
can convert text to text.exe
E4 (e4v160.zip) - a nice, easy-to-use editor
TDE (tde32a.zip) - a fine, public domain editor
VDE (vde171a.zip) - an efficient editor/quasi-word-processor
Vision-Edit (vised35.zip) - can edit files up to 4 megabytes
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program: Elvis
Version: 1.8
Upload Date: 94/03/08
File: elv18exe.zip
Size: 223,804 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor
garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Freeware
Comment: a 99.99% vi clone ... Very very good ...
Alternatives: Calvin (calvin22.zip) - a partial vi clone
XVi (xviexe.zip) - another vi clone
VI Improved (vim20bin.zip) - a nice vi clone
Oak Hill Vi (vi62a1.zoo) - a pretty good (but not-free) vi clone -
obtainable from plains.nodak.edu (in /pub/pc/editors)
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Program: MicroEmacs
Version: 3.12
Upload Date: 93/05/06
Files: ue312ibm.zip and ue312cmd.zip
Size: 123,958 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/uemacs
garbo: /pc/memacs
Status: Freeware
Comment: This is a nice emacs clone ...
Also, documentation: ue312doc.zip
ansi version: ue312ans.zip
protected mode (DMPI) version: ue31216m.zip
MicroSpell: us20exe.zip + us20doc.zip
Alternatives: Freeamcs (emacs16d.zip in /pub/msdos/freemacs) - this one is
more compatible with GNU emacs
Demacs (dem120e.zip in /pub/msdos/demacs) - MSDOS implementation
of GNU emacs - requires 386+ and lots of disk spaces
Oemacs (oemacs{1,2,3,4}.zip in /pub/msdos/oemacs) - a version of
GNU Emacs 18.59 ... which requires lots of disk space and memory
Mutt Editor (me_cd25.zip in /pub/msdos/editor)
NotGNU (xnot16.zip in ditto)
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Program: Ted (Tiny Editor)
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 88/10/21
File: as part of vol7n19.arc (oak) or vol7n19.zip (garbo)
Size: 48,128 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/pcmag
garbo: /pc/pcmag
Status: Freeware
Comment: A really small and efficient editor ...
A good rewrite of this program is Terse 1.4 which is obtainable
from garbo as /pc/editor/trs140a.zip ...
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Section F: Communication Programs
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Program: MS Kermit
Version: 3.13
Upload Date: 93/10/04
File: msker313.zip
Size: 336,286 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/kermit
garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good communication program with the best vt100 emulation ...
Patches 1-12 are released (look for msr31312.pch (oak only)) ...
Also, the offical site for Kermit is watsun.cc.columbia.edu ...
Alternatives: COMMO (commo552.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/modem)
RBComm (rbcom341.zip) (ditto)
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: GSZ - X/Y/Zmodem file transfer program
Version: 94/02/03
Upload Date: 94/02/16
File: gsz0203.zip
Size: 107,648 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zmodem
garbo: /pc/termutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A very good external X/Y/Zmodem program ...
Alternatives: DSZ (dsz0203.zip) - the non-graphical version of GSZ
Texas Zmodem (txzm225.zip) - a _free_ Zmodem transfer program
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Telemate
Version: 4.12
Upload Date: 93/07/25
Files: tm412-{1,2,3,4}.zip
Size: 836,391 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Shareware
Comment: A comprehensive and probably the best communication package ...
With internal multitasking ...
Giflink (included in tm412-4.zip) can help you display *.gif
files while downloading ... and this external protocol can work
with most other communication program ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Telix
Version: 3.22
Upload Date: 94/02/09
Files: tlx322-{1,2,3,4}.zip
Size: 624,406 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/telix
garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Shareware
Comment: Another fully functional communication program ... with a good script
language ...
Alternatives: Terminate (0141ter{1,2}.zip) **** Highly Recommended ****
Odyssey (odys200{a,b}.zip) (oak: /pub/msdos/modem)
COM-AND (ca29-{1,2,3,4}.zip) (ditto)
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Program: BGFT - Background File Transfer
Version: 3.00
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: bgft300{a,b}.zip
Size: 411,166 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
garbo: /pc/termutil (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: A program that allow you to do other things while transferring files...
Alternative: SZModem (szmod200.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/zmodem)
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Program: ZIP - fast file transfer utility
Version: 1.71
Upload Date: 94/01/11
File: zip171.zip
Size: 34,445 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/lan
garbo: /pc/comm
Status: Shareware
Comment: For transferring files between 2 PCs with a serial cable ...
And to remotely control another PC, try TeleReplica (tr4-26.zip
in oak: /pub/msdos/modem) ...
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Program: Modem Doctor
Version: 5.2S
Upload Date: 92/06/15
File: modemd52.zip
Size: 132,181 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
garbo: /pc/comm
Status: Shareware
Comment: Testing your modem and serial ports ...
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Section G: Miscellaneous Files
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File: simindex.zip
Version: updated frequently
Description: Master index file of Oak's /pub/msdos directory ...
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filedocs
Comment: With simdir (simdir22.zip), one can easily look for msdos files ...
Alternative: simlist.zip (plain text)
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File: INDEX.ZIP
Version: updated almost daily
Description: The master index file of garbo's pc directory ...
Location: garbo: /pc
Comment: This is a must ...
If you want to convert this to *.IDX format, get gidx22.zip in
/pc/filelist and _dir.zip in /pc ...
For the latest uploads, see the file _files.in ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
File: moder36.zip
Version: 36
Size: 15,702 bytes
Description: A list of MS-DOS FTP sites and their moderators
Location oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/pd2
Comment: A list of good ftp sites for PC materials by Timo Salmi and
Rhys Weatherley ...
The file moder.lst can be easily read using Mview (mview.zip in
/pc/pd2) ...
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File: tsfaqn40.zip
Version: 40
Size: 87,819 bytes
Description: Timo Salmi: Frequently asked questions & answers
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/ts
Comment: This has been the Bible of comp.binaries.ibm.pc.* and the new
comp.archives.msdos.* newsgroups ... Informative and entertaining ...
Also, the FAQ list for c.a.m.* groups (camfaq.zip - garbo: /pc/pd2) ...
There are also many other interesting stuffs in /pc/ts and /pc/pd2 ...
e.g.tsbat44.zip - a collection of useful batch files and tricks ...
author25.zip - SW & PD authors reachable on the Internet ...
bestpr28.zip - Timo's choice of 28 best MSDOS SW & PD program ...
post*.zip - information e-mails & postings ...
Also look for timo01e.gif/timo01v.gif in garbo: /pc/gif ...
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File: asp7501.zip
Version: 94/03
Size: 483,421 bytes
Description: Association of Shareware Professionals Catalog
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/doc-soft
Comment: A (monthly) catalog of quality shareware programs for BBS users ...
However, many of these sharewares should be available from SimTel
and Garbo ...
There is also a monthly update - upd7501.zip ...
Also, read the monthly Hack Report (hack9401.zip) to be aware of
hacked files that might be on BBSs ...
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File: sharebk1.zip
Version: 1
Size: 293,179 bytes
Description: The ShareWare Book
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/doc-soft
Comment: A good "book" on shareware development ...
Also, for a short tutorial on using and enjoying sharewares, get
sut56.zip ...
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File: online14.zip
Version: 1.4
Size: 284,031 bytes
Description: "The Online World" Book
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
Comment: A pretty comprehensive overview on using the global online
information resources ...
And if you want a beginner's guide to the Internet, get
bgi13a.zip ...
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File: ccworld{1,2}.zip
Version: -
Size: 746,529 bytes (total)
Description: World Fact Book Reader
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
garbo: /pc/education
Comment: A easy way to read the World Fact Book 1992 (which gives you all the
essential info about every country in this world) ...
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Section H: Windows Programs
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**** experimental ****
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Almanac 3.1
-----------
- a very good appointment calendar
- alm31.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
- alternative: Above and Beyond (abv30.zip)
####
Delta 2.4
---------
- reporting changes to drives and files after you install programs
- delta2_4.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
oak: /pub/msdos/windos3
####
Drag and View 2.0
-----------------
- an add-on to the File Manager for viewing many different types of
files (word processor, spreadsheet, database, etc)
- dragvu20.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/desktop
####
Frequently Asked Questions 3.0
------------------------------
- FAQs about Windows in winhelp format ...
- faqwin03.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/misc
####
Hunter 3.0
----------
- a text and file search utzility
- hnter30a.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
####
IconWorks 5
-----------
- for creating, editing, and viewing icons
- iconwk5.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/icon
####
MicroLink 1.04
--------------
- a pretty good comm. program supporting Zmodem
- mlk104.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
oak: /pub/msdos/windows3
####
Paint Shop Pro 2.0
------------------
- *.gif, *.jpg, *.bmp, etc viewer and convertor
- pspro20.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/desktop
oak: /pub/msdos/windows3
- alternative: Graphics Workship (gwswn11k.zip)
####
Plug-In 1.3
-----------
- This enhances (not replaces) the Program Manager ... customizable
group icons, memory and resource reporting, customs cursors, etc ...
- plugin13.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
####
PostIt Notes 3.2
----------------
- 3M Post-it notes look-alike
- wpost32b.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/desktop
oak: /pub/msdos/windows3
####
Spell Sentry 1.2
----------------
- a good spell-checker ... can even check *.wri and clipboard
- spellsen.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
garbo: /windows/util (as spells12.zip)
####
SkyMap 2.0
----------
- win planetarium showing stars, planets, objects, etc ...
- skymp20{a,b}.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
oak: /pub/msdos/astrnomy
####
Statline 3.3
------------
- displaying the disk space, memory, date, and time ... with a program launcher
and mini notepad
- stat33a.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/desktop
- alternative: BarClock (barclk23.zip) - displays similiar info in the
caption bar of active windows
####
Visual Basic Runtime Library 3
------------------------------
- some Windows sharewares/freewares require this runtime library (vbrun300.dll)
- vbrun300.exe from cica: /pub/msdos/win3/util
oak: /pub/msdos/windows3 (as vbrun300.zip)
- you might have to get vbrun200.zip and vbrun100.zip as well as the runtime
libraries are not downward-compatible
####
WCL 7.3
-------
- Windows command line interface ... stimulating the c:\> prompt
- wincmd73.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
oak: /pub/msdos/windows3
####
WinEdit 3.0
-----------
- a full-featured programmar editor with 3 levels of functionality ...
- we-30d.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/programr
- alternatives: E! (ew120g-e.zip from oak: /pub/msdos/windows3)
Mega Edit (medit210.zip - ditto) - a simple text editor
####
WinTune 1.0
-----------
- tesing and tuning-up utility from Windows Magazine ...
- wt{1,2,3}.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
- alternatives: PC-Magazine Win Benchmark version 3.11 (winbn311.zip) or
4.0 (winben.exe)
####
WinZip 5.0
----------
- an intuitive point-and-click, drag-and-drop front-end to zip compression/
compression ... pkzip/unzip will not be needed for basic operations
- winzip5b.zip from cica: /pub/pc/win3/util
oak: /pub/msdos/windows3
- alternative: Drag and Zip (dragzp30.zip)
####
WScan 113
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- the front end to McAfee Scan
- wscan109.zip from oak: /pub/msdos/virus
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Appendix 1: Mirror sites (and some best ftp sites)
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(for more info, refer to moder.lst in moder36.zip ...)
Mirror Site IP Directory
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I. SimTel Mirrors
oak.oakland.edu 141.210.10.117 /pub/msdos
wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /systems/ibmpc/msdos
archive.orst.edu 128.193.2.13 /pub/mirrors/oak.oakland.edu/simtel20/msdos
ftp.uu.net 192.48.96.9 /systems/ibmpc/msdos/simtel20
ftp.funet.fi 128.214.6.100 /pub/msdos/SimTel
src.doc.ic.ac.uk 146.169.2.1 /pub/packages/simtel20
ftp.switch.ch 130.59.1.40 /mirror/msdos
ftp.uni-paderborn.de 131.234.2.32 /pcsoft/msdos
ftp.technion.ac.il 132.68.1.10 /pub/unsupported/dos/simtel
archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/pc/oak
nctuccca.edu.tw 140.111.1.10 /PC/simtel
ftp.nectec.or.th 130.59.1.40 /pub/mirrors/msdos
(gopher: gopher.oakland.edu)
II. Garbo Mirrors
wuarchive.wustl.edu 128.252.135.4 /systems/ibmpc/garbo
archie.au 139.130.4.6 /micros/pc/garbo
nctuccca.edu.tw 140.111.1.10 /PC/garbo
BTW ... please use a mirror site near you and preferably during off-peak
hours (6:00 pm - 6:00 am) ...
Some Best Ftp Sites
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1) best msdos uploads site ... wuarchive.wustl.edu (/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS)
******
2) best msdos Games site ... ftp.uml.edu (/msdos/Games)
Currently the various sections of the archives include ...
Apogee - Apogee-distributed games (official site)
[where you can find Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3-D, Halloween Harry
and the new Raptor ... ]
BBSDoors - Games suitable for BBS Doors
Cards - Various games based on playing cards
Demos - Demos of commercial games (playable and unplayable)
Editors - Game editors for FD and commercial games
Epic - Epic MegaGames (official site)
[where you can find Zone66, Pinball, etc]
FltSim - MS Flight Simluator accessories
Game_Bytes - Game Bytes Magazine (official site)
MahJongg - Various MahJongg games
Misc - Games not covered elsewhere
Moraff - Moraff games
Patches - Commercial patches
Program - Game programmers accessories/libraries
Sports - Sports-related games
TextAd - Text Adventures
Trivia - Trivia games
Utils - Utilities for FD, commercial, and non-computer games
Windows - Miscellaneous games for Windows 3.1
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DOOM **** Highly Recommended ****
++++
There is also the directory /msdos/Games/ID where you can find DOOM - a
newly-released, 3-D, virtual-reality, Wolfenstein-like, action-oriented game
from ID ... The latest version (at the time of writing) is 1.2 ... (BTW,
the official site is /pub/msdos/games/id at ftp.uwp.edu ... and some
unofficial editors/cheats can be found in /pub/msdos_uploads/games/doomstuff
at ftp.wustl.edu ...). Read comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action for the latest info ...
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The archives are currently maintained by Brian 'Doc' O'Neill
(oneill@cs.uml.edu).
******
3) best Windows site ... ftp.cica.indiana.edu (/pub/pc/win3)
Area Directory
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Microsoft Access Programs pub/pc/win3/access
Various Windows Demo Programs pub/pc/win3/demo
Desktop Image, Util, BMP Files pub/pc/win3/desktop
Software Drivers/Printers pub/pc/win3/drivers/printer
Software Drivers/Video pub/pc/win3/drivers/video
Windows Soft Fonts pub/pc/win3/fonts
Adobe Type Manager (ATM) Fonts pub/pc/win3/fonts/atm
TrueType Fonts pub/pc/win3/fonts/truetype
Windows Games and Diversions pub/pc/win3/games
Windows Icons, Icon Editors, etc. pub/pc/win3/icons
Miscellaneous Files (tips, etc.) pub/pc/win3/misc
Windows NT Files pub/pc/win3/nt
Windows Programming pub/pc/win3/programr
Asymetrix ToolBook Applications pub/pc/win3/toolbook
Borland C++ Windows Programs pub/pc/win3/programr/bcpp
Program Listings from Publications pub/pc/win3/programr/listings
Windows Turbo Pascal Programming pub/pc/win3/programr/tp
Windows Visual Basic Programming pub/pc/win3/programr/vbasic
Windows Sounds and Util Files pub/pc/win3/sounds
Windows Supplemental Devlpmnt Lib pub/pc/win3/sdl
General Windows Utilities pub/pc/win3/util
Word for Windows Utilities, Files pub/pc/win3/winword
Windows Resource Kit Files pub/pc/win3/wrk
WordPerfect for Windows Utils pub/pc/win3/wpwin
BTW, other places to find Windows programs ...
Oak: /pub/msdos/windows
Garbo: /windows
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4) best OS2 site ... ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (/os2)
******
5) best FAQs site ... rtfm.mit.edu (/pub/usenet/news.answers)
******
6) best UNIX sites ... oak (/pub/misc/unix and /pub/unix-c)
garbo (/unix)
prep.ai.mit.edu (/pub/gnu - note that many files
in this directory are comprssed with gzip)
BTW ... anonymous ftp sites maintained by commercial-product vendors ...
Microsoft - ftp.microsoft.com
WordPerfect - ftp.wordperfect.com (?)
Quarterdeck - qdeck.com
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Appendix 2: Obtaining files by e-mail
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If you do not have ftp access, you can obtain the files archived at
SimTel (Oak) and Garbo by e-mail ...
** Keith Petersen of SimTel and Oak writes:
If you do not have FTP access to the mirrors of the SimTel Software
Repository, FTP may be performed through the mail by various ftp-mail
servers.
For Internet sites: ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com
For uucp sites: ...!decwrl!ftpmail
For BITNET/EARN sites ONLY: BITFTP@PUCC
Send mail with the word "help" in it for information on how to use them.
SimTel files may also be ordered by mail from these servers:
Location EARN/BITNET Internet
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In U.S.A.: LISTSERV@NDSUVM1 LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU
In U.S.A.: LISTSERV@RPITSVM LISTSERV@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU
In Austria: TRICKLE@AWIWUW11 TRICKLE@AWIWUW11.WU-WIEN.AC.AT
In Colombia: TRICKLE@UNALCOL TRICKLE@UNALCOL.UNAL.EDU.CO
In France: TRICKLE@FRMOP11 TRICKLE@FRMOP11.CNUSC.FR
In Germany: TRICKLE@DEARN TRICKLE@VM.GMD.DE
In Israel: TRICKLE@TAUNIVM TRICKLE@VM.TAU.AC.IL
In Italy: TRICKLE@IMIPOLI TRICKLE@IMIPOLI.CDC.POLIMI.IT
In Netherlands: TRICKLE@HEARN TRICKLE@HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL
In Poland: TRICKLE@PLEARN TRICKLE@PLEARN.EDU.PL
In Sweden: TRICKLE@SEARN TRICKLE@SEARN.SUNET.SE
In Turkey: TRICKLE@TREARN TRICKLE@VM3090.EGE.EDU.TR
In Turkey: TRICKLE@TRMETU TRICKLE@3090.CC.METU.EDU.TR
Send this command to LISTSERV to get its help file: GET PDGET HELP
Send this command to TRICKLE to get its help file: /HELP
Sample command (which gets our catalog of MS-DOS files):
/pdget mail /pub/msdos/filedocs/simlist.zip uuencode
The SimTel Software Repository does *not* run these servers. Comments,
questions, and suggestions should be directed to the manager of the
server you are using. The manager's address, or information on how to
get it, should be listed in the server's help file.
[Note: Do not use ftp-by-mail servers without the permission of your
system administrator and (if fed via uucp) your uucp feed. Thank
you. Justification: many sites simply don't have the disk space
set up to do this without warning, and mail disruption may result.]
Keith Petersen, General Manager of the SimTel Software Repository, a
service mark of Coast to Coast Telecommunications, Clarkston, MI, U.S.A.
Internet: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET or w8sdz@Vela.ACS.Oakland.Edu
Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND
If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv
uunet!vm.its.rpi.edu!listserv
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** Timo Salmi, the moderator of Garbo, writes:
To get files sent to you by email, please use our mail server.
To get more information write a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi.
The subject line of this message must be
garbo-request
The message must contain just the following text (at the beginning
of the line):
send help
Do not include a signature because it may confuse the server.
Our customary format for the file names when announcing programs for
ANONYMOUS FTP is e.g.
garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip or
/pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is slightly different:
send pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
In other words omit / from the path when using our mail server.
If you don't get any response to your mail server requests, under no
circumstances keep sending the same request over and over again.
Please ask your own site's system manager to construct a returnable
mail path for you.
..................................................................
Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun ; SF-65101, Finland
====
Or you can use the FTP-by-Mail service provided by decwrl.dec.com ... With
FTP Mail, you can receive files from almost any ftp sites via e-mail ...
The commands are ...
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reply <MAILADDR> set reply addr, since headers are usually wrong
connect [HOST [USER [PASS [ACCT]]]]
defaults to gatekeeper.dec.com, anonymous
ascii files grabbed are printable ascii
binary files grabbed are compressed or tar or both
chdir PLACE "get" and "ls" commands are relative to PLACE
(only one CHDIR per ftpmail session,
and it executes before any LS/DIR/GETs)
compress compress binaries using Lempel-Ziv encoding
compact compress binaries using Huffman encoding
uuencode binary files will be mailed in uuencode format
btoa binary files will be mailed in btoa format
chunksize SIZE split files into SIZE-byte chunks (def: 64000)
ls (or dir) PLACE short (long) directory listing
index THING search for THING in ftp server's index
get FILE get a file and have it mailed to you
(max 10 GET's per ftpmail session)
quit terminate script, ignore rest of mail message
(use if you have a .signature or
are a VMSMAIL user)
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e.g. to get pkz204g.exe from /pc/arcers at oak.oakland.edu, enter the following
as the body of your e-mail message ...
connect oak.oakland.edu
binary
uuencode
chdir /pub/msdos/archiver
get pkz204g.exe
quit
And you should get an uuencoded copy of pkz204g.exe in the mail
one or two days later ...
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For more detail, send an e-mail to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com (with help
as the body of the letter) ...
Other servers:
European: ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr
BITNET: bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu or BITFTP@PUCC
European: bitftp@vm.gmd.de or BITFTP@DEARN
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Appendix 3: Getting upload announcements by e-mail
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If you have netnews access, you can read the upload announcements on the
(moderated) comp.archives.msdos.announce newsgroup, otherwise, you can
subscribe to the mailing list below and get announcements in the
digest format.
Keith Petersen writes:
MSDOS-Ann@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil is a ONE-WAY (moderated) mailing list
which is used by the Internet MS-DOS archive managers to announce new
additions to their collections.
The announcements posted to this mailing list are also posted to Usenet
newsgroup comp.archives.msdos.announce. If your host has Usenet News
please do not subscribe to MSDOS-Ann. (This does not apply to internal
TACOM users who are on the local area network).
To add yourself to the mailing list send e-mail to
listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the
body of the message:
subscribe msdos-ann
To subscribe something other than the account the mail is coming from,
such as a local redistribution list, then add that address to the
"subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-msdos-ann":
subscribe local-msdos-ann@your.domain.net msdos-ann
Archive site information files, recent back issues of the digest, and
programs to break the digest into individual messages are available. To
receive a list, send a message to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this
command in the body of the message: info
Administrative mail may be sent to msdos-ann-request@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil
but please use the mailing list server to add or delete yourself from the
list. If you wish to unsubscribe, send mail (from the same address where
you were when you subscribed) to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this
command in the body of the message: unsubscribe msdos-ann
Send mail with the word help in the body of the message to get a
complete list of commands and their syntax.
This server is only for mailing lists and information files. It will
not send program files. Please do not include a signature because it
may confuse the server.
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Appendix 4: How to do anonymous ftp?
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ftp = file transfer protocol ...
Anonymous ftp ? ... a way of allowing you to sign on a computer on the
Internet and copy specific public files (softwares and various kind of
info) from it.
The following is a _typical_ ftp session (on a Unix machine) ...
Suppose you want to get unz51x.exe and gsz0203.zip from oak.oakland.edu ...
$ ftp <enter>
ftp> open oak.oakland.edu <enter> or open 141.210.10.117 <enter>
Connected to oak.oakland.edu.
220 rigel.acs.oakland.edu FTP server (Version 2.1WU(2) Wed Apr 12 18:37:21 EDT 1
993) ready.
Name (oak.oakland.edu: your_login_name): anonymous <enter>
331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password.
Password: your e-mail address <enter>
230-
230- Welcome to
230- THE OAK SOFTWARE REPOSITORY
230- A service of Oakland University, Rochester Michigan
230-
230- Welcome, archive user! This is an experimental FTP server. If
230- you have any unusual problems, please report them via e-mail to
230- admin@vela.acs.oakland.edu. If you do have problems, please
230- try using a dash (-) as the first character of your password --
230- this will turn off the continuation messages that may be confusing
230- your ftp client. OAK is a Unix machine. Filenames are case sensitive.
230-
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> cd pub/msdos/zip <enter>
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful
... You should see a list of files in this subdirectory ...
ftp> get unz51x.exe <enter>
local: unz51x.exe remote: unz51x.exe
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for unz51x.exe (87,745 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
87745 bytes received in 5.61 seconds (15.64 Kbytes/s)
ftp> cd <enter> (or cd .. <enter>
(remote directory) ../zmodem <enter> cd zmodem <enter> )
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get gsz0203.zip <enter>
local: gsz0203.zip remote: gsz0203.zip
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for gsz0203.zip (107,648 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
107648 bytes received in 10.05 seconds (10.71 Kbytes/s)
ftp> bye <enter>
221 Goodbye
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Command summary:
ftp - start a ftp session
open - connect to the named site
close - end the ftp session with a partiular site
bye - close all connection and exit ftp
ascii - transfer text (ascii) files
binary - transfer binary files
cd - change directory of remote site
lcd - change directory of your site
get - get a file from the remote directory
put - move a file to the remote directory (if allowed)
mget - get mutiple files from the remote directory (mget *.*)
mput - move multiple files to the remote directory
del - delete a file in the remote directory (if allowed)
mdel - delete multiple files in the remote directory
ls - list files in the remote directory (or dir)
help - print help information
hash - print a pound sign (#) every time a block of data is transferred
bell - sound a bell after each file transfer
!cmd - execute a local command (e.g. !ls)
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