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  1. Frequently Asked Questions (FAQS);faqs.075
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  4. Section A:  Application Programs
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  6. Program: PC-Write Advanced Level Word-Processor
  7. Version: 4.0
  8. Upload Date: 92/07/24
  9. Files: pcwal401.zip (Program), pcwal402.zip (Help/Spell)
  10.        pcwal1403.zip (Conversion), pcwal404.zip (Printer)
  11. Size: 946,024 bytes (total)
  12. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor
  13.           garbo: /pc/txtutil
  14. Status: Shareware
  15. Comment: PC-Write is undoubtedly one of the most sophisticated word-processor
  16.          There is a simpler version - pcws201*.zip (oak only) ...
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  18. Program: AsEasyAs Spreadsheet
  19. Version: 5.01c
  20. Upload Date: 92/07/08
  21. File: aea501c.zip
  22. Size: 338,568 bytes
  23. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/spreadsheet
  24.           garbo: /pc/spreadsheet
  25. Status: Shareware
  26. Comment: A powerful Lotus 123 clone ...
  27.          There is a "lighter" version - alite1f.zip (oak only) ...
  28. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  29. Program: Buttonware's PC-File Database
  30. Version: 6.5
  31. Upload Date: 92/08/11
  32. Files: pcf65{a,b,c}.zip
  33. Size: 895,990 bytes  (total)
  34. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dbase
  35.           garbo: /pc/database
  36. Status: Shareware
  37. Comment: This database program is fine as long as you've got disk-space
  38.          for it ...
  39. Alternative: RExL (rexl211{a,b,c}.zip in /pub/msdos/database) (oak only)
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  41. Program: Draft Choice CAD
  42. Version: 2.0
  43. Upload Date: 92/07/15
  44. File: dc20.zip
  45. Size: 314,791 bytes
  46. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/cad
  47.           garbo: /pc/cad
  48. Status: Shareware
  49. Comment: A good computer-assisted-design program ... Get dcfonts.zip ...
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  51. Program: X(Plore) Mathematical Toolchest
  52. Version: 4
  53. Upload Date: 92/06/08
  54. File: cc4-9206.zip
  55. Size: 417,716 bytes
  56. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator
  57.           garbo: /pc/math
  58. Status: Shareware
  59. Comment: A sophisticated calculus calculator ... doing numeric math ...
  60. Alternative: Symbolic Calculator (sm211a.zip) - doing symbolic math
  61. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  62. Section B:  Compression / Decompression Programs
  63. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  64. Synopsis
  65. ~~~~~~~~
  66.                   DOS                                 UNIX
  67.                   ---                                 ----
  68. *.zip          pkz110eu.exe  (pkz193a.exe)         zip10ex.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
  69.                zip10exx.zip  (zip19p1x.zip)        zip19p1.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
  70.                unzip50.exe                         unzip50.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
  71.  
  72. *.arj          arj230ng.exe (arj239a.exe)          --
  73.                unarj230.zip                        unarj230.tar-z (or *.tar.Z)
  74.  
  75. *.lzh          lha213.exe                          lha-101u.tar.Z (oak only)
  76.  
  77. *.arc          pk361.exe                           arc521e.tar-z (oak)
  78.                arc602.exe                          arc.tar.Z (garbo)
  79.  
  80. *.zoo          zoo210.exe                          zoo210.tar-z (or .tar.Z)
  81.                booz20.zip                          booz20.tar-z (or .Z)
  82.  
  83. *.sqz          sqz1082e.exe                        --
  84.  
  85. *.tar          tar4dos.zoo                         on your system
  86.  
  87. *.Z            comp430d.zip                        on your system
  88.  
  89. *.exe/         pklte115.zip                         --
  90. *.com          diet144.zip
  91.                lzexe91e.zip
  92.  
  93. The Unix version of these compression/decompression programs are
  94. obtainable from  Simtel: PD8:<MISC.UNIX>, oak: /pub/misc/unix
  95. or  garbo: /unix/arcers ...
  96. Information on the DOS version is as follows ...
  97. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  98. Program: PKWare ZIP create / extract package
  99. Version: 1.10  (export (= no encryption))
  100. Upload Date: 90/04/02
  101. File: pkz110eu.exe (self extracting)
  102. Size: 140,116 bytes
  103. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
  104.           garbo: /pc/arcers
  105. Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
  106. Comment: Simply the best zip / unzip for PCs ... 200% a MUST ...
  107.          pkz193a.zip, an alpha version, is obtainable from ux1.cso.uiuc.edu
  108.          (in the directory /pc/exec-pc) ...
  109.          BTW ... to split large zip files to smaller zip files, get
  110.          zipsplit (zipspl12.zip) (oak only) ...
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  112. Program: Info-Zip's Zip
  113. Version: 1.0
  114. Upload Date: 92/04/23
  115. File: zip10exx.zip
  116. Size: 45,383 bytes
  117. Version: 1.9
  118. Upload Date: 92/08/30
  119. File: zip19p1x.zip
  120. Size: 114,278 bytes
  121. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
  122.           garbo: /pc/arcers
  123. Status: Freeware
  124. Comment: pkzip "clone" ... and this one is free ...
  125.          zipinfo, zipnote, zipsplit are included with zip19p1x.zip ...
  126.          Source codes (for many OS): zip19p1.zip ...
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  128. Program: Info-Zip's Unzip
  129. Version: 5.0
  130. Upload Date: 92/08/30
  131. File: unzip50.exe  (self-extracting)
  132. Size: 37,211 bytes
  133. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zip
  134.           garbo: /pc/arcers
  135. Status: Freeware
  136. Comment: unzip 5.0 is a superset of unzip 4.2 ... and it can handle files
  137.          zipped with zip 1.0/1.9 and pkzip 1.1/1.93 ...
  138.          Source codes (for many OS): unzip50.zip
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  140. Program: ARJ file archiver
  141. Version: 2.3 (export)
  142. Upload Date: 92/01/31
  143. File: arj230ng.exe  (self-extracting)
  144. Size: 200,502 bytes
  145. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
  146.           garbo: /pc/arcers
  147. Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
  148. Comment: Another major compression/archive program ... Good ...
  149.          If you just want to decompress *.arj files, get unarj230.zip ...
  150.          The beta version of ARJ version 2.4 is out ... You can get
  151.          arj239a.exe from ftp.germany.eu.net (in /pub/comp/msdos/arcers) ...
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  153. Program: LZH archive make / extract program
  154. Version: 2.13
  155. Upload Date: 91/08/07
  156. File: lha213.exe  (self-extracting)
  157. Size: 44,416 bytes
  158. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
  159.           garbo: /pc/arcers
  160. Status: Freeware
  161. Comment: Good ... especially for creating self-extracting files ...
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  163. Program: ARC file packer / unpacker
  164. Version: 3.61
  165. Upload Date: 88/08/01
  166. File: pk361.exe  (self-extracting)
  167. Size: 119,598 bytes
  168. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
  169.           garbo: /pc/arcers
  170. Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
  171. Comment: A bit dated compression program ... but still essential ...
  172. Alternative: ARC (arc602.exe) (garbo only)
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  174. Program: Dhesi's make/extract/view ZOO archiver
  175. Version: 2.10
  176. Upload Date: 91/07/12
  177. File: zoo210.exe  (self-extracting)
  178. Size: 55,721 bytes
  179. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zoo
  180.           garbo: /pc/arcers
  181. Status: Public Domain
  182. Comment: Good and essential ...
  183.          If you only want a *.zoo file extractor, get booz20.zip ...
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  185. Program: SQUEEZE
  186. Version: 1.082
  187. Upload Date: 92/10/08
  188. File: sqz1082e.exe (self-extracting)
  189. Size: 80,259 bytes
  190. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
  191.           garbo: /pc/arcers
  192. Status: Freeware
  193. Comment: A new archiver from Sweden ... Try it ...
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  195. Program: Buerg's archive files viewer
  196. Version: 1.4
  197. Upload Date: 92/06/22
  198. File: fv140.zip
  199. Size: 9,149 bytes
  200. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
  201.           garbo: /pc/arcutil
  202. Status: Shareware, Free for personal/private use
  203. Comment: A very good utility for viewing and handling different types
  204.          of compressed files ...
  205. Alternative: RView (rv247.zip)
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  207. Program: General Unpack Shell
  208. Version: 1.60
  209. Upload Date: 92/09/27
  210. File: gus_160.zip
  211. Size: 31,515 bytes
  212. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
  213.           garbo: /pc/arcutil
  214. Status: Freeware
  215. Comment: Interesting ... Can look for the right decompression program
  216.          to extract a compressed file ...
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  218. Program: ArcMaster
  219. Version: 8.1
  220. Upload Date: 92/09/06
  221. File: am81.zip
  222. Size: 218,797 bytes
  223. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr
  224.           garbo: /pc/arcutil
  225. Status: Shareware
  226. Comment: More sophisticated shell for manipulating different types
  227.          of compressed files ...
  228. Alternative: Shez (shez81.zip)
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  230. Program: Unix-compatible 16bit Compress/Uncompress/Zcat
  231. Version: 4.30
  232. Upload Date: 90/10/13
  233. File: comp430d.zip
  234. Size: 20,241 bytes
  235. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/compress
  236.           garbo: /pc/unix
  237. Status:  Public Domain
  238. Comment: For extracting/making Unix *.Z files ...
  239.          The best thing to do is to copy comp430d.exe to compress.exe,
  240.          uncompre.exe and zcat.exe ... To uncompress a *.Z file, simply
  241.          type  uncompre(ss) *.Z ...
  242. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  243. Program: Tar (tape archiver) ...
  244. Version: -
  245. Upload Date: (to garbo) 90/03/21
  246. File: tar4dos.zoo
  247. Size: 36,824 bytes
  248. Location: oak: /pc/filutl (as tar4dos.zip)
  249.           garbo: /pc/unix
  250. Status: Public Domain
  251. Comment: This is the most Unix-compatible tar clone for DOS ...
  252.          To untar a *.tar file ... enter  tar xvf *.tar ...
  253. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  254. Program: Pklite - Executable File Compressor
  255. Version: 1.15
  256. Upload Date: 92/08/10
  257. File: pklte115.zip
  258. Size: 41,282 bytes
  259. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
  260.           garbo: /pc/execomp
  261. Status: Shareware, Free for non-commercial use
  262. Comment: Can compress executable files (*.exe/*.com) ... Really Good ...
  263. Alternatives: Diet (diet144.zip)  and  Lzexe (lzexe91e.zip) - both are good
  264. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  265. Further reference:
  266. 1) The 2-part FAQs for the comp.compression newsgroups by Jean-loup Gailly ...
  267.    (Part I: practical usage  -  Part II: how compression works) ...
  268.    Read them on news.answers or get them from pit-manager.mit.edu
  269.    (in /pub/usenet/news.answers/compression-faq) ...
  270.  
  271. 2) Get the file  compression  from ftp.cso.uiuc.edu (in /doc/pcnet) ...
  272.    Maintained by David Lemson, this file has additional info on different
  273.    compression/decompression programs for many different operating systems.
  274.  
  275. 3) If you're familiar with C programming, the book "The Data Compression Book"
  276.    (written by Mark Nelson and published by M&T) should enable you have a
  277.    good understanding on different compression techniques.
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  279. Section C:  Utilities
  280. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  281.    Area 1:  4DOS
  282. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  283. Program: 4DOS command.com replacement
  284. Version: 4.01
  285. Upload Date: 92/06/15
  286. File: 4dos401p.zip
  287. Size: 288,682 bytes
  288. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/4dos
  289.           garbo: /pc/cmd4dos
  290. Status: Shareware
  291. Comment: This gives you much more than MSDOS' command.com ...
  292.          Documentation is in 4dos401d.zip ...
  293.          Lots of accompanying utilities in the 4dos subdirectory ...
  294. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  295.    Area 2:  Disk Utilites
  296. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  297. Program: Partiquin Copy
  298. Version: 9.2c
  299. Upload Date: 92/07/06
  300. File: pcopy92c.zip
  301. Size: 111,566 bytes
  302. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
  303.           garbo: /pc/filecopy
  304. Status: Shareware
  305. Comment: A good file copier ...
  306. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  307. Program: OnePass - single-pass floppy-disk copier
  308. Version: 1.55
  309. Upload Date: 92/10/16
  310. File: 1pass155.zip
  311. Size: 16,064 bytes
  312. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
  313.           garbo: /pc/filecopy
  314. Status: Shareware
  315. Comment: A good replacement for DOS' diskcopy ...
  316. Alternative: COPYQM (copyq302.zip)
  317. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  318. Program: MegaBack disk system backup
  319. Version: 1.41
  320. Upload Date: 92/08/17
  321. File: mback141.zip
  322. Size: 212,653 bytes
  323. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
  324.           garbo: /pc/diskutil
  325. Status: Shareware
  326. Comment: Probably the best backup program ...
  327. Alternative: Stowaway (stow191.zip)
  328. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
  329. Program: FormatMaster
  330. Version: 4.6
  331. Upload Date: 92/05/30
  332. File: fm46.zip
  333. Size: 87,323 bytes
  334. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
  335.           garbo: /pc/format
  336. Status: Shareware
  337. Comment: I like it to be menu driven ...
  338. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  339. Program: FD-Format
  340. Version: 1.8
  341. Upload Date: 91/07/21
  342. File: fdform18.zip
  343. Size: 109056 bytes
  344. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
  345.           garbo: /pc/diskutil  (as fdform18.lzh)
  346. Status: Public Domain
  347. Comment: Can format disks to higher density ...
  348. Alternative: FMT (atfmt100.zip)
  349. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  350. Program: DOG - Disk OrGanizer
  351. Version: 3.16
  352. Upload Date: 92/03/31
  353. File: dog316.zip
  354. Size: 54,553 bytes
  355. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
  356.           garbo: /pc/diskutil
  357. Status: Shareware, Free for personal use
  358. Comment: Can remove fragmentations and rearrange files ...
  359. Alternative: ORG (org30sw.zip) (oak only)
  360. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  361.    Area 3:  Directory Utilities
  362. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  363. Program: Another Change Directory
  364. Version: 2.10
  365. Upload Date: 92/08/04
  366. File: acd210.zip
  367. Size: 55,296 bytes
  368. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dirutl
  369.           garbo: /pc/dirutil
  370. Status: Freeware
  371. Comment: Good ...
  372. Alternative: CCD (ccd20.zip)
  373. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  374. Program: Treeview
  375. Version: 1.1
  376. Upload Date: 90/01/20
  377. File: treeview.arc
  378. Size: 156,780 bytes
  379. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
  380.           garbo: not available
  381. Status: Shareware
  382. Comment: A classic file manager ...
  383. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  384. Program: Vernon Buerg's file viewer and disk utility
  385. Version: 7.6b
  386. Upload Date: 91/10/04
  387. File: list76b.zip
  388. Size: 105,459 bytes
  389. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
  390.           garbo: /pc/fileutil
  391. Status: Shareware, Free for personal/private use
  392. Comment: a MUST ...
  393. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  394. Program: The Director: Hard disk file/menu manager
  395. Version: 5
  396. Upload Date: 92/04/30
  397. File: directr5.zip
  398. Size: 358,928 bytes
  399. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/menu
  400.           garbo: /pc/dirutil
  401. Status: Shareware
  402. Comment: A good collection of programs for managing files and directories ...
  403. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  404.    Area 4:  File / Text Utilities
  405. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  406. Program: Derr's FileFinder
  407. Version: 4.0
  408. Upload Date: 92/08/25
  409. File: fff40.zip
  410. Size: 110,274 bytes
  411. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dirutl
  412.           garbo: /pc/filefind
  413. Status: Shareware
  414. Comment: Good ...
  415. Alternative: FastFileFind (fff360.zip)
  416. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  417. Program: Fgrep
  418. Version: 1.72
  419. Upload Date: 90/05/10
  420. File: fgrep172.zip
  421. Size: 12,512 bytes
  422. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
  423.           garbo: /pc/fileutil
  424. Status: Freeware
  425. Comment: A good utility to search for file(s) with a string of text ...
  426. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  427. Program: Dos <-> Unix text-file translation
  428. Version: 1.1
  429. Upload Date: 92/01/08
  430. File: lfcrlf11.zip
  431. Size: 16,331 bytes
  432. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
  433.           garbo: not the latest
  434. Status: Shareware, Free for private use
  435. Comment: Probably the best utility to add/remove cr or lf ...
  436. Alternative: crlf15b.zip
  437. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  438. Program: Binary Editor and Viewer
  439. Version: 1.33
  440. Upload Date: 92/08/12
  441. File: beav133.zip
  442. Size: 91,798 bytes
  443. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
  444.           garbo: /pc/binedit
  445. Status: Freeware
  446. Comment: Good ...
  447. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  448. Program: R.E. Marks' UU/XX en/decoder
  449. Version: 5.15
  450. Upload Date: 92/07/01
  451. File: uuexe515.zip
  452. Size: 32,526 bytes
  453. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filutl
  454.           garbo: /pc/decode
  455. Status: Freeware
  456. Comment: Good and essential for encoding/decoding binary files ...
  457. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  458. Program: Encrypt
  459. Version: 2.1
  460. Upload Date: (to garbo) 90/08/13
  461. File: encrypt.zip
  462. Size: 17,873 bytes
  463. Location: oak: not available
  464.           garbo: /pc/fileutil
  465. Status: Freeware
  466. Comment: A good program to encrypt/decrypt files with passwords ...
  467. Alternatives: PGP (pgp10.zip) (version 2 is out ... it (pgp20.zip) is
  468.               obtainable from ghost.dsi.unimi.it (in /pub/crypt)
  469.               Tangle (tangle.zip)
  470. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  471. Program: Dosnx - Unix-like utilities
  472. Version: 2.0e
  473. Upload Date: 92/09/26
  474. File: dosnx20e.zip
  475. Size: 175,162 bytes
  476. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
  477.           garbo: /pc/unix
  478. Status: Shareware
  479. Comment: A good assortment of basic Unix-like stuff ...
  480. Alternatives: GNU file/text utilities (futil14.arc in /pub/msdos/gnuish)
  481.               Rutils (rutils30.zoo from /pub at ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de)
  482.  
  483. BTW ... Some other "common" Unix Tools for Dos:
  484.                    ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  485.  less    -  oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl/less177e.zip
  486.             garbo: /pc/unix/less177e.zip
  487.  awk     -  oak: /pub/msdos/awk/gawk211.zip  or  mawk10.zip
  488.  sed     -  oak: /pub/msdos/gnuish/sed106.arc
  489.  sh      -  oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl/ms_sh200.zip (386+ preferred)
  490. (Bourne)    garbo: /pc/unix/ms_sh200.zip:
  491.  perl    -  oak: /pub/msdos/perl/perl4019.zip
  492.  make    -  oak: /pub/msdos/c/dmake38e.zip   or  /pub/msdos/gnuish/make358.arc
  493.             garbo: /pub/msdos/unix/dmak38e.zip
  494.  gcc     -  take a look at  oak: /pub/msdos/djgpp or garbo: /pc/djgpp
  495.  rcs     -  oak: /pub/msdos/pgmutl/rcs55.zip
  496.             wuarchive: /systems/msdos/gnuish/rcs55ax.zoo
  497. For other Unix and Unix-like programs ... take a look at ...
  498. wuarchive: /systems/msdos/gnuish   or  oak: /pub/msdos/gnuish
  499. garbo: /pc/unix  ...
  500.  
  501. BTW2 ... linux is a freely distributable unix clone for 386+ ... The official
  502. site for linux is tsx-11.mit.edu ...
  503. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  504. Program: CompuShow *.gif files viewer
  505. Version: 8.50a
  506. Upload Date: 92/09/23
  507. File: cshw850a.zip
  508. Size: 136,597 bytes
  509. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/gif
  510.           garbo: /pc/gifutil
  511. Status: Shareware
  512. Comment: Can work on any type of graphical display ...
  513. Alternatives: VPIC (vpic51.zip) (no Herc) (oak only)
  514.               Naked Eye (naked110.zip) (requires SVGA)
  515.  
  516. BTW ... a bit on jpeg files ...
  517. viewers:  HiView (hv12.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
  518.           DVPEG (dvpeg2.zip) - sunee.uwaterloo.ca: /pub/jpeg/viewers
  519. convertor: jpeg <--> gif (gif2jpg5.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
  520.  
  521. BTW2 ... further info on these can be found in the 2-part FAQs for the
  522. alt.binaries.pictures newsgroups by Jim Howard (part I is general,
  523. part 2 is OS-dependent) ... Read them on news.answers or get them
  524. from pit-manager.mit.edu (in /pub/usenet/news.answers/pictures-faq) ...
  525. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  526. Program: Ghostscript
  527. Version: 2.52
  528. Upload Date: 92/09/23
  529. Files: gs252286.zip (for 286-) or gs252386.zip (for 386+) and gs252ini.zip
  530. Size: 361,558 bytes (286)  or  562,867 bytes (386)
  531. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/postscript
  532.           garbo: not the latest
  533. Status: Freeware
  534. Comment: For pre-viewing and printing postscripts files (*.ps or *.eps) ...
  535.          Look for additional/fonts files as well ...
  536. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  537. Program: SbTeX
  538. Version: 3.8
  539. Upload Date: 92/06/15
  540. File: sb38tex.zip
  541. Size: 275,035 bytes
  542. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/tex
  543.           garbo: /pc/tex
  544. Status: Freeware
  545. Comment: This is a good adaptation of Knuth's Tex ...
  546.          BTW ... Detex (detex10.zip) is good for TeX/LaTeX --> text only ...
  547. Alternative: emTeX is a comprehensive PD package of TeX, LaTeX, Metafont, etc.
  548.              It is obtainable from archives.umich.edu (in /msdos/TeX/emTeX)
  549. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  550. Program: ShareSpell
  551. Version: 2.3
  552. Upload Date: 91/04/21
  553. File: ss23.zip
  554. Size: 266,521 bytes
  555. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
  556.           garbo: /pc/editor
  557. Status: Shareware
  558. Comment: A good text file spell-checker ...
  559. Alternative: amSpell (amspel20.zip) - can spellcheck TeX/LaTeX files
  560.              (for garbo: in /pc/txtutil)
  561. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  562. Program: Thelma's grammar/style checker for WordPerfect 5.* files
  563. Version: 5.081
  564. Upload Date: 92/10/03
  565. File: thlm5081.zip
  566. Size: 514,049 bytes
  567. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/wordperf
  568.           garbo: /pc/linguistics
  569. Status: Shareware
  570. Comment: Good ...
  571. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  572. Program: WordPerfect Password Decryption
  573. Version: 2.0
  574. Upload Date: (to garbo) 91/06/25
  575. File: wppass2.zip
  576. Size: 23,321 bytes
  577. Location: oak: not available
  578.           garbo: /pc/util
  579. Status: Freeware
  580. Comment: The best password cracker for encrypted WordPerfect files ...
  581.          Version 3.0 is passwp.zip and is available from cs.uwp.edu
  582.          (in /pub/msdos/wp) ...
  583. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  584.    Area 5:  Screen Utilities
  585. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  586. Program: Explosiv Screen Saver (for DOS and Windows)
  587. Version: 2.10
  588. Upload Date: 92/10/08
  589. File: explo210.zip
  590. Size: 272,258 bytes
  591. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
  592.           garbo: /pc/screen
  593. Status: Shareware
  594. Comment: Marvelous ... lots of displays ...
  595. Alternatives: Explod Fireworks (explo203.zip in /pc/graphics) (garbo only)
  596.               Billboard (bilbd110.zip) (oak only) - will display message
  597. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  598. Program: Buffit - tsr screen scrollback utility
  599. Version: 3.0
  600. Upload Date: 91/05/21
  601. File: buffit30.zip
  602. Size: 10,640 bytes
  603. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
  604.           garbo: /pc/screen
  605. Status: Shareware
  606. Comment: Good ...
  607. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  608. Program: Snipper
  609. Version: 2.5
  610. Upload Date: 92/09/29
  611. File: snippr25.zip
  612. Size: 18,689 bytes
  613. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
  614.           garbo: /pc/screen
  615. Status: Freeware
  616. Comment: Marvelous ... Can capture a text screen to the printer, a file,
  617.          or internal buffer ...
  618. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  619.    Area 6:  System Utilities
  620. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  621. Program: InfoPlus - screens of system info
  622. Version: 1.55
  623. Upload Date: 92/08/21
  624. File: inf1p155.zip
  625. Size: 119,991 bytes
  626. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
  627.           garbo: /pc/sysinfo
  628. Status: Freeware
  629. Comment: Good ...
  630. Alternatives: Comptest (ctest257.zip)
  631.               Microsoft Diagnostics (msd.zip) ... this one is available
  632.               from ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (in /pub/os2/2.0/dos/sysutils) ...
  633. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  634. Program: Secure System Login
  635. Version: 1.0
  636. Upload Date: 92/08/29
  637. File: login.zip
  638. Size: 71,258 bytes
  639. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/security
  640.           garbo: /pub/sysutil
  641. Status: Shareware, Free for personal use
  642. Comment: Good ... unix-like ... login: ?  Password: ? ...
  643. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  644. Program: HyperDisk
  645. Version: 4.32
  646. Upload Date: 92/05/12
  647. File: hydk432.zip
  648. Size: 278,817 bytes
  649. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
  650.           garbo: /pc/sysutil
  651. Status: Shareware
  652. Comment: Disk caching utilities ... better than the RAM Disk ...
  653.          BTW ... Cache Test (ct43c.zip) is good for evaluating
  654.          your disk's cache performance ...
  655. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  656. Program: TSR Utilities
  657. Version: 3.4
  658. Upload Date: 92/03/12
  659. File: tsrcom34.zip
  660. Size: 75,275 bytes
  661. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
  662.           garbo: /pc/memutil
  663. Status: Freeware
  664. Comment: Good ... Can remove TSRs from memory without rebooting ...
  665. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  666. Program: File Completion
  667. Version: 1.5
  668. Upload Date: 92/08/07
  669. File: filec15.zip
  670. Size: 19,564 bytes
  671. Directory: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
  672.            garbo: /pc/keyboard
  673. Status: Freeware
  674. Comment: A good TSR program to add filename completion ...
  675. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  676. Program: Shell Room
  677. Version: 2.0a
  678. Upload Date: 92/08/19
  679. File: shroom20.zip
  680. Size: 920819
  681. Directory: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
  682.            garbo: /pc/sysutil
  683. Status: Shareware
  684. Comment: Can swap programs from memory to disk ...
  685. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  686.    Area 7:  Other Utilities
  687. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  688. Program: PC ReadMail
  689. Version: 4.01
  690. Upload Date: 91/07/07
  691. File: rmail401.zip
  692. Size: 68,981 bytes
  693. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
  694.           garbo: /pc/mail
  695. Status: Freeware
  696. Comment: A very good program for reading Unix mails, netnews articles and
  697.          Timo's FAQs OFFline ...
  698. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  699. Program: Cal (unix-like)
  700. Version: 2.4
  701. Upload Date: 92/07/11
  702. File: cal24.zip
  703. Size: 20,730 bytes
  704. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
  705.           garbo: /pc/unix/calendar or /pc/unix
  706. Status: Freeware
  707. Comment: This program can have the current date highlighted on the monthly
  708.          calendar and a list of important dates displayed ...
  709. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  710. Program: Ample Notice
  711. Version: 3.0
  712. Upload Date: 92/10/07
  713. File: an300.zip
  714. Size: 192,263 bytes
  715. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
  716.           garbo: /pc/calendar
  717. Status: Shareware
  718. Comment: A good appointments calendar / alarm clock package ...
  719. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  720. Program: Math. Expression Calculator
  721. Version: 2.3
  722. Upload Date: 92/05/14
  723. File: mathfc23.zip
  724. Size: 28,431 bytes
  725. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator
  726.           garbo: /pc/math
  727. Status: Public Domain
  728. Comment: A calculator which you can operate at the command prompt ...
  729. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  730. Program: Thumb Print Software's Electric Typewriter
  731. Version: 1.0
  732. Upload Date: 91/02/09
  733. File: tp-et.zip
  734. Size: 115,774 bytes
  735. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
  736.           garbo: /pc/editor
  737. Status: Shareware
  738. Comment: This program "emulates" an electronic type-writer ...
  739. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  740. Program: TypeFast
  741. Version: -
  742. Upload Date: 90/09/12
  743. File: typefast.zip
  744. Size: 91,532 bytes
  745. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
  746.           garbo: /pc/educgames
  747. Status: Public Domain
  748. Comment: A game that can improve your typing speed ...
  749. --------------------------------------------------------------------------
  750. Program: SkyGlobe
  751. Version: 3.52
  752. Upload Date: 92/10/16
  753. File: skygl352.zip
  754. Size: 297,105 bytes
  755. Location: oak: /pub/msdos/astronomy
  756.           garbo: /pc/astronomy
  757. Status: Shareware
  758. Comment: An easily accessible planetarium displaying stars ...
  759. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
  760.