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Did you have a difficult time getting all these files out of this ARC? That's because you don't have DC Xtract 2.0! Load DCU_DEMO.ARC into the DC Xtract 2.0 demo and see how easy it can be! DC Xtract 2.0 Demo Version - "Throw Away Your ARC Shell!" -------------------------------------------------------- Program by Paul W. Lee (C) Copyright 1990 Double Click Software A revolutionary new tool for manipulating archives with a user interface unlike any other on the Atari ST computer! DC Xtract 2.0 is much more than a file archive extractor. It is now an archive extractor and creator! And since it is 100% assembly language, it really cruises like no other program. The greatest asset of DC Xtract 2.0 is the simple fact that _all_ archive formats you need are supported in one friendly, easy-to-use program. Throw away your ARC shell! Not only are all formats available in an all-in-one program, but DC Xtract 2.0 offers you a "point and click" interface completely unlike any other archive manipulator on the Atari ST computer. Judge for yourself! See how easy DC Xtract 2.0 is to use and you'll wonder how you've managed to get this far without it. ========================= YOU WON'T BELIEVE THIS!!! ========================= Many other companies would charge you full price for just this 'GEM' of a program, but Double Click Software stands for quality without the high price. Where can you get DC Xtract 2.0? Not on its own, but in the *all new* DC UTILITIES version 2.0! That's right, you get this program and six others!!! ---------------------------- DC Squish 1.4 Demo Version Program by Keith Gerdes (C) Copyright 1989-1990 Double Click Software How many times have you deleted files from your hard disk in order to get some space back? How many program disks have you cleared out looking to squeeze your new 'useful' programs onto them? If you're like us, it happens at least once a week. Well, now you can save disk space (and time!) without deleting your files. DC Squish 1.4 compresses your programs (.PRG, .APP, .TOS, .TTP) and your desk accessories. That's right, desk accessories. You can even SQUISH your AUTO programs. DC Squish is 100% guaranteed to be 100% compatible with 100% of all the programs or desk accessories you Squish! Absolutely no other executable program compresser is as versatile or robust as DC Squish. NONE! And, not only will DC Squish save you disk space, but it will also make your programs load faster. DC Squish uses a technique which bypasses the _slow_ system memory clear routine (on a file-by-file basis, no resident program required!) so your programs load in _way_ faster. And! The DC Squish unSquishing of a file is absolutely incredibly very FAST! Speed is the name of the game! Add it up: Excellent compression + Save disk space + Save load time + Squish desk accessories + 100% compatible + Easy-to-use + Batch mode + Converts PACKed files automagically + Even more! --------------------------------------- = DC Squish v1.4 Yet another program which could be sold completely on its own! ====================== DC UTILITIES 2.0 ====================== So, not only do you get DC Xtract 2.0 and DC Squish, but you also get all of the upgraded DC Utilties and new programs: DC Xtract 2.0 - an incredible new standard for archive manipulation. Now ARC, LZH, ZIP and ZOO extraction and creation are in one easy-to-use program. A new standard for user handling of archives, the "point and click" interface allows you to descend subdirectories or archives within archives. This is it! Throw away your ARC shell! DC Squish 1.4 - now compresses executables better than ARC and still leaves them executable. Unlike any other pack program, DC SQUISH is guaranteed to be 100% compatible with all programs and desk accessories! That's _right_ DC Squish does DESK ACCESSORIES! Also, your programs and desk accessories load much faster! And DC Squish automatically converts PACKed programs to DC Squish format. This program is worth the price of the disk alone! You can easily recover MEGABYTES of disk space with DC SQUISH! DC Deskey 3.0 - assign program menus keystrokes, replace program function keys with your own, execute menu commands automatically when you enter a program! Makes programs 'Expert Friendly'. You can't realize the power of this versatile desk accessory until you start using it. Key assignments are automatically loaded for every different program and all key strokes are assignable, giving you nearly 2000 keystrokes for each program! DC SEA 2.0 - Now creates self-extracting ARC, LZH, ZIP and ZOO files! And now you can restore the archives from the self-extracting program. This utility is so good, ST Informer and STart magazines use it on their monthly disks! Another assembly jewel, DC SEA is FAST! DC Freeze Frame - Screen dump to Degas, Degas compressed or NEOchrome format to a directory of your choosing. Desk accessory or program mode! DC Ramit - Is any RAMdisk faster than another? You bet! We've tested DC RAMit against a dozen other RAMdisks and DC RAMit beats them hands down! Not only that, but you can make the RAMdisk look like a floppy. Many more options available! DC Desk Organizer - Make your DESKTOP.INF files executable so you can just double click on the program and instantly change your desktop layout. Many of these programs are deserving of their own package, but you get them all for one low price! ==================== Ordering Information ==================== DC Utilities version 2.0 is only $39.95! How much would you pay for all of these programs from other companies?! To order the DC Utilities v2.0, send $39.95 + $3 shipping and handling to: Double Click Software PO Box 741206 Houston, TX 77274-1206 Please specify the DC Utilities v2.0 Texas residents please include 8.25% sales tax on total. Foreign orders add $5 for shipping and handling. Or call us. We accept MasterCard and VISA, and CODs. Look for more exciting demos of other DC Utilities 2.0 coming soon! (That's right! We're teases!) =================== Upgrade Information =================== Upgrades to the original DC Utilities are available. Upgrades are $20 + $3 for shipping and handling. The upgrade includes the new manual and the new program disk. If you are upgrading, please include your original disk. If you do not wish to include your original disk or have lost your disk, please include an extra $5. You must be registered with us in order to upgrade. If you have not sent in your registration card for DC Utilities, you may do so with your upgrade order. Call for further information: (713)977-6520 Upgrade costs at a glance: -------------------------- New disk and new manual $20.00 Lost disk or original not included $ 5.00 Shipping and handling $ 3.00 Foreign orders add $5 for shipping and handling. Texas residents add 8.25% sales tax on total =================================================================== DC Xtract 2.0 demo instructions ------------------------------- After double clicking on 'XTR20DMO.PRG', you will be presented with a brief message about the availability of DC Xtract. After clicking on 'OK', the main menu dialog box will appear. On the right hand side will be several buttons which give you option and function control. Let's start with the very top and work our way down. CONFIG ------ After clicking on the 'CONFIG' button, you will be presented with the 'Xtract Configuration Menu'. There are 6 options which you may adjust: Archive Format : ARC/LZH/ZIP/ZOO ---------------- This allows you to select between ARC/LZH/ZIP/ZOO files. Overwrite existing files : NO or YES -------------------------- If this is set to 'NO' and an existing file is found, a prompt will appear asking you if you want to overwrite the existing file. However, if you have this set to 'YES', no prompt will appear. Create directories : NO or YES -------------------- If this is set to 'NO', all files will be extracted to the path you set. If 'YES', directories will be created starting with the path you select. (This doesn't do much in the demo.) Show directories : NO or YES ------------------ If set to 'YES', then archives within archives or subdirectories within archives are shown as 'subdirectories' which you can enter and view the contents. If an archive or subdirectory is contained within an archive, with this option set to 'NO', all files are shown on one screen, and you can not 'descend' into a subdirectory or subarchive. Maintain file Date/Time : NO or YES ------------------------- If set to 'YES', then the date and time given in the archive header of each file will be used instead of the current system date and time. Abort on bad header : NO or YES --------------------- If set to 'YES', DC Xtract will abort reading the archive headers if a bad header is encountered. However, there are times which you may want this set to 'NO' if you have a bad file but still want to try to recover some files. Note: Recovering bad headers may take long periods of time, if you feel too much time has elapsed, press the ESC key. (C) --- Copyright and miscellaneous information. SAVE ---- Disabled for DEMO version. :-) OK -- Return to main menu. SEARCH ------ DC Xtract allows you to search through an archive for specific filenames or extenders. The Search Menu: You will notice there are 20 pre-defined file extenders that are supported by DC Xtract. You may select one or more of these extenders, however, if none of the pre-defined extenders suits your needs you may enter an extender. Note : There is no wildcard matching on extenders. If you have a need to use wildcard searching use 'MASK 1' or 'MASK 2'. Files to search : Current or All ----------------- If set to 'Current', only the files on the current level are selected. For example, if you are on the root level of the archive file, only those files are searched and the other files which are contained is subdirectories are NOT searched. When it is set to 'ALL', every file in the archive is searched. Mode of search : Select or Unselect ---------------- If set to 'Select' and a match has been found, then the file will be highlighted. With 'Unselect' and a match has been found then the file will be unhighlighted. Search ------ Begin searching archive files. If there has been a match, an alert will appear informing you of the number of matches found. Exit ---- Return to main menu. There are 3 archive options available in the demo version DC Xtract 2.0. PRINT ----- Print the contents of a file within an archive. TEST ---- Test the contents of a file within an archive. VIEW ---- View the contents of a file within an archive. During view, you can use the mouse to control the paging of the text. Left button or SPACE BAR to page down , Right button or ESC to abort viewing file. ADD and EXTRACT are disabled for the demo... To judge the speed by which this 100% assembly language program can cruise at, just select the 'TEST' option. Performing a 'TEST' goes through the same process as 'EXTRACT'. OK -- Begin executing selected function. If an archive has not been selected, a file selector will appear. At this time select a file, and it will be read and the information will be displayed within a window. Now, you can select the files within the archive. Exit ---- Exit DC Xtract. Helpful Hints ------------- 1) Like the desktop window, you can move the mouse to the far left column of the window and press on the left button to engage the rubber-box. Note: If you hold down the left-shift key while 'rubber boxing' files, this will select files within a subdirectory. 2) Keyboard equivalents: F1-F4 - Select mode and present file selector C - Configuration menu S - Search menu A - Add P - Print V - View Return - Begin function Q - Exit W - Close window and present file selector X - Select all files Z - Unselect all files F - Search files ( using search menu parameters ) Help - Help menu 3) You can rename 'XTR20DMO.PRG' to 'XTR20DMO.ACC' so you can have the program become a desk accessory. 4) To use another archive file, simply click on the close button of the window and the file selector will appear. Have fun! ============================= DC Squish v1.4 operating instructions. DC Squish v1.4 is so easy to use, we don't think you'll even need to read these instructions, but here is a very brief synopsis. Main menu options: KO = Keep Original - this prevents DC Squish from overwriting the original file with the Squished file. Instead, the original is renamed to filename.XYZ (when squishing) or filename.ZYX (when unsquishing). AL = Alert - when selected, an information alert appears after the program squishing is completed. Unselected 'AL' is useful for batch mode, so the squishing can be performed completely uninterrupted. D=S = Destination = Source - the destination file is written to the same place where the source file is located, otherwise, you are presented with a file selector to locate the destination path. TPA = Clear all free memory before the program starts. Since DC Squish inhibits the slow memory clear routine, you can choose to zero out the free memory using our ultra-fast routine (some programs like GFA require this button to be set). FAST = Set FAST bit - for TOS 1.4 users, this sets the FAST load bit. ====== SQUISH ====== Click on 'Squish' to Squish a file. Choose the file from the file selector, or type in a wildcard expression (such as: *.*, *.PRG, *.ACC, *.AC?, etc) DC Squish will perform batch Squishing when given a wildcard filename. When the squishing is completed, you will see an information dialog which displays statistical information including the original name, the original file size, the new file size, the percentage of savings, the time used to compress the file, the version number, and the option settings (little letters). Saving of Squished files is disabled for the demo. ======== UNSQUISH ======== Click on 'UnSquish' to Unsquish a file. You can use wildcards just the same as above. This is useful to restore programs to their original state. You can save the UnSquished files with the demo, so try it! ==== INFO ==== Click on 'Info' to get file information. Choose the file and you will be shown the information dialog as described above. Keyboard equivalents: S - Squish U - UnSquish D - D=S K - KO A - AL I - Info T - TPA F - Fast E - Exit That's it! The demo version allows you to do everything the real thing does, but it does not save the SQUISHed file.