jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens) (01/07/85)
I have been using SCOUT for a number of months now, and feel that it
deserves a plug on the net.
SCOUT is for use with hard disks. It lets you assign a drive letter
to any directory on any disk and set up a search path for files, just
like the PATH environment variable for commands. You can specify
these directories as read-only, and add and remove them from the serach
path individually.
It is most useful with dumb software (of which their is a lot) that does
not know about directories and things. For example, we use it extensively,
every day, with Pascal MT+ to make our include file directory easily
accessible while compiling. It is also useful with programs such as
Wordstar, that have to access overlays or help files.
We have had absolutely no problems with it. Version 2.0 has just been
released and fixes a couple of minor "inconveniences" (I hesitate to
call them bugs). It is elegant, easy to use, and works on DOS 2.0, 2.1
and 3.0. Comes with a 35 page instruction booklet, but is virtually
self-explanatory.
And the best part is - it only costs $24.95 !! They offered to sell
me additional licences at the ridiculously low price of $7.50 each!
(I couldn't accept that - I felt it was too low, so I paid them $15.)
And they have just offered their customers an upgrade for $2.00!!!
It was written by Larry Raper of Pittsburgh. Mary Raper seems to run
their company, Computer Insights. I first saw SCOUT as an "IBM
Internal Use Only" utility called EXT.
Contact them at
Computer Insights
P.O. Box 110097
Pittsburgh, PA
15232
I have no connection with the Rapers or with Computer Insights other
than as a VERY satisfied customer.
Support these people - they deserve it!
John Sellens
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