VERNE%USC-ECL%SRI-NIC@sri-unix.UUCP (11/21/83)
The following information was obtained from COMPUSERVE's IBMPC SIG,
11/2/83:
PROGRAM...............: ULTRA-ZAP
ULTRA-FORMAT
ULTRA-FILE
CONTACT...............: FreeSoft Ultra-Utilities
P.O. Box 27608
St. Louis, MO 63146
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS...: To use them, you'll need an IBM-PC with at least
64K RAM and one single or double-sided disk drive
and an 80 column monitor.
Free programs if you send diskette.
DESCRIPTION:
There is now available a three volume set of IBM-PC
utilities that do everything the NORTON UTILITIES do and
much, much more. To get them, send one formatted
double-sided diskette or 2 formatted single-sided diskettes,
and a self-addressed, POSTAGE-PAID return mailer to the
address above.
The package includes:
* Ultra-Zap: Program for displaying/modifying disk sectors
and file sectors, copying disk sectors, searching for byte
or character sequences in disk or file sectors, filling or
zeroing disk sectors, and interrogating diskettes to display
their protection techniques. This program can work on any
disk sector, regardless of protection, etc.
* Ultra-Format: Can format standard or copy-protected disk
tracks, also can repair files containing "flaky" sectors by
placing a fresh format on a track without erasing prior
data.
* Ultra-File: Program for displaying all directory
information about a disk file, assigning or removing SYSTEM
or HIDDEN status to a file, building files from scratch,
resurrecting accidentally erased files, and selectively
killing files from a menu (FAST!).
All in all, it is an extremely powerful package that make
life much easier for you and your IBM-PC.