fnf@fishpond.uucp (Fred Fish) (01/03/91)
Given that disks 421-430 are nearing completion, I guess it is about time I posted the contents of 411-420. Guess I got lazy over the holidays... Disks 411-420 are now available. All shipping to those that preordered disks was complete about a week ago. Note that you can get a copy of the catalog (2 disks) of the complete library contents by sending either: Two new blank disks with no labels (you'll get back different disks because yours will just go into the "bulk blank disk pool") and $1 to cover postage and mailer or $3 for disks, postage, and mailer (prefered way) to: Fred Fish Catalog Disk Requests 1835 East Belmont Drive Tempe, Arizona 85284 USA Thanks to all who submitted new and interesting material. If you submitted something in the past and it has not yet appeared in the library, please feel free to resubmit it, particularly if it was several months ago. I sometimes hesitate to include material submitted more than about six months ago because of some vague feeling that as soon as I include version 1.01 submitted many months ago, I'll see version 5.23 posted on usenet. For those wishing to submit material for possible inclusion in the library, here are a few simple guidelines that will make my job of organizing the material MUCH easier and GREATLY increase your chances of having the material accepted for inclusion: 1. Don't submit bootable disks or disks with any other sort of proprietary material included, since I then have to go examine each file to decide if it is distributable or not, and if not, what effect removing it might have. 2. Organize the distribution in a manner similar to my disks. I.E, place all files related to a particular submission under a single directory on the disk. If there is more than one submission per disk, it's ok to to place each submission in it's own directory. 3. Try to write a simple entry for my "Contents" listing that summarizes your submission. It should be about 3-10 lines, and include the current version number, the version and disk number of the most recent version (if any) that was last included in the library, whether or not source is included, and an "Author" list. 4. Ensure that your submission will run correctly from it's subdirectory and if necessary, supply a script runnable from workbench (via :c/xicon) that makes all necessary assigns, copies fonts and libraries, etc. Thanks!!! ====================================================================== CONTENTS OF DISK 411 -------------------- BPDI Demo version of a new strategy game written in GFA-BASIC. German version only. Binary only. Author: Dirk Hasse DiskPrint Prints labels for 3.5" disks, primarily for PD library disks. Label data files can be loaded into memory so labels for special disks are available without having to type anything in or without having to wait for AmigaDOS to read in the full directory. Version 2.3e, shareware, binary only. Author: Jan Geissler Mind A design for artificial intelligence (AI) based upon linguistics. The included animation shows how one node on a syntax tree flushes out the currently active concept in a mind contemplating a scene of the external world through the eye. Includes five documents describing the theory behind the animation. Author: Arthur Murray PCStatus Bridgeboard user's program that displays the status of the CAPS, NUM, INS, and SCROLL key in a separate window on every PC screen. Also, both the Amiga and the PC will use the same status of the Caps Lock key. Version 2.0, shareware, binary only. Author: Alexander Hagen Tron Another game about the lightcycle race sequence in the science fiction computer film "Tron". One or two players and other options. Written in GFA-BASIC and then com- piled. This is version 1.23, an update to version 1.1 on disk 355. Now includes source in GFA-BASIC. Author: Dirk Hasse CONTENTS OF DISK 412 -------------------- AutoAddRAM Allows you to add several non-autoconfig memory boards at once, optionally specifying priority and memory chunk name. This is version 2.03, binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter Check4Mem Allows you to check from a batch file for a specified amount of memory with certain attributes. If the requirements are not met, a WARN returncode is generated. This is version 3, an update to the version on disk 242. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter CopperBars A simple but pretty demo of some rolling copper bars. Author: Jonathan Potter CopperMaster This program allows you to easily create your own custom copper lists for the Workbench screen. Author: Jonathan Potter CustReq A glorified ASK command for your startup-sequence. It generates a requester with the specified text, positive and negative gadgets (either of which can be the default), and an optional timeout value. This is version 4, an update to the version on disk 242, binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter DirectoryOpus A slightly disabled demonstration version of a powerful commercial directory utility. Very user friendly and configurable, with many features. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter FAClock Front Analog Clock. This clock program always stays at the very front of the display. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter FullView A text viewer that uses gadgets at the bottom of the screen (thus can display text 80 columns wide), opens up to the full height of the Workbench screen, has fast scrolling, and can work with files compressed by PowerPacker. Also shows IFF pictures. This is version 2.02, an update to version 1.1 on disk 287, binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter Image-Ed An icon editor that allows you to draw and edit images up to 150 by 90, in up to 16 colors. Allows freehand drawing, empty or filled rectangles, ellipses, triangles, lines curves, and polygons, copy, flip about x or y axis, stretching and condensing, flood fill and complement, text with selection and loading of font style, undo, magnified and normal sized images, and two active drawing screens at once. This is version 2.4, an update to version 2.2 on disk 242. Shareware, binary only, source available from author. Author: Jonathan Potter JoyMouse A simple program that allows you to use a joystick as a mouse. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter JPDirUtil A directory-utilities type program with many built-in commands, and 16 customizable gadgets. User configurable in many ways. Can be iconified to Workbench screen. This is version 1.12, an update to version 1.11 on disk 287. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter NoReq A very short program that alternately turns on and off the DOS requesters. Useful for bulletin boards or other systems that may be unattended for long periods of time. Includes source in assembly. Author: Jonathan Potter OSK A software keyboard, which allows you to type using the mouse. Can be made to send keystrokes to any window, and can be iconified. This is version 1.2, an update to the version on disk 287. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter PopInfo A small utility which "pops open" to give you information about the status of your devices and memory. This is version 4.0, an update to version 3.0 on disk 242. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter SuperPlay A versatile sound playing utility, that will play any file, with user definable volume and speed. Will also play files randomly from a list. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter SwapName A variant on the "rename" command that instead swaps the names of two files. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter TicTacToe A simple TicTacToe game. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter ZeroVirus A fully integrated virus checker and killer, with bootblock save and restore features. Finds both bootblock and file based viruses. Uses Brainfiles to recognise viruses, and has "on-line" Brainfile editing facilities. Can be iconified to Workbench screen. This is version III 1.15, an update to version 2.01 on disk 287. Binary only. Author: Jonathan Potter CONTENTS OF DISK 413 -------------------- Aerotoons Animations with anthropomorphed aircraft as the center of their humor. Includes "Swiss Army F-16 In Combat" and "Stealthy Manuever II". Author: Eric Schwartz Juggette Some cute "juggler" animations from Eric Schwartz. Includes "Juggette Anim", "Juggette_2", and "Juggler Demo 2". Author: Eric Schwartz CONTENTS OF DISK 414 -------------------- Anims Some more cute animations from Eric Schwartz. Includes "Batman", "LateNight", and "Terminal". Author: Eric Schwartz Din A library that allows you to share image and text objects between programs. The din.library is ideal if you want to write an editor and a DTP program that can share text, or a drawing program and a DTP program that can share a brush. Requires AmigaDOS 2.0. This is version 1.0, some source included. Author: Jorrit Tyberghein Lila A shareware utility that allows you to print listings or other text files on Postscript printers, with header, page numbers, and multicolumn pages. Can print in portrait or landscape orientation. This is version 9004b, an update to version 8912a on disk 368, binary only. Author: Bertrand Gros PPAnim An anim player for normal IFF ANIM opt 5 (DPaint III,...) files or ANIM files crunched with PowerPacker. The decrunching is done automatically as the file is read. Features many command line options, palette change during animation, full overscan PAL/NTSC support and yet it is only 7K. Compatible with AmigaOS 2.0. Some new 2.0 features (ASL requester) supported. Version 1.0, binary only. Author: Nico Francois PPLib A shared library to make life easy for people who wish to write programs that support PowerPacker. Loading crunched files from C or assembly is made fast, short and easy. This is version 34.2, an update to version 34.1 on disk 371, and fixes a relatively serious bug. Library binary only, source examples included. Author: Nico Francois Wrap A program to wrap a Sculpt-Animate 4D image around a sphere or cylinder. You can even use reliefed surfaces to construct planetary objects or other textured shapes. Version 1.32, shareware, binary only. Author: Martin Koistinen CONTENTS OF DISK 415 -------------------- CBBS A W0RLI-like BBS system for use in amateur radio. Originally written for IBM-PC compatibles, it was ported to the Amiga by Pete Hardie. This is version 6.71a, an update to Version 6.1c on disk 241. Binary only, source available from Pete Hardie. Authors: Hank Oredson, the CBBS group, Pete Hardie FileTypes This program can recognize different kinds of files in a directory. Currently recognized types are executable and IFF (all types, ILBM, 8SVX etc.). Includes listing the whole contents of a directory or only files of one or more types. This is version 2.1, and includes assembly source. Author: Sebastian Leske Uedit A nice shareware editor with learn mode, a command language, menu customization, hypertext, online help, a teach mode, split windows, copy and paste, undo, and other user configurability and customizability features. This is version 2.6c, an update to version 2.5d on disk 287. Binary only. Author: Rick Stiles CONTENTS OF DISK 416 -------------------- Budget A program to help with managing personal finances. Version 1.301, binary only. Author: Le Lay Serge Camille Clock Two programs to put clocks on the WB screen. The executables are small (2Kb) and take little processor time (1.5%) to run. Version 1.4. Both programs require ARP. Source in C is included. Author: Stuart Mitchell Intoxicated A nice little screen hack which affects the mouse. Saying any more would spoil the fun. Includes source. Author: Thomas Albers Quantizer FLCLQ color quantizer which converts 24 bit true color images into 256, or less, color images. Uses a fairly sophisticated algorithm, mixing median-cut, popularity, and a custom algorithm. Includes a version for Amiga's with a math coprocessor. Version 1.0, shareware, binary only. Author: Christophe Labouisse and Frederic Louguet SoundEditor An 8SVX stereo sound file editor written in assembly language for speed and minimum size. This is V.98, an update to V.80 on disk 355. Many new features including a working digitizer, raw loads, raw mac loads, time markers, rate converters, delay, ramp, filters, scroll, and it will iconify. Binary only. Authors: Howard Dortch, Mike Coriell, Matt Gerald Utils A group of small utility programs requiring ARP. "Du" displays the disk space used by a directory, "Head" displays the first lines of a file and "Cookie" displays a humorous message. All executables are very small (less than one disk block each). Assembly source is included. Author: Stuart Mitchell WTF WTF (Window To Front) is a little hack which brings a window to the front when double-clicked. Includes source. Author: Thomas Albers CONTENTS OF DISK 417 -------------------- Alert Program to create custom alert boxes and standalone programs to display them. Each alert can be up to 7 lines of up to 77 characters per line. Version 3.6, shareware, binary only. Author: Thomas Jansen Coyote Another cute animation from Eric Schwartz. This one is "Coyote 2: The Road Test", Eric's tribute to Chuck Jones. Has the typical Roadrunner and Coyote mayhem. Author: Eric Schwartz DataEasy A database program which includes a phone dialer, speech output, a simple screen editor for making and modifying the database definitions, a screen print function, form letter printing, sorting, searching, and two small sample databases. Version 1.1, binary only, source available from author. Author: J. Dale Holt MemLook Gives a graphical view of your machine's entire memory area. Features memory gauge and controllable scrolling speed via the cursor keys. Version 2.0, an update to version 1.1B on disk 364. Includes source in assembly. Author: Thomas Jansen MostCurrent Two programs that are to be used with B. Lennart Olsson's Aquarium program. The first program creates a new button called "Most Current". The second program updates the index file so that the "Most Current" button is set for all entries that are the most current versions of their set. Version 1.0, includes source in C. Author: Peter A. Phelps Quiz A simple Quiz game. Current quiz subjects include "Bible", "Indians", "New England", "Physics", and "States". Binary only. Author: J. Dale Holt WBGauge A utility to patch AmigaOS 2.0 to bring back the little gauge in the left border of disk windows, showing the ratio of available space on the disk. Version 1.0, binary only. Author: Jean-Michel Forgeas WhatIs A neat little utility which not only recognizes a wide variety of file types (executables, IFF, icons, zoo files, etc), but prints interesting information about the structure or contents of the recognized file types, such as what libraries, devices, resources, fonts, etc. a program uses. This is version 2.0, an update to version 1.2a on disk 334, and is for AmigaDOS 2.0 only. Binary only. Author: Jorrit Tyberghein CONTENTS OF DISK 418 -------------------- AtMovies Another of Eric's cute animations, this one starring his cartoon creation "Amy the Squirrel" and her boyfriend in some hijinks at the movies. Author: Eric Schwartz BootCACHE Utility to turn off the 68020/68030 instruction and data caches upon rebooting. This improves chances of old programs (especially games) working on Amigas with one of these processors (e.g. the A3000). Version 1.0, includes source in assembly. Author: Nico Francois LJP A program to print text files on an HP LaserJet printer. Supports landscape or portrait modes, use of any built-in font, automatic downloading of soft fonts, extremely fast printing, one or two logical pages on a single paper, multiple styles of page headers, adjustable page length and width, user specified pitch and point of a font, selectable margins and tab spacing, multiple copies, optional line numbers, and more. Version 1.01, binary only. Author: Khalid Aldoseri ModulaDefs Implementation and Definition modules for the Amiga's Graphics, Intuition, and Math libraries, to be used with the Modula 2 compiler from disk 24. Includes a source example of using the modules. Binary only for the rest of the distribution. Author: Jonas Green PSX A public screen manager for AmigaDOS 2.0. Lets you open, manipulate, and close public screens, set the global public screen bits, and provides a good example of using GadTools and ReadArgs. Includes source. Author: Steve Tibbett PubScreens Two utilities to manipulate public screens. You can open and close them, or ask for information. PublicS is the workbench version of PubScreen. AmigaDOS 2.0 only. This is version 1.0, binary only. Author: Jorrit Tyberghein Running A classical maze and puzzle game. You run around in a maze and try to catch the ghosts or spiders. It is completely multitasking friendly and compatible with AmigaDOS 1.2/1.3 and 2.0. You can design your own levels. Binary only. Author: Jorrit Tyberghein ScreenX A program designed to make getting at screens easier, particularly screens that are lost behind other screens that don't give you depth gadgets. You can pop them to the front, push them to the back, save the screen to an IFF file, print it, and even try to close it. This is version 3.0, an update to version 2.1 on disk 158. Binary only. Author: Steve Tibbett CONTENTS OF DISK 419 -------------------- ParM Parameterable Menu. ParM allows you to build menus to run whatever program you have on a disk. ParM can run programs either in workbench or CLI mode. This is an alternative to MyMenu which can run only when WorkBench is loaded. ParM can have it's own little window, or can attach menus to the CLI window you are running it from. This is version 2.5r, an update to version 1.1 on disk 375. Includes source. Author: Sylvain Rougier and Pierre Carrette ReqAztec An enhanced version of the interface to req.library for Aztec C 5.0. Includes source in assembly. Author: Pierre Carrette. ReqLib A runtime, reentrant library designed to make it easier for programmers to use powerful, easy to use requesters, for communicating with users. Includes such functions as a color requester, file requester, message display requester and many functions to make the creation of gadgets for your own custom requesters easier. This is version 2.5, an update to version 1.2 on disk 400. Binary only. Author: Colin Fox and Bruce Dawson SetColors A Palette replacement program that does a lot more in only 3K. Can save and load color files, and update preferences. Includes source in C. Author: Pierre Carrette. Yacc This is a port of Berkeley Yacc for the Amiga. This Yacc has been made as compatible as possible with the AT&T Yacc, and is completely public domain. Note that it is NOT the so-called Decus Yacc, which is/was simply a repackaging of the proprietary AT&T Yacc. This is an update to the version on disk 299. Includes source. Author: Bob Corbett et. al. CONTENTS OF DISK 420 -------------------- BootX Yet another virus killer. BootX can check the bootblock of a disk, check memory for any resident viruses, and scan a disk for link viruses. It can load bootblock libraries for you to write on your disks as an alternative for the boring DOS install bootblock. It can load brain files so you can add any new bootblocks that BootX does not yet recognize. BootX is written completely in assembly for maximum speed and minimum size. Version 3.40, binary only. Author: Peter Stuer Iff2Src A utility to convert IFF pictures or brushes to source (C or assembly). The bitplanes, mask, colormap and image are written to a file. You can convert multiple files at once. Supports new 2.0 AppIcon windows (like IconEd). AmigaDOS 2.0 only. Version 1.0, binary only. Author: Jorrit Tyberghein MenuWriter Allows you to write a menu to the bootblock fo a disk. Allows up to 30 entries of 39 characters long, with commands up to 31 characters long. The loader also allows batch files to be executed. Includes a built in virus detector. Version 3.1, binary only, source available from author. Author: Peter Stuer QuickHelp With the QuickHelp utilities you can make your own help files like "man" in UNIX (it is not compatible however). AmigaDOS 2.0 only. Version 2.0, binary only. Author: Jorrit Tyberghein ShowGadgets A simple utility to view all gadgets in a window. Includes source. Author: Jorrit Tyberghein SpaceWar A two player game with each player controlling a spaceship. The object is to shoot the other player, gaining one point for each kill. The game ends when a player reaches fifty points. Version 1.11, binary only. Author: Jeff Petkau SysInfo A program which reports interesting information about the configuration of your machine, including some speed comparisons with other configurations, versions of the OS software, etc. Version 1.94, an update to version 1.4 on disk 368. Binary only. Author: Nic Wilson TTDDD Textual TDDD is an ASCII version of Turbo Silver's TDDD object and cell description files. The TTDDD format enables users to algorithmically generate objects, scenes, and animations. Includes programs to convert between TDDD and TTDDD formats. Version 1.0, shareware, binary only. Author: Glenn M. Lewis WinMan A very simple utility to manipulate windows. It adds some menus to the workbench, which you can use to shrink, maximize, tile or cascade your windows. AmigaDOS 2.0 only. Version 1.0, includes source. Author: Jorrit Tyberghein ====================================================================== That's it, for at least a few more days... -Fred -- # Fred Fish, 1835 E. Belmont Drive, Tempe, AZ 85284, USA # 1-602-491-0048 asuvax!mcdphx!fishpond!fnf