fnf@fishpond.uucp (Fred Fish) (10/24/90)
Disks 381-390 are now available. Shipping to those who have preordered
disks begins Thursday (10/25/90) and should be complete by the weekend.
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
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!!!
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CONTENTS OF DISK 381
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SKsh A ksh-like shell for the Amiga. Some of its features
include command substitution, shell functions with
parameters, aliases, local variables, local functions,
local aliases, powerful control structures and tests,
emacs style line editing and history functions, I/O
redirection, pipes, large variety of built-in commands,
Unix style wildcards, Unix style filename conventions,
filename completion, and coexistence with scripts from
other shells. Very well documented. Version 1.6, an
update to version 1.5 on disk 370. Includes several
important bug fixes and a few minor new features such
as command line cut and paste. Binary only.
Author: Steve Koren
CONTENTS OF DISK 382
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CrossDOS A "tryware" version of a mountable MS-DOS file system
for the Amiga. This is a software product that allows
you to read and write MS-DOS/PC-DOS and Atari ST
formatted disks (Version 2.0 or higher) directly from
AmigaDOS. This tryware version is a "readonly" version,
which does not allow any writes to the disk. A fully
functional version is available for a very reasonable
price from CONSULTRON. This is version 4.00b, an update
to version 3.05b on disk 252. Binary only.
Author: CONSULTRON, Leonard Poma
Msh An Amiga file system handler that handles MS-DOS formatted
diskettes. Version "1.30" (Release 1 patch 3). You can
use files on such disks in almost exactly the same way as
you use files on native AmigaDOS disks. This is a fully
functional, read/write version, that supports 8, 9, or 10
sector disks of 80 tracks, and should also work on 40 track
drives and hard disks with 12 or 16 bit FAT of any
dimension the FAT allows. Update to version "1.5" (Release
1) on disk 327. Includes source.
Author: Olaf Seibert
CONTENTS OF DISK 383
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LHArc An archive program like Arc and Zoo, with a heavy emphasis
maximum compression for minimum archive size, using LZHUF
compression. This is version 1.21, an update to version
1.10 on disk 312. Binary only.
Author: Paolo Zibetti
LibraryKiller A small utility that allows you to remove libraries that
aren't used any more. Version 1.0, includes source in
assembly.
Author: Roger Fischlin
MandelMountains
A program that renders three-dimensional images of
blowups of the Mandelbrot set. Includes several example
images. This is version 2.1, an update to version 2.0
on disk 354. The most significant enhancement for this
version is that is is two to three times faster due
to inclusion of a specially tuned fixed point arithmetic
package. Shareware, binary only.
Author: Mathias Ortmann
Pcopy An intuition based disk copier for AmigaDOS disks featuring
high speed diskcopy with write verify, data recovery from
damaged tracks, full multitasking compatibility, and a user
friendly interface. This is version 2.11, an update to
version 2.0 on disk 243, with new data recovery routines
and some minor bug fixes. Binary only.
Author: Dirk Reisig
CONTENTS OF DISK 384
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Contact Demo version of a "pop-up" program for managing personal
contacts. Allows you to keep a name and address list
along with phone numbers and comments. Can print mailing
labels with a couple of mouse clicks (supports PostScript
printers). Names and address can be "clipped" into other
programs such as word processors, and Contact can even
dial your modem for you. Version 1.0, binary only.
Author: Craig Fisher, CMF Software
Elements Very nice interactive display of the the Periodic Table
of Elements. Includes general row and column information,
plus a test mode where the program asks specific questions
about the selected element or row/column. This is version
2.3, an update to version 2.0 on disk 368. Binary only,
shareware.
Author: Paul Thomas Miller
NorthC A freely redistributable programming package containing
all the programs required for developing in C. Based on
the Sozobon Ltd C compiler, Charlie Gibb's assembler, the
Software Distillery's linker, and portions from other
sources. Steve has pulled everything together and added
some enhancements in the process. This is version 1.2, an
update to version 1.1 on disk 353. Changes include extra
examples, many bug fixes, further documentation and some
improvements. The environment is supplied compressed and
unpacks to two disks. Partial source is included.
Author: Steve Hawtin, Charlie Gibbs, Sozobon Ltd, The
Software Distilary and many others.
CONTENTS OF DISK 385
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MortCalc Yet another loan calculator, but this one was written
with accuracy in mind. The monthly payments times the
number of months should balance the total principal
plus interest, to the cent. Version 2.5, freeware,
source included.
Author: Michel Laliberte
XLispStat A statistical program based on David Betz' XLisp. It
does some of the most advanced dynamic statistical
graphics, included brushing, linking, and 3D rotations.
Menus and requestors can be created dynamically with
simple lisp commands, and treated as lisp objects, so
that the program could be used for many other non-
statistical purposes, such as interactive expert
systems. XLisp-Stat has an ARexx port so that an editor
may be used to prepare lisp programs and send them
directly to XLisp-Stat to be executed. Commands, as
character strings, may also be sent from XLisp-Stat
with the lisp command, "arexx". All graphics produced
may be saved to files in IFF format. This version of
XLisp-Stat (v.2.1, release 1) has been ported to the
Amiga by James Lindsey, from the Mac version supplied
by Luke Tierney. Requires a numerical coprocessor
(M68881/M68882) and an M68020/M68030 processor.
This disk contains the executables, manual, and lisp
files. The sources can be found on disk 386.
Author: David Betz, Luke Tierney, James Lindsey
CONTENTS OF DISK 386
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Statpack Demo version of a statistics and data manipulation
program. Version 3.2, binary only.
Author: James Lindsey
XLispStat A statistical program based on David Betz' XLisp. It
does some of the most advanced dynamic statistical
graphics, included brushing, linking, and 3D rotations.
Menus and requestors can be created dynamically with
simple lisp commands, and treated as lisp objects, so
that the program could be used for many other non-
statistical purposes, such as interactive expert
systems. XLisp-Stat has an ARexx port so that an editor
may be used to prepare lisp programs and send them
directly to XLisp-Stat to be executed. Commands, as
character strings, may also be sent from XLisp-Stat
with the lisp command, "arexx". All graphics produced
may be saved to files in IFF format. This version of
XLisp-Stat (v.2.1, release 1) has been ported to the
Amiga by James Lindsey, from the Mac version supplied
by Luke Tierney. Requires a numerical coprocessor
(M68881/M68882) and an M68020/M68030 processor.
This disk contains the sources. The executables,
manual, and lisp files can be found on disk 385.
Author: David Betz, Luke Tierney, James Lindsey
CONTENTS OF DISK 387
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BlitterSand An interesting cellular automata program that gets its
roots from a "sandpile". Intriguing to watch. Includes
assembly source.
Author: Mike Creutz
ExtFuncProc External Function Process. Allows execution of any library
function from simple tasks even if these functions require
a process environment. For experienced programmers only
because there isn't any documentation written yet but only
an example. ExtFuncProc is used by GMC. It runs under
KS 2.0. Binary only.
Author: Goetz Mueller
GMC A console handler with command line editing and function
key support. GMC provides extended command line editing,
function key assignment in four levels, extended command
line history, online help for functions in the handler,
and an iconify function. This is version 9.2, an update
to version 4.0 on disk 291, with many new features,
including an output buffer (dump to printer and window),
filename completer, script function, undo function, prompt
beeper, pathname in window title, close gadget for KS 2.0,
etc. Shareware, binary only.
Author: Goetz Mueller
H2I Translates C include files into assembler include files.
Useful for programmers that use both C and assembler code
in the same program. Helps to keep the structure definitions
consistent. Version 1.1, shareware, binary only.
Author: Goetz Mueller
MandAnim A Mandelbrot Animation program that allows you to easily
generate series of lo-res/16-color pictures. Features
full mouse and/or keyboard operation, zooms, auto-save,
high (cheat) speed, iconization, etc. The generated
pictures all remember their positions and settings so
they can be re-loaded. Version 1.1, binary only.
Author: Ekke Verheul.
MandelBlitz Very fast Mandelbrot plotter with lots of handy functions
such as color cycling, zoom, special palette control,
file requestors and more. Version 1.0, binary only
Author: Nico Frangois
Menu A fast-access menu system configurable via a script file
that allows the user run selected programs. Version 2.0,
binary only.
Author: Stefan Mvrnhag
NTSC-PAL Two programs that give A500/A2000 owners with the new ECS
1Mb Agnus installed the ability to boot into either a NTSC
or PAL environment. *Very* useful for both NTSC and PAL
owners alike. Version 1.1, includes assembly source.
Author: Nico Frangois
Wreq Replace "pop-up" requestors with line-oriented requesters
(similar to those found in an MS-DOS environment) that
can be easily handled from the keyboard. If there is no
interactive console for the process, the requester won't
appear. Includes assembly source.
Author: Tuomo Mickelsson
CONTENTS OF DISK 388
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Calc A shell style, command-line calculator. Calc does not
have a fancy keypad display as many other calculator
programs do. Instead, it is capable of taking its input
from a file, the keyboard, or a command line and output-
ting its results to a file or the screen. It can also
apply a single equation to all of the values stored in a
file (or files). It handles all common mathematical
expressions, can optionally predefine physical constants
and store variables. Version 2.0, binary only.
Author: Bill Dimm
DClock A "Dumb Clock" utility that displays the date and time
in the Workbench screen title bar. This is version 1.27,
an update version 1.12 disk number 325. Many more useful
enhancements/bug fixes, including an ARexx interface.
Includes source.
Author: Olaf Barthel
DIEd A full-screen ANSI editor including an animation utility.
Provides PAL and NTSC compatibility. Many useful features
such as horizontal and vertical block cut/pasting operations,
line/block/screen centering, save defaults and more.
Version 2.4, binary only.
Author: P-E Raue
Free Display how much free space (bytes or blocks) you have on any
or all of your mounted disk volumes. Runs from CLI only.
Based on "Free" by Tom Smythe on Fish Disk 66, but totally
rewritten and enhanced. Version 1.01, includes source.
Author: Daniel Jay Barrett
KeyMapEd Allows you to change the KeyMaps used with SetMap. This
is a full featured editor providing support for normal,
string and dead keys. The keyboard represented is from
an A3000/A2000/A500 but it is fully compatible with A1000
keyboards. This is version 1.1i, an update to version
1.02 on disk number 193, binary only.
Author: Tim Friest
SnoopDos A utility for monitoring AmigaDOS calls. In particular,
it allows you to see what libraries, devices, fonts,
environment variables or startup files a program is looking
for. Very useful when you're trying to install a new
application. Version 1.0, includes source in C.
Author: Eddy Carroll
CONTENTS OF DISK 389
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Kick Another screen hack, specifically for A500/A2000 owners.
I don't want to spoil any surprises but reportedly causes
some machines to crash. Binary only.
Author: Tony Solomon, Paul Fortin
Plot A 3-D function plotting program with provisions for
coordinate translation on both axes, parametric equations,
and standardized notation of the pow function (x^y -- which
now works as specified.). This is version 5.1, an update
to version 4.1 on disk 175, with some enhancements and bug
fixes. Binary only.
Author: Terry Gintz
PolySys An extended version of the 0L-system (string rewriting)
described in The Science of Fractal Images (edited by
Pietgen and Saupe). The basic algorithm has been expanded
and modified extensively, and looping commands similiar to
those found in other Turtle graphics systems (Logo, etc)
have been added. Support for three-dimensional drawing,
with perspective, is also included. Version 1.0, binary
only.
Author: Terry Gintz
Retab Useful command-line "tab-to-space" and "space-to-tab"
expansion utility. Several command-line options to specify
size/settings and the ability to protect material enclosed
by delimiters (quotes, brackets, carats, etc.) from
expansion. Version 1.03, binary only.
Author: Paul Klink
ZPlot Graphs formulas based on 4-D complex number planes. ZPlot
currently supports the Mandelbrot set, Julia sets, and
Phoenix curves, with over 500 mapping variations. The math
functions supported include sin(z), sinh(z), z^z, e^z, z^n,
sqrt(z), cos(z), cosh(z), tan(z), tanh(z), log(z), ln(z)
and n^z. Version 1.3d, binary only
Author: Terry Gintz
CONTENTS OF DISK 390
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Flip Allows you to quickly and easily switch between various
screens. Can close screens, pull them up, and activate
windows. Has the unique feature of sorting screens in a
way that all title bars are visible at one time. This is
version 2.0, binary only.
Author: Lars Eggert
ReadmeMaster A nifty little database for finding those programs that
you know exist somewhere (???) in the AmigaLibDisk library.
Maintains a keyword dictionary of the Contents descriptions
that allows searching by disk number, program title, author's
name, or some other descriptive word. Currently supports
disks 1-360, an update to the version on disk number 163.
Binary only.
Author: Harold Morash
SetClock A utility to set or read the hardware clock on a Spirit
Technology memory expansion board. Works in a manner
similar to the SetClock utility which is supplied by
Commodore with Amigas that have hardware clocks as
standard equipment. Includes source in PCQPascal and
assembler.
Author: Willi Kusche
SM Small utility to center the display. Recoded version of
"ScreenShift" by Anson Mah (Disk 88), only half the size.
Includes source.
Author: Anson Mah, Lattice V5.04 recoding by Oliver Wagner
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-Fred
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