jbaker@gmu90x.gmu.edu (jbaker) (03/13/90)
In article <1910@clyde.concordia.ca> stefan@sherlock.CS.Concordia.CA (BUCHHOLZ stefan) writes: > CANONONICAL LIST OF MOST USEFUL PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE > > 1. Browser: allows one to view directories, copy files, etc, a la MAC >plus all kind of goodies that a multitaking OS offers. Launch a task simply >by clicking on the file name (even projects!!). > > 2. Snap: cut and paste ANY stype font from ANY window on ANY screen. >Beautiful, transparent, easy... > > 3. ARP1.3: Replaces most AmigaDos commands with smaller more powerful >ones. Very easily installable. Also provides a more efficient shell. > 4. VirusX: Kills viruses dead! get it if you do more than play games. > > 5. Switcher: Jump from 1 screen to another easily. Has a bunch of >nice options... > > 6. Scripit: Does what Arexx does, without Arexx headaches!!! A must! Here are my favorite must-haves: Dmouse OR Qmouse (mouse accel/screen flipper/screen blanker) HandyIcons (makes a drop-down menu on the WB with your favorite programs) A MUST MUST HAVE! NewZap (object code file editor - edit any file Byte-by-byte) sf (Show File) - searches for all files matching pattern on a device even looks inside ARC/ZOO files NewZap and sf are SHAREWARE so if you use them, send in your fee.... John Baker jbaker@gmuvax.gmu.edu
martens@navajo.cis.ohio-state.edu (Jeff Martens) (03/14/90)
In article <2604@gmu90x.gmu.edu> jbaker@gmu90x.UUCP (John Baker) writes: >HandyIcons (makes a drop-down menu on the WB with your favorite programs) > A MUST MUST HAVE! Actually not a must have for those of us who haven't used workbench, or even seen an icon on our Amigas, for a long while. My A1000's well over three years old, and one of the first things I figured out how to do was boot directly to the CLI. -=- -- Jeff (martens@cis.ohio-state.edu) "We have to shoot and kill and destroy. We represent everything that's good in the world." -- Max Smart
juan@cobra.gatech.edu (Juan Orlandini) (03/14/90)
In article <2604@gmu90x.gmu.edu> jbaker@gmu90x.UUCP (John Baker) writes: >In article <1910@clyde.concordia.ca> stefan@sherlock.CS.Concordia.CA (BUCHHOLZ stefan) writes: >> CANONONICAL LIST OF MOST USEFUL PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE >> >> 1. Browser: allows one to view directories, copy files, etc, a la MAC >> 2. Snap: cut and paste ANY stype font from ANY window on ANY screen. >> 3. ARP1.3: Replaces most AmigaDos commands with smaller more powerful >> 4. VirusX: Kills viruses dead! get it if you do more than play games. >> 5. Switcher: Jump from 1 screen to another easily. Has a bunch of >> 6. Scripit: Does what Arexx does, without Arexx headaches!!! A must! >Dmouse OR Qmouse (mouse accel/screen flipper/screen blanker) >HandyIcons (makes a drop-down menu on the WB with your favorite programs) >NewZap (object code file editor - edit any file Byte-by-byte) >sf (Show File) - searches for all files matching pattern on a device and while everyone's at it, here's some more: VLT: Possibly the best terminal emulator out for the amiga. It's free has an arexx interface, it's own scripting language, many transfer protocols and gads of goodies (huh? :-) XOPER: makes programmers life easier. Lets you see exactly what's going on inside your amiga. STEVIE: for the vi addicts. A fairly good implementation of the un*x editor. DME: a programmers editor. Another one of Matt Dillons amazing products. SHELL: I use version 2.07 but newer better(?) versions are out. They get rid of many of the C: commands and give you a scripting language. Very nice. wKeys, wIcon: give keyboard equivalents to window front/back, screen front/back and a general window iconification. Very stable and reliable. uShow: smallest iff file show program. Fast and featureless but also reliable. dfc: replaces format and copy commands in a fast easy to use program that is smaller than either. There's also zoo,arc and the related, but everyone knows of them right? Juan Juan Orlandini /// /// Super User at large /// What *I* say, *I* say. /// juan@cobra.gatech.edu \\\/// What *I* mean, *I* mean. \\\/// juan@prism.gatech.edu \XX/ What *you* get, *you* get. \XX/