[comp.sys.ibm.pc.digest] Info-IBMPC Digest V90 #188

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Info-IBMPC Digest           Sun, 18 Nov 90       Volume 90 : Issue 188 

Today's Editor:
         Gregory Hicks - Rota Spain <GHICKS@WSMR-Simtel20.Army.Mil>

Today's Topics:
          DOS batch quirks and environment variable weirdness
                 robust PC configuration tester wanted
                  timing a commercial software package
                            Turbo C graphics

Today's Queries:
                                 FaxIt
                         frame grabber software
                   GRASP, floppy problem, DRAM chips
                           Tape Drive Wanted
                       multiple drive controllers
                           UUCP for IBM & Sun
               Wanted: recommendation of spelling checker

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                    Recent msdos uploads to SIMTEL20

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Date: Mon, 15 Oct 90 12:33:31 -0400
From: abcscnuk@csunb.csun.edu (Naoto Kimura)
Subject: DOS batch quirks and environment variable weirdness.

After spending a number of times going through trying to figure out
what went wrong with batch files and several pieces of software that
used environment variables, I decided to perform some experiments...
I'm sure that there have been many people who have performed similar
experiments, but I think that for those who haven't tried them it would
benefit greatly...

The problem arises in how the DOS command processor handles many
constructs.  I ended up spending quite a long time trying to figure out
why some of my software stopped working on a system where it used to
work fine.  It turned out that someone edited the AUTOEXEC.BAT file and
changed the SET statements that assigned the environment variables.
The only thing that changed within the SET statements were extra spaces
around the '=', which at first doesn't seem to change the statement.

Here is a batch file that can be used to illustrate some of the things
I've discovered:

   ] @echo off
   ] echo off
   ] rem
   ] rem .---------------------------------------------------------------.
   ] rem ! This is a batch file to show how DOS handles some constructs. !
   ] rem ! DOS handles environment variables in weird ways...  It also   !
   ] rem ! uses the = as a token separator, which gets eaten up in the   !
   ] rem ! command parser in some cases, and not in others.              !
   ] rem `---------------------------------------------------------------'
   ] rem
   ] echo.
   ] echo ECHOing blank lines is sometimes difficult.
   ] echo.
   ] echo The = character has special meaning to the command processor.
   ] echo.=============================================================
   ] echo The above line gives expected results,
   ] echo however the following line does not:
   ] echo =============================================================
   ] echo.
   ] echo.
   ] echo.============
   ] echo == Before ==
   ] echo.============
   ] set
   ] set Test=Test#1
   ] set Test =Test#2
   ] set Test ] 1 [ =I am brain-dead
   ] set Test] 1 [ =DOS is truly brain-dead
   ] set Neato=ECHO ---- This is really neat eh ? ----
   ] echo.
   ] echo.===========
   ] echo == After ==
   ] echo.===========
   ] set
   ] echo 0 [%Test%] 1 [ %Test% ] 2
   ] echo 0 [%Test %] 1 [ %Test % ] 2
   ] echo 0 [%Test ] 1 [ %Test ] 2
   ] echo 0 [%Test] 1 [ %Test ] 2
   ] %Neato%
   ] set Test=
   ] set Test =
   ] set Test ] 1 [ =
   ] set Test] 1 [ =
   ] set Neato=

If you notice, some of the echo statements contain a period ('.')
immediately after ECHO.  Placing the period there allows one to echo a
blank line without generating the annoying 'ECHO is ON' or 'ECHO is
OFF' message.  As far as I've tested, this technique has worked on most
versions (2.0 and later) of DOS, though I have encountered versions in
which this did not work.  Because of the way the command parser parses
out tokens, you might get some unexpected results -- especially if
you're used to using the UNIX shell languages.

The following is the output generated by the previously listed batch
file (as with the batch program, I've prepended ' ] ' to the lines so
that I can somehow hilight the lines):

   ] 
   ] ECHOing blank lines is sometimes difficult.
   ] 
   ] The = character has special meaning to the command processor.
   ] =============================================================
   ] The above line gives expected results,
   ] however the following line does not:
   ] ECHO is off
   ] 
   ] 
   ] ============
   ] == Before ==
   ] ============
   ] COMSPEC=Y:COMMAND.COM
   ] PROMPT=$P$G
   ] PATH=Y:.;X:.
   ] 
   ] 
   ] ===========
   ] == After ==
   ] ===========
   ] COMSPEC=Y:COMMAND.COM
   ] PROMPT=$P$G
   ] PATH=Y:.;X:.
   ] TEST=Test#1
   ] TEST =Test#2
   ] TEST ] 1 [ =I am brain-dead
   ] TEST] 1 [ =DOS is truly brain-dead
   ] NEATO=ECHO ---- This is really neat eh ? ----
   ] 0 [Test#1] 1 [ Test#1 ] 2
   ] 0 [Test#2] 1 [ Test#2 ] 2
   ] 0 [I am brain-deadTest ] 2
   ] 0 [DOS is truly brain-deadTest ] 2
   ] ---- This is really neat eh ? ----

Anyway, there are a few lessons to be learned from the seemingly
bizarre behavior of this batch script.

 o When it comes to spaces, DOS considers them to be important,
especially in the case of environment variables -- you can even have
imbedded spaces in the environment variable assignments.

 o The '=' character has special significance, and so it can't be used
in some places.  One surprise to me was when I found out that I
couldn't echo a line containing just '='s and spaces, but if you follow
the example of the ECHO command that echos a blank lines, you'll see a
method by which you should be able to ECHO such a line.

 o The '.' character has also significance in parsing of commands one
way you can use them is with the ECHO command to trick it into doing
things it doesn't normally do.

 o When referencing environment variables, make sure that you fully
enclose the environment variable reference with the % character, since
environment variables may contain some characters that are special
symbols (parenthesis, square braces) in most other languages.

 o It might be good idea to make sure that your library routines to
handle environment variables can handle spaces that appear before and
after the '=' in the environment.  This way we can make sure that there
aren't any surprises if you do have them.  I've been bitten by this
problem way too many times in several of my own programs that worked
fine under UNIX, but wouldn't work reliably under MS-DOS because of the
fact that sometimes there were spaces around the = in the SET commands
in a batch file, while other times there were none.

 * I'm probably wasting my time trying to figure out ways in which I
can work around the bugs in the command processor and I should be
spending my time writing a more reasonable one (and probably make lots
of money selling one).  Either that or just dump IBM-PC's and MS/PC-DOS
altogether for a REAL computer with a REAL operating system...  Like a
TRS-80 model I with TRSDOS ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-)

If anybody has any comments or corrections to what I've said, please
feel free to respond.  And please take note that I'm posting this at
about 4 a.m. so I'm probably not thinking straight -- and so I might
actually be spewing nonsense and wasting $$$ clogging up the bandwith
with this useless babbling...

 Naoto Kimura
 (abcscnuk@csuna.csun.edu)

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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 90 23:10:03 CST
From: david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp)
Subject: robust PC configuration tester wanted

>... Does anyone know of a 'robust' configuration
>tester/checker? Any pointers welcome;

I have been using the CheckIt program with success.  Sorry, I do not
have it handy, and cannot remember the name of the manufacturer.

It is a smart and friendly program.  It will report your configuration,
test your hardware, run benchmarks on your CPU, hard disk, video, and
math coprocessor.  It can low-level format many hard disks.

I recommend it, but I am not affiliated with the company other than a
satisfied user.  -David-

david@wubios.wustl.edu             ^     Mr. David J. Camp
david%wubios@wugate.wustl.edu    < * >   +1 314 382 0584
...!uunet!wugate!wubios!david      v 

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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 90 23:25:20 CST
From: david@wubios.wustl.edu (David J. Camp)
Subject: timing a commercial software package

In Reply to this Note From: <Ellen G Cross>
>
>How would you go about recording the length of time a particular
>commercial software package is running under MS-DOS?  A friend is lobbying
>for a pc, and she needs to substantiate her case....  I'm more familiar
>with UNIX than MS-DOS, so my standalone pc skills are quite rusty at this
>point....

A simple way is to use the PATH command to display the time before and
after the task runs.  You should put the command in a .bat file with
ECHO ON so that the timing is displayed.  You can use a program like
Fansi Console to save the screen, so that the data is not lost when the
application writes to the screen.  That will bias the results, however,
because FC speeds things up.

I am not associated with Hersey Micro Consulting (the FC people) other
than a satisfied customer.  -David-

david@wubios.wustl.edu             ^     Mr. David J. Camp
david%wubios@wugate.wustl.edu    < * >   +1 314 382 0584
...!uunet!wugate!wubios!david      v 

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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 90 22:29:20 -0500 (EST)
From: "Brian M. Gottier" <bg0v+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Turbo C graphics

Anyone out there know the format Borland uses for storing the images it
grabs with the getimage() function for 640x480, 16 color modes?  I 
would like to manipulate the image after getting it and then put it 
back with putimage().  The data seems to be compressed somehow, but I 
can't find any reference to how it is compressed.

-Brian
bg0v@andrew.cmu.edu

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Date: Sat, 10 Nov 90 20:28:40 EST
From: Ken Iisaka <470605%UOTTAWA.bitnet@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca>
Subject: FaxIt

I own a Datacopy/Xerox MicroFax fax card.  I have seen somewhere on
Byte magazine that a software product, FaxIt is available for use with
this card.  Could anyone give me more information on this product?

Thanks in advance.

Ken Iisaka          <470605 @ UOTTAWA.BITNET>
51 Sweetland #6     <470605 @ ACADVM.UOTTAWA.CA>
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada  K1N 7T7
TEL/FAX: (613) 565-1431

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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 90 13:41 MET
From: MARK DE ROOI ITI-TNO <ROOI%ITI.TNO.NL@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: frame grabber software

We are looking for a way to grab frames from all kinds of applications,
to store them and to display them later on the PC's screen as a kind of
slide- show. An old program named ShowPartner used to do this for CGA,
but we need something more sophisticated.  Any pointers will be
appreciated.

Mark.

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Date: Tue, 09 Oct 90 16:24:11 EDT
From: "Chuck R." <346B36G@CMUVM>
Subject: GRASP, floppy problem, DRAM chips

I have a few questions.

1. Does anybody know how to use the GRASP interpreter? What the video
requirements are? Or other Hardware requirements? (It's supposed to
show animated movies on the screen.) Is there anywhere I can get
related applications for this?

2. I have a problem with floppies sometimes. They sometimes don't turn
in their jackets and I can't get them to loosen up. This causes the
disk to be unreadable. Is there anything I can do for these? By the
way, I've never had any trouble with generic disks, but Verbatim disks
give me trouble the most, whether they are new or old.

3. I have a motherboard with some empty sockets. I assume these are for
adding more RAM chips. What kind of chips can I put in there? I would
like to do this myself but I've seen a few different kinds of chips
when they are sold separately in catalogs.

What are the differences between DRAMS, SIMMS, and the other chips and
which can I put in those empty sockets in my motherboard? Is there any
other special hardware I will need when I add these chips?

Chuck R.        bitnet: 346b36g@cmuvm.bitnet       Michigan, USA

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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 90 10:22:26 MEZ
From: "Thomas Wutzke" <I2010901%DBSTU1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU>
Subject: Tape Drive Wanted

Hello |

I'm looking for a tape drive, which can be used as a 'standard' tape,
not only as a streamer.

 I want to use this tape as a backup-media (I got to backup 100Mbyte)
and as a mass-storage-unit for archiving purposes. For this, it should
be possible to use standard MS-DOS-Commands for writing and reading the
tape. Otherwise, if it is impossible to use the standard commands,
special commands like 'MOUNT'  or 'PUTFILE' would be ok.

 Does anybody know about such a tape? Or how I can get it? A manufactor
in Europe would be preferred.

Bye for now

Thomas Wutzke

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Date: Fri, 9 Nov 90 12:05:47 SET
From: Roger Thijs <RTHIJS%BANUFS11.BITNET@uga.cc.uga.edu>
Subject: multiple drive controllers

Is it possible to install more than one drive controller in a
pc-compatible (in two or more slots) so that e.g.:

- the first one controlls (MFM): two floppy drives and one MFM-HD

- the second controlls a IDE-HD.

Can this be made working:
- for a MSDOS-environment
- for a unix (coherent) environment?

I have a 386SX/16 Mhz clone with AMI BIOS.

Thanks for all comments,
Roger Thijs

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Date: Mon, 12 Nov 90 12:03:05 -0500
From: "Michael J. Saletnik" <icarus@End.Tufts.EDU>
Subject: UUCP for IBM & Sun

Hi folks.  Question for you all: I have UUPC / Extended 1.07H source,
and the Turbo C++ Professional Environment.  I am trying to establish a
reliable mail link to a Sun 3/60 workstation running SunOS 4.0.3 and am
having no success at all.  All my configurations/setups/scripts are
correct, but once my UUPC logs in and starts talking, there comes a
point when suddenly I'm receiving null packets and everything hangs.
Occasionally, my machine will *literally* hang, and require a power
cycle.

So...  Is there a newer source version out and/or where can I get it?
I must have the source because I have to make a slight modification to
the login scripting routines to get through a data switch and a
terminal server with an excess of non-static "expect" lines.

Has anyone done this successfully?  Are there quirks about TC++ (in
non-c++ mode, BTW) ?  I hope to get this part of the link stable, and
use SMAIL as my mailer interface.

PLEASE: reply to ME as well as to the digest.

			Thanks in advance,
					Michael J. Saletnik
					Tufts University
					icarus@end.tufts.edu <MX>
					icarus@sol.end.tufts.edu <host>
					msaletni@tufts <BITNET>

(ps - it's a Leading Edge model M, 640k, 70meg, 8mhz, 2400 modem)

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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 90 21:01:19 -0500
From: (Marshall D. Abrams) <abrams@smiley.mitre.org>
Subject: Wanted: recommendation of spelling checker

I would appreciate a recommendation of a spelling checker, preferably
shareware available on simtel.

I have PC Write and find its spelling checker awkward to use and slow.
I tried Grammatik IV and found it flakey.  It reported errors in words
even after it had "learded" them.  I ran the same file twice, after
loading the words "learned" and it appeared to make no difference.

The ispell program on UNIX is my favorite spelling checker.  I believe
it is based on work at the Stanford AI lab some 20 years ago.  By any
chance, is a version available for the PC?

Sincerely,
 
- Marshall D. Abrams, phone: (703) 883-6938
   The MITRE Corporation, 7525 Colshire Drive
   Mail Stop Z269, Mc Lean, VA   22102
   alternate e-mail address: abrams@mitre.org
   FAX: (703) 883-1397  

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Date: Sun, 11 Nov 1990  23:11 MST
From: Keith Petersen <w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.ARMY.MIL>
Subject: Recent msdos uploads to SIMTEL20

The following files have been recently uploaded to SIMTEL20:

NOTE: Type B is Binary; Type A is ASCII

 Filename   Type Length   Date    Description
==============================================
Directory PD1:<MSDOS.ARC-LBR>
AM50.ZIP      B  205661  901111  ArcMaster front-end/convert for .ARC/.ZIP/.LZH
ARCE40F.ZIP   B    9000  901111  V.Buerg's fast ARC extraction program
ARJ014.ZIP    B   85910  901104  ARJ archiver has better comp. than ZIP & LHarc

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.AUTOCAD>
ADIPLT.ZIP    B   47261  901031  AutoCAD plots on mainframe printers

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.BASIC>
ASIC20.ZIP    B  123912  901111  Complete BASIC compiler, 60 BASICA commands

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.C>
SERIAL-1.ZIP  B    5164  901028  C++ source code routines for serial ports
TEGLC.ZIP     B  346112  901031  Graphical windowing toolkit demo (TC/MSC)

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.CALCULATOR>
RPC.ZIP       B   15869  901109  Reverse Polish Calc - Instructional and usable

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DBASE>
POPDBF37.ZIP  B   98306  901028  TSR: Popup view, edit, print, read dBASE files

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DESKACCESS>
AN201.ZIP     B  132530  901110  Ample Notice appointment/calendar/alarm v2.01
REM21.ZIP     B   35777  901107  REMIND v2.1 - A sophisticated reminder service

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DESQVIEW>
DVTREE18.ZIP  B   65511  901028  DESQview disk manager, dual directory display
TAME250.ZIP   B   55240  901111  Speed up pgm execution in DesqView/VM386/other

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DIRUTL>
DIRM13.ZIP    B   21717  901108  Faster directory lister than DOS DIR command

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.DSKUTL>
COPYQ225.ZIP  B   55369  901111  Fast multiple disk format/copy/verify. SYDEX
FDFORM16.ZIP  B   76080  901031  Format floppies for greater density/storage
SET80.ZIP     B    2244  901031  Tells DOS that drive B default is 80 tracks
SETDRIVE.ZIP  B   10346  901028  Convince DOS drive B is drive A and visa versa

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.EDITOR>
BM111.ZIP     B  132535  901030  Text editor for creation/mntc of batch files

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.EMULATORS>
22NCE130.ZIP  B   49696  901109  Z80 CP/M emulator for MS-DOS systems. SYDEX

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>
DOWNLOAD.INF  A     840  901102  How to get SIMTEL20 files via telephone modem
SIM9010.IDX   A   21788  901102  Comma-delimited list of October 1990 uploads
SIMIBM.ARC    B  246495  901111  SIMTEL20 MSDOS files listing with descriptions
SIMIBM.IDX    A  492835  901111  SIMTEL20 MSDOS files listing with descriptions
UPLOADS.OCT   A   19407  901102  List of uploads to SIMTEL20 for October 1990

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.FILUTL>
ATOB11.ZIP    B    8481  901106  Fast covert of btoa-encoded ascii to binary
CHK4LZ19.ZIP  B    9680  901104  Show which files have been compressed by LZEXE
REBUILD2.ZIP  B   14051  901108  Rebuild split uuencoded files, w/MSC 5.0 src
STS_311.ZIP   B   89587  901110  'Stereo' DOS shell, dual windows/directories
UUXFER20.ZIP  B   29996  901106  Comprehensive UU/XX en/decoder with C source

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.GENEALOGY>
GED2T9.ZIP    B   73472  901107  Genealogy:Create Tiny Tafels from GEDCOM files

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.GIF>
CG89A.GIF     B   26624  901109  GIF89a format pic-illustrates transparency etc
TEXTTST.GIF   B    1536  901109  New GIF89a format test picture
VUIMG270.ZIP  B   68949  901109  GIF/GIF89a/TIFF viewer, zoom/pan/auto mode sel

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.INFO>
MS-OS.ZIP     B    2140  901028  Microsoft and other support phone numbers
TSFAQ12.ZIP   B   33693  901109  Frequently asked questions & answers. T. Salmi

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.KEYBOARD>
DCE.ZIP       B   68526  901028  DOS command editor. Reuse previous commands

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.LASER>
PCL_PACK.ZIP  B   15232  901109  Compress HP PCL graphics data to level III PCL

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.LEGAL>
GUID516A.ZIP  B  165549  901106  Home/office legal guide & forms generator 1of2
GUID516B.ZIP  B  106566  901106  Home/office legal guide & forms generator 2of2

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.LOTUS123>
DEPN1090.ZIP  B   90014  901028  Fixed-asset accounting package for 123 v2.2

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.MENU>
MM3V36.ZIP    B  172522  901109  Network-compat. programmable shell menu system

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.PRINTER>
DMP203.ZIP    B   49555  901111  Resident print spooler, spools to disk, memory
LQ235.ZIP     B  231637  901111  Enhances 9-pin printers; lots of fonts, NLQ.

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.QBASIC>
BASWIND8.ZIP  B  188909  901028  QB4.x window/menu/mouse routines with source
BASWIZ14.ZIP  B  101023  901028  Library of ASM/BASIC routines for QBASIC 4.5
GRAFWZ10.ZIP  B   40450  901028  Smaller, faster graphics library for QBASIC4.5

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SCREEN>
CTYPE.ZIP     B    6313  901028  PC Mag's change cursor size & shape utility
LAMNETH.ZIP   B    7275  901031  Redirect PrintScreen to print to a disk file
READSCRN.ZIP  B    4521  901028  Compares string on screen with command line
VIDEO29.ZIP   B    7798  901028  Change number of lines on CGA/EGA/VGA display

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.STARTER>
ARCE40F.COM   B    6690  901111  V.Buerg's fast ARC extraction program
ARCE40F.DOC   A   11990  901111  V.Buerg's fast ARC extraction program - docs
ARCE40F.UUE   A    9399  901111  V.Buerg's fast ARC extraction pgm - uuencoded

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.SYSUTL>
4DOS302A.ZIP  B  364356  901029  4DOS v3.02a, enhanced COMMAND.COM replacement
4DOS302U.ZIP  B   88070  901029  Bug fixes for 4DOS v3.02 - command replacement
CAM10.ZIP     B   33336  901028  CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT file manager, v1.0
MS_SH164.ZIP  B  108837  901109  ms_sh v1.64, Unix Bourne-like shell for MS-DOS
RTS12.ZIP     B    9071  901028  Toggle RTS for COM1 to COM4 ports
SCOUT50.ZIP   B  139303  901111  Super TSR disk manager, v5.0 - fmt/mv/cpy/etc
SCT-EM50.ZIP  B  140325  901111  Memory resident file/disk manager, runs in EMS
SIMP.ZIP      B   20842  901101  Fortune cookie program of Simpson quotes
STIME.ZIP     B   40502  901028  Calls Naval Observatory to set AT system time
SWAPDS.ZIP    B   38564  901109  SWAPDOS: Swap two programs in memory
TLB-V114.ZIP  B  147965  901028  DOS extender for 286/386/386sx w/Chips & Tech
XLOCK1.ZIP    B   59934  901028  System access security program (one user)

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TEX>
DVIMSWIN.ARC  B   46872  901107  TeX DVI previewer for Microsoft Windows

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TURBO-C>
ANUM.ZIP      B   30356  901102  Numerical Analysis functions for Turbo C
SERUS221.ZIP  B   13922  901108  DOS installable interrupt-driven serial driver

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.TXTUTL>
BISON111.ZIP  B  224644  901109  Bison v1.11, yacc-compatible parser generator
FGREP1_1.ZIP  B   79101  901108  GNU fgrep v1.1: Pattern matching text search
KTYPE.ZIP     B  174774  901028  Viewer for Japanese text files (CGA/EGA req.)
LIST75F.ZIP   B   94121  901111  V. Buerg's classic ascii/binary file viewer
LOOKFR50.ZIP  B   16797  901028  Text file quick search with AND/OR logic

Directory PD1:<MSDOS.VOICE>
PLAYMAC2.ZIP  B   19927  901101  Point-n-Shoot sound menu system for REMAC

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.BBS>
CONF400.ZIP   B   92740  901030  BBS EchoMail processor with REPLYLINK & RENUM

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.BBSLISTS>
USBBS78.ZIP   B   50539  901111  Darwin's nationwide IBM BBS listing: 11/01/90

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.DDJMAG>
DDJ9011.ZIP   B  411365  901110  Dr. Dobbs Journal mag listings, Nov. 1990

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.EDUCATION>
DLANET.ZIP    B   57884  901028  Polynomial/circuit analysis, w/built-in editor
EPHEM421.ZIP  B  245439  901111  Astronomical ephemeris:stars/planets positions
PCKIMMO.ZIP   B   77606  901103  Two-level processor for Morphological analysis
TSGMEB14.ZIP  B   79699  901031  T.Salmi: Second package of educational games

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.FIDO>
SYSNL314.ZIP  B   85500  901028  Fast FidoNet nodelist compiler and editor

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.GNUISH>
M4V05.ARC     B   81183  901102  Macro preprocessor for C, RATFOR & other langs
MKINF10.ARC   B  234223  901102  Converts TEXINFO files to INFO files

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.HAMRADIO>
GEOSAT20.ZIP  B   56405  901111  Find Azimuth and Elevation for sync. satellite
ROBOCOPY.ZIP  B   27346  901028  Copy Morse code from audio output of radio

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.MODEM>
JMOD120L.ZIP  B   56739  901028  Jmodem 1.20l, external file transfer protocol
PCPABLE.ZIP   B   20208  901028  Checks if you are calling a PC Pursuit city
WXMD100I.ZIP  B   34126  901028  Public domain WXMODEM protocol driver 1.00i

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.PCMAG>
VOL9N19.ZIP   B   40589  901028  PcMag: Altz,Fieldlen,Filebuf,Repl,Sbox,Wsmooth
VOL9N20.ZIP   B   61733  901111  PcMag: ALTP2,DRVRDY,PCSORT,RGNAME,TESTDRVA

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.QMODEM>
QM42C-1.ZIP   B  148850  901030  QModem comm pgm v4.2c, readme & overlay, 1of4
QM42C-2.ZIP   B  202220  901030  QModem comm pgm v4.2c, executable & help, 2of4
QM42C-3.ZIP   B  120537  901030  QModem comm pgm v4.2c, utilities, 3of4
QM42C-4.ZIP   B  245924  901029  QModem comm pgm v4.2c, documentation, 4of4

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.RBBS-PC>
DVRBBS2.ZIP   B    6806  901028  Recommended DESQview settings for RBBS-PC

Directory PD2:<MSDOS2.TELIX>
SIGNIT.ZIP    B    1695  901106  Telix 3.x script sends pretyped signature file
TLX312A.UPD   A    7501  901106  Info on Telix 3.12 bug-fix release
TLX312A1.ZIP  B  155346  901102  Telix3.12a comm pgm executable & support files
TLX312A2.ZIP  B   98742  901102  Telix3.12a comm pgm docs/host/scripts/dialconv
TLX312A3.ZIP  B   61212  901102  Telix3.12a comm pgm. SALT script lang. and doc

If you are unable to access SIMTEL20 via Internet FTP or through one of
the BITNET/EARN file servers, most SIMTEL20 MSDOS files, including the
PC-Blue collection, are available for downloading on the Detroit
Download Central network at 313-885-3956.  DDC has multiple lines which
support 300/1200/2400/9600/14400 bps (HST/V.32/V.42/V.42bis/MNP5).
This is a subscription system with an average hourly cost of 17 cents.
It is also accessable on Telenet via PC Pursuit and on Tymnet via
StarLink outdial.  New files uploaded to SIMTEL20 are usually available
on DDC within 24 hours.

Keith Petersen
Maintainer of SIMTEL20's MSDOS, MISC & CP/M archives [IP address 26.2.0.74]
Internet: w8sdz@WSMR-SIMTEL20.Army.Mil    or     w8sdz@vela.acs.oakland.edu
Uucp: uunet!wsmr-simtel20.army.mil!w8sdz              BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND

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