tj@mks.UUCP (T. J. Thompson) (05/18/87)
Mortice Kern Systems Inc. is pleased to announce the release of the MKS
Toolkit version 2.2, with shipping scheduled to commence on June 15th,
1987. Many of you are already aware of the Toolkit as an extensive
collection of UNIX compatible software tools running on MS-DOS and PC-
DOS. This latest version offers new tools, enhanced functionality, and
more comprehensive manuals. It is delivered on 4 dsdd 5.25" diskettes,
accompanied by more than 300 pages of documentation, including a
Tutorial Overview and a self-instruction vi guide. The price is still
only $139. Updates from earlier versions of the Toolkit are available
for $45. All prices are quoted in $US.
Anyone purchasing the current Toolkit version 2.1 between now and June
15th will, upon registration, be shipped a FREE upgrade to version 2.2.
The MKS Toolkit version 2.2 includes:
. ctags expand init pcat shift tr
alias cut export jobs pg/more size trap
awk date expr join pr sleep true
banner dd false kill print sort typeset
basename deroff fc lc prof split unalias
break dev fg let ps strings uname
c df fgrep line pwd strip unexpand
cal diff file login read sum uniq
cat dirname find ls readonly switch unpack
cd du fmt mkdir return sync unset
chmod echo fold mv rev tail unstrip
cmp ed getopt nm rm tee vi/ex
comm egrep glob od rmdir test wc
continue env gres pack sed time whence
cp eval head passwd set times which
cpio exec help paste sh touch who
crypt exit
New and improved for version 2.2 are:
awk Added symbol table, improved memory allocation.
crypt DES and UNIX rotor machine encryption.
diff -h (heuristic) option added.
sh Korn shell, now with vi editing mode and array variables.
vi Added support for colour monitors, national character sets.
pack
pcat
unpack UNIX binary compatible Huffman encoding (data compression).
/etc/init
login
passwd
who UNIX compatible password file and login control.
expand
unexpand
fmt
fold
pr tab expansion, line folding, line formatting filters.
Other minor tweaks and utilities.
The package is shipped first class post anywhere in North America
(shipping costs included in purchase price). Overseas customers please
add $10 for shipping.
To order or obtain further information, contact:
Mortice Kern Systems Inc., 43 Bridgeport Rd. E., Waterloo, Ont. N2J 2J4
(519)884-2251
uucp: {allegra,decvax,ihnp4}!watmath!mks!toolkit
MasterCard, VISA, American Express, and purchase orders accepted.
PC-DOS is a trademark of International Business Machines Corp.
MS-DOS is a trademark of Microsoft Corp.
UNIX is a registered trademark of AT&T.
MKS and MKS Toolkit are trademarks of Mortice Kern Systems Inc.