ts@uwasa.fi (Timo Salmi LASK) (09/15/90)
One frequently posed question by laptop users is how does one make the cursor big, so that it is better visible. For the information of users who may not be following the comp.binaries.ibm.pc newsgroup, the following edited extract: Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc Subject: v08i026: tsutld18, Timo Salmi Utilities Summary: A number of small and useful gadgets TSUTLD package contains a number of small utilities for IBM PC Compatibles. It is the fourth in a series of four utility packages from the author. Although most of these utilities in this package are general, some of these (the cursor and the caps programs) have a laptop flavor. The packages have been developed by Professor Timo Salmi of the University of Vaasa, Finland. TSUTLD18.ARC Fourth set of Utilities, T.Salmi Filename Comment Date Time -------- -------------------------------- ---- ---- ADJCURS.BAT Batch shell for adjusting cursor 09-07-90 10:20:22 BIGCURS.EXE Make the cursor better visible 12-05-89 14:45:36 BIGNCURS.EXE NonResident temporary big cursor 11-29-89 16:17:26 CAPS.EXE Get/set keyboard toggles 07-19-90 14:22:44 FILES.EXE Summary of your different files 09-08-90 13:07:08 KEYRATE.EXE Set keyboard repeat rate & delay 07-21-90 21:59:44 POPSCR.EXE Pop screen from image file 09-09-90 11:44:56 PSK.EXE Dis/enable the PrintScreen key 06-16-90 08:47:50 PUSHSCR.EXE Push screen to image file 09-09-90 11:44:52 SETPRT.EXE Set PrintScreen retry times 07-10-90 12:07:20 SWITCHAR.EXE Makes Unix freaks feel at home 11-26-89 21:25:32 TODAY.EXE Scan disk for files made today 07-19-90 15:07:40 TSPROG.INF List of PD programs from T.Salmi 04-03-90 17:37:40 TSUTLD.INF Document 09-09-90 11:46:34 TSUTLD.NWS News announcements about tsutld 09-09-90 11:10:48 VAASA.INF Info: Finland, Vaasa, U of Vaasa 02-02-90 11:52:54 WARMBOOT.EXE Reboot without memory tests 09-08-90 15:28:40 ---- ------ ------ ----- 0017 136268 100933 26% ................................................................... Prof. Timo Salmi (Moderating at anon. ftp site 128.214.12.3) School of Business Studies, University of Vaasa, SF-65101, Finland Internet: ts@chyde.uwasa.fi Funet: gado::salmi Bitnet: salmi@finfun