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Last-modified: Jan 1, 1993

    The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo (Changes)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        ****  The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files  ****

Version: 2.0  Jan 1, 1993

Compiled by Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca)

As this most-useful-program list is quite long, I'm posting this article
listing major changes (additions and updates) for those of you who have
read the previous issue (version 1.9  Oct 24, 1992).

The information in different msdos-archives postings should be more or less
accurate as of Dec 31, 1992.  As the world of MSDOS archives is rapidly
changing, there will be lots of changes before the next version is released.
To keep yourself informed of the latest and greatest of MSDOS archive files,
do read the upload announcements on comp.archives.msdos.announce newsgroup
(or subscribe to the MSDOSANN mailing list if you do not have netnews access).

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     The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo (Part I)
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[ a modified title ]
[ the compilation is now in 2 parts ]

General format of an entry:
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...
Status:  Shareware / Freeware Info
         Shareware - copyrighted (or patented) programs distributed and sold
         on a "try before you buy" basis.
         Freeware - copyrighted programs which do not require compensation
         for use in most cases.
         Public Domain - free from copyrights; open to use by anyone
         without compensation.
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Section A:  Application Programs
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Program: Buttonware's PC-File Database
...
Alternative: ...
             File expresss (fe51-{a,b,c}.zip) (ditto)    [ new ]
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Program: EnVision Publisher    [ new ]
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/12/02
Files: evp10{a,b}.zip
Size: 669,413 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskpub
          garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: Great! ... A WYSIWYG full-feature desktop publishing program ...
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Program: Draft Choice CAD
...
BTW ... Data flow diagrams ...
        - Analyst's Toolkit (atk15ibm.zip in /pub/msdos/flowchart) - good
        - EasyCase (ezcase17.zip in /pub/msdos/case) - limited CASE
        Flow-Charts ...
        - FLODRAW (fdrw225{a,b}.zip - /pub/msdos/flowchart) (CGA only?)
[ new ]
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Program: X(Plore) Mathematical Toolchest
...
Alternatives: ...
              Mercury (mrcry209.zip) - solving equations (in /.../math for oak)
[ new ]
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Section B:  Compression / Decompression Programs
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Synopsis - DOS and UNIX
~~~~~~~~
*.hpk          hpack78.zip                        hpack78src.tar.Z (garbo only)

*.F            --                                 freeze *

*.z            --                                 pack (on your system)
               --                                 gzip-0.5.tar.Z **

*.exe/         pklte115.zip                       --
*.com          lzexe91e.zip
               diet144.zip

* freeze is a new Unix compression program ... Get it from
  /usenet/comp.sources.misc/volume25/freeze at wuarchive ...

** gzip (GNU zip) is designed to replace Unix's compress (?) ... Get gzip
   from prep.ai.mit.edu (in /pub/gnu) ...
[ new ]
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Program: Hpack multisystem archiver    [ new ]
Version: 0.78
Upload Date: (to garbo) 92/11/20
File: hpack078.zip
Size: 114,243
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/arc-lbr (not the latest)
          garbo: /pc/arcers
Status: Freeware
Comment: yet another fine archiver ... but slow compression :( ...
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Program: Buerg's archive files viewer
Version: 1.41    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/11/08
File: fv141.zip
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Program: ArcMaster
Version: 8.3   [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/11/08
File: am83.zip
...
Alternative: Shez (shez83.zip)    [ update ]
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Section C:  Utilities
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   Area 1:  4DOS
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Program: 4DOS command.com replacement
Version: 4.01 revision d    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/10/31
File: 4dos401p.zip
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   Area 2:  Disk Utilites
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Program: OnePass - single-pass floppy-disk copier
...
Alternatives: ... , WWScopyd (copyd11.zip)
BTW ... A good program to break a large file up into pieces and copies it to
floppies is  slice  (oak: /pub/msdos/pcmag/slice13.arc) ...    [ new ]
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Program: MegaBack disk system backup
Version: 2.1    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: mback210.zip
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Program: HDTEST    [ new ]
Version: 5.35a
Upload Date: 92/10/26
File: hdts535a.zip
Size: 139,775
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/diskutil (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good program for testing and maintaining disks ...
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   Area 3:  Directory Utilities
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Program: Vernon Buerg's file viewer and disk utility
Version: 7.7a    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/10/26
File: list77a.zip
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   Area 4:  File / Text Utilities
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Program: Derr's FileFinder
Version: 4.1    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/11/14
File: fff41.zip
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Program: Pretty Good Privacy    [ new ]
Version: 2.1
Upload Date: (to garbo) 92/12/07
File: pgp21.zip
Size: 187,758 bytes
Location: oak: not available
          garbo: /pc/fileutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: This is a very popular but controversial (public key) encrytpion
         program ...also available from ghost.dsi.unimi.it (in /pub/security)
Alternatives: Encrypt (encrypt.zip), Tangle (tangle.zip)
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Program: Dosnx - Unix-like utilities
...
BTW ... Some other "common" Unix Tools for Dos:
                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
 ...
 ksh     -  oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl/ms_sh21b.zip (386+ preferred)   [ update ]
 ...
 rcs     -  oak: /pub/msdos/pgmutl/rcs56dos.zip    [ update ]
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Program: CompuShow *.gif files viewer
...
Alternatives: ...
              GIFV (gifv37.zip)    [ new ]

BTW ... a bit on jpeg files ...
viewers:  ...
          ColorView (dcview20.zip) - oak: /pub/msdos/graphics    [ new ]
          DVPEG (dvpeg21.zip) - sunee.uwaterloo.ca: /pub/jpeg/viewers [ update ]
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     The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo (Part II)
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
       ****   The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files  ****

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   Area 5:  Screen Utilities
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Program: Snipper    [ update ]
Version: 2.6
Upload Date: 92/10/28
File: snippr26.zip
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   Area 6:  System Utilities
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Program: InfoPlus - screens of system info
Version: 1.56    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/12/30
File: ifp1p156.zip
...
Alternatives: ...
              ASQ (asq130.zip)
              PC Mag Lab Benchmarks (pcben60{a,b,c}.zip; bench60.zip (garbo))
[ new ]
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Program: Secure System Login
...
Alternative: CCP (ccp11.zip) - a more secure system control program  [ new ]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program: HyperDisk
Version: 4.51    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: spkt451s.zip
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   Area 7:  Other Utilities
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Program: Ultimate Calculator    [ new ]
Version: 1.2
Upload Date: 92/10/27
File: ucalc12.zip
Size: 53,551 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator
          garbo: /pc/math
Status: Shareware
Comment: A high precision scientific calculator which you can operate
         at the command prompt ...
Alternative: MEC (mathfc23.zip)
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Program: The Animated Series    [ new ]
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/11
Files: aalpha.zip, amath1.zip. amem10.zip, animshap.zip, awcmp{1,2}.zip
Size: various
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
          garbo: /pc/educgames
Status: Shareware
Comment: Animated programs to enhance learning for preschoolers ...
         These are just several examples of educational programs available
         from Simtel20 and Garbo ... There are many others in the above
         directories (and /../teaching at oak) ... My latest favorite is
         MathShop (mathsp11.zip) :) ...
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Program: SkyGlobe
...
Alternative: COSMOS (cosmos16.zip)    [ new ]
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Program: ACCU Music System    [ new ]
Version: 3.1
Upload Date: 92/12/10
File: ac31musc.zip
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/music
          garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: Create, print, transpose and play music ...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Section D:  Anti-Virus Programs
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Note: New versions for these programs are released pretty frequently ...
      (usually once a month) ...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Programs: McAfee anti-virus utilities
Version: 99    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/12/02
Files: scanv99.zip(scanner), clean99.zip(removal), vshld99.zip(prevention)
...
         BTW ... McAfee's anti-virus utilities can also be obtained from
         /pub/antivirus at the ftp site mcafee.com ...
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Program: F-Prot anti-virus program
Version: 2.06a    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/11/06
File: fp-206a.zip
...
Alternative: Thunderbyte A-V (tbav502.zip + vsig9214.zip)    [ new ]
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program: VIRx
Version: 2.6    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: virx26.zip
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Program: HyperText VSUM
Version: 9212    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/12/30
File: vsumx212.zip
...
Comment:
                                      ... Also availabe at mcafee.com ...
         (in /pub/vsum) ...
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Section E:  Editors
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Program: QEdit
...
Alternatives: can be found in oak: /pub/msdos/editor
              Boxer (box400b.zip) - a good, fully functional editor
              PDE (pde210.zip) - a fine, public domain editor
[ new ]
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Program: Elvis
...
Comment: ...
         Version 1.7 is out and is obtainable from m2.enix.psg.com (in
         /pub/elvis) ...
Alternatives: ...
              XVi (xviexe.zip) - another vi clone
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Program: MicroEmacs
...
Alternatives: ...
              Mutt Editor (me_cd25.zip in /pub/msdos/editor) - another emacs-
              look-alike program
              JED (jed070.zip) - yet another emacs-look-alike ... obtainable
              from amy.csh.harvard.edu (in /pub/jed)
[ new ]
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Section F:  Communication Programs
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Program: MS Kermit
Version: 3.12    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/10/24
File: msker312.zip
...
Comment: ...
         Patches 1-10 are released ...
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Program: X/Y/Zmodem file transfer program
Version: 1109    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/11/14
File: gsz1109.zip
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Program: Telix
Version: 3.20    [ update ]
Upload Date: 921220
Files: tlx320-{1,2,3,4}.zip
Comment: ...
         v. 3.20 is the first release of Telix by delteComm ... with some
         improvements ...
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Program: BGFT - Background File Transfer
Version: 3.00    [ update ]
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: bgft300{a,b}.zip
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Section G:   Miscellaneous Files
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File: moder17.zip
Version: 17    [ update ]
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File: tsfaq31.zip
Version: 31    [ update ]
Comment: ...
         e.g.tsbat40.zip - a collection of useful batch files and tricks ...
             author12.zip - SW & PD authors reachable on the Internet ...
[ update ]
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File: asp6001.zip    [ new ]
Version: 6.001
Size: 491,332 bytes
Description: Association of Shareware Professionals Catalog
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
          garbo: /pc/doc-soft
Comment: A catalog of quality shareware programs ... most of these sharewares
         should be available from Simtel20 and Garbo ... (and Simtel20 is
         the only ASP-approved ftp site) ...
         BTW ... if you want to get sharewares distributed by PC-SIG, take
         a look at /pc/pc-sig at ftp.cso.uiuc.edu ...
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File: zen10.zip
...
BTW2 ... If you've internet access, you will also find Hytelnet (with lots
         of telnet addresses) useful ... Get hyteln63.zip from oak:
         /pub/msdos/hypertext or garbo: /pc/doc-net ...    [ new ]
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File: useful20.zip   (this one is the most useful ... NOT!)
Version: 2.0    [ update ]
Comment: This list + a list of major changes since the last version (1.9)
         + this list in hypertext format (usehyp1.zip) ... (Other formats
         will be released later) ...
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Appendix 2: Obtaining files by e-mail   [ update ]
                                         Thanks to Keith and Timo ...
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If you do not have ftp access, you can obtain the files archived at Simtel20
and Garbo by e-mail ...

Keith Petersen, the moderator of SIMTEL20, writes:

If you do not have FTP access to SIMTEL20 or its mirrors, files may be
ordered by e-mail from these servers:

Location        EARN/BITNET          Internet
--------------  ----------------     ----------------------------------
In USA:         LISTSERV@NDSUVM1     LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU
In USA:         LISTSERV@RPITSVM     LISTSERV@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU

In Turkey:      TRICKLE@TREARN       TRICKLE@EGE.EDU.TR
In Denmark:     TRICKLE@DKTC11
In Italy:       TRICKLE@IMIPOLI
In Belgium:     TRICKLE@BANUFS11     TRICKLE@CCS.UFSIA.AC.BE
In Austria:     TRICKLE@AWIWUW11
In Germany:     TRICKLE@DEARN        TRICKLE@VM.GMD.DE
In Israel:      TRICKLE@TAUNIVM      TRICKLE@VM.TAU.AC.IL
In Netherlands: TRICKLE@HEARN        TRICKLE@HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL
In France:      TRICKLE@FRMOP11      TRICKLE@FRMOP11.CNUSC.FR
In Colombia:    TRICKLE@UNALCOL      TRICKLE@UNALCOL.UNAL.EDU.CO
In Sweden:      TRICKLE@SEARN        TRICKLE@SEARN.SUNET.SE

If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv
				 uunet!vm.its.rpi.edu!listserv

If you use bang paths, substitute your nearest neighbor which is also
on the Internet for uunet in the examples above.  Some examples are:
ames, decvax, decwrl, harvard, hplabs, nosc, rutgers, sharkey, sun,
ucbvax, ucsd, udel, uw-beaver, wuarchive.

Send these commands to the server to get its help files:

HELP
GET PDGET HELP

Sample command (which gets our catalog of MS-DOS files):

/PDGET MAIL PD:<MSDOS.FILEDOCS>SIMLIST.ZIP UUENCODE

These commands should be sent as the body of a regular email message.
Do not include a signature because it confuses the server.  If you
have xxdecode, you may wish to specify XXENCODE instead of UUENCODE to
avoid character translation problems.

Comments, questions, and suggestions should be directed to the LISTSERV
or TRICKLE manager at one of these addresses, depending on which server
you normally use:

                          Internet                  BITNET

        "John Fisher" <FISHER@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU>   <FISHER@RPITSVM>
         "Marty Hoag" <INFO@VM1.NODAK.EDU>      <INFO@NDSUVM1>
"TRICKLE Maintainers" <RED-BUG@EGE.EDU.TR>      <RED-BUG@TREARN>

Please do NOT send your comment or question about the servers to SIMTEL20.
However, if you wish to report a program bug or to request information
on how to upload files to SIMTEL20, you may send e-mail to me at one
of the addresses below.

   [Note: Do not use ftp-by-mail servers without the permission of your
   system administrator and (if fed via uucp) your uucp feed.  Thank
   you.  Justification: many sites simply don't have the disk space
   set up to do this without warning, and mail disruption may result.]

--
Timo Salmi, the moderator of Garbo, writes:

To get files sent to you by email, please use our mail server.
To get more information write a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi.
The subject line of this message must be
   garbo-request
The message must contain just the following text (at the beginning
of the line):
   send help
Do not include a signature because it may confuse the server.

Our customary format for the file names when announcing programs for
ANONYMOUS FTP is e.g.
    garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip  or
    /pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is slightly different:
    send pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
In other words omit / from the path when using our mail server.

If you don't get any response to your mail server requests, under no
circumstances keep sending the same request over and over again.
Please ask your own site's system manager to construct a returnable
mail path for you.
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