From: kko@fraser.sfu.ca (Samuel Ko)
Subject: ****  c.a.m  Monthly Newsletter (December 1992)  ****
Followup-To: comp.archives.msdos.d 
Summary: Volume 1, Issue 1
Keywords: news
Organization: Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, B.C., Canada
Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 10:04:34 GMT

                     c.a.m Monthly Newsletter ...
                    ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
                          Volume I, Issue 1

Compiled by Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca), Dec 16, 1992

Hi, first, I'm glad to inform you that the comp.archives.msdos newsgroups
were created yesterday (Dec 15, 1992) ... Do subscribe them ...

And from now on, I will bring you this c.a.m Newsletter every month (on the 
15th or 16th) as a "supplement" to my useful-msdos-program list ... Any
feedbacks are not welcome ... NOT! ...

** Read the moderated comp.archives.msdos.announce for the latest uploads
   of MSDOS (and, to a lesser extent, Windows) programs and files at
   major ftp sites (Simtel, Garbo, Ulowell, etc) ...

** And if you want to discuss those recently (and not-so-recently) uploaded
   programs and files, comp.archives.msdos.d is the right group ...

** Requests for MSDOS archive files ... You can post them to c.a.m.d or
   comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted ... But before you do so, please try to
   consult the master index files at the ftp sites, the c.a.m FAQ list
   (compiled by Timo Salmi) or my useful-msdos-program list _first_ ...
   You don't want other netnews readers to read the same request again and
   again, right? ...

** A new version of " The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo "
   will be out after the semester break (i.e. in early January) ...
   It will be multi-part and multi-format (hypertext, postscript, etc)
   for easier reading ...

** For the time being, if you want to try something new ... I could 
   recommend the EnVision Publisher ... This is a new, easy to use
   and versatile desktop publishing shareware program ... You can 
   get it (evp10a.zip + evp10b.zip) in /pub/msdos/deskpub at
   oak.oakland.edu (or other Simtel20 mirrors) ... It's GREAT!!! ...

   An excerpt from the manual.doc ...
--
                                     Introduction
                                     ------------
            Welcome to EnVision Publisher, a true WYSIWYG (What You See
            Is What You Get) full-feature desktop publishing program,
            which allows you to design letterheads, resumes, flyers,
            newsletters, greeting cards, brochures, books, and just about
            anything else meant to look good on paper!

            Given EnVision Publisher's ease of use and its context-
            sensitive help, you will be able to envision and design your
            own desktop publishing masterpiece in no time at all.

            EnVision Publisher is among the most powerful, and yet
            easiest to use desktop publishing (DTP) programs available
            either as shareware or commercially. Simply put, you will not
            find a better desktop publishing program! However, because
            EnVision Publisher is marketed as shareware, we do not have a
            large advertising overhead. This way we can sell EnVision
            Publisher for a fraction of what it would cost if you bought
            one of the commercial DTP programs; and still, with EnVision
            Publisher you get a far more superior program.

            Below are some highlights of EnVision Publisher:

            EnVision Publisher's Graphical User Interface (GUI),
            resembles a familiar GUI look, with pull-down menus, dialog
            boxes, icons, push buttons, radio buttons, pick lists, check
            boxes, and scroll bars. Its unique 3-D look provides a true
            control panel  appearance. EnVision Publisher provides
            detailed context-sensitive and indexed help. To get help, all
            you have to do is press F1, or click on the help icon.

            EnVision Publisher has a state of the art scalable font
            technology capable of displaying and printing fonts in any
            size - from a tiny 4 points (0.055 inch) to a huge 108 points
            (1.5 inches). Fonts can be rotated at 90, 180, and 270
            degrees, and filled with any of EnVision Publisher's fill
            patterns. Because the fonts are scalable, each font family is
            encapsulated in a small file (between 20k and 30k), making
            the use of soft fonts totally obsolete. One such file
            contains all font sizes for that font family in all font
            styles (normal, bold, italic, bold-italic). EnVision
            Publisher's fonts use an advanced hinting technology, which
            provides PostScript-like print quality on any printer (laser,
            dot-matrix, inkjet, PostScript).

            EnVision Publisher provides WYSIWYG editing at four
            magnification levels (View all, 100%, 200%, 400%), all of
            which are fully editable. The fonts and graphics that you see
            on the screen look exactly like what you will get printed!

            EnVision Publisher also provides extensive object drawing and
            importing capabilities. You can draw lines, rectangles,
            circles, ellipses, polygons, polylines, and Bezier Curves.
            The objects can use any of EnVision Publisher's fill and line
            styles in 16 colors or gray-scale levels.

            EnVision Publisher also offers complete text, column and text
            block manipulation capabilities. Text blocks can be created
            anywhere on the screen. You have full control over the text
            that goes on the page right down to character level. Each
            character can have any font, style, color, fill, kerning, and
            rotation. Also text lines and paragraphs can be centered,
            left, right, or full justified, and you can choose the line
            leading of your choice.

            EnVision Publisher will work on all displays, including VGA,
            EGA, CGA, Hercules, 8414, and SuperVGA.
            EnVision Publisher provides PostScript-like quality printout
            on any printer (laser, dot-matrix, ink-jet, or PostScript).
--

** Or try the latest release of PGP ... PGP is a popular public-key
   encryption program ... It's controversial ... but probably there
   should be no problems at all if you use PGP for non-commercial 
   purposes ... It (pgp21.zip) is obtainable by anonymous ftp from
   ghost.dsi.unimi.it (in /pub/security) or garbo.uwasa.fi (in
   /pc/fileutil) ...

** Telix 3.20 ... the version 3.20 of Telix, one of the best communication
   programs, is out and should be available at ftp sites near you soon ...
   It is the first new release since Telix was sold to deltaComm ...
   (IMNSHO, Telemate 3.10 is still a better choice ...)

   From the tlx320.txt
--
  December 10, 1992 -- Notes on Telix 3.20:

     o Telix 3.20 is being released to replace existing copies with
       deltaComm copies, and to introduce some of the most frequently
       requested features internally to Telix.

     o File transfer graphic representation bars have been added to all
       protocols.  They now display a running presentation of exactly
       how much a file transfer has left to go.

     o Transfer estimates are now based on the DCE rather than DTE connect
       speed, making them much more reliable.  Your modem must return
       the DCE speed as the first number after the connect string to
       take advantage of this feature.

     o Added a "script learning" feature to the registered version.

     o Telix can now Swap to EMS/XMS/disk on a DOS Shell as an option.

     o Added a fifth external protocol, and added "Auto-download"
       triggers for all external protocols.  If your external protocols
       have strings that uniquely identify an incoming file, such as
       HS/Link, you may now enjoy the automation of Zmodem on these
       externals as well.

     o Added "Reverse Terminal Emulation" for European users.  RTE
       reverses the order of emulation and translate tables, so that 7
       bit systems that use the left bracket key as a remap key may now
       work properly with ANSI and VT terminals.

     o Telix is forced to correct the version= line in TELIX.CNF if it
       is incorrect.   This should make the check of this variable by
       third party scripts much more reliable.

     o The SALT dial function now returns the proper value when the
       dialing is aborted by the user.

     o Changed the character used by Telix when remote aborts transfers
       to  thus avoiding placing a Control-Z into the capture file.

     o Corrected Zmodem cps rates to reflect more accurate (faster) rates.

     o Added /D command line parameter which lowers RTS on disk writes.
       If you are getting a CRC error when your system writes to disk,
       try using this option.

     o Added a second, simple scripting language for non-programmers,
       called SIMPLE.  SALT remains untouched -- SIMPLE is an English ->
       SALT translator.  Complete docs on SIMPLE are enclosed.

     o Added a BBS-calibre Host mode (doors, multiple message areas, etc)
       formerly known as HOST 5.0 from Host Software Products.  It is
       now an integral part of Telix.

     o File tagging for uploading files -- up to 100 files per transfer
       -- has been added and extended to external protocols as well.

  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
           deltaComm Development, PO Box 1185, Cary, NC  27512  USA

         (919)-460-4556 voice, (919)-460-4531 FAX, (919)-481-9399 BBS

      Telix Copyright (C) 1986,87,88,89,90,91,92 by deltaComm Development
  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--

** Hpack ... version 0.78 is available from /pc/arcers at garbo or the
   corresponding directories of its mirror sites ... Even hpack compresses
   files (very) slowly, it's worth a look ...

** Jed ... version 0.7 is out ... Jed is yet another emacs-look-alike
   editor for Unix, VMS and MSDOS ... Get jed070.zip from /pub/jed
   at amy.tch.harvard.edu ... It's worth a try ...

** BGFT ... version 3.0 is out ... It is still the best MSDOS program
   that allows you to do almost anything during file transfer ... (even 
   though it doesn't support Zmodem) ... Look for bgft300a.zip + bgft300b.zip
   in /pub/msdos/modem at oak.oakland.edu (or other Simtel20 mirrors)

** HyperDisk ... The newest version of this useful disk cache program is 4.51
   and can be found in the file spkt451s.zip (in /pub/msdos/dskutl at oak)

** mcafee.com ... this is the official ftp site of McAfee Associates
   where you can find their latest anti-virus programs (scan*, clean*) or
   other McAfee utilities (e.g. you can find ccp11.zip (a new version of
   the system security program) in /pub/utility) ...

** FAQ of the month: How to decompress *.Z or *.tar or *.tar.Z on the PC?
   Answer ... (please don't ask this again :)
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program: Unix-compatible 16bit Compress/Uncompress/Zcat
Version: 4.30
Upload Date: 90/10/13
File: comp430d.zip
Size: 20,241 bytes
Location: oak.oakland.edu: /pub/msdos/compress
          garbo.uwasa.fi: /pc/unix
Status:  Public Domain
Comment: For extracting/making Unix *.Z files ...
         The best thing to do is to copy comp430d.exe to compress.exe,
         uncompre.exe and zcat.exe ... To uncompress a *.Z file, simply
         type  uncompre(ss) *.Z ...
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
Program: Tar (tape archiver) ...
Version: -
Upload Date: (to garbo) 90/03/21
File: tar4dos.zoo
Size: 36,824 bytes
Location: oak.oakland.edu: /pc/filutl (as tar4dos.zip)
          garbo.uwasa.fi: /pc/unix
Status: Public Domain
Comment: This is the most Unix-compatible tar clone for DOS ...
         To untar a *.tar file ... enter  tar xvf *.tar ...
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** That's all for this time ... So have a


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and a Happy 1993 ... See you later ...

--
Samuel Ko (aka: The Smart One ... or Bozo) ... 101% fan of Bill Clinton ...
Maintainer of " The Most Useful MSDOS Programs at Simtel20 and Garbo "
              " A Concise Guide to Unix Books "
Email: kko@sfu.ca
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d