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From: fnf@cygnus.com (Fred Fish)
Subject: Disks 781-790 now available
Date: 26 Dec 92 00:59:04 EST

Disks 781-790 are now available.  Shipping to all those who have preordered
disks should be complete by Monday (28-Dec-92).

Note that you can get a copy of the catalog (2 disks) of the complete library
contents by sending $3 for disks, postage, and mailer to:

	Fred Fish
	Catalog Disk Requests
	1835 East Belmont Drive
	Tempe, Arizona  85284
	USA

Thanks to all who submitted new and interesting material.  If you submitted
something in the past and it has not yet appeared in the library, please
feel free to resubmit it, particularly if it was several months ago.  I
sometimes hesitate to include material submitted more than about six
months ago because of some vague feeling that as soon as I include version
1.01 submitted many months ago, I'll see version 5.23 posted on usenet.

For those wishing to submit material for possible inclusion in the library,
here are a few simple guidelines that will make my job of organizing the
material MUCH easier and GREATLY increase your chances of having the material
accepted for inclusion:

1.	Don't submit bootable disks or disks with any other sort of
	proprietary material included, since I then have to go examine
	each file to decide if it is distributable or not, and if not,
	what effect removing it might have.  Unless the material is
	particularly interesting, I frequently just toss such disks
	into the recycling bin.

2.	Organize the distribution in a manner similar to my disks.  I.E,
	place all files related to a particular submission under a single
	directory on the disk.  If there is more than one submission per
	disk, place each submission in its own directory.

3.	Try to write a simple entry for my "Contents" listing that
	summarizes your submission.  It should be about 3-10 lines, and
	include the current version number, the version and disk number
	of the most recent version (if any) that was last included in the
	library, whether or not source is included, and an "Author" list.

4.	Ensure that your submission will run correctly from its sub-
	directory and if necessary, supply a script runnable from workbench
	(via :c/xicon or c:iconx) that makes all necessary assigns, copies
	fonts and libraries, etc.

5.	Send your submission in a sturdy envelope with sufficient padding.

Thanks!!!

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CONTENTS OF DISK 781
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PowerSnap	A utility that allows you to use the mouse to mark characters
		anywhere on the screen, and then paste them somewhere else,
		such as in another CLI or in a string gadget.  Checks what
		font is used in the window you snap from and will look for
		the position of the characters automatically.  Recognizes all
		non-proportional fonts of up to 24 pixels wide and of any
		height.  Works with AmigaDOS 2.0 in both shell and WorkBench
		environments.  This is version 2.1b, an update to version 2.0
		on disk 726.  Binary only.
		Author:  Nico Francois

TKEd		TKEd is a very comfortable Intuition-based ASCII editor with
		an english and german user-interface.  It can read texts packed
		with PowerPacker, has user-definable menus, a comfortable AREXX
		interface with 109 commands, an interface to some errortools
		for programmers, macros, undo, wordwrap, supports foldings,
		has an online help mode, and many other features.  TKEd is re-
		entrant and can be made resident.  It's Kickstart 1.3/2.04
		compatible, supports the new ECS-screenmodes, an application
		window and checks itself for linkviruses.  Version 1.11, an
		update to version 1.05 on disk 689.  Binary only.
		Author:  Tom Kroener

TWA		A commodity that  remembers the last active window on any
		screen.  If screens are shuffled, the window is automatically
		re-activated, when that screen is brought to front.  Version
		1.0, binary only.
		Author:  Matthias Scheler

WBVerlauf	Allows the owners of AGA machines to create a nice Copper
		background for a selectable color, using the whole 16 million
		color range of the AGA chips.  By specifying the color of the
		first and the last line of the screen, WBVerlauf will make a
		smooth color change by setting a new color value on every
		scanline.  Requires Kickstart 3.0.  Version 1.4, binary only.
		Author:  Christian A. Weber


CONTENTS OF DISK 782
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DFA		NOT just another address utility.  DFA(ddress) features email
		support, dialing, different types of printing addresses, full
		commodity support, application icon, Arexx port, font sensitive
		windows and can be fully directed by the keyboard.  This is
		version 1.1.  Shareware, binary only.
		Author:  Dirk Federlein

TwilightZone	A modular screen blanker with a user-friendly control panel.
		Provides: Selection of blanker module from an expandable list
		of modules; A "blank-now" feature by moving the mouse pointer
		into a corner of the screen; A "blank-never" option by moving
		the mouse pointer into a corner of the screen; Adjustable
		timeout, and selectable wakeup events.  Version 1.1/2.0, binary
		only.
		Author:  Rainer Koppler

ValCon		Converts a value from one number notation system to another.
		Currently the decimal, hexadecimal, binary and octal systems
		are supported.  Version 1.10, freeware, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck

Yak		"Yet Another Kommodity".  Features a sunmouse that only acti-
		vates when mouse stops, KeyActivate windows, Click windows
		to front or back, Cycle screens with mouse, Mouse and Screen
		blanking, Close/Zip/Shrink/Enlarge windows with programmable
		hotkeys, Activate Workbench by hotkey (to get at menus when
		WB obscured), Pop up a palette on front screen, Insert date
		(in various formats), KeyClick with adjustable volume, Pop-
		Command key for starting a command (like PopCLI), Gadtools
		interface.  All settings accessible from Workbench tooltypes.
		Version 1.2, an update to version 1.0 on disk number 753, has
		some new features and several bug fixes.  Includes source.
		Author:  Martin W. Scott


CONTENTS OF DISK 783
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APipe		An "Amiga pipe" device.  If opened for read, it will run the
		file name as an Amiga CLI command, with the output going to
		the opening process.  If opened for output, it will run the
		file name as an Amiga CLI command, with output to the opened
		file sent to the command as input.  Version 37.4, an update
		to version 37.2 on disk number 601.
		Author:  Per Bojsen

DiskInfo	A program like the AmigaDOS 'Info' command, but it gives more
		extensive information on the disk (volume) and/or on the device
		requested.  Version 1.00, freeware, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck

Hackdisk	A complete replacement for trackdisk.device minus support for
		5.25 inch and 150RPM floppies.  It offers a verify option and
		is faster than trackdisk 2.0.  Hackdisk is supplied as a Rom-
		Tag module and may be RamKick'ed or placed directly in the
		Kickstart ROM.  Free for non-commercial use, assembly source
		included.  This is version 1.12, an update to version 1.10 on
		disk number 697.
		Author:  Dan Babcock

KingFisher	A specialized database tool providing maintenance and search
		capabilities for the descriptions of disks in the format used
		by this library.  KingFisher's database can span multiple
		(floppy) disk volumes, can be edited by text editors that
		support long text lines, can add disks directly from unedited
		email or usenet announcements, can remove disks, rebuild a
		damaged index, find next or previous software versions, print
		or export (parts of) the database, and more.  Includes a data-
		base of disks 1-770.  This is version 1.11.  Binary only.
		Author:  Udo Schuermann


CONTENTS OF DISK 784
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BindNames	A solution to the problem of having to continually edit
		your startup-sequence to add assignments for logical variables
		when you add a new program.  BindNames will read one or more
		files in a special directory and then create all the logical
		assignments at once and it can figure out dependencies, so it
		doesn't matter how you order the entries in the file(s).  It
		will create directories that it can't find, such as RAM:Env
		and RAM:T and will generate warnings for assignments that it
		can't resolve.  Version 1.0, includes source, public domain.
		Author:  Dave Haynie

DirKing		A very powerful replacement for the AmigaDOS 'List' and 'Dir'
		commands.  It gives full control on the format of the directory
		listing and what information should be printed.  The directory
		can be sorted on any field, or on several fields in the order
		you want.  Supports many filters, such as name and date, and
		the filters can be made effective on files only, directories
		only or on both.  You can also define a pattern for each level
		of the directory tree.  Has an LFORMAT option which is useful
		for generating scripts.  A unique feature is the ability to
		monitor the scanning process.  English version supplied,
		German, French and Dutch versions available from the author.
		Version 2.10, shareware, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck

Lyapunovia	A mindboggingly colorful program that makes pictures from a
		simple mathematical formula.  (And it's NOT Mandelbrot!)
		Lyapunovia pictures vary from colorful candy to mean metal
		(or something), offering you everything you ever wanted in
		visual representation of abstract nothings...  This freely
		redistributable version of Lyapunovia has been thoroughly
		tested to work on all Amigas.  Special registered versions
		with precision-extension, optimized for bigger CPUs, and
		support of WB 2.0/2.1 and WB 3.0 displaymodes (all 256 colors)
		are available.  Version 1.0, binary only.
		Author:  Jesper Juul


CONTENTS OF DISK 785
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FileStorage	Small demo of a file librarian, a database for files.  The
		database exists as a number of index files and disks where
		FileStorage puts your collection of files.  FileStorage
		'remembers' how many free bytes each storage disk has and
		tries to fill the disks to the maximum.  For each file you
		can add a 320 character long description and set 16 different
		(user definable)  filetypes.   Searching / adding / deleting /
		changing it's all there!  Version 1.2, binary only.
		Author:  Joep Grooten

RomCon		Converts a decimal value into a value represented by roman
		numbers.  You can convert from decimal to roman or from roman
		to decimal.  E.g. '1992' equals 'MCMXCII'.  Version 1.10,
		freeware, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck

ScrnTst		A program to reveal small irregularities in the beam sweep of
		computer monitors.  Uses the MOIRE effect to render such
		defects more readily observable.  A short program which should
		be compatible with OS 1.3 as well as releae 2.0. Version 2.0,
		binary only.
		Author:  William Barish

SeePix		Based on Olaf Barthel's "LoadImage v1.11".  SeePix is an IFF
		viewer/printer, featuring the ability to modify the colors of
		a pic for printing, allowing for truer colors in the printout
		(i.e. Blue prints Blue, not Purple), without modifying the pic
		itself.  SeePix features an ARP interface, Iconization and the
		PathMaster File Selector.  Manx AZTEC "C" Source included.
		Author:  Hank Schafer

Showgerb	A Gerber display program.  Gerber plotfiles are generated by
		several CAD packages.  This program will display them on an
		Amiga using 1.3 and probably 2.xx and 3.xx.  Source is not
		included but can be requested from the Author.  Includes
		several sample plotfiles.  Version 1.00, binary only,
		shareware.
		Author:  Paul Gill

Timing		A program to clock the time between two events.  You can use
		several names, enabling the timing of different events.  Useful
		mainly in scripts though other uses are possible.  Timing can
		give the elapsed time in ticks, seconds or in the normal hh:mm:
		ss format.  Version 1.21, freeware, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck

UCD		A utility for changing the current directory.  It scans a disk
		and builds a file containing information about the directory
		structure that makes it possible for UCD to change directory
		to any directory in the scanned volume by simply naming the
		directory without pathname information.  UCD can keep track
		of the directory structure of multiple volumes.  Now supports
		wildcards.  Version 1.15, an update to version 1.0 on disk 734.
		Binary only, shareware.
		Author:  Uffe Holst Christiansen

YAPS		"Yet Another Public Screen Manager".  Using YAPS, you can open
		Public Screens in ALL(!) Amiga-DisplayModes, even in the new
		A4000/A1200 Modes.  Requires OS 2.04 (V37+), works even under
		OS 3.0 (V39+).  Binary only.
		Author:  Karlheinz Klingbeil (CEKASOFT)


CONTENTS OF DISK 786
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Hyper		Will lead you through documents that are written to be used
		with the legendary `Am*gaGu*de' from Commodore.  An ARexx port
		gives access to it from other applications.  Requires OS 2.x.
		Version 1.15a, an update to version 1.00 on disk number 739.
		Shareware, binary only.
		Author:  Bernd (Koessi) Koesling

IconAuthorDemo	A replacement for IconEdit2.0.  It can transform IFF images or
		brushes into resized 2-BitPlane brushes or icon files that
		match the WorkBench2.0 colors.  Online help is available via
		`Hyper'.  Demo version limited to processing provided demo
		image only.  Requires OS 2.x.  Version 1.06, an update to
		version 1.00 on disk number 739.  Shareware, binary only.
		Author:  Bernd (Koessi) Koesling

Macro		A small utility that records a sequence of keypresses that can
		be recalled at any time.  Handy for "on the fly" recording
		because of its simplicity.  (Doesn't need a window, doesn't
		use the functions keys, so it won't interfere with other uses
		of them, etc.)  Version 1.0, includes source.
		Author:  Piero Filippin

RSM		An ARexx compatible serial port manager.  Run your serial port
		from other programs!  Version 1.42, C source included.
		Author:  Ron M. Battle

VirusZ		A virus detector that recognizes over 500 bootblocks (196 boot
		viruses) and over 70 file viruses.  The filechecker can also
		decrunch files for testing.  The memory checker removes  all
		known viruses from memory without 'Guru  Meditation' and
		checks memory for viruses regularly.  VirusZ has easy to use
		intuitionized menus including keycuts for both beginners and
		experienced users.  The totally new bootblock lab offers all
		important bootblock operations on one screen.  VirusZ performs
		a self-test on every startup to prevent link virus infection.
		Written entirely in assembly language and operates with Kick-
		start 1.2/1.3, OS 2.0 and OS 3.0.  Version 2.27, binary only,
		shareware.
		Author:  Georg Hvrmann


CONTENTS OF DISK 787
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AppISizer	An AppIcon utility to size disks, directories or files.  Gives
		the size in bytes, blocks and the total occupied.  Requires
		KickStart 37.175 or higher.  French and English documentation.
		Version 0.20, binary only.
		Author:  Girard Cornu.

GetSC		Gets the colourmap of a single specified or all available
		screens.  The colour values are given in hexadecimal format.
		GetSC is also the perfect tool to compile a collection of
		colourmaps for use by the SetSC program.  Version 2.00,
		shareware, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck

MakeInfo	A modified GNU makeinfo that allows you to easily create a
		AmigaGuide(R) hypertext file from a TexInfo .tex file.
		in addition to the usual plain ASCII file and a TeX .dvi
		files.  This version fixes two nasty bugs: makeinfo working
		on 68030 machines only, and amiga.tex not handling correctly
		all foreign characters.  Version 1.49b, includes source.
		Author: FSF, amiga enhancements by Reinhard Spisser
			and Sebastiano Vigna

RIVer		Many programs contain in their binary code an embedded version
		ID, which is used by the AmigaDOS command 'Version'.  RIVer is
		not a replacement for this command, but rather an extension.
		RIVer enables you to add this embedded version ID as a comment,
		or to print it in a table where each field of the ID is clear-
		ly printed.  Version 2.00, freeware, binary only.
		Author: Chris Vandierendonck

Scale		Plays 1-4 simultaneous musical scales on the Amiga's 4 sound
		channels, using Rob Peck's AudioTools package.  Six octave
		range, ascending/descending, multiple steps, several different
		speeds of playing simultaneous scales, overall tempo control-
		ler.  Intuition interface.  Includes source.
		Author:  Dick Taylor

SetSC		Allows you to change or remap the colours of a screen.  SetSC
		gets the colourmap from a file by using the map's name, from
		the Workbench screen or directly from the command line. SetSC
		is very useful in scripts, where you can change the screen
		colours one or more times during script execution.  Version
		2.10, shareware, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck

Spartan		The sources to the Spartan PD scsi interface driver for Amiga
		500 and Amiga 1000 originally by Paul Harker.  This is an
		enhanced version that includes a major bugfix and * SCSI-Direct
		support.  Versions 34.3 (generic) and 34.4 (true SCSI).
		Author:  Several, see documentation

Viewtek		A feature packed  Picture/Animation Viewer.  Shows most ILBM's
		(including 24-bit ILBM's), most Compuserve GIF format images,
		most JFIF format JPEG images and most ANIM Op-5 format ani-
		mations, with support for different palettes for each frame.
		Supports SHAM, CTBL, and PCHG images, full support of ECS/AGA
		display modes (ie. show 256 color GIF's directly, show 800x600
		HAM animations, etc.).  Supports viewing contents of clipboard.
		Iconifies to a Workbench AppIcon.  Includes a version written
		for GVP's Impact Vision 24, to support true 24-bit display.
		Version 1.02, requires Workbench 2.04+, binary only.
		Author:  Thomas Krehbiel

Yacht		The famous 5 dice game revised for the Amiga features contin-
		ually updated onscreen scorepad which displays all possible
		scores after each roll.  Another feature is the player con-
		trolled dice roll - hit the STOP ROLL gadget when you feel
		lucky!  Version 1.1, binary only.
		Author:  Richard Gallagher


CONTENTS OF DISK 788
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Cheats		Have an old game that you got frustrated with and put away?
		Get hopelessly lost in an adventure game maze?  Get to level
		218 of your favorite game when your cocker spaniel mistook
		your scrap of paper listing entry level codes for his favorite
		sock?  Well there might be something in this huge list of game
		solutions, hints and tips that you can use!
		Author:  Many! see individual listings.

MatchPlay	A small CLI program that enables experimenting with AmigaDOS
		pattern matching.  It's the best way to learn how to use and
		interpret those patterns.  You give a pattern and a string as
		arguments and the program determines if the pattern would have
		matched the string.  Requires OS2.x, version 1.00, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck

MouseAideDEMO	A DEMO version of a "Mouse" utility which has all the standard
		functions: Mouse Acceleration with threshold, window and screen
		manipulation by mouse and keyboard, mouse and screen blanking,
		SUN (auto-activation) mouse, user definable "hot key" command,
		Keyboard "String" macros, etc...  But also has functions other
		"Mouse" programs do NOT, such as: Shell-Cycling, Key Clicking,
		KeyClosing, Multi-Icon-Select with Mouse, Middle Mouse Button
		Windowing, EZ-Date generation, Mouse Port switching, Workbench
		to the front function, Freezing Mouse & Keyboard of all input,
		etc...  Now more 2.0x friendly then older versions, including
		the ability to fuction correctly in 'Super-HiRes' screen mode!
		Written in 100% assembly language for efficiency in size and
		CPU usage.  Version v7.12a, an update to version v5.02a on disk
		711, Shareware, Binary only.
		Author:  Thomas J. Czarnecki

NPD		A little utility to convert NoisePacker 2.xx modules to Pro-
		Tracker format.  Works on 1.3/2.0/3.0.  Version 2.40, binary
		only.
		Author:  Nils Corneliusen
		
NTSC&PAL	Two small command line utilities to switch back and forth be-
		tween NTSC and PAL display modes.  Should work on any machine
		with a "Fatter Agnus" or better.  Binary only.
		Author:  Paul O'Flynn

QC		A small CLI command that returns information about the current
		shell.  Such as: the shell/cli process number, the prompt used,
		the current directory, the default stack size, the current
		FAILAT level, the DOS error that occurred with the last command
		run, the return code of the last command, and more.  Version
		1.10, freeware, binary only.
		Author:  Chris Vandierendonck


CONTENTS OF DISK 789
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MakeDMake	An automated DMake file generator.  You give it the names of
		all the C-files used to produce your executable (except
		#include'd .c or .h files), and it will automatically scan
		them to find all dependencies, and produce a ready to use
		(in many cases) DMakeFile calling DCC with options you will
		need for normal compilation and linking.  Version 0.15,
		includes source.
		Author:  Piotr Obminski, from original code by Tim McGrath

PongoDemo	Demo version of PONGO 1.1, a 3D dynamic modeling program that
		loads, animates and transforms 3D objects in many different
		ways.  This demo version only supports the IFF ANIM5 file
		format for animations, with the "Save Imagine object" feature
		disabled.  Supports the following types of morphing: Transcale,
		Taper, Shear, Rotate, Twist, Bend, Waves, Radial Bend and
		Metamorph.  All transformations may be combined (i.e.  you
		might both Twist and Shear an object at the same time).
		Requires 1 MB ram, and a PAL Amiga (does NOT run on NTSC
		computers).
		Author:  Guido Quaroni, submitted by AMIGABYTE

QMouse		An unusually small and feature-packed "mouse utility".  Was
		inspired by, but not derived from, the original QMouse by
		Lyman Epp.  Features include automatic window activation
		(like WindX), top-line blanking for A3000/A2320 users, system-
		friendly mouse blanking, mouse acceleration/threshold, "Pop-
		CLI", click-to-front/back, "SunMouse", "NoClick", "WildStar",
		Northgate key remapping, and more.  Requires Kickstart 2.0,
		but is not a commodity.  Only 3K.  Version 2.21, an update to
		version 2.20 on disk 731.  Public domain, assembly source
		included.
		Author:  Dan Babcock


CONTENTS OF DISK 790
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UChess		A powerful version of the program GnuChess version 4 for the
		Amiga.  Plays a very strong game of chess.  Code has been re-
		written and data structures re-organized for optimal efficiency
		on 32 bit 68020 and better Amiga systems.  Fully multitasking,
		automatically detects and supports 640X480X256 color AGA mode
		machines, and does not at any time BUSY wait.  Requires a 68020
		/030/040 based Amiga computer system with AmigaOS 2.04 or later
		and 4 Meg of ram minimum.  Special "L" version optimized for
		68040 and requires 10 Meg of ram minimum.  Supports a variety
		of standard features such as load, save, edit board, autoplay,
		swap sides, force move, undo, time limits, hints, show think-
		ing, and a supervisor mode that will allow two humans to play
		with the computer acting as a "supervisor".  Version 2.04,
		includes source.
		Author:  FSF, Amiga Port by Roger Uzun

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