From: patrick@actrix.gen.nz (Pat Cain)
Subject: Recent Ms-Dos uploads to actrix.gen.nz
Organization: Actrix Information Exchange
Date: Sun, 11 Oct 1992 02:59:49 GMT

Accessing Actrix:

ftp: actrix.gen.nz  	--> login: anonymous, pass: e-mail addr.
x25: 4800013400			 --.
mdm: V22bis: 04/389-(5468,5478); --|  type bbs at
    V32/PEP: 389-(5776,6016);	 --|  the login: prompt.
        V32: 389-5857.		 --'
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Recent uploads to actrix from comp.binaries.ibm.pc


wingen02.zip  WinGen - Windows Geneology by Paul Andrew and Robbie Andrew.
 A New Zealand written program - PaulA@pec.co.nz
 Introduction:
 WINGEN is a geneology database for recording your family's history / ancestors
 / extended family / etc.  It runs under Microsoft Windows 3.0 or 3.1 and we
 wrote it because we couldn't find any other decent Windows family history
 programs.  Also because all the DOS ones that we have found are hard to use.
 
 There are so many things that we would like to include in WINGEN but it
 would take forever to finish them all.  So we are distributing it now to see
 what peoples reaction is.  It is finished and it is a powerful family tree
 database.  We use it with a database of approx. 1500 people.
 Please try it if you are interested in your family history.  When you get the
 hang of the visual tree you'll like it too!
   Paul Andrew & Robbie Andrew
   6 Eton Place
   Palmerston North
   New Zealand
   Phone: +64 (6) 358 1183
   Internet: PaulA@pec.co.nz

deshel20.zip   110974 Oct 11 DeShell encryption package
 DeShell is a DES encryption package for DOS users with a very nice
 user-interface, including online help, a progress bar, mouse support, etc...
 It is fully file compatible with the des(1) program found on many unix
 systems.
 Support is provided for CBC (Cipher Block Chaining) and ECB (Electronic Code
 Book) encryption and decryption, standard (up to 8 character) and extended
 (up to 1024 character) keys.  The program is fully functional, but you
 cannot encrypt and decrypt more than 25 files without registering it.
 It is the nicest encryption package for DOS I've seen.
 
dmenu167.zip    58257 Oct 11 DougMenu
 DougMenu is intended for use as a stand alone menuing system or as a client
 interface for a PC network using IBM pc compatible computers.
 DougMenu requires 40k of disk space, 256k free memory, and Dos 3.3 or higher.
 No memory overhead when launching applications; Programmable function keys
 and hidden 'hot' keys; Reads Novel menus scripts with little or no
 modification; Built-in screen saver that won't conflict with TSR programs;
 Can run TSR programs; Controlled exiting; Security features; Full mouse
 support; User input capabilities; Support for novell networks; Minimal batch
 file litter; Easily customized colors and layouts; Small; Fast; Free!
 
exectime.zip   OFFLINE       Timing utility
 A simple TSR which notes the starting time of each executable run and prints
 execution time when finished.
 
fontedit.zip   149598 Oct  9 FontEdit
 FontEdit is a program which lets you to modify the font used in DOS Text
 mode with a VGA adapter.  It provides a graphical interface in which you
 can modify the standard DOS font.  It is mouse driven, and cannot be run
 without a mouse.
 
prowin1.zip    265249 Oct 11 Procomm+/Windows patch
 This file contains both the first Maintenance patches to ProComm Plus for
 Windows, and the latest wmodem.dat file which contains more modem
 configurations. This will bring version 1.0 to 1.01 of ProWin, the biggest
 bug fixed is that dealing with high-speed parity problems.
 
sh200.zip      266136 Oct  9 MS-Shell 2.0
 This is release 2.0 of the MS-Shell program which provides support for the
 Bourne and Korn shells under MS-DOS and OS/2.  Release 1.6.4 appeared in
 comp.binaries.ibm.pc and comp.sources.misc around February/March 1991.  This
 package contains the MSDOS and OS/2 versions of release 2.
 Ian Stewartson stewart@datlog.co.uk>
 
win3d.zip       87918 Oct 11 Win3D
 Win3D is a MS Windows MDI application that evaluates functions of two
 variables. Functions can be evaluated using either rectangular (z=F(x,y))
 or polar coordinates (r=F(v,w)). The resulting graph can be drawn as a
 string model for fast interactive rotation or a solid model with hidden
 surface removal for slower rotation.
 Erik Liljencrantz Datakonsult AB 88-eli@nada.kth.se>
 
csimdemo.zip   221140 Sep 27 CrapSim game demo
 CrapSim is a craps simulator/trainer which runs on IBM PC compatible
 computer systems with at least EGA-compatible video systems and a two-
 or three-button mouse.  CrapSim allows you to make all of the bets
 that you can make at the casino, including buying and laying numbers,
 placing numbers to win or to lose, and all propostition bets.  It
 allows you to control the maximum table odds, whether your bets work
 on the come-out, payoff for 12 in the field, and the table maximum and
 minimum bettin limits. Chuck Weinstock einstock@sei.cmu.edu>
 
hd_acc.zip      81590 Sep 27 The HardDisk Accomplice
 The HardDisk Accomplice is a menu program to aid the user in executing
 his/her programs without using ANY of the computer's memory. The
 program is very flexible and easy to use.
 ~ 43/50 line text modes for the EGA/VGA cards of today.
 ~ Mouse Control.
 ~ 4 pages of 26 executable programs.
 ~ An online Help facility.
 
igme200.zip     38868 Sep 20 Interactive Graphics Mouse Editor (IGME)
 IGME (pronounced "ig-mee") is an interactive graphics
 mouse editor.  It provides to any programmer, who uses a mouse in their
 applications, to interactively edit the mouse cursor graphics shape, and
 save it for later use in programming applications which use the mouse.
 This program was written with the intention of being distributed as free-
 ware, with the disclaimer that no one shall modify the executable code in
 any way.
 
nail.zip         6048 Sep 20 Nail
 Nail.zip is a small utility for Window 3.0.  It helps user to keep (nail)
 one (any) window always on the top of the stack of windows.
 
thelm507.zip   511136 Sep 25 Thelma Thistleblossom
 Timp Software has recently released version 5.07 of Thelma Thistleblossom, a
 style and grammar checker for the IBM PC.  It is a writing aid to help
 createstrong, readable, and concise documents.  When Thelma finds a potential
 problem, Thelma highlights the problem in context, gives a comment to define
 the problem, and gives advice on how to fix the problem.
 Thelma examines the document for problems such as: passive voice, long
 sentences, subject-verb agreement, cliches, punctuation, and spelling (based
 on an 85,000 word dictionary).  Thelma helps you write at the appropriate
 tone for your audience. This program is Shareware. jamesj@bert.cs.byu.edu
 
3dkit1.zip     213712 Sep 11 3-D WIREFRAME GRAPHICS TOOL KIT
 A set of tools for playing around with wireframes: conversion to 3dv from
 other formats, file optimization, projections, plotter/printer output.
 These are particularly useful in conjunction with the 3dv wireframe viewer,
 but can also be used on their own.  Public domain, with C source. Also some
 objects in 3dv format.
 
astro.zip       96102 Sep 11 ASTRO V2.02 Micro-Planetarium
 ASTRO is yet another planetarium program. CGA to VGA. Star maps can
 be saved as GIF files. IBM/Epson, HPCL and Postscript hardcopy files
 are supported. ASTRO will compute the proper motions of the 526 stars
 in the database YALE.BIN. ASTRO is a compact MS-DOS application written
 to support a distance education laboratory course in "Astronomy and
 Astrophysics". In addition to the ability to calculate (and animate) the
 proper motions of stars, ASTRO offers a "button-driven" graphical
 interface designed for novice users.
 
bbsfind.zip     59124 Sep 11 Text search BBS Lists
 This program (bbsfind.zip) will search any ascii text file for keywords and
 will allow interactive scrolling, extended text modes and a special mode for
 reading output from Wildcat BBS's.  It will save users much time and money
 and will free up modems throughout the world as users will now have an
 easier way to search off-line.  Will also work with many FTP file lists as
 well as long as they are in unencoded ascii format.
 ???'s -- e-mail me at colello@cheshire.oxy.edu
 
emmhack.zip      2357 Sep 14 Ultima7: Disable EMM386.EXE
 emmhack is a "loader" for ultima7. It disables EMM386.EXE while Ultima7
 is running, then re-enables it afterwards. This must be executed in the
 directory containing Ultima7.com. Be sure to unload all TSRs in "upper"
 memory before running the program unless you were planning on powering down
 your system immediately anyway.  See comp.sys.ibm.pc.games newsgroup.
 
grbtxt12.zip     9178 Sep 14 GrabText, Version 1.20, March 1992
 GrabText is a TSR program which allows you to grab text from
 the screen and then send it as if you had typed the characters
 from the keyboard.  It was inspired by the cut-and-paste
 abilities of the xterm terminal emulator (which is part of
 the X Window System).  This program is the answer to a long-standing
 question for most PC users with mice:  "What good
 is my mouse when many programs don't support one?"
 
kosynka.zip     67702 Sep 14 KOSYNKA rev 1.0
 This program  implements   the  solitaire  which  is  known in
 Russia as "Kosynka" ("Big Scarf"). The rules of this solitaire
 are rather analogous to   the well-known  solitaire  Klondike,
 but  this  variant  uses  a double  pack  (104 cards) which is
 arranged in 9 (or 10) columns. EGA/VGA, mouse or keyboard.
 
roller.zip      78975 Sep 11 Create AD&D game characters
 roller.zip is a PC program to create AD&D game charcaters.
 Features: PC character generation; NPC generation (DarkSun only)
 Spell book creation; Theieves Table Creation; Full character sheet with
 stats, saves, hit tables, age, height; Racial abilities etc. drool@kodak.com
 
ved33.zip      205314 Sep 14 Vision Edit Text editor
 Vision Edit is a text editor which has the following features :
 multiple files editing; movable, resizable windows; on-line,
 context-sensitive help facility; mouse support; pull-down menus;
 Word Star key binding; block commands (cut, copy, paste, delete);
 search and replace; change directory; DOS shell; clear, save and
 retrieve desktop; customizable colors; file printing; additional
 gadgets (calculator, calendar, ASCII table); file name (wild cards
 allowed) can be specified as a command-line parameter; 43/50 lines
 screen mode for EGA/VGA; macro facility; virtual memory etc.
 
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Pat Cain, PO Box 2060, Wellington, NZ  ()  em: cain_p@kosmos.wcc.govt.nz