From fishpond!fnf@uunet.UU.NET Sat Jun 27 11:33:54 1992 Received: from relay1.UU.NET by toadflax.cs.ucdavis.edu (4.1/UCD.CS.2.0) id AA15193; Sat, 27 Jun 92 11:33:51 PDT Received: from cygnus.com by relay1.UU.NET with SMTP (5.61/UUNET-internet-primary) id AA03058; Sat, 27 Jun 92 14:33:46 -0400 Received: from fishpond.UUCP by cygnus.com (4.1/SMI-4.1) id AA21811; Sat, 27 Jun 92 11:33:46 PDT Subject: Disks 681-690 now available. To: announce@cs.ucdavis.edu (comp.sys.announce moderator) Date: Sat, 27 Jun 92 11:23:26 MST From: Fred Fish X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.3 PL11] Message-Id: <709669408.AA18325@fishpond.uucp> Content-Type: text Content-Length: 18936 Status: RO Disks 681-690 are now available. Shipment to all those who have preordered disks should be complete by Monday (6/29) 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. 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, it's ok to to place each submission in it's 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 it's subdirectory and if necessary, supply a script runnable from workbench (via :c/xicon) that makes all necessary assigns, copies fonts and libraries, etc. 5. Send your submission in a sturdy envelope with sufficient padding. Thanks!!! ====================================================================== CONTENTS OF DISK 681 -------------------- Term A gift-ware telecommunications program written for AmigaOS release 2.x (Kickstart 37.175 and Workbench 37.67 or higher required). Features include total configurability, full ARexx control, Xpr-transfer support, filetype-identification after download, cut & paste/point-and-click on screen, auto upload and download, scrollable review buffer of unlimited size, solid and fully-featured VT100/VT220/ANSI emulation, optional fast atomic terminal emulation, hotkey support, powerful phonebook and dialing functions, ability to save and print the contents of the screen as IFF-ILBM or ASCII file, full overscan and screen resolution support (new ECS screen modes included), asynchronous operation and a lot more. Comes with seven Xpr-transfer libraries (ascii, jmodem, kermit, quickb, xmodem, ymodem & zmodem) and documentation both in German and in English. This is version 2.2a, an update to version 1.9c on disk 589. Includes full source in `C' and assembly language. Author: Olaf `Olsen' Barthel CONTENTS OF DISK 682 -------------------- AmiBack Demo version of Ami-Back v2.0, a nice backup utility for the Amiga. Features include backup to any AmigaDOS compatible device (such as floppies, removable hard disks, fixed media hard disk, and tape drives), compression, no copy protection, configuration files, complete backups, incremental backups, selective backups, file exclusion filter, setting of archive bit, password protected backups, online help, AREXX support, etc. Demo version does not have restore. Version 2.0a, an update to version 1.04 on disk 517. Binary only. Author: MoonLighter Software CyberCron A cron utility for AmigaDOS 2.0. Uses the new, more flexible, AmigaDOS 2.0 technique for running programs. Offers an ex- tended set of options that may be specified for any given event. Version 1.3, an update to version 1.2 on disk 656. Includes source. Author: Christopher Wichura ReqChange A little program that patches the system requesters to use the similar requesters in ReqTools.library. It also patches the ARP requester and all requesters in Req.library. It is very flexible, allowing you to modify where the requester should appear, which of the libraries to patch, etc. Includes a pair of small utility programs, GetFile and ReqAsk, that can be used in scripts to put up file requesters or other requesters. Version 1.08, includes source. Author: Magnus Holmgren RexxHostLib This is a shared library package to simplify the ARexx host creation/management procedure. Rexx-message parsing is also included making it possible to control ARexx from programs such as AmigaBASIC (can you imagine AmigaBASIC controlling AmigaTeX?). This is version 37.1, an update to version 36.14 on disk 403. This version has been updated for use with Kick- start 2.0. Includes source in `C' and assembly language. Author: Olaf `Olsen' Barthel Zoom A fast and efficient floppy disk archiving utility based on the data compression / decompression algorithms used by lh.library. Has an Intuition and a Shell interface, fully supports Kickstart 2.0, is able to add texts and notes to archived output files, knows 274 different bootblock viruses, includes a number of compression parameters (such as encryption of the output file) and a lot more. Version 5.4, an update to version 4.1 on disk 459. Binary only. Author: Olaf `Olsen' Barthel CONTENTS OF DISK 683 -------------------- GMC A console handler with command line editing and function key support. GMC provides extended command line editing, function key assignment in four levels, extended command line history, online help for functions in the handler, and an iconify function. Also includes an output buffer (dump to printer and window), filename completer, script function, undo function, prompt beeper, pathname in window title, close gadget for KS 2.0, etc. This is version 9.13, an update to version 9.11 on disk 587, with some new features and some bug fixes. Shareware, binary only. Author: Goetz Mueller KFAST Key Frame Animator with Skeletal Technique. A collection of functions to implement a two-dimensional object based animator designed to use the skeletal technique of modeling objects and simple tweening to free the animator from the labors of pro- ducing smooth transitions between key drawings. A crude demo program has been included utilizing the routines. Version 0.5, includes source. Author: Craig M. Lever LE-NAG LeverEdge NAG is a program to remind you of events before you miss them. Events can be scheduled to occur once or repeat daily, weekly, monthly or yearly. You can be alerted of the event in a number of ways from a screen flash to a message requester. Version 92.05.02, shareware, binary only. Author: Craig M. Lever PrintFiles A freely redistributable print utility to replace the standard workbench Printfiles command. Supports Arexx, application icon, and setting up a print list with unlimited number of entries. Requires OS 2.04. Includes two versions, V0.91e in English and V0.91d in German. This is an update to V0.9 on disk 632. Includes source. Author: Karlheinz Klingbeil ShowLink Tool to list hardlinks. Also tells which file or directory the link points at. Version 1.1, includes source in Oberon. Author: Christoph Teuber CONTENTS OF DISK 684 -------------------- AL Archive Lister. Recognizes and lists contents of archives created by ARC, LHArc, LHA, LZ, ZOO, APE, ZIP, WARP, DMS and ZOOM. AL is fully standalone and doesn't call upon the original archivers to list contents. Binary only. Author: Oliver Wagner CpuClr A hack in the spirit of "CpuBlit". Replaces the BltClear() call in graphics.library with an 68030 optimized processor routine. Includes source in assembly. Author: Oliver Wagner EmptyHandler Another example of a filehandler. This one creates empty files of any given length. Includes source in C. Author: Oliver Wagner MagPages A software package that allows you to create and display a disk-based magazine. The magazine produced is of a similar format to that of a traditional paper magazine. You can com- bine text and graphics on a single page, branch to different sections by clicking on icons and play sound and music. Fea- tures a full intuition driven interface. Version 1.30, an update to version 1.0 on disk 372, with many new features, bug fixes, and an improved user interface. Shareware, binary only. Author: Mark Gladding PlaySound A tool to replay IFF-8SVX sounds using double-buffering while the sound file is being loaded from disk. Also serves as an iffparse.library and audio.device programming example. Re- quires Kickstart and Workbench 2.04 (or higher). Version 1.1, includes source in `C'. Author: Olaf `Olsen' Barthel CONTENTS OF DISK 685 -------------------- DiskPrint A label database which prints and stores disk labels for 3.5" and 5.25" disks. Primarily created as a combined database and print utility for FD disks, it includes easy-to-use label lib- rary functions (like printing labels for a whole FD series in one turn or multiple print of one label) and labels for most FD disks which are available within a few mouse clicks. Fea- tures include a fast search routine, user-definable label lay- out, different label sizes, intuition-based disk directory read-in and a lot more. Very configurable. Works fine with every printer connected to the parallel port and AmigaOS 1.2, 1.3, and 2.x. This is version 3.51, a major update to version 3.4.3 on disk 567. Both English (PAL & NTSC) and German ver- sions. Shareware, binary only. Author: Jan Geissler FreeCopy FreeCopy is unlike most copiers in that it does not actually copy disks. It removes the protection so disks can easily be backed up with almost any program, and in some cases be in- stalled on your hard drive. This is version 1.8, an update to version 1.4 on disk 498. Public domain, binary only. Author: Greg Pringle MCMaster MCMaster is another cassette tape cover printing utility which should work together with any printer which supports pica and fine. Other features include a search function and a list function which allows you to put all the song names in a list gadget to scroll around. Version 1.1, freeware, includes source in C. Author: Michael Watzl PublicManager Public screen tool which opens public screens which are freely configurable (depth, size, font, etc) and have their own menu (palette, quit, tools, etc). Includes two little tools to modify the public screen modes and the default public screen. Version 1.2, freeware, includes source in C and assembly. Author: Michael Watzl YatZ One player Yatzee game. This program was written to take up little memory and to multitask nicely. This is version 1.1, an update to version 1.0 on disk 498. Public domain, includes source in C. Author: Greg Pringle CONTENTS OF DISK 686 -------------------- BonAppetit Bon Appetit is a recipe database manager that automates recipe collections and allows for far more flexibility than regular index cards. You can search for recipes by title, keyword, or ingredient. You can import recipes in BonAppetit's own format or 3 popular MS-DOS formats, so you can quickly build a recipe collection. Includes complete recipe utilities and 24 recipes to get you started. Version 1.3. New features include recipe browsing, mass export, less cryptic error messages, and many bug fixes. Shareware, binary only. Author: Boris Shor DWFIcons A collection of icons for WorkBench 2.0, including some that are for an interlaced WorkBench. Author: David W. Ferguson DWFPresets A collection of AmigaDOS 2.0 presets for pointers, palettes, screen modes, and WorkBench backdrop patterns. Author: David W. Ferguson MultiBox Request utility which can be used in scripts. Unlike other tools (QuickRequest, Request, etc) it uses checkbox gadgets. Includes source in C. Author: Michael Watzl NewPos A tool to resize and move the active shell window directly or from scripts. Freeware, includes source in assembly. Author: Michael Watzl CONTENTS OF DISK 687 -------------------- AmigaEMS A utility program for Amiga bridgeboard users that allows you to use any amount of Amiga memory as expanded memory on the bridgeboard. AmigaEMS is LIM/EMS 4.0 compatible. This is version 1.01, shareware, binary only. Author: drs. A. D. Hagen FracBlank A commodities screen blanker written for Kickstart and Work- bench 2.04 (or higher). When running will blank the screen and start to draw real plane fractals such as described in the September 1986 issue of Scientific American. The resulting images may remind you of spiders' webs, lace or even the Chladnian patterns formed by grains of sand strewn across a vibrating surface. This is version 2.2, an update to version 1.8 on disk 588, and includes numerous bug fixes and enhance- ments (such a new fractal type and a font-sensitive user int- erface). Includes source in `C' and assembly language. Author: Olaf `Olsen' Barthel PowerPlayer A very powerful, user friendly and system friendly module player. It can handle nearly all useful module-formats (Noisetracker, MED, Oktalyzer, etc.), can read powerpacked modules and comes along with its own cruncher that uses the powerful lh.library written by Krekel/Barthel. Needs the powerpacker.library and the reqtools.library to run, both included in the package. Also includes some sample modules. This is version 2.7, an update to version 2.1 on disk 647, freeware, binary only. Author: Stephan Fuhrmann SFCoder A program that allows you to encrypt and decrypt files by using a password. Uses complex routines to assure the security of your data. Requires OS 2.0 to run. Version 3.0, freeware, binary only. Author: Stephan Fuhrmann XPRD eXternal PRotocol Driver. A standalone driver utility for doing file transfers with XPR libraries. Has many features like carrier checking and return code redirection (for "stupid" languages). Includes source in C. Author: Oliver Wagner XSB eXternal ScreenBlanker Standard. Documentation and examples of a new library standard for fancy screenblankers. Includes Standard, Shuffle and Psychedelic blankers. Public Domain, source in C is included. OS 2.0 only. Author: Oliver Wagner CONTENTS OF DISK 688 -------------------- OctaMEDPlayer Standalone player program for playing songs made with OctaMED. Can load sng+samples-format and MMD0/MMD1-modules made with MED V2.10 or later, or any version of OctaMED. Can play stan- dard four channel Amiga songs, MIDI songs, 5 to 8 channel OctaMED songs, and multi-modules. Has a nice 2.0 look and works fine under 2.0 as well as 1.3. Version 3.00, binary only. Author: Teijo Kinnunen and AMIGANUTS UNITED ScreenSnap ScreenSnap allows you to save and close screens of any appli- cation. It requires OS 2.04 and includes German documenta- tion. This is version 1.12, binary only. Author: Oliver Graf, T.O.M. Software Wuppertal UpdateIcon A tool to add icons to files and drawers which do not yet have icons attached, to update the default tools and to reset the positions of icons. Very handy for installation scripts. Re- quires Kickstart and Workbench 2.04 (or higher). Version 1.0, includes source in C. Author: Olaf `Olsen' Barthel CONTENTS OF DISK 689 -------------------- AssignWedge An AssignX clone, redesigned from the ground up, which fixes a couple of potential bugs in the original program and is also able to cope with an internationalized operating system. Kickstart and Workbench 2.04 or higher required. Version 1.1, source in `C' is included. Author: Olaf `Olsen' Barthel Phone A funny strategy game. Your goal is to connect everyone to the phone system without running out of wire. The country in which these people live is full of high mountains, deep rivers, and highly frequented roads, so connecting everyone up may not be easy. Binary only. Author: Tobias Eckert TKEd TKEd is a very comfortable Intuition-based ASCII editor. It can read texts packed with PowerPacker, has user-definable menus, a comfortable AREXX-interface with 102 commands, an interface to some errortools for programmers, macros, undo, supports foldings, and many other features. TKEd is reentrant and can be made resident. It also checks itself for link- viruses. Version 1.05, an update to version 1.00a on disk 620. Binary only. Author: Tom Kroener CONTENTS OF DISK 690 -------------------- FastGif A fast GIF87 file viewer written in very optimised asm, but displays only pictures with no more than 32 colors. Supports overscan, NTSC & PAL display, allows scrolling for big pictures. Version V1.00, binary only. Author: Christophe Passuello Find Yet another file find utility, different from other programs of this kind in that it requires Kickstart and Workbench 2.04 (or higher) to run, sports a font-sensitive user interface, includes Workbench AppIcon/AppWindow support, filetype ident- ification and other goodies. Version 1.7, includes source in `C' and assembly language. Author: Olaf `Olsen' Barthel HDFixer Some of the newer A3000's have high density floppy drives. In the 37.175 version of kickstart, HD disks are not completely supported in HD mode. This program patches the system so that kickstart V37.175 owners are able to use 1.71 MB HD disks in the floppy drive. Requires Workbench 2.04. This is version 1.10, an update to version 1.00 on disk 645. Binary only. Author: Peter-Iver Edert Rescue A non-multitasking shoot'em up game with smooth scrolling in three directions, four different pieces of music, highscore list, cheat mode, etc. Automatically notices if started on an NTSC or PAL machine, and uses full PAL screen or NTSC overscan screen. Binary only, shareware. Author: Tobias Eckert VirusHunter A harmless screen hack. Author: Tobias Eckert ====================================================================== -Fred