_ Some programs brought to you by /X ) // \\ Anarchy Road Software Falcon CBCS A FidoNet-compatible semi-clone of Opus CBCS. Features ANSI support (w/ or w/o color); a versatile message base with several reading methods and marking of favourite areas; both line- based and screen-based message editors; batch/resumable file transfers through the XPR standard transfer protocol libraries; expandable/custom menus; able to call doors which need only work in a CLI/Shell and exit cleanly and quickly on a ^C; easy delegation of responsibilities to assistants, subops and librarians; many security methods/barriers for file and message areas, such as level requirements or locks & keys; ...and many other features which fall victim to the need to cut this description short. One more thing that should be noted is that it is 2.0-compatible. Write FidoNet or UUCP or even snail mail to the address(es) in the main documentation for more information. GIFT Fast, intelligent GIF previewer ("previewer", as opposed to various slower-but-optimal GIF-to-HAM conversion programs). GIFT Translates full-color pictures to HAM faster but just as well as other GIF previewers, and optionally even better with only a very small degradation in speed. Recognizes grayscale pictures and uses a sixteen-level grayscale picture instead of HAM. Recognizes resolutions that will fit in a native Amiga screen mode. Also fills gaps between lines while processing GIFS in interleaved format for clearer images sooner and less flicker on interlaced screens. Has an option to do simple (so as to be fairly quick) error-correcting dithering for images suffering from severe banding. Works fine with 2.0. FIREWORKS_DISPLAY Tired of a boring, black void taking over your monitor WARPSPEED_DISPLAY when your screen blanker turns on? Well, then, take a look at these two. What each does is obvious: The first displays a fireworks show. The second is the classic stars- streaking-impossibly-by display. Both work under Kickstart 2.0. Note that neither display will bog down your CPU, because both run at a lower-than-normal priority. Other notable notes: both sense joystick movements (something missing in many blankers) and have an optional Left-Amiga-M enhancer. Avoid the void. Update A binary file patch program. Good for pretty much any file, although written to patch executables (for Falcon CBCS, mentioned above) from one version to the next. Ideally creates an update archive significantly smaller than the new file, by knowing which parts of the old file to keep. Should work extremely well on text files. Flew A weird, rapidly-flipping-screens viewer (Flew=FLicker viEW) that I wrote for someone to quickly view raw 24-bit color files. It's hardly worth mentioning, but... BZ A screen hack. Screen hacks do not, traditionally, get described before-hand. :-P