From Garbo-Ann-Request@garbo.uwasa.fi Fri Apr 7 08:31:41 EET DST 1995 Date: Fri, 7 Apr 1995 08:31:41 EET From: Garbo-ann-request@garbo.uwasa.fi (Garbo Announce Sender) To: Garbo-Ann-Digest@garbo.uwasa.fi (Garbo Uploads Announce) Subject: Garbo-Ann Digest V95 #21 Message-Id: <9504070831.V95N21@Garbo.uwasa.fi> Reply-To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Precedence: Bulk Garbo-Ann Digest Fri, 7 Apr 1995 Volume 95 : Issue 21 Today's Topics: act-22.zip Archiving Programs' Performance Comparison Table bestpr42.zip Timo's choice of 42 best MS-DOS SW and PD packages clckhp16.zip Clock, heap and scrsav object for TVision (TP), G.Rossi edir137.zip Improved dir command by M. van den Broek ocp11eng.zip Copy optimizer, fills disk optimally, F.Chapot peter10.zip Peter's Warbirds coloring/drawing program pmw116.zip PMODE/W v1.16 - DOS Extender For Watcom C/C++ qview10.zip DOS Multimedia Viewer including AVI with sound, W.Hesseler tsfaqn42.zip Questions from UseNet and Timo's answers tsfaqp23.zip Common Turbo Pascal Questions and Timo's answers ucalc28.zip Expression evaluator with graphic plotting, D.Corbier Garbo-Ann is a moderated one-way mailing list which is used by Garbo MsDos and Windows archive managers to announce new additions to Garbo collections. 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If you wish to unsubscribe, send e-mail (from the same address where you were when you subscribed) with this command in the body of the message: unsubscribe garbo-ann ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 14:24:42 +0200 (EET) From: Timo Salmi To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Cc: jonathan@jaburt.demon.co.uk Subject: act-22.zip Archiving Programs' Performance Comparison Table Message-Id: <199503141224.OAA05700@uwasa.fi> Thank you for your contribution. This upload is now available as 29946 Mar 12 22:12 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/arcers/act-22.zip > Date: Mon, 13 Mar 1995 09:08:29 GMT > From: jonathan@jaburt.demon.co.uk (Jonathan Burt) > To: pc-up@uwasa.fi > Subject: act-22.zip, Archive Comparision Table v22 Uploaded > > File name: act-22.zip > One line description: Archive Comparision Table, v22 > Replaces: act-21.zip > Suggested Garbo directory: /pc/arcers > Uploader name & email: Jonathan Burt jonathan@jaburt.demon.co.uk > Author or company: Jonathan Burt > Email address: jonathan@jaburt.demon.co.uk > Surface address: PEACEHAVEN, 39 Place Road, Cowes, Isle of Wight, PO31 7UA, > England > Special requirements: None > Shareware payment required from private users: None > Shareware payment required from corporates: None > Distribution limitations: None > Demo: No > Nagware: No > Self-documenting: No > External documentation included: Yes > Source included: N/A > Size: 30K / 89K > 10 lines description: A zip file containing details about the archive > comparision table v22. This is a comparision > between 39 different archivers. Listing their > compression times, extraction times, and compression > percentage achieved. The test uses 4 different data > sets. > All the best, Timo .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Department of Accounting and Business Finance; University of Vaasa Internet: ts@uwasa.fi BBS +(358)-61-3170972; FIN-65101, Finland ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 08:23:05 +0200 (EET) From: Timo Salmi To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Subject: bestpr42.zip Timo's choice of 42 best MS-DOS SW and PD packages Message-Id: <199503150623.IAA11119@uwasa.fi> Wed 15-Mar-95: I have made an update 20714 Mar 15 07:36 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/bestpr42.zip bestpr42.zip Timo's choice of 42 best MS-DOS SW and PD packages, T.Salmi Added fourteen new selections to bring the total up to 42 from 28. Altered two selections. Updated version numbers. Added my standard, general information material. All the best, Timo .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Department of Accounting and Business Finance; University of Vaasa Internet: ts@uwasa.fi BBS +(358)-61-3170972; FIN-65101, Finland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 10:08:30 +0200 (EET) From: Ari Hovila To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Cc: ERMANO@chiostro.univr.it Subject: clckhp16.zip Clock, heap and scrsav object for TVision (TP), G.Rossi Message-Id: <199503140808.KAA09065@uwasa.fi> Thank you for your contribution. This upload is now available as 12093 Jan 22 18:50 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/turbovis/clckhp16.zip > Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 18:51:33 GMT+1 > From: Germano Rossi > To: pc-up@uwasa.fi > Subject: clckhp16.zip Clock, heap and scrsav object for TVision(TP) > > File name: CLCKHP16.ZIP > One line description: Clock, heap and scrsav object for TVision (TP) > Replaces: CLCKHP10.ZIP > Suggested Garbo directory: pc/turbovis > Author: Germano Rossi > Email address: germano@chiostro.univr.it > Surface address: Dr. Germano Rossi > c/o Univ. Studi - C.I.C.A. > via dell'Artigliere 19 > I-37129 VERONA > Italy > Special requirements: TP7/BP7 + TV 2.0 > Shareware payment required from private users: N > Shareware payment required from corporates: N > Distribution limitations: N > Demo: N > Nagware: N > Self-documenting: Y > External documentation included: Yes, but little. > Source included: Y > Size: > 10 line description: > > This unit is similar to original Borland Gadgets unit, but the gadget > objects are 3: clock, date and heap. There is an Options dialog and > the user can choose what he would see on the desktop. The user can > switch from 25/43 rows; choose date format and date separator. The > source of dialog is in english and in italian. There is an > application object, controlling the gadget objects and the dialog. > Now, you can use SCRSAV unit by Groothuis (from Garbo). > > Germano > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Germano Rossi | Bitnet: germano@ivruniv > Centro di Informatica & C.A. | Internet: germano@chiostro.univr.it > Universita' degli Studi | > via dell'Artigliere 19 | tel. : +39 45 809 8511 > 37129 VERONA - Italy | Fax : +39 45 809 8471 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Interests: Library Automation, Music Psychology, Statistics > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ................................................................. Ari Hovila, ajh@uwasa.fi, http://www.uwasa.fi/~ajh Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Computer Centre, University of Vaasa, Box 700, FIN-65101 Finland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 10:05:18 +0200 (EET) From: Ari Hovila To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Cc: bro@mh.nl (Marco van den Broek) Subject: edir137.zip Improved dir command by M. van den Broek Message-Id: <199503140805.KAA08666@uwasa.fi> Thank you for your contribution. This upload is now available as 37216 Feb 25 01:37 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/edir137.zip > Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 08:12:23 +0200 > From: bro@mh.nl (Marco van den Broek) > To: pc-up@uwasa.fi > Subject: EDIR137.ZIP Smart Directory Utility > > File name:EDIR137.ZIP > One line description:Smart Directory Utility - EDIR V1.37 > Replaces:EDIR136.ZIP > Suggested Garbo directory:/pc/dirutil > Uploader name & email:Marco van den Broek (bro@mh.nl) > Author or company:Marco van den Broek > Email address:bro@mh.nl > Surface address: > Special requirements:None > Shareware payment required from private users:Y > Shareware payment required from corporates:Y > Distribution limitations:None > Demo:No > Nagware:Yes, it contains a delay. > Self-documenting:Yes > External documentation included:Yes > Source included:No > Size:37Kb > 10 lines description: > EDIR is just like DIR, only it does one thing more : for every file > EDIR RECOGNIZES it gives a short description! > EDIR recognizes GIF,PCX,JPG,EXE,WAV,MID,669,ARJ,ZIP,LZH,MTM,PCK,RAS, > ROL,SQZ,TPU,VOC,MOD,S3M,STM,STS,MPG and MUCH MORE! > > ShareWare, please register. ................................................................. Ari Hovila, ajh@uwasa.fi, http://www.uwasa.fi/~ajh Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Computer Centre, University of Vaasa, Box 700, FIN-65101 Finland ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 16:05:20 +0200 (EET) From: Ari Hovila To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Cc: fchapot@ufrima.imag.fr Subject: ocp11eng.zip Copy optimizer, fills disk optimally, F.Chapot Message-Id: <199503151405.QAA28806@uwasa.fi> Thank you for your contribution. This upload is now available as 17071 Mar 6 02:04 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/filecopy/ocp11eng.zip > Date: Tue, 7 Mar 95 13:14:35 +0100 > From: fchapot@ufrima.imag.fr > To: pc-up@uwasa.fi > Subject: OCP11ENG.ZIP dos copy command optimizer uploaded > > File name: OCP11ENG.ZIP > One line description:OCP optimizes the copy command to full fill disks > Replaces: > Suggested Garbo directory: /pc/filecopy > Uploader name & email: Frederic Chapot (fchapot@ufrima.imag.fr) > Author or company: Frederic Chapot > Email address:fchapot@ufrima.imag.fr > Surface address:Frederic Chapot > 93 rue des martyrs > 69200 Venissieux > FRANCE > Special requirements: > Shareware payment required from private users:Y > Shareware payment required from corporates:Y > Distribution limitations:N > Demo:N > Nagware:N > Self-documenting:Y > External documentation included:Y > Source included:No > Size: 16K/43K > 10 lines description: > OCP 1.1 COPY COMMAND OPTIMIZER > ------------------------------- > OCP is a program that optimize > the use of the Dos copy command > so that the destination drive > will be full filled. > ................................................................. Ari Hovila, ajh@uwasa.fi, http://www.uwasa.fi/~ajh Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Computer Centre, University of Vaasa, Box 700, FIN-65101 Finland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 14:47:57 +0200 (EET) From: Timo Salmi To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Cc: mups_wiereng@wmich.edu Subject: peter10.zip Peter's Warbirds coloring/drawing program Message-Id: <199503141247.OAA08019@uwasa.fi> Thank you for your contribution. This upload is now available as 285782 Mar 1 13:00 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/passtime/peter10.zip > Date: Sun, 12 Mar 1995 20:36:13 -0400 (EDT) > From: MUPS_WIERENG@wmich.edu > To: pc-up@uwasa.fi > Subject: peter10.zip Peter's Warbirds, Ver. 1.0, kid's coloring prog. > > I have uploaded: > > File name:peter10.zip > One line description:Peter's Warbirds, Ver. 1.0, kids coloring/drawing program > Replaces: > Suggested Garbo directory:/pc/educgames > Uploaded name & email: Theron Wierenga, mups_wiereng@wmich.edu > Author or author company:Theron Wierenga > Email address:mups_wiereng@wmich.edu > Surface address:P.O. Box 595, Muskegon, MI 49443, USA > Special requirements:VGA, mouse > Shareware payment required from private users:Y > Shareware payment required from corporates:Y > Distribution limitations:None > Demo:N > Nagware:N > Self-documenting:Y > External documentation included:Y 23k > Source included:N > Size zipped:286k > 10 line description: > Peter's Warbirds is an enjoyable coloring program for children of > all ages. Peter's Warbirds was designed to be used by young children > with a minimum of assistance by adults. This program is superior to many > other children's coloring programs in that it allows the user to place > the various World War II vintage airplanes, in any size desired, on a > variety of backgrounds. This allows children to easily create their own > picture before coloring. The opportunity to create their own picture > will allow children to take pride in their unique creation. > long description: > Peter's Warbirds is an enjoyable coloring program for children of > all ages. Peter's Warbirds was designed to be used by young children > with a minimum of assistance by adults. This program is superior to many > other children's coloring programs in that it allows the user to place > the various World War II vintage airplanes, in any size desired, on a > variety of backgrounds. This allows children to easily create their own > picture before coloring. The opportunity to create their own picture > will allow children to take pride in their unique creation. > When first started Peter's Warbirds displays a title screen and then > the drawing surface with ten buttons across the top. Children can > operate the program with the mouse alone. To begin you click on the > image button and select a background and then place airplanes on the > background. The child can choose the direction the airplane faces, and > the exact size and placement of the airplane. Several airplanes can be > placed on the same picture. After all airplanes are placed the entire > picture can be color filled, using 48 different colors. After choosing a > color simply click on an area of the picture and it fills with color. > The program also includes notes about each airplane, which are > displayed by clicking the Notes button. Finished pictures can be saved > and later loaded for display. Pictures are saved in PCX format which can > be easily imported into many paint programs. In addition, pictures can > be printed on a variety of printers either before color filling or > after. Those printed before being filled with color can be colored with > crayons. > > Changes:None > > Customer, technical support and orders:708-854-0489. All the best, Timo .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Department of Accounting and Business Finance; University of Vaasa Internet: ts@uwasa.fi BBS +(358)-61-3170972; FIN-65101, Finland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 10:32:34 +0200 (EET) From: Ari Hovila To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Cc: daredevi@amanda.dorsai.org Subject: pmw116.zip PMODE/W v1.16 - DOS Extender For Watcom C/C++ Message-Id: <199503140832.KAA10921@uwasa.fi> Thank you for your contribution. This upload is now available as 73883 Feb 16 17:39 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/c-lang/pmw116.zip > Date: Mon, 6 Mar 1995 18:57:02 -0500 (est) > From: "Charles S." > To: pc-up@uwasa.fi > Subject: pmw116.zip PMODE/W v1.16 DOS Extender For Watcom C/C++ > > File name: pmw116.zip > One line description: PMODE/W v1.16 - DOS Extender For Watcom C/C++ > Replaces: /pc/c-lang/pmw101.zip > Suggested Garbo directory: /pc/c-lang > Uploader name & email: Charles Scheffold (daredevi@dorsai.dorsai.org) > Author or company: Charles Scheffold & Thomas Pytel > Email address: daredevi@dorsai.dorsai.org > Surface address: > Special requirements: 386+ CPU, Watcom C/C++ Compiler > Size: 73617 Bytes > 10 lines description: > > PMODE/W v1.16 DOS Extender. Replaces the DOS/4GW extender included with > Watcom C/C++. Small, Fast, and Binds into the executable. Includes setup > program and custom binding utility. Free for non-commercial use. > > ---- > Charles Scheffold > PMODE/W Development > daredevi@dorsai.dorsai.org ................................................................. Ari Hovila, ajh@uwasa.fi, http://www.uwasa.fi/~ajh Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Computer Centre, University of Vaasa, Box 700, FIN-65101 Finland ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 15:44:35 +0200 (EET) From: Ari Hovila To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Cc: hesseler@athene.informatik.uni-bonn.de Subject: qview10.zip DOS Multimedia Viewer including AVI with sound, W.Hesseler Message-Id: <199503151344.PAA25892@uwasa.fi> Thank you for your contribution. This upload is now available as 41667 Feb 28 01:00 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/graphics/qview10.zip > Date: Fri, 3 Mar 1995 03:14:10 +0100 (MET) > From: Wolfgang Hesseler > To: pc-up@uwasa.fi > Subject: qview10.zip DOS Multimedia viewer uploaded by author > > File name: qview10.zip > One line description: DOS Multimedia Viewer including AVI with sound > Replaces: > Suggested Garbo directory: /pc/graphics > Uploader name & email: Wolfgang Hesseler, > hesseler@athene.informatik.uni-bonn.de > Author or company: Wolfgang Hesseler > Email address: hesseler@athene.informatik.uni-bonn.de > Special requirements: 286, VGA, for AVI: 386 > Shareware payment required from private users: Yes > Shareware payment required from corporates: Yes > Distribution limitations: None > Demo: No > Nagware: Yes > Self-documenting: Yes > External documentation included: Yes, 18 kb > Source included: No > Size: 41 Kb > 10 lines description: > > New DOS based Multimedia viewer including AVI with sound! > QuickView is very fast, perhaps the fastest viewer for IBM compatibles. > QuickView views the following file formats at present: > - AVI, with sound through Soundblaster or PC speaker > - FLI, FLC > - BMP, GIF, ICO, PCX, TGA > - VOC, WAV > and more ................................................................. Ari Hovila, ajh@uwasa.fi, http://www.uwasa.fi/~ajh Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Computer Centre, University of Vaasa, Box 700, FIN-65101 Finland ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 08:27:52 +0200 (EET) From: Timo Salmi To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Subject: tsfaqn42.zip Questions from UseNet and Timo's answers Message-Id: <199503150627.IAA11468@uwasa.fi> Wed 15-Mar-95: (About /pc/ts/tsfaqn42.zip) It is some time since I have last updated my general collection of Frequently Asked Usenet questions. This is partly due to the fact that much of my new FAQ material has gone to specialized FAQs like 78115 Mar 15 06:46 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts/tsfaqp23.zip tsfaqp23.zip Common Turbo Pascal Questions and Timo's answers 14422 Mar 9 10:03 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/camfaq.zip camfaq.zip comp.archives.msdos.(d/announce) Frequently Asked Questions 18783 Mar 11 07:45 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/tspost22.zip tspost22.zip Information email + postings, from 18-Oct-94 to ... However, I have now brought the material up to date, since there have been so many changes in the referred details like program version numbers. I have also added the following new items 24) What are the distribution area codes for Usenet news postings? 25) Should I thank for posted advice? My updated, general Usenet FAQ collection is available as 93426 Mar 15 06:46 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts/tsfaqn42.zip tsfaqn42.zip Questions from UseNet and Timo's answers For a complete index of my various FAQ collections see 25673 Mar 14 22:28 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/pd2/tspost00.zip tspost00.zip Index for Timo's FAQs and Information email + postings All the best, Timo .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Department of Accounting and Business Finance; University of Vaasa Internet: ts@uwasa.fi BBS +(358)-61-3170972; FIN-65101, Finland ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 15 Mar 1995 08:24:43 +0200 (EET) From: Timo Salmi To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Subject: tsfaqp23.zip Common Turbo Pascal Questions and Timo's answers Message-Id: <199503150624.IAA11303@uwasa.fi> Wed 15-Mar-95: I have updated my Frequently Asked Turbo Pascal Questions collection to be 78115 Mar 15 06:46 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/ts/tsfaqp23.zip tsfaqp23.zip Common Turbo Pascal Questions and Timo's answers Added item: 74) What are and how do I use pointers? Added an explanation why the often proposed SetCBreak(false) is not the correct response to 1) How do I disable or capture the break key in Turbo Pascal? All the best, Timo .................................................................. Prof. Timo Salmi Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Department of Accounting and Business Finance; University of Vaasa Internet: ts@uwasa.fi BBS +(358)-61-3170972; FIN-65101, Finland ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 10:35:06 +0200 (EET) From: Ari Hovila To: Garbo-Ann@Garbo.uwasa.fi Cc: corbier@satelnet.org Subject: ucalc28.zip Expression evaluator with graphic plotting, D.Corbier Message-Id: <199503140835.KAA11144@uwasa.fi> Thank you for your contribution. This upload is now available as 99266 Mar 13 00:28 garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/math/ucalc28.zip > Date: Tue, 14 Mar 1995 01:42:25 -0500 (EST) > From: Daniel Corbier > To: pc-up@uwasa.fi > Subject: ucalc28.zip Math expr. evaluator with graphing; <6K TSR > > File name: ucalc28.zip > One line description: Math expression evaluator with graphing; < 6K TSR > Replaces: ucalc24.zip > Suggested Garbo directory: pc/math > Uploader name & email: Daniel Corbier, corbier@satelnet.org > Author or company: Daniel Corbier > Email address: corbier@satelnet.org, or corbier@delphi.com > Surface address: 20410 SW 92 Place, Miami FL 33189 > Special requirements: None > Shareware payment required from private users: Y > Shareware payment required from corporates: Y > Distribution limitations: None for distributors that operate with > fairness towards shareware authors. > Demo: N > Nagware: Technically speaking (according to Garbo upload guidelines) > Self-documenting: Y > External documentation included: Y / 64K > Source included: N/A > Size: 99K / 211K (which includes documentation, example files, etc...) > 10 lines description: > > UCALC is a graphing scientific calculator which can optionally be > loaded as a TSR taking less than 6K of main memory. It can be used > for simple arithmetic, or complex scientific calculations. It supports > many built-in functions, operators, numerical notations, and modes. It > also supports user-defined functions and variables. It can evaluate > expressions, solve equations, perform numerical integrations, do > summations, and more. It graphs equations, and interactively supports > tracing, zooming, area filling, etc... Online help included. > ................................................................. Ari Hovila, ajh@uwasa.fi, http://www.uwasa.fi/~ajh Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 193.166.120.5 Computer Centre, University of Vaasa, Box 700, FIN-65101 Finland ------------------------------ End of Garbo-Ann Digest V95 #21 ******************************