TraceTech products ================== TraceTech's products are compatible with all Atari ST/TT/Falcon computers and all TOS versions. Available Commercial products: * Flex Menu o Run programs Includes an easy to configure menu for running programs under all versions of TOS and under AES4- MTOS & Geneva. o Menu bar Convenient, instant access to the current menu bar in a floating windowed-dialog. You can also think of this as a tear-away menu feature, but available under any environment, not just with Geneva. o Startup tasks When an application runs, you can trigger 2 startup tasks, consisting of dropdown item(s) and/or keypress(es). o CodeKeys .KEY tracking Maintains the KEY file belonging to the current process under AES4. * Data Diet v2 (++) A realtime file compression system. Use files the same as always, but have them occupy MUCH less disk space! The programs you use don't know Data Diet is trimming away the fat, but you'll notice the difference right away. Also includes DD Tools, DD INFo Editor and Squish v1. A complete system for saving megabytes of storage space. Flexible user options put you in control of your data. You can exclude files, folders and drives which you don't want compressed. You can even specify the compression type to use by several methods- filesize, extender, path name and program name. And you have the choice of compressing your data in three modes- offline, realtime or program transition. Data Diet - simple to install, easy to use and flexible enough to adapt to your system needs. New for v2: Reserve memory, VROdisk, 3 more INF sections, DDINFOED, DD Tools operation filters, improved compression speed and percentage by utilizing available memory, etc. (++) An upgrade from Data Diet v1 is available. Contact TraceTech. * Data Rescue The complete realtime data recovery solution. [NOTE: Compatible with DATAlite2.] o Realtime tracking ALL file and folder deletions are monitored so you can immediately rescue accidental deletions, or at any timespan afterwards assuming the associated data is still valid. o Efficient resident program The memory resident portion of Data Rescue occupies less than 10K of RAM. o Two delete tracking modes 1) DAT tracks file AND folder deletions by using a small data file. 2) RESCUEfolder is a trashcan system which moves files to \RESCUE upon deletion, with each folder intelligently maintained. o Intelligent maintenance Any time GEMDOS encounters an out of storage space error, the RESCUE folder is automatically purged of the oldest files and the aborted operation completed. And on bootup each RESCUE folder is maintained by two criteria- file age and/or content size. o RESCUEfolder You can set any temporary paths used by programs to a RESCUE folder so that the temp files are automatically maintained for you. o Small DAT size The size of the DAT tracking file is constant and can be computed by taking the size of the drive in bytes and dividing by 512 for a hard disk or by 682 for a floppy disk. [ie. a 5Meg partition would have a 10K DATARESC.DAT file] o Deleted fragmented data Rescuing fragmented data is a breeze requiring NO user interaction! o Partial data recovery If part of a deleted file is overwritten, you can still rescue the available data. o Rescue Data And not to forget this user convenience- the first character in a name is encoded so the user does not have to remember it or even enter it when rescuing a file/folder. A specialized solution, not just another feature. * Squish II (++) An executable file compression system. Save storage space quick and easy by compressing your programs and accessories. Multitasking operation. Advanced windowed graphical user interface. Memory efficient design. Transparent, on-the-fly file uncompression in memory. Flexible user options. You control the system! Recursive batch mode. Commandline support. Converts several "packed" formats: ie. PFX, Ice, Fire, BA, Pompey, Squish v1, etc. Faster and better compression than v1. Compression Factor is a user adjustment for the compression routine, ranging from 0 to 9. CF0 gives ~Squish v1.4 compression percentage, ~3x faster. CF3 gives ~PFX compression percentage, ~3x faster. Squish II includes these options: Turbo, Compression Factor, Set Fast bit, Clear Fast bit, Clear Heap, Recursion, Skip Squished, Squished Only, No CF Update, Keep TimeDate, Keep Backup, Specify Destination, Show Alerts, Excluded Filename List, Included Extender List, Excluded Root Folders and Exclude Filesize > xxxxK. Definitely NOT just another "packer"! (++) An upgrade from Squish v1 (aka DC Squish) is available. This includes owners of DCUtilities, Data Diet v1 and Data Diet v2. Contact TraceTech. Available Demoware products: * Fast Path Are you struggling with the system file selector, clicking here and there to get to your word processing folder or that favorite game? Sure, using an alternative file selector can be better, but have you found yourself wishing it had more predefined paths and extenders? Wish no more! o Provides 34 user-definable paths in an attractive graphical user interface. Call FastPath as needed or have it automatically appear before the file selector. Select a path via the mouse or keyboard and you're instantly there, reaching distant points of your hard disk with ease. Paths can be defined, copied, moved, deleted or edited with point-and-click ease. Displays the current path being sent to the file selector along with the file selector prompt and filename specifications. o Remembers the last 4 paths used in the file selector, for instant recall. Combined with the above, you have 38 paths at your disposal. o Provides 38 user-definable extenders, one of which can be passed to the file selector to narrow the range of files displayed. o Save your favorite paths and extenders to disk for future use. o Full mouse and keyboard control. o Convenient Help screen. o FastPath can access CodeHead's powerful file maintenance utility, MaxiFile III, by a simple keypress if MaxiFile is resident as a desk accessory. o Works in all color or monochrome graphic resolutions with a minimum screen size of 640x200. 100% assembly. Uses as little as 22K of RAM. Compatible with all TOS versions and ST/STe/TT/Falcon models. * Falcon030 Toolkit Do you have problems deleting folders, printing text or renaming files? Tired of losing memory? Need quick and easy access to a floppy disk formatter? What about one with extensive, simple-to-use options? Would you like to configure system parameters to your preferences? Then have I got a package for you! The F030TKIT is a multifaceted utility package. 1) TOS4Trap v2 addresses changes in TOS4's GEMDOS to improve software compatibility. 2) From a co-author of DC Formatter, Trace Formatter Jr CPX gives you quick and easy access to a floppy disk formatter which has flexible options such as number of tracks, DD/HD format, faster I/O, etc. 3) NVRAM (non-volatile RAM) Configurator allows you to setup your F030's hardware and system software with simple user preference selections. o TOS4TRAP.PRG v2 An upgrade to the shareware program, TOS4Trap v1, the _original_ TOS4 "fix" utility which set the standard for bridging the gap of TOS4 GEMDOS compatibility. [for v1 details, see below] For example: helps pre-STalker 3.03, pre-NeoDesk 4, MaxiFile, Deskmanager, some GFA compiled programs and many other programs. Accept only the best, which gets better in TOS4Trap v2. v2 also ends those memory loss blues. Simply open and close directory windows at the GEM Desktop to see what I mean. o TRACEFMT.CPX fka DC Formatter Jr - A CPX-based floppy disk formatter originally scheduled for release in the DC CPXtensions package. Available options: 1) # of tracks - 0, 40 and 80-85 2) # of sides - 1 and 2 3) Sectors per track - 9, 10, 18 and 20 4) Drive - A and B 5) Format type - Normal and Skewed 6) Volume label + Convenient save configuration feature. + Reverse formatting for data safety. + Abort feature with continue option. o CFGNVRAM.APP Configure various NVRAM settings used by TOS4. Special NOTE: Contains a unique bootup setting option for TOS 4.04. Available options: 1) System bootup delay - Time (0-80 seconds) [NOTE: TOS 4.04 only] 2) System bootup video mode - ST Low, ST High or No Change 3) International time format [_IDT] - 12 or 24 Hour 4) International date format [_IDT] - MMDDYY, DDMMYY, YYMMDD or YYDDMM 5) Keyboard preference [_AKP] - 8 countries 6) Desktop preference [_AKP] - 5 languages Also related to NVRAM: RESETNVR.PRG - reset your NVRAM to default configuration DO_BOOTN.PRG - writes an executable boot sector to a floppy which will reset the NVRAM to default configuration on bootup Don't be locked out of your computer if your NVRAM gets messed up! o RUN_COFF.PRG/TTP/GTP Run a program with the 68030 cache turned OFF, restored on exit. o And updates to a couple of 'DC Programs of the Week'. Available Shareware products: * Load Aladdin Use ST Aladdin on your Falcon030. Use the extra serial ports on your MSTe or TT in ST Aladdin. Frees up the serial port on all Atari computers when not online. Enabling other programs to access the serial port when running ST Aladdin. And save connect charges with the included Idle Guard feature- automatically hangs up the modem after serial I/O has been idle X minutes. * TOS4 Trap v1.0 o Wildcard characters in Fopen(), Pexec() and Frename() TOS4TRAP allows you to specify a wildcard (ie. ? or *) in a GEMDOS Fopen [file open], Pexec [execute a process] or Frename [file rename] system call. o Ddelete() with trailing backslash Under TOS4, you can delete a folder's contents without problem. However, deleting the folder itself changed in TOS4. If a Ddelete() [delete directory] call is made with a trailing backlash, '\', the backslash is removed from the path spec by TOS4TRAP; enabling you to delete a folder in certain programs. o Fwrite (send data to printer) TOS4 broke one type of GEMDOS printer output. o Which programs are indirectly addressed by this system patch? Currently I am aware of: STalker - print block in terminal window - w/o TOS4TRAP, an error alert NeoDesk - delete folder (NOTE: pre-NeoDesk4) - w/o TOS4TRAP, contents are deleted but the folder is not MaxiFile - delete folder - w/o TOS4TRAP, contents are deleted but the folder is not Desk Manager - file renaming - w/o TOS4TRAP, files are not renamed Some GFA compiled programs - printer output - w/o TOS4TRAP, no output and others I would think. Project in the queue: * Missouri The 'show me' state-of-the-art file viewer. o SHOWTEXT.PRG View text files, including formatted "1st Word" DOC files. o SHOWPICS.PRG View picture files, 18+ file formats. o SHOWHEX.PRG View binary data files. o SHOW_ME.xyz Access memory resident show modules. ShowText installs a handler for the 'DC Shower' chain. Pics and Hex install themself into this chain. The chain is accessible by Show_Me, UIS3.3x and others. Show_Me is the "frontend" access point for file viewing. Although, you can run each viewer from the desktop as a standalone application. The SHOW_ME module can be run as: * ACC Giving you access to the 3 file view modules in any program with a menu bar. ie. a DTP user could quickly preview a graphic or text file that they want to import * APP/PRG Inserted in the DESKTOP.INF/NEWDESK.INF file as the default file viewer instead of the desktop's built in Show|Print|Cancel routine; as an installed application you can access the 3 viewers by double- clicking on a file; install as an icon on the NewDesktop for drag- and-drop operation; or configure it as NeoDesk's supplemental file viewer. * TTP/GTP - accepts a pathspec to view SHOW_ME performs a non-recursive batch search if you specify a wildcard in the filename.