VBDOS/QB/PDS Utility Library

The VBDOS/QB/PDS Utility Library is a collection of selected freely distributable (Public Domain, freeware, shareware, contribution requested, demo code, etc.) source code, utilities, applications, etc. for Visual Basic (DOS), QuickBasic, and Professional Development System developers. The collection is available on CD- ROM or 1.44MB diskettes. A directory database accompanying the library is a dBASE compatible .DBF file with DOS search program. The database also lists commercial products, for one stop shopping for all existing VBDOS/QB/PDS tools. The directory database and library are updated quarterly. Ordering information.

A ZIPed text file listing the Public Domain and Shareware VBDOS/QB/PDS products found on BBSes in the USA , organized by type, with release date and short description can be found as QBU19.ZIP on many BBSes and SimTel mirrors. EMS also produces a list of Basic tool producers, with name, address, phone, fax, BBS, 800, Email, web, etc. information.

The following are counts of PD and shareware files in the latest library:

• Clock - 2
• Code Utility - 28
• Communications - 16
• Compression - 2
• Database - 6
• Directory - 4
• File Access - 6
• Game - 9
• General - 8
• Graphics - 30
• Language Extension - 9
• Lib - Comm - 6
• Lib - General - 26
• Lib - Math - 5
• Lib - Windows - 18
• Library - 8
• Library - Graphics - 3
• Library Manager - 13
• Magazine - 13
• Math - 6
• Misc Source - 31
• Misc. - 7
• Printer - 3
• Programming - 30
• Screen - 11
• Security - 1
• Sound - 6
• Source code - 4
• Text - 14
• Translator - 2
• Tutorial - 2

Total PD/Shareware files in library: 329
Total 1.44MB disks in Library: 20
Total bytes in library: 28196340