From: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET (Keith Petersen)
Subject: SimTel msdos directory descriptions (last revised 940714)

SimTel Software Repository /SimTel/msdos directories as of July 14, 1994.

4dos            4DOS command processor and utilities
ada             ADA programming language-related files
ai              Artificial intelligence-related utilities
animate         Animation players and utilities
archiver        Archiving programs (ARC, ARJ, LZH, UC2, etc.)
arcutil         Utilities for handling archived files
asm_mag         Assembly Language 'Magazine'
asmutil         Assembly language source code, libraries & utilities
astrnomy        Astronomy-related programs and utilities
at              Utilities for PC AT+ machines
autocad         AutoCad and AutoLisp utilities
awk             MS-DOS versions of Unix awk programming language
bakernws        Baker's PC press releases
basic           BASIC programming language-related files
batutil         Batch file utilities
bbs             Bulletin board (BBS) programs and utilities
bbsdoor         Doors for various BBS's
bbslist         Lists of MS-DOS and MS-Windows BBS's
bible           On-line versions of the Bible
binedit         Utilities for editing binary files
biology         Biology-related software
bootutil        System boot utilities
borland         Patches / drivers / utilities for Borland's languages
c               C programming language-related files
cad             Computer Assisted Design programs
calculat        Calculators
catalog         Utilities for making disk catalogs
cdrom           CD-ROM utilities
chemstry        Chemistry-related software
citadel         Citadel BBS programs
clipper         Utilities / codes / patches for Clipper
clock           On-screen clocks and clock utilities
compress        MS-DOS ports of Unix compress, gzip; and compression pgms
cpluspls        C++ programming language-related files
cron            Utilities for executing command(s) at specified time(s)
crossasm        Cross-assemblers (assemblers for other OSs/CPUs)
database        Database management programs and utilities
dbase           dBASE-related utilities
dbms_mag        DBMS Magazine
ddjmag          Dr. Dobbs Journal magazine listings
decode          UU/XX encoding/decoding and other encode/decode programs
demacs          Demacs - MS-DOS port of Emacs v18.55
deskaccs        Calendars, appointment schedulers and desktop utilities
deskjet         Utilities for DeskJet printers
deskpub         Desktop publishing programs and utilities
desqview        Utilities for Quarterdeck's DESQview
dirutil         Directory maintenance utilities
disasm          EXE and COM file disassemblers
diskutil        Floppy / hard disk programs and utilities
djgpp           MS-DOS port of GCC and related programming utilities
dv_x            Utilities for Quarterdeck's DESQview/X
editor          Text editors
educatin        Educational programs
eel             Epsilon text editor-related utilities
ega             Utilities for EGA monitors
electric        Electrical and electronic software
emulator        Programs for emulating different operating environments
engineer        Engineering-related software
envutil         MS-DOS environment handling utilities
execomp         Executable compressors and related utilities
ezycom          Ezycom BBS program and utilities
falken          Falken BBS program and utilities
fido            Fido BBS and Fidonet-related programs
filedocs        SimTel indexes and utilities to handle them
fileutil        Utilities for maintaining and handling files
finance         Finance and money-management programs and utilities
flowchrt        Flow-charting programs
food            Food / recipe management programs
formgen         Custom forms generators
forth           Forth programming language-related files
fortran         Fortran programming language-related files
fossil          FOSSIL drivers for BBS use
freemacs        FreEMACS: Fast Emacs-like text editor written in ASM
genealgy        Genealogy / family history programs and utilities
geogrphy        Geography-related software
geology         Geology-related software
geos1x          Utilities for Geoworks v. 1.*
geos2x          Utilities for Geoworks v. 2.*
geosnews        GeoByte newsletters
gif             Programs for viewing and handling GIF and other images
gnuish          MS-DOS ports of GNU utilities
graph           Scientific graphics utilities
graphics        Programs for viewing and handling various graphics/images
gtsmusic        GTS music system files
hamradio        Ham Radio programs and utilities
handicap        Utilities to assist the physically challenged
hebrew          Hebrew language support
hypertxt        Programs for creating/authoring hypertext documents
iconlang        ICON programming language files
info            Information files on many different subjects
install         Utilities for program installation
io_util         I/O port utilities / drivers
irit            IRIT solid modeler
ka9q            KA9Q TCP/IP network utilities
kermit          MS-Kermit communications program and utilities
keyboard        Keyboard-related utilities
lan             Local Area Network-related utilities
langtutr        Foreign language tutorials
laser           Fonts and utilities for HP laserjet
legal           Legal forms
linguist        Linguistic-related software
litratur        Literature
logo            LOGO programming language files
lotus123        Lotus 123-related utilities
mac             Utilities for handling Macintosh files
mapping         Map / mapping utilities
math            Mathematics programs and utilities
mathcopr        Math coprocessor utilities / emulators
memutil         Memory utilities / managers
menu            Programs for creating menu systems
mfg             Manufacturing-related software
microsft        Updates to Microsoft's MS-DOS
misclang        Miscellaneous programming languages
modem           Modem / communications programs and utilities
modula2         Modula2 programming language-related files
mormon          Scriptures of the LDS Church (Mormons)
mouse           Mouse utilities / drivers
msjournl        MS Systems Journal program listings
music           Music-related software and samples
naplps          NAPLPS drawing programs and utilities
ncsatlnt        NCSA Telnet programs / utilities / drivers
network         Network-related programs and utilities
neurlnet        Neural network-related utilities
nfs             PC-NFS software
notabene        Notabene text-processing program and utilities
novell          Novell Netware-related utilities
oberon          Oberon programming language files
oemacs          OEmacs - MS-DOS port of Emacs v19.19
offline         Off-line news / mail readers and utilities
opus            OPUS BBS program and utilities
packet          Packet Radio programs and utilities
paging          Simple Network Paging Protocol (RFC 1568) programs
pascal          Pascal programming language-related files
pathutil        Utilities to add / edit / search DOS's path
pcboard         PCBoard BBS program and utilities
pcmag           Programs and codes featured in PC Magazine
pctech          Programs and codes featured in PC Tech Journal
pctecniq        Programs and codes featured in PC Techniques Magazine
pcvrmag         Programs and codes featured in PCVR Magazine
perl            MS-DOS port of the Perl programming language
pgmutil         Programming utilities
pibterm         PibTerm communications program
pktdrvr         Crynwr packet drivers and related programs
plot            Plotting programs and utilities
postscrp        Utilities for viewing / printing PostScript files
printer         Printer utilities
procomm         ProComm communications program and utilities
prodigy         Prodigy on-line services-related utilities
projmgr         Project management programs
qbasic          QuickBasic programming language-related files
qedit           QEdit text editor and related utilities
qemm            Utilities for, and info about Quarterdeck's QEMM
qmodem          QModem communications program and utilities
qtrdeck         Info / utilities / patches of Quarterdeck's products
ramdisk         EMS / XMS ramdisk programs
rbbs_pc         RBBS-PC BBS program and utilities
recreatn        Personal recreation programs and information files
rip             RIP graphics utilities
satelite        Satellite tracking programs and information
science         Science-related software
screen          Screen savers, drivers and other screen utilities
security        System security / password utilities
simulatn        Simulation programs
sound           Audio sample (sound) players / editors
spredsht        Spreadsheet programs and utilities
sprint          Utilities for Sprint editor
starter         Essential info and utilities for beginners
statstic        Statistics-related software
stunnpc         StunnPc on-line magazine
surfmodl        Surface Modeling program
swap            SWAP utilities
sysinfo         System information and benchmark utilities
sysutil         Miscellaneous system utilities
tagbbs          TAG BBS program and utilities
taxes           U.S. federal tax return preparation and related software
teaching        Classroom and related aids for school teachers
telegard        Telegard BBS program and utilities
telix           Telix communications program and utilities
tex             TeX typesetting programs and utilities
textutil        Utilities for processing text
tiff            Tiff image utilities
tsrutil         Terminate-Stay-Resident (TSR) utilities
turbo_c         Turbo C programming language-related files
turbobas        Turbo Basic programming language-related files
turbopas        Turbo Pascal programming language-related files
turbovis        Turbo Vision programming language-related files
ubasic          UBASIC: High-precision math-oriented Basic interpreter
uemacs          MicroEMACS - Emacs-like text editor
uucp            UUCP programs and utilities
ventura         Ventura Publisher-related utilities
vga             Utilities for VGA monitors
virus           Anti-virus software
visbasic        Visual Basic programming language-related files
viscii          Vietnamese software supporting the VISCII standard
voice           Utilities generating speech / voice for PC
voicmail        Voice-mail programs for some modems
vpssoft         Programs from the Vietnamese Professionals Society
waffle          Waffle BBS program and utilities
weather         Weather / hurricane tracking programs
wildcat         Wildcat BBS program and utilities
windows3        Utilities for MS Windows 3.*
winsock         Windows Socket interface (TCP/IP) applications
wordperf        WordPerfect-related utilities
worldmap        World map viewing program and maps
wpj_mag         Windows Programmer's Journal
wwiv            WWIV BBS program and utilities
x_10            Utilities for BSR and other X10 controllers
xlisp           XLISP programming language files
xwindows        X Window system for PC
zip             ZIP archiver (ZIP/UNZIP) and related utilities
zmodem          X/Y/Zmodem protocols programs and external drivers
zoo             Zoo archiver program and related utilities

Keith Petersen, General Manager of the SimTel Software Repository, a
service mark of Coast to Coast Telecommunications, Clarkston, MI, U.S.A.
Internet: w8sdz@SimTel.Coast.NET     or       w8sdz@Vela.ACS.Oakland.Edu
Uucp: uunet!umich!vela!w8sdz                       BITNET: w8sdz@OAKLAND
