
               SEVERAL UTILITIES FOR $1 APIECE!!

           Program Name: The $1 Utilities ver 2.1
          BBS File Name: $1UTIL21.ZIP
           Program Type: DOS Utilities
                 Author: ImagiSOFT, Inc.
                 SW Reg: $1 each
                Comment: Some handy ones here!

       From the manual:

            "Let's  face it: Some people really like using DOS.  DOS
       Shells slow many power users  down.   However, DOS is often a
       ninety-pound weakling.  We developed the $1 Utilities to  add
       power and flexibility to DOS without sacrificing speed."
       
            The  above  quote  it  quite  true.  Although shells and
       other programs can isolate us  from DOS, there are times when
       most of us find it more convenient to use the  command  line.
       On  the other hand, we sometimes wish that DOS was a bit less
       limited.  This is when little utilities like the $1 Utilities
       can come in handy.
       
            The $1 Utilities contain nine separate programs:
       
       CAPS.COM - Very simply, this  program will turn you CAPS LOCK
       key ON or OFF.  This can be useful in a batch file that loads
       a program that needs  the  CAPS  LOCK  key  in  a  particular
       position.
       
       NUM.COM  -  Similar to CAPS.COM, this one turns your NUM LOCK
       key ON or OFF.
       
       MOVE.COM - This one, as the  name implies, allows you to move
       a file from one dir to another, either on the same  drive  or
       to another.  This is much easier than copying the files, then
       deleting.   MOVE.COM  will  create a destination directory if
       the one given does not exist.  It will also prompt you if you
       are about to overwrite  an  existing  file.   If you know you
       want to overwrite, you can use the /O option.
       
       RDEL.COM - Recursive File  Delete.   Did  you  ever  have  an
       install   program   create   a  directory  with  several  sub
       directories?  If you wanted  to  delete  a program like this,
       you would need to change to each directory,  delete  all  the
       files,  then  repeat  these  steps  for  each  sub directory.
       RDEL.COM makes this chore  fast  and easy.  Although this can
       be a very handy utility, it can be  dangerous.   Be  sure  of
       what  you  are  doing  before  using  this program.  It does,
       however, ask you TWICE if  you  are sure that the command you
       gave it is correct.
       
       RENDIR.COM - Rename a Directory.  DOS doesn't  allow  you  to
       rename  a directory.  What you would have to do is make a new
       directory, copy the files  to  the new directory, then delete
       them from the old.  RENDIR.COM lets you do it fast and easy.
       
       RES.COM - RES.COM just lets you know how much memory you have
       left.
       
       STAMP.COM - Allows you to change file time and date.
       
       VIEW.COM - This is a replacement for the TYPE  command.   You
       can  use  this  to easily browse any ASCII text file.  Not as
       "full-featured" as some of the others, but handy.
       
       INTERNAL.COM - This  is  probably  the  one  you'll find most
       interesting (and useful).  With it, you can  actually  change
       the  commands  that DOS uses.  In the documentation, they use
       as an example changing the DOS TYPE command to VIEW.COM.  You
       can redefine  DOS's  TYPE  to  use  VIEW.COM  by  issuing the
       following command:
       
       INTERNAL TYPE C:\UTIL\VIEW.COM
       
       Another example  they  use  is  replacing  FORMAT  with  your
       favorite  disk  formatting  utility.  I'm sure you could find
       several uses  for  INTERNAL.COM.   If  you  add  them to your
       AUTOEXEC.BAT, you'll always have them handy.
       
       From the documentation:
       
            "INTERNAL is  a  memory  resident  program  (TSR)  which
       requires 1072 bytes fro each command added or replaced.  Each
       command is usually loaded 'high' in AUTOEXEC.BAT."
       
            As  you  can  see,  at just $1 per utility, these little
       gems are a bargain.  Look for them!
