Date: 26 Nov 1993 00:00:26 -0500
From: sko@wimsey.bc.ca (Samuel Ko)
Newsgroups: comp.archives.msdos.d,comp.binaries.ibm.pc.wanted,comp.os.msdos.apps,comp.os.msdos.misc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.answers,news.answers
Subject: Useful MSDOS Program at SimTel and Garbo (Part 2 of 2)

Archive-name: msdos-archives/part2
Last-modified: Nov 25, 1993
Version: 3.1

     Useful  MSDOS  Programs  at  SimTel  and  Garbo  (Part 2 of 2)
   ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
        ****   The Ultimate Guide to MSDOS Archive Files   ****

Compiled by Samuel Ko (kko@sfu.ca, sko@wimsey.bc.ca)

Contents:

Part II
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* Section C  Utilities
   Area 5:  Screen Utilities
   Area 6:  System Utilites
   Area 7:  Other Utilities
* Section D:  Anti-Virus Programs
* Section E:  Editors
* Section F:  Communication Programs
* Section G:  Miscellaneous Files
--
* Appendix 1:  Mirror Sites
* Appendix 2:  Obtaining files by e-mail
* Appendix 3:  Getting upload announcements by e-mail
* Appendix 4:  How to do anonymous ftp?

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   Area 5:  Screen Utilities
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Explosiv Screen Saver (for DOS and Windows)
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 93/06/15
File: explosv3.zip
Size: 204,666 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
          garbo: /pc/screen (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: Marvelous ... lots of displays ...

Alternative: **** Highly Recommended ****
             DAZZLE (dazzle50.zip) - very impressive ... with evolving
             displays ... requires EGA/VGA

BTW, if you're interested in fractals, get the Frantint fractal generator
(frain182.zip) in /pub/msdos/grpahics ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: SCROLLit
Version: 1.8
Upload Date: 93/10/20
File: scrlit18.zip
Size: 42,426 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
          garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good screen scroll-back buffer utility ...
Alternative: BUFFIT (buffit30.zip)
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Program: Snipper
Version: 2.6
Upload Date: 92/10/28
File: snippr26.zip
Size: 20,881 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
          garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Freeware
Comment: Marvelous ... Can capture a text screen to the printer, a file,
         or internal buffer ...

         BTW, to capture text or graphics screen to *.gif, *.pcx, etc files, try
         Screen Thief (scthf101.zip) ... and to dump screens to *.pcx files,
         get PCXDUMP (pcxdmp90.zip) ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: THEDRAW
Version: 4.6.3
Upload Date: 93/11/13
File: tdraw463.zip
Size: 287,754 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/screen
          garbo: /pc/screen
Status: Shareware
Commment: A great colour and monochrome screen image generator/editor ...
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   Area 6:  System Utilities
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Program: InfoPlus - screens of system info
Version: 1.58
Upload Date: 93/10/06
File: ifp1p158.zip
Size: 114,149 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysinfo
          garbo: /pc/sysinfo
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ...

Alternatives: Comptest (ctest259.zip)
              ASQ (asq130.zip)
              PC Mag Lab Benchmarks (pcben60{a,b,c}.zip; bench60.zip (garbo))
              Microsoft Diagnostics (ga0363.zip) in oak: /pub/msdos/microsoft
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Program: Secure System Login
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/08/29
File: login.zip
Size: 71,258 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/security
          garbo: /pub/security
Status: Shareware, Free for personal use
Comment: Good ... unix-like ... login: ?  Password: ? ...

Alternative: CCP (ccp11.zip) - a more secure system control program

BTW, a nice program to lock your keyboard is pestikid.exe (in the file
tsutle22.zip (garbo: /pc/ts) ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: HyperDisk
Version: 4.65
Upload Date: 93/09/07
File: spkt465s.zip
Size: 399,242 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/dskutl
          garbo: /pc/diskutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Disk caching utilities ... better than the RAM Disk ... And
         other Speedkit's utilities (HyperKey and HyperScreen) included ...

         BTW ... Cache Test (ct50.zip) is good for evaluating
         your disk's cache performance ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: TSR Utilities
Version: 3.5
Upload Date: 92/11/24
File: tsrcom35.zip
Size: 75,751 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
          garbo: /pc/memutil
Status: Freeware
Comment: Good ... Can remove TSRs from memory without rebooting ...
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Program: File Completion
Version: 1.5
Upload Date: 92/08/07
File: filec15.zip
Size: 19,564 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
          garbo: /pc/keyboard
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good TSR program to add filename completion ...
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Program: Shell Room
Version: 2.0d
Upload Date: 93/01/23
File: shroom2d.zip
Size: 23,225
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
          garbo: /pc/sysutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: Can swap programs from memory to disk ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Hbreak system crash recovery utility
Version: 5.2
Upload Date: 93/05/25
File: hbreak52.zip
Size: 7,031 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
          garbo: not available
Status: Freeware
Comment: A small tsr utility to abort the execution of program (during crash)
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Program: VMIX
Version: 2.85
Upload Date: 93/09/07
File: vmix285.zip
Size: 243.935 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/sysutl
          garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: This is a pretty good multitasking/multiuser environment for 286+
         And if simply want a multiple program swapper, try FastFlip
         (fflip218.zip) ...
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   Area 7:  Other Utilities
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Program: PC ReadMail
Version: 4.1
Upload Date: 93/08/19
File: rmail41.zip
Size: 77,931 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/txtutl
          garbo: /pc/mail
Status: Freeware
Comment: A very good program for reading Unix mails, netnews articles and
         Timo's FAQs OFFLINE ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Cal (unix-like)
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 93/10/31
File: cal30.zip
Size: 39,138 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
          garbo: /pc/unix/calendar
Status: Freeware
Comment: This program can have the current date highlighted on the monthly
         calendar and a list of important dates displayed ...
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Program: Ample Notice
Version: 3.0
Upload Date: 92/10/07
File: an300.zip
Size: 192,263 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/deskaccess
          garbo: /pc/calendar
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good appointments calendar / alarm clock package ...

Alternative: APCAL (apcal320.zip)
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Program: PCCLOCK
Version: 2.15e
Upload Date: (to garbo) 93/04/15
File: pccl214e.zip
Size: 70,617 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/clock (as pcclk215.zip)
          garbo: /pc/sysutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A fine digital clock with alarm ... can set the time by calling the
         time server at Boulder, Colorado, USA ...
         And if you want a simple program to call the time server and set
         the time on your PC, get settime.zip ... on the other hand, if you
         want a small digital clock program, get bclk.zip ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: GEOCLOCK
Version: 5.1
Upload Date: 93/10/04
File: geoclk51.zip
Size: 311,044 bytest
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/graphics
          garbo: /pc/ham
Status: Shareware
Comment: Giving you a very nice world map ... Requires EGA/VGA ...
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Program: Ultimate Calculator
Version: 1.8
Upload Date: 93/09/15
File: ucalc18.zip
Size: 66,158 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/calculator
          garbo: /pc/math
Status: Shareware
Comment: A high precision scientific calculator which you can operate
         at the command prompt ...

Alternative: MEC (mathfc23.zip)
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Program: Thumb Print Software's Electric Typewriter
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 91/02/09
File: tp-et.zip
Size: 115,774 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
          garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Shareware
Comment: This program "emulates" an electronic type-writer ...
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Program: TypeFast
Version: -
Upload Date: 90/09/12
File: typefast.zip
Size: 91,532 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
          garbo: /pc/educgames
Status: Public Domain
Comment: A game that can improve your typing speed ...

Alternative: Typemate (typeen50.zip) - a good typing tutor ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: The Animated Series
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 92/11
Files: aalpha.zip(Alphabet), aclockmp.zip(Clock), amath1.zip( Math),
amdcm1{a,b}.zip(multi/division), amem20.zip(Memory), animshap.zip(Shapes)
and awcmp{1,2}.zip(Words)
Size: various
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/education
          garbo: /pc/educgames
Status: Shareware
Comment: Animated programs to enhance learning for preschoolers ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: SkyGlobe
Version: 3.6
Upload Date: 93/10/16
File: skyglb36.zip
Size: 362,704 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/astronomy
          garbo: /pc/astronomy
Status: Shareware
Comment: An easily accessible planetarium displaying stars ...

Alternative: COSMOS (cosmos16.zip)
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Program: ACCU Music System
Version: 3.3
Upload Date: 93/04/28
File: ac33musc.zip
Size: 276,475 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/music
          garbo: not available
Status: Shareware
Comment: Create, print, transpose and play music ...
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Program: DiskUse
Version: 1.5
Upload Date (to umich): 93/08/12
File: diskuse.zip
Size: 71,062 bytes
Location: not at oak or garbo
          archive.umich.edu: /msdos/util/disk
Status: Freeware
Comment: This can display your disk usage in a pie chart ...
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Section D:  Anti-Virus Programs
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Note: New versions for these programs are released pretty frequently ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Programs: McAfee anti-virus utilities
Version: 9.19 v.109
Upload Date: 93/11/17
Files: scanv109.zip(scanner), clean109.zip(removal), vshld109.zip(prevention)
Size: scan(262,684 bytes), clean(283,436 bytes), vshield(156,284 bytes)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
          garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Sharewares
Comment: Absolutely and positively the BEST ...

         BTW ... McAfee's anti-virus (and other) utilities can also be obtained
         from /pub/antivirus at the ftp site mcafee.com ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: F-Prot anti-virus program
Version: 2.10
Upload Date: 93/11/
File: fp-210.zip
Size: 380,814 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
          garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Shareware, Free for private use
Comment: a MUST ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: ThunderByte anti-virus
Version: 6.08
Upload Date: 93/10/26
File: tbav608.zip
Size: 242,593 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
          garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Shareware
Comment: A comprehensive package of anti-virus programs ...
         Very fast scanning!!! ...
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Program: Integrity Master
Version: 2.01
Upload Date: 93/08/31
File: i-m201.zip
Size: 326,584 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
          garbo: /pc/virus (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: A good anti-virus + data integrity system ...
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Program: VIRx
Version: 2.9
Upload Date: 93/05/22
File: virx291.zip
Size: 1190,064 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/virus
          garbo: /pc/virus
Status: Freeware
Comment: A fine virus scanner  ...
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Section E:  Editors
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: QEdit
Version: 2.15   (ver. 3.0 is out!)
Upload Date: 91/09/09
File: qedit215.zip
Size: 134,778 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/qedit
          garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Shareware
Comment: This one is very very good ... I'm using it now :) ...

Alternatives: can be found in oak: /pub/msdos/editor
              Boxer (box500a.zip) - a good, fully functional editor
              BREEZE (breeze50.zip) - a good WP/editor with spell checker ...
                                      can convert text to text.exe
              E4 (e4v160.zip) - a nice, easy-to-use editor
              TDE (tde32a.zip) - a fine, public domain editor
              VDE (vde17.zip) - an efficient editor/quasi-word-processor
              Vision-Edit (vised35.zip)  - can edit files up to 4 megabytes
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Program: Elvis
Version: 1.7
Upload Date: 93/02/04
File: elv17exe.zip
Size: 208,271 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/editor
          garbo: /pc/editor
Status: Freeware
Comment: a 99.99% vi clone ... Very very good ...

Alternatives: Calvin (calvin21.zip) - a partial vi clone
              XVi (xviexe.zip) - another vi clone
              vi imitation (vim127x.zip) - a nice vi clone
              Oak Hill Vi (vi62a1.zoo) - a pretty good (but not-free) vi clone -
              obtainable from plains.nodak.edu (in /pub/pc/editors)
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Program: MicroEmacs
Version: 3.12
Upload Date: 93/05/06
Files: ue312ibm.zip and ue312cmd.zip
Size: 123,958 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/uemacs
          garbo: /pc/memacs
Status: Freeware
Comment: This is a nice emacs clone ...
         Also, documentation: ue312doc.zip
               ansi version: ue312ans.zip
               protected mode (DMPI) version: ue31216m.zip
               MicroSpell: us20exe.zip + us20doc.zip

Alternatives: Freeamcs (emacs16d.zip in /pub/msdos/freemacs) -  this one is
              more compatible with GNU emacs
              Demacs (dem120e.zip in /pub/msdos/demacs) - MSDOS implementation
              of GNU emacs - requires 386+ and lots of disk spaces
              Oemacs (oemacs{1,2,3,4}.zip in /pub/msdos/oemacs) - a version of
              GNU Emacs 18.59 ... which requires lots of disk space and memory
              Mutt Editor (me_cd25.zip in /pub/msdos/editor)
              NotGNU (xnot14.zip in ditto)
              JED (jed094-1.exe) - from amy.tch.harvard.edu (in /pub/jed)
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Program: Ted (Tiny Editor)
Version: 1.0
Upload Date: 88/10/21
File: as part of vol7n19.arc (oak) or vol7n19.zip (garbo)
Size: 48,128 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/pcmag
          garbo: /pc/pcmag
Status: Freeware
Comment: A really small and efficient editor ...

         A good rewrite of this program is Terse 1.4 which is  obtainable
         from garbo as /pc/editor/trs140a.zip ...
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Section F:  Communication Programs
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Program: MS Kermit
Version: 3.13
Upload Date: 93/10/04
File: msker313.zip
Size: 336,286 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/kermit
          garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Freeware
Comment: A good communication program with the best vt100 emulation ...
         Patches 1-12 are released (look for msr31312.pch (oak only)) ...
         Also, the offical site for Kermit is watsun.cc.columbia.edu ...

Alternatives: COMMO (commo552.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/modem)
              RBComm (rbcom341.zip) (ditto)
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Program: GSZ - X/Y/Zmodem file transfer program
Version: 0529
Upload Date: 93/06/12
File: gsz0529.zip
Size: 113,726 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/zmodem
          garbo: /pc/termutil
Status: Shareware
Comment: A very good external X/Y/Zmodem program ...

Alternatives: DSZ (dsz0529.zip) - the non-graphical version of GSZ
              Texas Zmodem (txzm225.zip) - a _free_ Zmodem transfer program
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Telemate
Version: 4.12
Upload Date: 93/07/25
Files: tm412-{1,2,3,4}.zip
Size: 836,391 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
          garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Shareware
Comment: A comprehensive and probably the best communication package ...
         With internal multitasking ...
         Giflink (included in tm412-4.zip) can help you display *.gif
         files while downloading ... and this external protocol can work
         with most other communication program ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
Program: Telix
Version: 3.21
Upload Date: 93/02/22
Files: tlx321-{1,2,3,4}.zip
Size: 667,725 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/telix
          garbo: /pc/termprog
Status: Shareware
Comment: Another fully functional communication program ... with a good script
         language ...

Alternatives: Terminate (ter110.zip) (garbo: /pc/termprog only)  **** Highly
              Recommended ****
              Odyssey (odysy150.zip)  (oak: /pub/msdos/modem)
              COM-AND (ca29-{1,2,3,4}.zip)  (ditto)
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Program: BGFT - Background File Transfer
Version: 3.00
Upload Date: 92/12/07
File: bgft300{a,b}.zip
Size: 411,166 bytes (total)
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
          garbo: /pc/termutil (not the latest)
Status: Shareware
Comment: A program that allow you to do other things while transferring files...

Alternative: SZModem (szmod200.zip) (for oak: in /pub/msdos/zmodem)
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Program: ZIP - fast file transfer utility
Version: 1.63
Upload Date: 93/10/31
File: zip163.zip
Size: 31,086 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/lan
          garbo: /pc/comm
Status: Shareware
Comment: For transferring files between 2 PCs with a serial cable ...
         And to remotely control another PC, try TeleReplica (tr4-26.zip
         in oak: /pub/msdos/modem) ...
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Program: Modem Doctor
Version: 5.2S
Upload Date: 92/06/15
File: modemd52.zip
Size: 132,181 bytes
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/modem
          garbo: /pc/comm
Status: Shareware
Comment: Testing your modem and serial ports ...
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Section G:   Miscellaneous Files
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File: simindex.zip
Version: updated frequently
Description: Master index file of Oak's /pub/msdos directory ...
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/filedocs
Comment: With simdir (simdir22.zip), one can easily look for msdos files ...

Alternative: simlist.zip (plain text)
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File: INDEX.ZIP
Version: updated almost daily
Description: The master index file of garbo's pc directory ...
Location: garbo: /pc
Comment: This is a must ...
         If you want to convert this to *.IDX format, get gidx22.zip in
         /pc/filelist and _dir.zip in /pc ...
         For the latest uploads, see the file  _files.in   ...
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**** Highly Recommended ****
File: moder33.zip
Version: 32
Size: 14,312 bytes
Description: A list of MS-DOS FTP sites and their moderators
Location oak: /pub/msdos/info
         garbo: /pc/pd2
Comment: A list of good ftp sites for PC materials by Timo Salmi and
         Rhys Weatherley ...
         The file moder.lst can be easily read using Mview (mview.zip in
         /pc/pd2) ...
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File: tsfaqn38.zip
Version: 38
Size: 85,326 bytes
Description: Timo Salmi: Frequently asked questions & answers
Location:  oak: /pub/msdos/info
           garbo: /pc/ts
Comment: This has been the Bible of comp.binaries.ibm.pc.* and the new
         comp.archives.msdos.* newsgroups ... Informative and entertaining ...
         Also, the FAQ list for c.a.m.* groups (camfaq.zip - garbo: /pc/pd2) ...

         There are also many other interesting stuffs in /pc/ts and /pc/pd2 ...
         e.g.tsbat43.zip - a collection of useful batch files and tricks ...
             author22.zip - SW & PD authors reachable on the Internet ...
             bestpr25b.zip - Timo's choice of 25 best MSDOS SW & PD program ...
             post*.zip - information e-mails & postings ...
         Also look for timo01e.gif/timo01v.gif in garbo: /pc/gif ...
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File: asp7101.zip
Version: 93/11
Size: 509,877 bytes
Description: Association of Shareware Professionals Catalog
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
          garbo: /pc/doc-soft
Comment: A (monthly) catalog of quality shareware programs for BBS users ...
         However, many of these sharewares should be available from SimTel
         and Garbo ...
         There is also a monthly update - upd7101.zip ...

         Also, read the monthly Hack Report (hack9309.zip) to be aware of
         hacked files that might be on BBSs ...
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File: sharebk1.zip
Version: 1
Size: 293,179 bytes
Description: The ShareWare Book
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
          garbo: /pc/doc-soft
Comment: A good "book" on shareware development ...

         Also, for a short tutorial on using and enjoying sharewares, get
         sut56.zip ...
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File: online12.zip
Version: 1.2
Size: 261,198 bytes
Description: "The Online World" Book
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
Comment: A pretty comprehensive overview on using the global online
         information resources ...
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File: ccworld{1,2}.zip
Version: -
Size: 746,529 bytes (total)
Description: World Fact Book Reader
Location: oak: /pub/msdos/info
          garbo: /pc/education
Comment: A easy way to read the World Fact Book 1992 (which gives you all the
         essential info about every country in this world) ...
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Appendix 1: Mirror sites (and some best ftp sites)
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(for more info, refer to moder.lst in moder32.zip ...)

Mirror Site                   IP
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I. SimTel Mirrors
oak.oakland.edu           141.210.10.117
wuarchive.wustl.edu       128.252.135.4
archive.orst.edu          128.193.2.13
ftp.uu.net                192.48.96.9
ftp.funet.fi              128.214.6.100
src.doc.ic.ac.uk          146.169.2.1
ftp.switch.ch             130.59.1.40
archie.au                 139.130.4.6
nctuccca.edu.tw           140.111.1.10
ftp.technion.ac.il        132.68.1.10

II. Garbo Mirrors
wuarchive.wustl.edu       128.252.135.4
archie.au                 139.130.4.6
nctuccca.edu.tw           140.111.1.10

BTW ... please use a mirror site near you and preferably during off-peak
        hours (6:00 pm - 6:00 am) ...

Some Best Ftp Sites
-------------------
1) best msdos uploads site ... wuarchive.wustl.edu (/pub/MSDOS_UPLOADS)

2) best msdos Games site ... ftp.uml.edu (/msdos/Games)

   Currently the various sections of the archives include ...

        Apogee          - Apogee-distributed games (official site)
     [where you can find Commander Keen, Wolfenstein 3-D, Halloween Harry]
    BBSDoors    - Games suitable for BBS Doors
        Cards           - Various games based on playing cards
    Demos       - Demos of commercial games (playable and unplayable)
        Editors         - Game editors for FD and commercial games
        Epic            - Epic MegaGames (official site)
     [where you can find Zone66, Pinball, etc]
        FltSim          - MS Flight Simluator accessories
        Game_Bytes      - Game Bytes Magazine (official site)
        MahJongg        - Various MahJongg games
        Misc            - Games not covered elsewhere
        Moraff          - Moraff games
        Patches         - Commercial patches
        Program         - Game programmers accessories/libraries
        Sports          - Sports-related games
        TextAd          - Text Adventures
        Trivia          - Trivia games
    Utils       - Utilities for FD, commercial, and non-computer games
        Windows         - Miscellaneous games for Windows 3.1

The archives are currently maintained by Brian 'Doc' O'Neill
(oneill@cs.uml.edu).

3) best Windows site ... ftp.cica.indiana.edu (/pub/pc/win3)

     Area                                Directory
     -----------------------             ---------------------
     Microsoft Access Programs           pub/pc/win3/access
     Various Windows Demo Programs       pub/pc/win3/demo
     Desktop Image, Util, BMP Files      pub/pc/win3/desktop
     Software Drivers/Printers           pub/pc/win3/drivers/printer
     Software Drivers/Video              pub/pc/win3/drivers/video
     Windows Soft Fonts                  pub/pc/win3/fonts
     Adobe Type Manager (ATM) Fonts      pub/pc/win3/fonts/atm
     TrueType Fonts                      pub/pc/win3/fonts/truetype
     Windows Games and Diversions        pub/pc/win3/games
     Windows Icons, Icon Editors, etc.   pub/pc/win3/icons
     Miscellaneous Files (tips, etc.)    pub/pc/win3/misc
     Windows NT Files                    pub/pc/win3/nt
     Windows Programming                 pub/pc/win3/programr
     Asymetrix ToolBook Applications     pub/pc/win3/toolbook
     Borland C++ Windows Programs        pub/pc/win3/programr/bcpp
     Program Listings from Publications  pub/pc/win3/programr/listings
     Windows Turbo Pascal Programming    pub/pc/win3/programr/tp
     Windows Visual Basic Programming    pub/pc/win3/programr/vbasic
     Windows Sounds and Util Files       pub/pc/win3/sounds
     Windows Supplemental Devlpmnt Lib   pub/pc/win3/sdl
     General Windows Utilities           pub/pc/win3/util
     Word for Windows Utilities, Files   pub/pc/win3/winword
     Windows Resource Kit Files          pub/pc/win3/wrk
     WordPerfect for Windows Utils       pub/pc/win3/wpwin

 BTW, other places to find Windows programs ...
      Oak: /pub/msdos/windows
      Garbo: /windows

4) best OS2 site ... ftp-os2.nmsu.edu (/os2)

5) best FAQs site ... rtfm.mit.edu (/pub/usenet/news.answers)

6) best UNIX sites ... oak (/pub/misc/unix and  /pub/unix-c)
                       garbo (/unix)
                       prep.ai.mit.edu (/pub/gnu - note that many files
                       in this directory are comprssed with gzip)

BTW ... anonymous ftp sites maintained by commercial-product vendors ...
        Microsoft    -  ftp.microsoft.com
        (the MSDOS 6.0 -> 6.2 Step-up program (stepup.exe) is in
         /peropsys/msdos/msdos6.2 ...)
        WordPerfect  -  ftp.wordperfect.com
        Quarterdeck  -  qdeck.com

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Appendix 2: Obtaining files by e-mail
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you do not have ftp access, you can obtain the files archived at
SimTel (Oak) and Garbo by e-mail ...

** Keith Petersen of SimTel and Oak writes:

If you do not have FTP access to the mirrors of the SimTel Software
Repository,  FTP may be performed through the mail by various ftp-mail
servers.

        For Internet sites:  ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com  [ see below ]
For BITNET/EARN sites ONLY:  BITFTP@PUCC

Send mail with the word "help" in it for information on how to use them.

SimTel files may also be ordered by mail from these servers:


Location        EARN/BITNET          Internet
--------------  ----------------     ----------------------------------
In U.S.A.:      LISTSERV@NDSUVM1     LISTSERV@VM1.NODAK.EDU
In U.S.A.:      LISTSERV@RPITSVM     LISTSERV@VM.ITS.RPI.EDU

In Austria:     TRICKLE@AWIWUW11     TRICKLE@AWIWUW11.WU-WIEN.AC.AT
In Colombia:    TRICKLE@UNALCOL      TRICKLE@UNALCOL.UNAL.EDU.CO
In France:      TRICKLE@FRMOP11      TRICKLE@FRMOP11.CNUSC.FR
In Germany:     TRICKLE@DEARN        TRICKLE@VM.GMD.DE
In Israel:      TRICKLE@TAUNIVM      TRICKLE@VM.TAU.AC.IL
In Italy:       TRICKLE@IMIPOLI      TRICKLE@IMIPOLI.CDC.POLIMI.IT
In Netherlands: TRICKLE@HEARN        TRICKLE@HEARN.NIC.SURFNET.NL
In Poland:      TRICKLE@PLEARN       TRICKLE@PLEARN.EDU.PL
In Sweden:      TRICKLE@SEARN        TRICKLE@SEARN.SUNET.SE
In Turkey:      TRICKLE@TREARN       TRICKLE@VM3090.EGE.EDU.TR
In Turkey:      TRICKLE@TRMETU       TRICKLE@3090.CC.METU.EDU.TR

If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv
                                 uunet!vm.its.rpi.edu!listserv

If you use bang paths, substitute your nearest neighbor which is also
on the Internet for uunet in the examples above.  Some examples are:
ames, decvax, decwrl, harvard, hplabs, nosc, rutgers, sharkey, sun,
ucbvax, ucsd, udel, uw-beaver, wuarchive.

Send these commands to the server to get its help files:

Use this command for LISTSERV:   GET PDGET HELP
 Use this command for TRICKLE:   /HELP

Sample command (which gets our catalog of MS-DOS files):

/pdget mail /pub/msdos/filedocs/simlist.zip uuencode

These commands should be sent as the body of a regular email message.
Do not include a signature because it confuses the server.  If you
have xxdecode, you may wish to specify xxencode instead of uuencode to
avoid character translation problems.

   [Note: Do not use ftp-by-mail servers without the permission of your
   system administrator and (if fed via uucp) your uucp feed.  Thank
   you.  Justification: many sites simply don't have the disk space
   set up to do this without warning, and mail disruption may result.]

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
If your mailer wants bang paths: uunet!vm1.nodak.edu!listserv
                                 uunet!vm.its.rpi.edu!listserv

----
** Timo Salmi, the moderator of Garbo, writes:

To get files sent to you by email, please use our mail server.
To get more information write a message to mailserv@garbo.uwasa.fi.
The subject line of this message must be
   garbo-request
The message must contain just the following text (at the beginning
of the line):
   send help
Do not include a signature because it may confuse the server.

Our customary format for the file names when announcing programs for
ANONYMOUS FTP is e.g.
    garbo.uwasa.fi:/pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip  or
    /pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
IMPORTANT!!! The format for the MAIL SERVER is slightly different:
    send pc/dirutil/dirmat20.zip
In other words omit / from the path when using our mail server.

If you don't get any response to your mail server requests, under no
circumstances keep sending the same request over and over again.
Please ask your own site's system manager to construct a returnable
mail path for you.
..................................................................
Prof. Timo Salmi      Co-moderator of comp.archives.msdos.announce
Moderating at garbo.uwasa.fi anonymous FTP archives 128.214.87.1
Faculty of Accounting & Industrial Management; University of Vaasa
Internet: ts@uwasa.fi Bitnet: salmi@finfun   ; SF-65101, Finland

====
Or you can use the FTP-by-Mail service provided by decwrl.dec.com ... With
FTP Mail, you can receive files from almost any ftp sites via e-mail ...

The commands are ...
----
        reply <MAILADDR>        set reply addr, since headers are usually wrong
        connect [HOST [USER [PASS [ACCT]]]]
                                defaults to gatekeeper.dec.com, anonymous
        ascii                   files grabbed are printable ascii
        binary                  files grabbed are compressed or tar or both
        chdir PLACE             "get" and "ls" commands are relative to PLACE
                                        (only one CHDIR per ftpmail session,
                                        and it executes before any LS/DIR/GETs)
        compress                compress binaries using Lempel-Ziv encoding
        compact                 compress binaries using Huffman encoding
        uuencode                binary files will be mailed in uuencode format
        btoa                    binary files will be mailed in btoa format
        chunksize SIZE          split files into SIZE-byte chunks (def: 64000)
        ls (or dir) PLACE       short (long) directory listing
        index THING             search for THING in ftp server's index
        get FILE                get a file and have it mailed to you
                                        (max 10 GET's per ftpmail session)
        quit                    terminate script, ignore rest of mail message
                                        (use if you have a .signature or
                                         are a VMSMAIL user)
----
e.g. to get pkz204g.exe from /pc/arcers at oak.oakland.edu, enter the following
     as the body of your e-mail message ...

     connect oak.oakland.edu
     binary
     uuencode
     chdir /pub/msdos/archivers
     get pkz204g.exe
     quit

     And you should get an uuencoded copy of pkz204g.exe in the mail
     one or two days later ...
-
For more detail, send an e-mail to ftpmail@decwrl.dec.com (with  help
as the body of the letter) ...

Other servers:
European: ftpmail@grasp.insa-lyon.fr
BITNET: bitftp@pucc.princeton.edu or BITFTP@PUCC
        European: bitftp@vm.gmd.de or BITFTP@DEARN

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Appendix 3: Getting upload announcements by e-mail
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you have netnews access, you can read the upload announcements on the
(moderated) comp.archives.msdos.announce newsgroup, otherwise, you can
subscribe to the mailing list below and get announcements in the
digest format.

Keith Petersen writes:

MSDOS-Ann@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil is a ONE-WAY (moderated) mailing list
which is used by the Internet MS-DOS archive managers to announce new
additions to their collections.

The announcements posted to this mailing list are also posted to Usenet
newsgroup comp.archives.msdos.announce.  If your host has Usenet News
please do not subscribe to MSDOS-Ann.  (This does not apply to internal
TACOM users who are on the local area network).

To add yourself to the mailing list send e-mail to
listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this command in the
body of the message:

    subscribe msdos-ann

To subscribe something other than the account the mail is coming from,
such as a local redistribution list, then add that address to the
"subscribe" command; for example, to subscribe "local-msdos-ann":

    subscribe local-msdos-ann@your.domain.net msdos-ann

Archive site information files, recent back issues of the digest, and
programs to break the digest into individual messages are available.  To
receive a list, send a message to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this
command in the body of the message:  info

Administrative mail may be sent to msdos-ann-request@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil
but please use the mailing list server to add or delete yourself from the
list.  If you wish to unsubscribe, send mail (from the same address where
you were when you subscribed) to listserv@TACOM-EMH1.Army.Mil with this
command in the body of the message:  unsubscribe msdos-ann

Send mail with the word  help  in the body of the message to get a
complete list of commands and their syntax.

This server is only for mailing lists and information files.  It will
not send program files.  Please do not include a signature because it
may confuse the server.

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Appendix 4: How to do anonymous ftp?
----------------------------------------------------------------------------
ftp = file transfer protocol ...

Anonymous ftp ? ... a way of allowing you to sign on a computer on the
Internet and copy specific public files (softwares and various kind of
info) from it.

The following is a _typical_ ftp session (on a Unix machine) ...
Suppose you want to get unz50p1.exe and gsz0529.zip from oak.oakland.edu ...

$  ftp  <enter>
ftp> open oak.oakland.edu  <enter>    or   open 141.210.10.117  <enter>

Connected to oak.oakland.edu.
220 rigel.acs.oakland.edu FTP server (Version 2.1WU(2) Wed Apr 12 18:37:21 EDT 1
993) ready.
Name (oak.oakland.edu: your_login_name):  anonymous  <enter>

331 Guest login ok, send e-mail address as password.
Password: your e-mail address  <enter>

230-
230-                        Welcome to
230-               THE OAK SOFTWARE REPOSITORY
230-      A service of Oakland University, Rochester Michigan
230-
230-  Welcome, archive user!  This is an experimental FTP server.  If
230-  you have any unusual problems, please report them via e-mail to
230-  admin@vela.acs.oakland.edu.  If you do have problems, please
230-  try using a dash (-) as the first character of your password --
230-  this will turn off the continuation messages that may be confusing
230-  your ftp client.  OAK is a Unix machine.  Filenames are case sensitive.
230-
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.

ftp> cd pub/msdos/zip  <enter>
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
200 PORT command successful
 ... You should see a list of files in this subdirectory ...
ftp> get unz50p1.exe  <enter>
local: unz50p1.exe remote: unz50p1.exe
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for unz50p1.exe (40,062 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
40062 bytes received in 2.56 seconds (15.64 Kbytes/s)

ftp> cd  <enter>                        (or cd ..  <enter>
(remote directory) ../zmodem  <enter>       cd zmodem  <enter> )
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> get gsz0529.zip  <enter>
local: gsz0529.zip remote: gsz0529.zip
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for gsz0529.zip (113,726 bytes).
226 Transfer complete.
113726 bytes received in 10.6 seconds (10.76 Kbytes/s)

ftp> bye  <enter>
221 Goodbye

--
Command summary:
ftp     -   start a ftp session
open    -   connect to the named site
close   -   end the ftp session with a partiular site
bye     -   close all connection and exit ftp
ascii   -   transfer text (ascii) files
binary  -   transfer binary files
cd      -   change directory of remote site
lcd     -   change directory of your site
get     -   get a file from the remote directory
put     -   move a file to the remote directory (if allowed)
mget    -   get mutiple files from the remote directory (mget *.*)
mput    -   move multiple files to the remote directory
del     -   delete a file in the remote directory (if allowed)
mdel    -   delete multiple files in the remote directory
ls      -   list files in the remote directory  (or dir)
help    -   print help information
hash    -   print a pound sign (#) every time a block of data is transferred
bell    -   sound a bell after each file transfer
!cmd    -   execute a local command (e.g. !ls)

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