EddyHawk's Info List
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Cool Software: Very small/fast/useful/cool
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-CTMOUSE (CuTe MOUSE) Driver
 By: Nagy Daniel (Hungary) & Arkady V.Belousov (Russia)
 Year: 1997-2000
 Compiler: TASM
 V1.6
  last ver done by Nagy Daniel
  consumes 7-8kb(?) mem
 V1.8 beta 8 [2000]
  by Arkady V.Belousov
  heavy optimization
  part of FreeDOS project
  supports many mouse protocols, serials & PS/2
  only consume < 3.5kb! mem

-HIEW (Hacker's vIEW)
 By: SEN aka Eugene Suslikov (Russia)
 Type: hex/binary viewer/editor
 V6.01
  dual x = dos/exe + OS/2 or NE (?)
 V6.11
  last free ver
 V6.55?
  Win32 ver is included
 Jibz: once U get used to it, U'll hack like lightning

-DOSEDIT
 By: J. Gersbach
 Year: 1984
 Type: dos command editor, DOS V1.1 or V2.x
 Note:
  eats less memory than DOSKEY
  no macro
  the 1st? DOSKEY-like program
  only keep > 2 chars command in buffer

-QEMM (Quarterdeck Expanded Memory Manager) 386
 By: Dan Spear?/Quarterdeck Corporation (USA)
 Year: 1986-1996
 Type: memory manager, 386+
 V8.01 [1996]
  (DOS-UP & DOSDATA).SYS
  QDPMI.SYS
  provides largest free base mem than other EMM
  fast boot
  stealth ROM

-XDOC
 By: JauMing Tseng or Kevin Tseng (Taiwan)
 Year: 1988-1998
 Type: txt2exe converter
 V1.27 [1998]
  self-viewing EXE
  only adds 7kb stub to EXE
  txt is
   appended as EXE image -> EXE compressible
   extractable to text again
  txtsize only limited to free base mem (max: 640kb, practical:500kb)
 Note: combination of XDOC + good EXE presor gives a highly compressed
  self-viewing text

-BINPATCH (Classic)
 By: Kay Hayen/Kay Hayen Software (Germany)
 Year: 1996-1999
 Type: file patcher, 386+
 V3.0n [June 1999]
  can patch:
   file(s) with different size/part/place!
    gives very small patchfile
   multiple file version
   dir structure
  built-in/external compressed patchfile
  can search for the real to-be-patched file (based on checksum)
  patch can be script or patcher + script (ovl-ed)
  dos/win3x/win4x/winnt/ os/2 /linux/sco unix ver available
  free 4 non-commercial use
 Note: wide use of BinPatch will dramatically reduces downloading time, esp.
  for frequently updated stuff like antivirus definition database

-UPX (Ultimate Packer for eXecutables)
 By: Markus Franz Xaver Johannes Oberhumer & Laszlo Molnar
 Year: 1998-2000
 V1.02 [Sep 2000]
  supports many x formats
   dos/exe, dos/com, dos/sys, watcom/le, win32/pe, rtm32/pe, tmt/adam,
   djgpp2/coff, linux/i386, atari/tos
  1 of the tighest compression
  commercial-quality freeware
  supports unpacking

-TYP
 By: Veit Kannegieser/Germany
 Type: file identifier
 15-04-2000
  doesn't detect file by extension
  detects a lot! of stuff

-VIDE-CDD or ACER CD-ROM DRIVER
 By: ACER Peripherals
 Type: SYS
 V4.12 [1998]
  only eat 5kb! mem
  works with many CD-ROM

-HWiNFO (HardWare iNFO)
 by: Martin Malix aka REALiX (Slovak)
 year: 1995-2000
 Type: hw.detect, 386, 400(+50kb) basemem, 1Mb XMS
 Adv:
  detects a LOT of hw
  (cpu/HD/CD) benchmark
  still & frequently updated
 Disadv:
  shareware
   log file creation is disabled
   nag screen -> press certain key to continue
 V2.00  [Oct 1995]
  1st public ver
 V4.7.0 [01 Jun 2000]
 V4.7.5 [Dec 2000]
 Note:
  prog x is proted by Yellow Rose's BitLok V3.1
  author proposes? HWiNFO keymaker challenge

-ARACHNE
 by: Michael Polak/(Arachne Labs / xChaos software) (Czech)
 year: 1996-2000
 type: DOS.web.browser,
  min hw: DOS V3.3+, 386+ (33+ Mhz), 512kb SVGA, 460/530kb basemem, 2Mb RAM;
  partially work min hw: 8086, 256kb VGA/EGA, 2- Mb RAM
 compiler: bc++ v3.1
 v1.50 release candidate [june 1999]
 adv:
  graphic as good as Win-based web browsers
   (better than also DOS-based DOSLynx)
  pretty fast
  free for non-commercial use
 disadv: page window can't be adjusted
 note:
  src license was bought by Caldera UK & they add & modify it to
   be 32bit application called Caldera's Webspyder
  uses some (free & pub domain) wares

-VC (Volkov Commander)
 by: Vsevolod V. Volkov (Ukraine)
 year: 1991-2000
 type: 155kb basemem, DOS V3.2+
 V4.03 [1999]
 V4.05 [Jun? 2000]
  shareware
  "light & fast" Norton Commander clone
 note: pure asm, pure COM

-ST (Screen Thief)
 by: Jim Hoggarth/Villa Software
 type: DOS V3.1+, 286+, VGA, screen.capture
 year: 1993-1998
 V2.01 [Sep 1998]
 adv: free
 disadv: not very Windows compatible

-DW (DWare)
 by: Ramkumar Srinivasan (India)
 type: disk based archival software for DOS
 compiler: TC++ V3.0
 V1.0 [1997]
 adv: can use bad track 0 disk
 disadv: bad track 0 disk can't be used under Win9+

-LGAVIEW
 by: George Lyapko (Ukraine)
 type: archiver viewer & (built-in) extractor, dos v3+, 8086
 compiler: asm
 v6.09 [May 1998] test ver
  shareware
  bug: continuously ask overwrite permission even if it already answered