CFOG's PIP, June 1988, Volume 7 No. 4, Whole No. 66, page 51

Eric Gans Writes for MS-DOS

[From the EGUTIL53.LBR here's an edited version of Eric Gans's listing of programs in the public domain that he has written for MS-DOS users. -- bhc]

1. ALPHAN. COM v2
   -- Gives you both an alphabetical wordlist and a list in order of numerical frequency.
   
   
2. DSIZ.COM v1.1
   -- Gives a treestructured directory list including size of each directory in bytes.
   
   
3. FAT.COM v1.2
   -- Displays the FAT (File Allocation Table) of any disk, showing which blocks are allocated to which files.
   
   
4. FBAK.COM v2.2
   -- Fast date-sensitive back-up program that will take its input from a list of directories/filenames kept in a separate text file. V2.2 allows automatic creation of directories on backup floppies.
   
   
5. FINREP.COM v2.4
   -- Very similar to CP/M version 2.5, an external find and replace program that finds strings in groups of files that answer to a wildcard name.
   
   
6. GTXT.COM v1.1
   -- Make a text into a COM file that displays itself on screen. V1.1 allows you the choice of keeping or killing the high bit for graphics characters.
   
   
7. LDRES.COM v1.0
   -- A programmer's utility that allows you to make any COM file (within reason) memory-resident.
   
   
8. MCALC.COM v1.4 (written in C, with help from the preceding program)
   -- A memory-resident scientific calculator with 23 (re)assignable variables. Now includes binary, an online ASCII table, factorials, etc.
   
   
9. PAIRPC.COM
   -- A PC version of PAIRX 1.2, to check for paired WordStar controls. Probably obsolete with WS Professional Release 4 and later, but useful for older versions or with VDE.
   
   
10. PUBLIC.COM v1.1
    -- A little utility to create "public" lists for symbolic debugging and the like.
    
    
11. RESLOG.COM v1.1
    -- A memory-resident system logger that keeps a timed record of every COM or EXE file loaded. May save you a few bucks with the IRS.
    
    
12. RESPRO.COM v1.2
    -- A memory-resident program manager that allows you to disable/reeactivate/remove memory-resident programs. Includes an "uncrash" feature for when your system goes out to lunch.
    
    
13. SCALC.COM v1.1
    -- A non-resident version of MCALC (see above).
    
    
14. TIMER.ARC
    -- A set of routines that use the timer chip to time in microseconds.
    
    
15. UNERASE.COM v1.2
    -- The ONLY real public-domain undelete program for MS-DOS that works on all kinds of disks (hard & floppy). (Recently enhanced to allow easier filename entry, larger disks.) The ARC includes a FAT + disk directory backup program, like DBACK/DREST in this library.
    
    
16. WCX.COM v1.1
    -- A really fast multi-file word/line count program.
    
    
17. WINDEX.COM
    -- A DOS version of WINDEX 2.2 (not as advanced as the current CP/M version).
    
    
18. WSDC.COM v1.1
    -- A DOS version of the (very useful) CP/M utility WSDOCON that converts an ASCII file to Wordstar's DOC mode.

The following two programs are for AT's only:

1. ALSET.COM
   -- Uses AT alarm function; requires 80186/80286. Clock/alarm/timer program; allows up to 20 alarms, can be loaded from file.
   
   
2. EXTM.COM
   -- Reads extended memory (AT only).