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
  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
 V6.60
 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, DOS V3.1
 V8.01 [1996]
  (DOS-UP & DOSDATA).SYS
  QDPMI.SYS
   contains DOS Extension Technology [1991-1994] by Ergo Computing
  provides
   both XMS & EMS
   largest free base mem than other EMM
  fast boot
  stealth ROM
   many sw asks to turn off this feature
  Magna RAM: Win3+ memory presor
 V8.03

-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+
 Compiler: DJGPP (?)
 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: 1998-2001
 V1.20 [3 May 2001]
  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
 Compiler: BC++ V3.0+ [1991]
 Adv:
  GUI
  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 after new scr is displayed
  can't run under Win/NT/ OS/2 (because detection is impossible)
  sometimes hang on my cpus
 V2.00  [Oct 1995] 1st public ver
 V4.7.9 [12 Aug 2001]
 Note:
  prog x is proted by Yellow Rose's BitLok V3.1
  author proposes? HWiNFO keymaker challenge

-ARACHNE
 by: Michael Polak/Arachne Labs (Czech)
 year: 1996-2001
 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
 variant: for Linux
 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
 v1.70 stable rev 3 [jan 2001]
 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
  former name of Arachne Labs : xChaos Software

-NC (Norton Commander)
 by: Peter Norton/Symantec
 compiler: msc [1992]
 V5.0 [1995]
  adv: file split/merge

-VC (Volkov Commander)
 by: Vsevolod V. Volkov (Ukraine)
 year: 1991-2000
 type: 155kb basemem, DOS V3.2+
 V4.0: dr.lazy: has problems with novell lite
 V4.03 [1999]
 V4.05 [Jun? 2000]
  shareware
  "lite & fast" Norton Commander clone
 note: presible, 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; many options; some output formats
  EdH: the best scr.capture
 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 (Lyapko George Archive VIEWer)
 by: George Lyapko (Ukraine)
 type: archiver viewer & (built-in) extractor, dos v3, 8086
 compiler: asm
 v6.09 [May 1998] test ver
  shareware
  bug: can't view if SET TEMP= is given & TEMPDIR is exist, but
   can! view if SET TEMP= is empty
 note: built-in extractor is claimed to be faster than the archiver itself

-KC (KeyCache)
 by: Eric Bohlman/OMS Development
 type: type accelerator for people with disability
 year: 1991-1994
 V2.1 [Sep 1994]

-PROBE
 by: Edward T. Toton III aka Necrobones
 type: scr.saver or gfx/sfx demo, 600tb basemem, 700kb XMS
 V1.04 [Jul 1998]
 note: the best/unique scr.saver or demo ever implemented

-UiP or UiC (Universal improved (Patcher/Cheater))
 by: dr.Lazy/lkcc aka Thomas Mann (Germany)
 type: crack/serial/patch viewer/editor/maker
 compiler: wc v10.5/le, tasm v2.01, pmw v1.33, animator pro v1.3
 V2.43 [Jun 1998]
  adv:
   very nice GUI, but the txtfnt is too small
   lots of volume support
  disadv: supersnar's dos32/a v5.0 can't run it
 note: former name is UP (Universal Patcher)

-CM (Cheat Machine)
 by: Jans Hertsens/Forest Software
 V2.11 [1997]
  neat GUI
  funny
   doc
   help & 'scr.saver'
  shareware
   nag, delay after few execs
   if made read-only the prog x will hang
  x-proted by Protect! V6.0 + other ADTs

-FZC (Fast Zip Cracker)
 by: Fernando Papa Budzyn
 type: DOS
 V1.05 [Feb 1998]
  slightly faster
  adv:
   brute-force, brute-force with static chars, wordlist, false password modes
    are available
   distributed cracking (up to 99 computers)
   different method for faster cracking for certain mcpu
   can be suspended and resumed anytime
   current tried passwords can be shown anytime
  disadv:
   only for ZIP V2.x archive
   min 3 files in ZIP crypted archive
 note: prog x is x-proted by author's EEXE V1.13