EddyHawk's Info List
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(TEXT/HEX) VIEWER/EDITOR/FINDER
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-PEDIT (Program EDITor)
 By: Kevin Walker/Goldshell Digital Media
 Year: 1995-1999
 type: txt.edit
 Compiler: BC
 V4.00 [1999]
  MS-DOS Editor replacer + many features
  cylic stringfind
  free
  (column & line)s are (alter & delet)able
  spelling checker & thesaurus
  doesn't utilize (X/E)MS
  optimized for 386+
  fast
  light ver is available

-HexIt
 By: Fluff aka Mikael Klasson (Sweden)
 Type: 386+, DOS V3+, hex.edit
 year: 1995-1999
 V1.55 build 7988 [Dec 1999]
  search & replace
  mark & delete
  free
  pure 32bit asm + Tran's PMODE V2.51
   can open megabytes file
   fast
  Win32 ver is included

-Boxer
 by: David Hamel/Boxer Software (USA)
 type: txt.edit, 286+, AT, DOS V3.1+
 V7.5a [Jul 1997]

-CRE (CRacker Editor)
 by: Toni Makela aka SySReQ/WE (Finland)
 type: txt.edit
 v1.16 [1996]
 adv: fast load & read

-HIEW (Hacker's vIEW)
 By: SEN aka Eugene Suslikov (Russia)
 year: 1991-2000
 Type: hex/binary viewer/editor
 compiler: Quick C [1985] (?)
 V6.01 rev D [Dec 1998]
  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

-JED
 V0.99.12
 Type: txt.edit, 386, DPMI
 Compiler: gcc
  DOS, Win console and GUI versions
  free source
  supports S-Lang script

-QVIEW
 Type: text/binary viewer/editor

-FDEdit (FreeDos Edit)
 V0.3
  Adv:
   free
   SAA/CUA interface
  Disadv: both [Save] and [Search menu] have Alt+S for hotkey
 Note:
  clone of MS-DOS Edit
  part of FreeDOS

-QEdit
 By: SemWare

-Mister ED
 By: Cornerstone Systems
 Year: 1989-1992
 Type: txt.edit
 V2.5
  Borland TurboBASIC IDE
  shareware

-SMED (Smooth Editor)
 By: Dubbeldam Software [1995]
 Type: 386, VGA, 200kB, txt.edit
 Compiler: BC++
 V2.1
  delayware (shareware with delay before starting and/or after exiting)
  includes Win ver
  macros
  smooth scrolling

-THE (The Hessling Editor)
 By: Mark Hessling
 Year: 1991-2000
 Type: txt.edit, 386, DPMI
 Compiler: gcc
 V3.0
  source released
  supports REXX

-X Edit
 By: Trol/X-Coders
 Type: txt.edit
 Compiler: TP (NE, uses RTM extender), TurboVision
 V2.4 [1994]
  delayware

-Notepad
 by: Microsoft
 compiler: pure ANSI C
 64kb filesize limit
 note: part of Windows

-Metapad
 by: Alexander Davidson
 year: 1999-2000
 type: win32.txt.edit
 compiler: pure ANSI C + Win32 API, 5000 lines of code
 v2.0 [2000]
  replacer for Windows Notepad
  no filesize limit
  has LE (lite edition)
  fast, free, small
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TEXT FINDER
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-BM (Boyer-Moore)
 by: Morten Elling
 type: string finder in file(s)
 V1.2 [1994]
 adv:
  executable (COM) size is only 2,272b
  can exit after 1st match
  match/ignore case
  can search through Norton Guide/EBCDIC format
  fast text search
  accept pathname & wildcard
 note:
  uses Boyer-Moore algo
  part of Norton Guide Compiler package

-SCAN
 by: Jeff Owens/Owens Consulting
 year: 1996?
 type: string finder in file(s)
 adv:
  executable (EXE) size = 6,843b
  faster search than BM V1.2
  accept wildcard
  ignore case
 disadv:
  can't exit after 1st match (exit after displaying 1 page of matches)
  can't accept pathname
 note:
  uses ALIB V1.0
  part of ALIB V4.0