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From: a186@mindlink.UUCP (Harvey Taylor)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Canonical List continued
Message-ID: <1315@mindlink.UUCP>
Date: 15 Mar 90 16:21:10 GMT
Organization: MIND LINK! - British Columbia, Canada
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  To recap several other postings:

  CANONONICAL LIST OF MOST USEFUL PUBLIC DOMAIN SOFTWARE
        [Some are freely redistributable, not PD; some begware]

  1. Browser: allows one to view directories, copy files, etc, a la MAC
  2. Snap: cut and paste ANY stype font from ANY window on ANY screen.
  3. ARP1.3: Replaces most AmigaDos commands with smaller more powerful
  4. VirusX: Kills viruses dead! get it if you do more than play games.
  5. Switcher: Jump from 1 screen to another easily.  Has a bunch of
  6. Scripit: Does what Arexx does, without Arexx headaches!!! A must!
  7. Dmouse: OR Qmouse: mouse accel/screen flipper/screen blanker
  8. HandyIcons: makes a drop-down menu on WB with your favorite programs
  9. NewZap: object code file editor - edit any file Byte-by-byte
 10. sf: (Show File) - searches for all files matching pattern on a device
 11. VLT: Possibly the best terminal emulator out for the amiga.
 12. XOPER: System Monitor
 13. STEVIE: A fairly good implementation of the un*x editor.
 14. DME: a programmers editor. One of Matt Dillons amazing products.
 15. SHELL: I use version 2.07 but newer better(?) versions are out.
 16. wKeys, wIcon: give keyboard equivalents to window front/back, screen
     front/back and a general window iconification.
 17. uShow: smallest iff file show program. Fast and featureless but also
      reliable.
 18. dfc: replaces format and copy commands
 19. VT100: Terminal emulator

 Let me add:

 SpudClock: Talking clock
 MemWatch2: Monitor low memory for pointer errors. More programmers
            should use this (or something like it).
 A68k: A good assembler that Charlie keeps improving.
 Access1.42: Reliable terminal for normal BBSing.
 MiddleButton: Makes a 3 button mouse useful with 1.3.2 & previous.
 SRT: Modify Display Alerts & catch a lot of gurus.
 BlitxFonts: Speed up screen printing.
 SetFont2.5: Change fonts.
 ConMan: Upgrade CLI with many features.
 DiskSalv: Pull your fat out of the fire.
 InstallBeep: Modify the screen flash system error to the sound of your
        choice. My Amiga laughs at me. [Drives the IBMish nuts ;-)]
 PPrefs: Better than preferences & MoreRows
 ls: Bearable directories
 Cal: Like the Un*x Cal(endar)

     Which leaves...

        DATABASE?

        SPREADSHEET?

        WORD PROCESSORS?

        WYSIWYG WORD PROCESSORS?


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