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From: rlp@drutx.ATT.COM (Bob Prehn (@ The Right Choice))
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Directory Freedom 3.50a
Summary: Try DS400 if you want a hard disk file manager.
Keywords: slight bug
Message-ID: <6513@drutx.ATT.COM>
Date: 2 Nov 90 14:25:37 GMT
References: <1990Oct31.164429.17547@cbnewsk.att.com> <s64421.657550350@zeus>
Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories - Denver
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In article <s64421.657550350@zeus>, s64421@zeus.usq.EDU.AU (house ron) writes:
> rabeck@cbnewsk.att.com (ronald.a.beck) writes:
> 
> >A quick word about Directory Freedom Ver 3.50a, by Gordon Haff. It is in 
> >Simtel20, under pd1:<msdos.dirutl> as df350a.zip. It is stated as 
> >"best hack of PC Mag's DR, CO, RN".
> 
> I use DR, and tried DF on that same recommendation.
> 
> >First off, it is good. I have been checking many hacks and trying to see
> >which I prefer.
> 
> It's terrible.
> 
> I loaded it up, ran it, and my machine crashed.  Seems I didn't have
> somebody-or-other's list program on board.  I found some fix mentioned
> in the documentation, tried again... OK.  Let's view a file.. Pg Dn..
> It seems the screen is 25 lines long, but this prog drops 26 on random
> but common occasions.  I.e. you miss a line in the view.
> 
Try directory scanner version 4.00a.
It is a $15 shareware gem I've used for a couple years.
It supports split screen viewing of 2 drives/directories.
You can do all of the file management stuff (i.e. copy, rename, delete, move,
attribues, print, etc) as well as edit/view.  It allows you to
execute a dos command or program with or without overlaying the DS program.
It also allows macro programming of the alt, shift and ctrl keys for use
when executing a command (e.g. programming @F7=pkunzip %f %R would unzip the
highligted file and require <RETURN> to be pressed before the DS screen is
redisplayed when <ALT F7> was pressed).

It is a powerfull program that has worked without flaw for me.
Until the program is registered, there is a slight delay before
reading drive directories.

The latest version is available on the following RBBS boards:
(805) 488-7430  (805) 983-4303   (805) 482-8030

Bob Prehn
(303) 538-4554