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             Best Freeware Programs for DOS and Windows 3.1
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                                            Last updated 3 November 1996

This is a list of some freeware programs I like. As far as I know, all
are free for personal use. This includes public domain programs,
freeware, "postcard-ware", and shareware programs which are free for
personal or non-commercial use. It can also include demos, if they are
reasonably fully functional, can be freely used, and are not
time-limited. Some of these programs require payment if used for
commercial purposes.

Corrections and suggestions are welcome! Authors's suggestions are also
welcome, but please note that I only list free programs.

I update and post this list to Usenet groups alt.comp.freeware and
comp.archives.msdos.d about every two weeks. Programs new in this
version are marked "*NEW*".

I've marked a few programs I especially like with this sign: "*A TOP
PICK*".

The list is also available, with links to all the programs and to other
freeware resources, through the World Wide Web at:
     http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~an448/

The latest version is usually available by FTP at:
     ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/info/free96??.zip
     ftp://ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win3/misc/free96??.zip
     ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/text/free96??.zip

To get the list by E-mail, send a message to:
     infomart@acy.digex.net
with the subject:
     send freelist
Note that the subject must be exactly as shown, in lowercase.

Compiled by: Yves Bellefeuille <an448@freenet.carleton.ca>. PGP mail
welcome.

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Table of Contents:

Section A:  Application Programs
Section B:  Compression / Decompression Programs and Utilities
Section C:  Utilities
   Area 1:     4DOS / NDOS Utilities
   Area 2:     Disk Utilities
   Area 3:     Directory Utilities
   Area 4:     File and Text Utilities
   Area 5:     Screen and Graphics Utilities
   Area 6:     System Utilities
   Area 7:     Other Utilities
Section D:  Anti-Virus Programs
Section E:  Text and Hex Editors
Section F:  Communication Programs
Section G:  Miscellaneous Programs
Section H:  Windows 3.1 Programs
   Area 1:     Shells, Program Managers and Switchers
   Area 2:     Desktop
   Area 3:     Compression / Decompression and Encoding / Decoding
   Area 4:     File Managers and Utilities
   Area 5:     Graphics, Icons, Screen and Video
   Area 6:     System Utilities
   Area 7:     Editors and Word Processors
   Area 8:     Information Managers (PIMs, Schedulers, Calendars, etc.)
   Area 9:     Communication and Internet
   Area 10:    Miscellaneous

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SECTION A:  APPLICATION PROGRAMS

Galahad - Old-fashioned but serviceable word processor.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/editor/gal210a1.zip, gal210a2.zip,
gal210a3.zip and gal210a4.zip

I'm interested in suggestions for free spreadsheets, database programs,
word processors, DTP programs, CAD programs, and so on!


SECTION B:  COMPRESSION / DECOMPRESSION PROGRAMS AND UTILITIES

Quick guide:

      To decompress:             Use:
      ==============             ====

      *.arj                      ARJ
      *.com                      UNP
      *.exe                      UNP
      *.gz                       GZip
      *.lha                      LHA
      *.lzh                      LHA
      *.tar                      PCTar
      *.tar.Z                    First GZip, then PCTar
      *.tgz                      First GZip, then PCTar
      *.uue                      UU (see File and Text Utilities)
      *.z                        GZip
      *.zip                      Info-Zip
      *.zoo                      Zoo

ARJ - Supports multi-disk archives and self-extracting archives.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/arcers/arj250a.exe

*A TOP PICK* Diet - Compresses executable programs while leaving them
executable (similar to PKLite).
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/execomp/diet145f.zip

GZip - To compress/decompress files using the Unix .Z format.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/unix/gzip124.zip

Info-Zip - PKZip compatible archiver, but doesn't support multi-disk
archives.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/arcers/unz520x.exe and zip21x.zip

LHA - Supports self-extracting archives.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/arcers/lha255e.exe

LZExe - Compresses executable programs while leaving them executable.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/execomp/lzexe91.zip

NCAV - Norton Commander Archive Viewer. Compression shell; lets you
view, edit, add and delete files, change compression method, etc.
Supports ARJ, LHA, Zip, Zoo, and other formats. Can be used as a
stand-alone utility, without Norton Commander.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/arcutil/ncav47.zip

PCTar - Unpacks files in the Unix "tar" format. Can convert Unix file
names to legal DOS names.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/archiver/pctar11.zip

UNP - Unpacks files compressed with PKLite, Diet, LZExe, EXECOMP, etc.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/execomp/unp411.zip

Zoo - An old archiver still used in the Unix world.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/arcers/zoo210.exe


SECTION C:  UTILITIES


   AREA 1:  4DOS / NDOS UTILITIES

4UTILS - Two utilities for 4DOS: a DESCRIPT.ION editor and a 4DOS-aware
file finder.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/4dos/4utils86.zip


   AREA 2:  DISK UTILITIES

ATAID - Shows characteristics of ATA/IDE disks.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/diskutil/ataid011.zip

Core - Measures hard disk performance.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/diskutil/core303.zip

DOG - "Disk OrGanizer", disk defragmenter.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/diskutil/dog316.zip

*A TOP PICK* FDFormat - Formats diskettes to greater capacities. For
3.5-inch diskettes, try "sector sliding" with "/x:1 /y:2". To copy
Microsoft's new "DMF" format, use these options: "/t:80 /n:21 /c:4 /d:16
/m:240". Also includes WImage, a "disk image" program.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/diskutil/fdform18.zip

FIPS - Changes partition size and adds new partitions without deleting
data. Source included.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/diskutil/fips15.zip

JCFG - Assigns "dummy" drive letters, swaps drive letters.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/sysutil/jcfg100.zip

Partition Resizer - Another utility to non-destructively resize, add and
delete partitions. Nicely documented.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/diskutil/presz112.zip

Save the Boot/Fat/Partition - Saves and restores MBR, DOS boot sector
and FATs (similar to MIRROR and IMAGE).
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/diskutil/stbfp11.zip

Spindown - Powers down IDE drives after period of inactivity.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/diskutil/spindn12.zip

Wasted - Shows disk space wasted due to partition size.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/diskutil/wasted20.zip


   AREA 3:  DIRECTORY UTILITIES

*A TOP PICK* ACD - "Another Change Directory", jumps directly to any
directory (similar to Norton's NCD).
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/dirutil/acd233.zip

*NEW* Directory Control - "Point and shoot" utility to move, copy and
delete files.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pcmagutl/dc106f.zip

DirMatch - Compares two directories side by side.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pcmagutl/dirmat31.zip

DOS Controller - Norton Commander clone, well done.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/fileutil/dc-sk.zip

Locate - Finds files by name. Fast, many options.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/filefind/floc117c.zip

Prune - Renames, moves and deletes directories; prunes and grafts
directory trees.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/dirutil/prune10.zip

Swapname - Swaps two file names. Sounds simple, but there's no easy way
to do it otherwise.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/dirutil/swapname.zip

Sweep - Executes a command in a directory and across all its
sub-directories.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/pcmag/vol4n24.zip


   AREA 4:  FILE AND TEXT UTILITIES

BFind - Boolean find, supports AND, OR, NOT, etc. Unfortunately slow.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/textutil/bfind610.zip

Change - Changes strings in text and hex files, can also remove trailing
spaces. Very fast.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/textutil/chang610.zip

Compare - Compares two text or binary files, better output than DOS's
FC.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pcmagvol/vol7n11.zip

FGrep - Fast GREP, finds text in files.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/textutil/fgrep183.zip

Flip - Converts text files from MS-DOS format to Unix, and vice versa.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/textutil/flip1exe.zip

HTMStrip - Removes HTML codes from documents.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/textutil/htmst610.zip

*A TOP PICK* List - File viewing utility. Absolutely essential.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/fileutil/list91m.zip

Netrun - Converts COM and EXE files under 50 kb to executable ASCII text
for transmission by E-mail.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/decode/netrun31.zip

RPSort - Can sort huge files, very fast.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/textutil/rpsrt102.zip

*A TOP PICK* Udec - "Universal decoder" for UUencode, XXencode, MPack
(MIME), Ship and HexBin (Mac).
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/decode/udec1_1.zip

UU - Smart UUdecode, handles headers, out-of-order sections, etc.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/decode/uu33.zip

UUencode, UUdecode - Converts binary files for transmission by E-mail.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/decode/uuexe651.zip

YATU - "Yet Another Touch Utility", changes a file's date, time or
attributes.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/fileutil/yatu100a.zip

XGrep - More similar to Unix's GREP, supports regular expressions.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/textutil/xgrep103.zip


   AREA 5:  SCREEN AND GRAPHICS UTILITIES

Display - Displays images and movies in over 50 formats, including GIF,
JPG, PCX, BMP, FLI, AVI, GL and others. Some basic editing functions.
Installation can be complex.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/graphics/disp189a.zip

DVPEG - Graphics viewer. Supports GIF, JPEG and others.
ftp://sunee.uwaterloo.ca/pub/jpeg/viewers/dvpeg30l.zip

*NEW* Ghostscript - Displays and prints PostScript files.
ftp://ftp.cs.wisc.edu/ghost/aladdin/gs403ini.zip, gs403fn1.zip and
gs403dos.zip

GifExe - Makes "self-viewing" GIF files.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/gif/gifexe44.zip

JPEG - Converts JPEG graphics to and from BMP, GIF, TGA and other
formats.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/graphics/jpeg6a.zip (get jpeg6a32.zip
if you have a 386 or better)

NANSI - A faster replacement for ANSI.SYS. Supports keyboard
redefinition.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/screen/nansi33.zip

PCMouse - Gives "cut and paste" ability to DOS programs.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/screen/pcmou15a.zip

ScrUtil - Simple screen blanker for DOS and Windows. (No longer
supported by author.)
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/screen/scrutl91.zip

Snipper - Captures text from the screen and saves it in a file or sends
it to the printer.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pcmagutl/snippr26.zip

*NEW* U-Font - Changes screen font and colour palette.
ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/utiltext/u-font12.zip

ZANSI - An even faster replacement for ANSI.SYS. Doesn't support
keyboard redefinition. Remove before running MEMMAKER.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/screen/zansi12.zip

Zeno - Speeds up screen writes via BIOS.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/screen/zeno25.zip


   AREA 6:  SYSTEM UTILITIES

CacheChk - Verifies size and speed of cache memory.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/sysinfo/cachchk5.zip

CMOS - Backs up and restores CMOS data (for use when battery dies,
etc.).
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/sysutil/cmos92cd.zip

CompTest - System information and benchmarks.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/sysinfo/ctest260.zip

Escape - Cancels execution of programs during system crashes.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/tsr/escape20.zip

InfoPlus - Lots of information about your system.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/sysinfo/ifp1p158.zip

MSD - Microsoft Diagnostics, system information.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/microsft/ga0363.zip


   AREA 7:  OTHER UTILITIES

*NEW* Batch Tunes - Similar to 4DOS's "BEEP" command, makes sound with
specified frequency and duration. Several simple songs included.
ftp://ftp.elf.stuba.sk/pub/pc/utilmisc/u-batu13.zip

Bat2Exec - Compiles BAT files to executable format.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pcmagutl/bat2ex15.zip

CAL - Similar to Unix's "cal", shows calendar for any year or month.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/calendar/cal33.zip

*NEW* Clay's Utilities - View Windows file information from DOS, and
many other utilities.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/batutil/cutpak11.zip

Clock - Shows clock in upper right corner, also supports alarm.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/clock/clok132.zip

CoreView - Shows conventional memory in real time.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/sysutil/cv100.zip

CtrlAlt - Resident utilities: show ASCII codes, draw boxes, mark and cut
text, and others.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/sysutil/ctrlalt.zip

DUMPEM - Displays and edits conventional, expanded and extended memory.
Includes memory diagnostics.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/memutil/dumpem.zip

FILEC - File name completion utility. Configurable.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/sysutil/filec106.zip

Key-Fake - Feeds keystrokes to a program.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/pcmag/vol4n26.zip

NCPlay - Plays WAV, VOC and SND files through PC speaker or Sound
Blaster. Somewhat kludgy.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/sound/nc5play.zip

Now & Then - Runs programs at specified intervals (every day, every
week, etc.).
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/bootutil/nowthn12.zip

PMap - Program Map, shows memory usage, resident programs, etc.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/memutil/pmap210.zip

Real Delete - TSR intercepts DOS's delete command and over-writes files
before deleting them to prevent recovery.
ftp://ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/comp/security/pc/realdeal.zip

Strings - Adds string handling (and many other) functions to BAT files.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/batutil/string25.zip

*A TOP PICK* TSR Utilities - Removes TSR programs from memory without
rebooting, and other memory utilities.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/memutil/tsrcom35.zip


SECTION D:  ANTI-VIRUS PROGRAMS

ADinf - Advanced Diskinfoscope. Integrity checker.
ftp://ftp.kiam1.rssi.ru/pub/msdos/antivirus/adinf/english/adinf.zip

Antivirus Toolkit Pro Virus Encyclopedia - Loads of information on
computer viruses.
ftp://ftp.command-hq.com/pub/command/avp/avpve96a.zip

DiskSecure II - Protection against Master Boot Record viruses.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/virus/dsii242.zip

*A TOP PICK* F-Prot - Anti-virus scanner. Excellent and indispensable.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/virus/fp-224c.zip (updated about every two
months, finger f-prot@complex.is for latest version)

FixUtils - Suite of anti-virus utilities.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/virus/fixutil6.zip


SECTION E:  TEXT AND HEX EDITORS

GDSpell - Stand-alone spelling checker for ASCII files.
ftp://ftp.gdsoft.com/pub/shareware/gdsp300b.zip

Hex - Unlike most hex editors, this one lets you insert and delete
bytes.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/binedit/hex51.zip

Micro-Emacs - Emacs-like editor.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/uemacs/ue312ibm.zip (get ue31216m.zip
if you have a 386 or better) and ue312cmd.zip

NE - "No Edlin", straightforward text editor with spelling checker.
Don't use in a "DOS box" under Windows!
ftp://ftp.simtel.net/pub/simtelnet/msdos/editor/ne300b.zip

SLED - Small yet surprisingly complete text editor. A good choice if you
need a very small editor.
ftp://ftp.achilles.net/pub/users/sam/sled/sled.zip

*A TOP PICK* TDE - Thomson-Davis Editor, configurable text and hex
editor. Very complete. I use this one quite a lot.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/editor/tde40.zip

TED3 - "Tiny EDitor" for text files up to 64 kb.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/editor/ted3.zip

VIM - "Vi IMproved", vi-like editor.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/editor/vim45r16.zip (get vim45p32.zip if you
have a 386 or better).

Zap-It - Binary file and disk editor.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/binedit/zapit410.zip


SECTION F:  COMMUNICATION PROGRAMS

*NEW* FaxIt - Faxes ASCII files, doesn't receive faxes.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/commprog/faxit10.zip

Felix - Complete program, somewhat similar to Telix. In German.
ftp://ftp.informatik.hu-berlin.de/pub/pc/msdos/commprogs/felix25.zip

MS Kermit - Reasonably complete, but only supports Kermit.
ftp://kermit.columbia.edu/kermit/archives/msvibm.zip

QModem - Complete communication program, demo of commercial product.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/qmodem/qm46td-1.zip and qm46td-2.zip

Terminator 2 - This package seems to go out of its way to make itself as
troublesome as possible, but it has the only freeware fax reception
program I've found so far. Be sure to modify the file FAX\SIGN.APF,
which will make your faxes look laughable. Suggestions for other fax
programs are most welcome!
http://www.i1.net/~paul/t2.html

TXZM - Texas Z-Modem, very small communication program. Supports
Z-Modem only.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/termutil/txzm241.zip


SECTION G:  MISCELLANEOUS PROGRAMS

FZC - Fast Zip Cracker, brute force cracker for PKZip encrypted files.
ftp://ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/crypto/cryptanalysis/fzc104.zip

PGP - Pretty Good Privacy, encryption program.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/crypt/pgp263i.zip

SFS - Secure FileSystem, encrypts a partition or a disk.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/crypt/sfs110.zip

WPCrack - Finds passwords of Word Perfect 5.x files.
ftp://ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/crypto/cryptanalysis/wpcrack_a.zip

ZipCrack - Brute force cracker for PKZip encrypted files.
ftp://ftp.ox.ac.uk/pub/crypto/cryptanalysis/zipcrkmq.zip


SECTION H:  WINDOWS 3.1 PROGRAMS


   AREA 1:  SHELLS, PROGRAM MANAGERS AND SWITCHERS

FTaskman - Replacement for Windows's Task Manager.
ftp://ftp.csusm.edu/pub/winworld/tasks/ftask124.zip

GDesk - Pop-up menu and launcher. Fully configurable.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/desktop/gdesk_22.zip

GetSet - Permits different setup (StartUp group) configurations.
Default group possible.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/sysutil/getse20a.zip

MWTask - Replacement for Windows's Task Manager.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/taskman/mwtask13.zip

Stiletto - Button-bar task switcher and launcher, calendar and clock.
ftp://ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win3/desktop/stil19v1.zip

SuckMeister - Task switcher and launcher. Very small "footprint".
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/taskman/sm135.zip

Toolbar - Button-bar program launcher with built-in utilities.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/desktop/tlbar232.zip

Wayfarer - Replacement for Windows's Program Manager. *Very*
configurable.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/shell/wayfarer.zip

*NEW* WINX - Executes several programs from a single command or icon.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/batch/winx15.zip

   AREA 2:  DESKTOP

DOSBar - Adds a button bar to DOS windows.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/sysutil/dosbr143.zip

HideApp - Starts application hidden. Will work in some circumstances
when StartApp won't.
ftp://ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win3/desktop/hideap11.zip

StartApp - Starts Windows applications normal, minimized, maximized or
hidden.
ftp://ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win3/desktop/strtap11.zip


   AREA 3:  COMPRESSION / DECOMPRESSION AND ENCODING / DECODING

StuffIt Expander - Unpacks files in zip, arj, arc, gz, uue, sit
(StuffIt), hqx (BinHex) and bin (MacBinary) format.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/windows/util/sitex10.exe


   AREA 4:  FILE MANAGERS AND UTILITIES

Speed Commander III Light - Norton Commander-like manager. In German.
ftp://ftp.ku-eichstaett.de/pub/win3/manager/sclight.zip

WinFileX - Creates "default" association for File Manager.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/fileman/wfilx120.zip


   AREA 5:  GRAPHICS, ICONS, SCREEN AND VIDEO

GraphX - Graphics viewer and editor.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/graphics/gv1-51.zip

IconJack - Extracts icons from EXE, DLL and ICO files.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/pcmag/vol14n12.zip

*A TOP PICK* LViewPro - Graphics viewer.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/graphics/lviewp1b.zip

*NEW* Otto's Album - Displays BMP, PCX and WMF files.
ftp://ftp.winsite.com/pub/pc/win3/desktop/albm11.zip


   AREA 6:  SYSTEM UTILITIES

1MbFort - Increases free low memory under Windows.
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pcmagvol/vol14n06.zip

InfoBar - Displays clock and system information. More configurable than
MinInfo.
http://goofy.iafrica.com/~dalen/software/infb111.zip

*A TOP PICK* MinInfo - Shows free memory and free resources, also time
and date.
ftp://ftp.csusm.edu/pub/winworld/memtools/mininfo.zip

SAW - System Analyst for Windows. Complete information about hardware,
Windows, drivers, etc.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/sysutil/saw110.zip

Sinfo - A huge amount of detailed information about Windows.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/taskman/sinfo109.zip

UnixCorn - Adds Windows commands to DOS programs. (Free only to non-US
residents.)
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/shell/unixcn20.zip


   AREA 7:  EDITORS AND WORD PROCESSORS

Anansi - HTML editor. Still in beta, but very impressive so far.
http://www.noord.bART.nl/~har2312/

DiDa - HTML editor with built-in viewer.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/editor/dida160.zip

*A TOP PICK* PFE - Programmer's File Editor. Text editor capable of
handling large files.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/editor/pfe0602.zip

Prolix - Simple text editor for files up to 16 Mb.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/editor/prolix12.zip

SuperPad - Notepad replacement for large files.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/note/spad13.zip

Yeah Write - Unusual, easy to use word processor for simple documents.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/wp/yw01.zip


   AREA 8:  INFORMATION MANAGERS (PIMS, SCHEDULERS, CALENDARS, ETC.)

*NEW* WinTer - Calendar, in German.
ftp://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/systems/pc/win3/misc/winter.zip


   AREA 9:  COMMUNICATION AND INTERNET

CCM - Tracks time online. Manual and automatic modes.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/internet/ccm286.zip

*NEW* Ewan - Winsock telnet client.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/winsock/ewan1052.zip

eZcom - Very basic communication program.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/commprog/ezcom.zip

WCL - WinComm Lite, communication program. Demo of commercial program,
annoying compulsory registration.
ftp://ftp.delrina.com/public/Software/win3x/wincommlite/wcl.exe

*NEW* WSArchie - Winsock archie client, finds files in FTP archives.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/winsock/wsarch11.zip

WS_FTP - Winsock FTP client.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/winsock/ws_ftp.zip


   AREA 10: MISCELLANEOUS

*A TOP PICK* ClipStac - Lets you retrieve multiple items from the
Clipboard.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/clipbrd/clipstac.zip

*NEW* JaxCam - Clips and pastes user-defined area.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/clipbrd/jaxcam.zip

More Control - Control Panel add-on.
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/win3/sysutil/morecn10.zip

UltraClip - Clipboard replacement. Supports OLE.
ftp://ftp.csusm.edu/pub/winworld/clipboard/uclp20.zip

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How to get files through the World Wide Web

If you prefer to get these programs through the WWW, my homepage has
links to all the programs on this list and to other freeware resources:
     http://www.ncf.carleton.ca/~an448/

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How to get Garbo files by E-mail

For those without access to FTP or WWW, garbo.uwasa.fi runs an ftpmail
server which allows you to get Garbo files by E-mail. Please do not use
ftpmail if you can get the files by FTP or through the WWW.

The files will be sent to you in UUencode format. You'll need a UUdecode
program to decode them. If you don't already have one, you can get one
by E-mail as follows.

Send a message to:
     infomart@acy.digex.net
with the subject:
     send muud
Note that the subject must be exactly as shown, in lowercase.

Follow the instructions in the file you'll receive and you'll create a
basic UUdecode program called MUUD.COM. You may later want to get a more
complete UUdecode program, such as Udec, UU or UUdecode.

To get files from garbo.uwasa.fi, send a message to:
     ftpmail@garbo.uwasa.fi

The message's "Subject" can be anything at all. The ftpmail server will
simply ignore it.

The message should have the following contents:
     open garbo.uwasa.fi
     get [write here the full path and name of the Garbo file]
     quit

For example, to get the program Diet, send the following message:
     open garbo.uwasa.fi
     get /pc/execomp/diet145f.zip
     quit

Note that I'm giving the full path to the program, everything after
"ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi". Note also that I'm using slashes, "/", not
backslashes, "\".

You will get a confirmation message soon after your request. Depending
on the backlog, you may have to wait a few days before getting the file
itself. Please be patient, and don't keep requesting the same file!

To get more information on this service, send the following message to
ftpmail@garbo.uwasa.fi:
     help
     quit

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How to find files

If you know a file's name, an excellent file search service is available
at:

     http://ftpsearch.unit.no/ftpsearch/

This service will let you restrict your search by domain or by country.

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Acknowledgements

I got the idea for this list from two great lists of shareware programs.
The first is the list of the best shareware programs by Timo Salmi,
moderator of the FTP archive at garbo.uwasa.fi. His list can be found at
ftp://garbo.uwasa.fi/pc/pd2/bestp43b.zip. Thanks especially to Timo for
his encouragement and his help.

The second is Samuel Ko's list of the best shareware programs.
Unfortunately, this list seems to be no longer maintained. The last
version (May 1994) is available at
ftp://ftp.coast.net/Coast/msdos/info/useful35.zip. I've adapted
Samuel's table of contents for my own list.

Special thanks to Konrad Hinsen for suggestions and assistance, to
Frazer Crump for suggestions and inspiration, and to Uli Allgeier,
Laurent Duchastel de Montrouge, David Fletcher, Dan Ford, Marc Giller,
Stig Linander, Andrew McLachlan, Laura Michaels, Michael Neef, Ian Smith
and Mary Zurbrugg for many useful suggestions. Frazer Crump has prepared
a list of Windows 95 freeware at
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Heights/5882/.

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Disclaimer

To my surprise, the administrator of one of the commercial FTP archives
has complained that his own site was not featured prominently enough in
this list. With regret, I therefore feel that I should make the
following disclaimer.

This is a list of software, not a list of FTP archives. I list FTP
locations as a convenience to the users, so that they may find the
programs I mention more easily. I make no judgement on the merits of FTP
archives. If any FTP archive has a more recent version of one of the
programs I mention, I would appreciate being informed of this. And, of
course, users's suggestions are always welcome.

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Compiled by: Yves Bellefeuille <an448@freenet.carleton.ca>. PGP mail
welcome. Comments, corrections, suggestions and criticism welcome. This
list may be freely reproduced, provided that any changes are clearly
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