NEW OS/2 FILE MANAGER!

FILE STAR/2
Beta version 0.99c

Sierra HyperStar Software announces the initial beta release of FileStar/2.
FileStar is a simple, fast, intuitive and powerful OS/2 Presentation
Manager  file management utility.  It is intended to be an easy transition
tool for  those DOS and Windows users migrating to the OS/2 environment
and provides users with those file management functions used most
frequently. 

FileStar has a simple, and in some cases unique, interface to the files on 
your disk drives.  It uses a two-window approach to viewing directory
contents and drag and drop for moving and copying files between these
windows and  other WPS objects that accept files.  Record emphasis is used
extensively to provide visual feedback on the progress of operations.  It
also has a very  easy point and click method for using paths to perform
all the usual file operations.  FileStar is multithreaded and supports
running different  operations in its two windows simulatenously.  

Some salient features are: 
    (Single, multiple file operations)  
 -  Copy (Drag and drop or point and click dialog) 
 -  Move (Drag and drop or point and click dialog) 
 -  Delete (Drag and drop on shredder or delete with/without
    confirm dialog) 
 -  Change attributes 
 -  Change last write date and time 
 -  Archive (point and click dialog using InfoZip's ZIP.EXE only) 
 -  Extract
    (point and click dialog using InfoZip's UNZIP.EXE only)

    (Single file operations) 
 -  Rename (long file name entry field) 
 -  Print (ASCII only) 
 -  Edit (ASCII, ICO, BMP extensions using external editors) 
 -  View (ASCII, INF, ZIP and 10 graphic file extensions using
    external browsers) 
 -  Execute (double click EXE, COM, CMD, BAT extensions or use
    smart dialog)

    (Directory operations)      
 -  Create, delete, rename, move (within the drive partition)
 -  Query (directory statistics) 
 -  Directory tree accepts drag and drop files from the
    associated file window. 

    (Drive operations)
 -  Format (using PMFORMAT) 
 -  CheckDisk (using PMCHKDSK) 
 -  Query (disk and media characteristics) 
 -  Find all files matching mask
 -  Find text (using PMSEEK) 

FileStar has other noteworthy features such as a Settings Notebook for
setting user options, a message system that saves session messages,
configurable windows, seven popup menus, removable menu and/or button bar,
user entry fields sized for long file names, swap file data display,
selected file data windows, system drive used/free data windows, and the
ability to pop up OS/2 and DOS windows in the current directory using the
installed command processors.  It can execute DOS, OS/2 or Windows files
with double click selection or a smart dialog (that identifies the type of
file) may be used to select full screen or windowed sessions of the
executable file.  The dialog saves the last 20 entries and also doubles as
an OS/2 command line. 

The first release of FileStar has excellent archived file support using 
InfoZip's ZIP.EXE and UNZIP.EXE which in turn supports OS/2 Extended
Attributes and is compatible with Version 2 PKZIP compression software. 
The InfoZip products are widely available and are free.  

DISTRIBUTION

FileStar can be found in a variety of locations under the file name 
FSTAR99C.ZIP.  For example:

The OS/2 Shareware BBS:       (703) 385-4325
The MacSavvy BBS:             (214) 250-4479
User-To-User BBS:             (214) 393-9317

On The Internet:    ftp-os2.cdrom.com:/pub/os2/2_x/diskutil

On CompuServe:      GO OS2SHARE

FileStar is distributed as shareware.  The first release is a beta version.
  The beta test period ends on 15 October 1994 at which time version 1.0
is expected to be available.  Users are requested to license the program
if used  for over 45 days.  Registration during the beta test period is
$20.00 US.   Version 1.0 will cost $35 to register.  Registration will be
good through  version 2.0.  

FileStar (c) Copyright 1994, by Jim Read, Sierra HyperStar Software

 ============================================================
 From the  'New Product Information'  Electronic News Service
 on AOL (Keyword = New Products) & Delphi (GO BUSINESS PROD)
 ============================================================
 This information was processed from data provided by the
 above mentioned company. For additional details, contact 
 the company at the address or telephone number indicated.
 OmniPage Pro is now used for converting all printed input! 
 ============================================================
 All submissions for this service should be addressed to:
 BAKER ENTERPRISES,  20 Ferro Dr,  Sewell, NJ  08080  U.S.A.
 Email: RBakerPC (AOL/Delphi), rbakerpc@delphi.com (Internet)
 ============================================================
