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- A word from John DeHaven, author of
- DEHAVEN'S SHARP-EDGED TOOLS
-
- This is a unique collection of small tools, some old, some new, that I
- and some friends I've shared them with have found very useful over the
- years. It is interesting that the originals of some of these were
- written almost a decade ago and they still live in daily use. This
- collection is selected because either they are tools that I use very
- often or because they perform some special function very easily. If I
- need that special function I usually REALLY need it.
-
- Each tool is small and very specialized to do a certain job very well
- indeed. That is why I call them "sharp-edged" tools. Something here
- might help you. Some of these functions are unique so far as I know.
- Others are by now performed by many other utilities. Nevertheless some
- of these tools in this collection might have some special wrinkle that
- will appeal to you.
-
- Though this is an eclectic collection, they all share a common general
- philosophy or style. This may or may not appeal to you. You'll probably
- either love it or hate it.
-
- These are minimalist tools. Each has a very sharp focus. In
- particular, these utilities are generally very small which is still an
- advantage in these days of giant programs. Small programs load and run
- fast and are very useful if you are making a troubleshooting or rescue
- diskette, where space is still of some concern. The information tools
- here try to show you what is really there in your computer without
- interpretation of it.
-
- WYSIWYH - What You See Is What You HAVE
-
- All of these tools are designed to be quickly and easily run from a
- command line or in other ways with minimal hassle and learning curve.
- On the other hand the operation of some of these may strike you as
- unorthodox. Bear in mind that these were mostly conceived before what
- is considered "orthodox" became traditional in DOS computing. I've not
- been inspired to change this aspect of these tools because they are
- still quicker and easier to use than more orthodox tools, or so they
- seem to me and other long-time users.
-
- If you like these tools or some of them, send us some shareware money
- and we will register you and keep you notified about other BSA products
- and services. You'll be entitled to free updates of these tools, and
- your comments and suggestions will be, er, listened to more closely.
-
- Try SHOW now to look at the rest of these documents.
-
- You can read them all with the command SHO *.DOC.
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