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- Date: Sun, 3 Jan 1993 21:04:47 -0600
- Reply-To: "Dennis G. Winter [red D]" <dgwdgw@reddpgming.win.net>
- Sender: Microsoft Windows Version 3 Forum <WIN3-L@UICVM.BITNET>
- From: "Dennis G. Winter [red D]" <dgwdgw@REDDPGMING.WIN.NET>
- Subject: Re: Useful Shareware
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- >I am a Mac User new to Windows. I am unfamiliar with the useful utilities that
- >are available as shareware for PCs running windows. If there are any utilities,
- >apps, or 'productivity tools' that you find indespensible I would like to hear
- >about them. Also, any utilities that spiff up the interface would be welcome.
- >Pls. send your comments to me directly at: "miller@pluto.ee.cua.edu" and i can
- >summarize for the list if their is any interest.
- >
- >If I can be of help to anyone just starting to use a Mac pls. let me know. BTW,
- >the purpose of this msg. is not to start any flame wars between the mac and
- > pcss.
- >
- >thanks in advance
- >max miller
- >
-
- You will need win.zip, the handiest windows file compressor/decompressor I
- have seen. Its available on compuserv in winadv forum. Latest release is
- 3.2. There is a beta 4.x available in the same place, but I havent tried it.
- Since virtually all shareware is compressed in zip or lzh format, this program
- is a must. For lzh format, you will need lha.exe, probably in the same place
- on compuserv.
-
- I personnally like Norton Desktop for Windows, and wouldn't run win without
- it. However, for some people it has been incredibly difficult to install and
- use. A few of the available tools, (scheduler and screen blanker, to name 2)
- are not 100% stable for all configurations. I don't use them. You will want
- a graphics viewer such as wingif or paint shop pro and a font utility.
- Someone else should come in on font utilities as I am not excited about the
- ones I have. You should also get the Windows Resource Kit from microsoft.
-
- There is lots of other stuff available. I think these are the essentials.
-
-
- D.
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