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PERFECT-LINK BBS V1.0 ANNOUNCED
TITLE
Perfect-Link BBS
VERSION
Version 1.0
AUTHOR
Alan Berney - Wild Rabbit Productions
(aberney@octopuce.alphanet.ch)
COMPANY
Wild Rabbit Productions
Avenue de France 98
1004 Lausanne
SWITZERLAND
Tel & Fax: ++41-(0)21-648.36.74
BBS & Fax: ++41-(0)21-648.36.74
EMail : aberney@octopuce.alphanet.ch
DESCRIPTION
A new "polymorphic" ANSI BBS package for the Amiga.
FEATURES
The main feature of this BBS software is that it is 100% online
configurable. The sysop may create his own structure of menus,
choosing himself the keys to press, which makes each BBS unique and
"polymorphic". There is no need to compile menus. Everything is
built-in, available even on terminal nodes, and very easy to use.
One "novice" can start a new BBS "from scratch" in less
than 1 hour.
The menus are created in a tree-like structure. The
SYSOP chooses the keys and links them to one of the 28 functions
available. Each key has its own access level for reading and
writing.
Other nice features are:
Multi-users, multi-nodes, 100% editable online, 10 sets of texts
for multi-language support, 95% of the system texts editable,
4 sets of access levels, supports SigOps, Icons for each user,
two text editors: in-line and full screen, over 160 special codes
for text files, supports AREXX with many features, supports XPR
libraries for file transfers, supports high speed transfers,
ability to send E-Mail without logging on, ability to receive
news without logging on, editable icon for each user, ability to
chat from the WorkBench, ability to edit the access level & time
left of the user, log-off the user, all this by clicking on the
user's icon, and add some files for transfer by putting the icon
of the file into the user's icon, plus most of the features BBS
usually have.
French version only. English version pending.
Printed French user manual.
Demo version without handling the serial device also available.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
Any Amiga
Workbench 2.04 or higher
1 Mb RAM or more suggested
Hard disk recommended
Hayes compatible modem (AT command set)
PRICE
Commercial version: $170 (CHF: 250.--) + Shipping & Handling
Demo version : Shipping & Handling only
DISTRIBUTABILITY
Available only from:
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Wild Rabbit Productions
Avenue de France 98
1004 Lausanne
SWITZERLAND
Tel & Fax : +41-(0)21-648.36.74
BBS support: +41-(0)21-648.53.32
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DiskExpander V2.1 Announced
TITLE
DiskExpander
VERSION
version 2.1
AUTHOR
Jaroslav Mechacek & others
DESCRIPTION
DiskExpander is a brandnew tool which may DOUBLE the capacity of
your hard disk and your floppy disk(s).
DiskExpander is a program which multiplies your
"virtual" disk space. It does so by compressing each file during
writing (in real time). If you access the file later for
reading, the file gets decompressed at once.
After installing DiskExpander, you will be able to continue
your work without making any changes to your environment. Unless
you change the configuration of DiskExpander you will never again
have to restart it manually.
DiskExpander uses the XPK standard (by Urban Dominik
Mueller & others) and lets you choose the most
suitable compressor, e.g. (just two of many included XPK
compressing libraries):
Method Packing Unpacking Packing Unpacking Compression
Memory Memory Speed Speed Ratio
-------------------------------------------------------------
FAST 92 KB 0 KB 426 KB/s 1048 KB/s 32.7%
NUKE 192 KB 0 KB 35 KB/s 613 KB/s 45.2%
(statistics from the standard XPK Benchmark System
[A3000/25 with SCRAM, AmigaVision being packed])
You can use any XPK compressor library. DiskExpander doesn't
even need to have the XPKMaster.library (for reasons of memory
consumption). All actions of DiskExpander are fully transparent.
You will notice only a very slight delay during file operations.
You don't have to worry about your files. If files are already
better packed (e.g. lha-packed files) DiskExpander won't pack
these once more.
There are also some tools in the DiskExpander package. Namely:
* DEStatistics which gives you the proof how your files
have been packed and which compression libraries have been
used.
* DevicePacker which helps you to pack or unpack entire
directories, partitions or even entire hard disks/floppy
disks. It can be also useful to convert files which have
been packed with an obselete compression library and pack
them with a more sophisticated compression library.
All programs have a graphical user interface but can also get
started with command lines.
DiskExpander is a carefully tested program. There have been
hundreds of testers worldwide.
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
none - ANY Amiga and Kickstart/WB
(There are some libraries which may require more than 512K memory!)
PRICE
International (English GUI and manual) US$ 49,-
Version
Release date: Oktober, 1st 1993
German Version (German GUI and manual) DM 69,-
Release date: available now!
Dutch version (English GUI and Dutch manual) FL 89,-
Release date: Oktober, 1st 1993
DISTRIBUTABILITY
DiskExpander is a commercial product. You may buy it at
your next dealer or order directly from
Stefan Ossowski's Schatztruhe
Gesellschaft fuer Software mbH
Veronikastrasse 33
D-45131 Essen
Germany
eMail: stefano@schatztr.adsp.sub.org
Dealer inquiries are welcome.
OTHER
DiskExpander is copy protected. That means you have to
personalize your copy during installation. After that,
the copy-protection won't disturb you!