TinyApps.Org Newsletter Issue 25 - January 5, 2003


+++NEWS+++

0. Many thanks to Christopher Landers at Computer
Shopper Magazine for providing customer service above
and beyond the call of duty. You can check out the
current issue at:
http://shopper.cnet.com/shopping/0-7812391.html

1. Minimal HTML
http://www.rdrop.com/~half/Creations/Writings/TechNotes/minimal.html

2. Installer/setup decompilers
http://linux20368.dn.net/protools/decompilers.htm
(scroll down the page to "Setup decompilers")
Tools like InCtrl are great for monitoring changes
made by install programs. But to dissect setup
packages before installing them, a decompiler is
necessary.


+++NEW APPS+++

Quick Editor 3.0 [35k] +
http://www.movsd.com/qed.htm
Powerful text editor with a scripting engine,
TrueType support, comprehensive search and replace
function, much more. From the maker of The GUN (which
is also included in the download).

LFNDOS v1.06 [23k] {S}+
http://saturn.spaceports.com/~dosuser/dosutils.htm
Provides the Windows 95 long filename API to DOS
programs.

LFN Tools [278k] {S}+
http://www.odi.ch/prog/lfn/index.php
Support for long file names in DOS

Many more LFN emulators for DOS & Windows NT:
http://sta.c64.org/lfnemu.html

GAG [164k] {S}+
http://gag.sourceforge.net/
Full-featured graphical boot manager with support for
up to 9 different operating systems.

RegSeeker [242k] +
http://www.hoverdesk.net/freeware.htm
Powerful registry cleaner and more. Free for personal
use.

MenuSnap [20k] +
http://www.rietta.com/menusnap/
Sort Programs & Favorites shortcuts alphabetically in
Windows 9x.

PassKeeper 1.2 [85k] +
http://www.passkeeper.com/
Safe password storage. Free for individual &
nonprofit use.


+++GEM: A GPL'D MAC-LIKE OS FOR PC & ATARI ST+++

GEM, a Mac-like GUI and OS for Low-end PCs
http://lowendpc.com/box/2002/0530.html

Digital Research and the GEM OS - The Other "Windows"
http://www.osnews.com/story.php?news_id=1187

GEM
http://www.deltasoft.com/
PC GEM and GEM-related news and development.

Owen's GEM Workshop
http://www.owenrudge.co.uk/GEM/
Downloads, screenshots, history, much more.

GEM World
http://www.retroarchive.org/cpm/archive/unofficial/gemworld.html
Motherload of GEM downloads

Shane Land OpenGEM
http://gem.shaneland.co.uk/index.html
The official website for OpenGEM, a FreeGEM
distribution that includes most of the GEM
applications and has extensive helpfiles.

Eathan's FreeGEM page
http://myweb.cableone.net/eathan/gem.htm
Home of the FreeGEM distribution.

Intel GEM main page
http://www.seasip.demon.co.uk/Gem/index.html
Software, screenshots, links, etc.

GEM programs, including an Internet browser
http://www.geocities.com/heinz_rath/

Original GEM files and applications
http://www.geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/6148/gem.html

Google Web Directory listing of GEM-related sites
http://directory.google.com/Top/Computers/Software/Operating_Systems/GEM/



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