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DOS 8.3 Downloadable Utilities

Abundance CMOSsave/CMOSrest say!
BootSave/BootRest restore

DOS 8.3 Downloadable Utilities

These utilities work under DOS/W3.1/OS2/W95/W98/Me/NT/W2K/XP/W2003/Vista/W2008/W7-32.
Program Ver Size    Updated    Status Source Description Popularity
Abundance package 2.0 Abundance 1,028K
BBL Forth760K
GEN skeletons (application library)342K
JPW Sample address book application83K		 2005-08-28
2005-08-28
2005-08-28
2000-10-27
free MASM
FORTH
more infoabout current version. Abundance is a Forth-based business programming language, written in BBL Forth. BBL is a 32-bit DOS FORTH compiler. Distributed as is. See the warnings. This is not for the faint hearted. It would be of interest mainly to someone developing software for the third world where you need fast execution on old klunker XT and AT computers. You can write some very sophisticated data entry programs with it that will run circles around modern data entry programs. Also runs on the latest Pentium IVs.
downloadAbundance source and executable files
download BBL source and executable files.
download GEN skeleton (class) library source files.
download JPW Sample address book application source files.
 no long filenames
bootsave
BootSave/BootRest		 2.9 93K 2012-11-25 free MASM
more info ❘ precis ❘ manual ❘ screenshot ❘ browse source repository
for the current version of BootSave/BootRest.
Saves hard disk boot sector so that it can be restored if damaged or infected by any boot sector virus.
download 93K zip for BootSave/BootRest ASM source and executable files to run on your own machine as a standalone utility.

Runs on DOS, e.g. from DOS thumbdrive, tiny DOS partition or DOS compatibility box.

To install, extract the zip download with WinZip, (or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please, often J:\ — ticking off the use folder names option.

To check out the corresponding source from the Subversion repository, use the TortoiseSVN repo-browser to
access bootsave source in repository with [Tortoise] Subversion client on wush.net/svn/mindprod/com/mindprod/bootsave/.

download ASP PAD XML program description for the current version of BootSave/BootRest.

BootSave/BootRest is free.
$1989.00 US donated so far. If the CMP utilities solved your problem, please donate a buck or two, or donate to one of the charities featured in the footer public service ads throughout the website and get a tax receipt.
Full source included. You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified in free/commercial open source/proprietary programs that you write and distribute. Non-military use only.
 no long filenames
cmossave
CMOSsave/CMOSrest		 4.7 121K 2012-11-25 free MASM
more info ❘ precis ❘ manual ❘ screenshot ❘ browse source repository
for the current version of CMOSsave/CMOSrest.
Backup/restore CMOS.
download 121K zip for CMOSsave/CMOSrest ASM source and executable files to run on your own machine as a standalone utility.

Runs on DOS, e.g. from DOS thumbdrive, tiny DOS partition or DOS compatibility box.

To install, extract the zip download with WinZip, (or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please, often J:\ — ticking off the use folder names option.

To check out the corresponding source from the Subversion repository, use the TortoiseSVN repo-browser to
access cmossave source in repository with [Tortoise] Subversion client on wush.net/svn/mindprod/com/mindprod/cmossave/.

download ASP PAD XML program description for the current version of CMOSsave/CMOSrest.

CMOSsave/CMOSrest is free.
$1989.00 US donated so far. If the CMP utilities solved your problem, please donate a buck or two, or donate to one of the charities featured in the footer public service ads throughout the website and get a tax receipt.
Full source included. You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified in free/commercial open source/proprietary programs that you write and distribute. Non-military use only.
 no long filenames
restore
restore		 6.4 135K 2009-03-09 free MASM
more info ❘ precis ❘ manual ❘ screenshot ❘ browse source repository
for the current version of restore.
Restore old MSDOS or PCDOS floppy backups
download 135K zip for restore ASM source and executable files to run on your own machine as a standalone utility.

Runs on DOS, e.g. from DOS thumbdrive, tiny DOS partition or DOS compatibility box.

To install, extract the zip download with WinZip, (or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please, often J:\ — ticking off the use folder names option.

To check out the corresponding source from the Subversion repository, use the TortoiseSVN repo-browser to
access restore source in repository with [Tortoise] Subversion client on wush.net/svn/mindprod/com/mindprod/restore/.

download ASP PAD XML program description for the current version of restore.

restore is free.
$1989.00 US donated so far. If the CMP utilities solved your problem, please donate a buck or two, or donate to one of the charities featured in the footer public service ads throughout the website and get a tax receipt.
Full source included. You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified in free/commercial open source/proprietary programs that you write and distribute. Non-military use only.
 dinosaurno long filenames
say!
say!		 1.6 120K 2010-01-28 free C
more info ❘ precis ❘ manual ❘ screenshot ❘ browse source repository
for the current version of say!.
Bat file ECHO enhanced utility to also emit control chars. Also includes ASM DOS version.
download 120K zip for say! C source and executable files to run on your own machine as a standalone utility.

Runs on NT/W2K/XP/W2003/Vista/W2008/W7-32/W7-64.

To install, extract the zip download with WinZip, (or similar unzip utility) into any directory you please, often J:\ — ticking off the use folder names option.

To check out the corresponding source from the Subversion repository, use the TortoiseSVN repo-browser to
access say! source in repository with [Tortoise] Subversion client on wush.net/svn/mindprod/com/mindprod/say!/.

download ASP PAD XML program description for the current version of say!.

say! is free.
$1989.00 US donated so far. If the CMP utilities solved your problem, please donate a buck or two, or donate to one of the charities featured in the footer public service ads throughout the website and get a tax receipt.
Full source included. You may even include the source code, modified or unmodified in free/commercial open source/proprietary programs that you write and distribute. Non-military use only.
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