Research Results For 'DOS'

AMIGA

The Commodore Amiga was an American personal computer produced in 1985 based on the Motorola M1 68000 processor running at 8 Mhz. The Commodore Amiga was fitted with 512 kb of RAM, expandable to 8.5 mb and ran the Amiga DOS operating system. The Commodore Amiga had a 16-colour screen with a resolution of 640 x 200 pixels or 80 x 25 character cells and an integral 3.5 inch floppy disk drive.
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AMSTRAD PC 1512

The Amstrad PC 1512 was a British personal computer produced in 1986. The
Amstrad PC 1512 introduced low-cost personal computers to the market, costing one quarter what it's competitors did at the time, roughly 400 pounds compared to the more common price tag of just under 1500 pounds. The Amstrad PC 1512 was based upon the Intel 8086 processor running at 8 Mhz and was fitted with 512 kb of RAM, expandable to 640 kb and ran MS-DOS 3.2 and the DOS+ operating systems. The Amstrad PC 1512 had a 14-inch 16-colour monitor with a resolution of 640 x 200 pixels or 80 x 25 character cells. Storage was provided by 5.25-inch 360 kb floppy disk drives and a 10 or 20 mb internal hard disk.
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AUTOCAD

AutoCAD Release 10 is a two and three-dimensional computer aided drafting and design system. The product lets you define screens and optional pull-down menus and create parts libraries by drawing them, so the system can be geared to a specific requirement. The product is a general-purpose system suitable for a wide variety of applications including architectural and landscape drawings; drafting for mechanical, electrical, chemical, structural, and civil engineering; and printed circuit design. Drawing and editing features include move, copy, modify, dimension, scale, mirror, hatch, rotate, fill, and erase objects in a drawing. Repetitive patterns such as brick walls, memory arrays, or office components can be generated automatically. Colours and an unlimited number of layers may be used, allowing selective viewing or plotting of drawings as if on transparent overlays. The full bi-directional zoom facility allows you to work at any level of detail.

The ratio between the largest and smallest objects in a drawing can be over a trillion to one. An alignment grid can be displayed. Distances and areas can be calculated and displayed. Three-dimensional drawing capability, AutoCAD's most notable feature, lets you represent an object so it can be seen from any angle. AutoCAD Release 10 also features associative dimensioning, which automatically updates the dimensions of a drawing whenever an object is scaled, stretched, or rotated. Release 10 allows you to construct objects in CAD much as you would build a structure. The approach is modular; that is, each piece of the final drawing is created as a separate object. To build an office building, you define the plane for the front of the building, move to that plane or a view of that plane to draw, then move to the side defining a new plane, and soon until a complete two or three-dimensional structure stands. An analogy to drafting does not work because a drafting table cannot be situated in a three-dimensional plane.

AutoCAD Release 10 supports the Intel Above Board, which increases the speed at which large, complex drawings can be created and edited. It supports the Initial Graphics Exchange Standard (ICES, Version 2.0) for both input and output, so translations can be made between AutoCAD Release 10 and other systems supporting IGES. You can transfer AutoCAD Release 10 drawing files among four operating systems: PC or MS DOS, Sun UNIX, DEC VMS, and Apollo AEGIS.
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BRIEF

BRIEF by Solution Systems Inc. is a highly flexible, full-screen editor and macro generator designed for use with dBase or high-level languages such as C, Pascal, and COBOL. You can customise the editor by reconfiguring your keyboard, changing the command functions, and creating new commands as needed. BRIEF for OS/2 runs in OS/ 2 protected mode to take advantage of that platform's multitasking and virtual memory support. It is fully compatible with the DOS version of BRIEF. The
BRIEF macro language is a structured programming language similar to C. The macro language can be programmed and must be compiled to run the commands you create. BRIEF has unlimited variables and an IF/THEN/ ELSE loop feature found only in high-level on-screen languages.
BRIEF lets you undo your last 300 commands including deletions, insertions, cursor movement, cut and paste, global replacement, and read of file. There is no limit to file size, the number of active files, or the number of windows on-screen.

CARBON COPY PLUS

Carbon Copy Plus by Microrim is a menu-driven remote control program for IBM-compatible microcomputers that allows the user to control and/or monitor one PC from another over a communications link. Suitable for support purposes and typically used with standard dial-up modems, Carbon Copy Plus connects two PCs so their screens and keyboards are linked as one. Whatever the remote user sees on-screen will be seen on the local screen. Users can open up a movable chat window where they can type messages to each other. Whatever is displayed on the host screen is displayed on the guest screen. Carbon Copy Plus includes a universal graphics translator, that automatically translates CGA, EGA, VGA, Hercules, and PS/2 graphics images when dissimilar graphics adapters are used in the host and guest PC. Files can be transferred between machines using commands similar to those in DOS. Carbon Copy Plus supports background file transfer, allowing the host PC to send or receive files while working in a foreground application.
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CLIPPER

The compiler translates the source code into an executable format. Once the source code is debugged and compiled, the program (stored in an executable file) will run faster than non-compiled dBase III Plus programs. This executable file can be transported to any machine. You do not need Clipper or a runtime version to run the compiled program. Clipper makes it easy to create multi-user applications that support record and file locking and can open files for shared or exclusive access. It supports single and multi-user commands with no need to purchase additional runtime licences or multi-user versions.
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COMPAQ DESKPRO 386

The Compaq Deskpro 386 was one of the first 32-bit personal computers marketed, being introduced in 1986 with a retail price starting at 5800 pounds (four times the price of a standard IBM compatible personal computer which would typically cost just under 1500 pounds). The Compaq Deskpro 386 was based on the then new Intel 80386 processor running at 16 Mhz, the motherboard having a slot for an 80287 maths co-processor and was fitted with 1 mb of RAM expandable to 14 mb and ran the MS-DOS operating system. The Compaq Deskpro 386 had a 16-colour display with a resolution of 640 x 350 pixels or 80 x 25 character cells and a 130 mb hard disk and a 1.2 mb floppy disk drive (various models were produced). At the time it was said that the Compaq Deskpro 386 made the desktop computer into a mini computer.
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CP/M

CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers) is an early microcomputer OS written by hacker Gary Kildall for 8080 and Z80 based machines. It was very popular in the late 1970s but was virtually wiped out by MS-DOS after the release of the IBM PC in 1981. Legend has it that Kildall's company blew its chance to write the OS for the IBM PC because Kildall decided to spend a day IBM's reps wanted to meet with him enjoying the perfect flying weather in his private plane. Many of CP/M's features and conventions strongly resemble those of early DEC operating systems such as TOPS-10, OS/8, RSTS, and RSX-11.
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CROSSTALK FOR WINDOWS

Crosstalk for Windows is an asynchronous communications package that takes advantage of the Microsoft Windows graphical user environment. Similar to Crosstalk XVI, this product uses menus to help link a PC to any other PC, minicomputer, mainframe, or subscription information service. It was the first communications product available for Windows. The program's script language and macro capabilities are limited compared to other PC communications programs that automate script building. Except for the automatic scripts created for logging into public databases, the user must manually create and edit scripts to automate tasks such as logging into local systems or using a line editor such as EDLIN in DOS.
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DATATALK

Datatalk is a menu driven communications package that has an underlying command language that allows the user to automate most operations, including file collection, transmission and printing. It can also provide access to a remote PC where any DOS applications can be executed, but with the display and keyboard entry occurring locally. In addition to dumb terminal operation,
Datatalk can emulate DEC VT52 and VT100, as well as Viewdata terminals. Unlike other programs on the market, the entire Viewdata character set can be viewed with any colour graphics or Hercules graphics board: no replacement ROM chips are needed. Datatalk can be used with modems that operate at speeds of up to 9600 baud. This package supports auto-dial and auto-answer modems and is packaged preconfigured for a wide variety of them. When emulating a Viewdata terminal, it will, if requested, capture screens for later viewing. It will also convert the graphics characters into normal text so that they can be loaded into other PC software. Up to 128 telephone numbers can be stored in the Datatalk telephone directory. The software will configure the serial port, select the correct terminal emulation, load pre-defined function keys, dial the number and perform automatic log-in. An optional file encryption module, Datacode, is available for users with sensitive data.
Datatalk emulates TTY, TVI 920, IBM 3101, ADDS A2, Lear Siegler ADM3A and ADM11, IBM 3101, Newbury 8089, Cifer, DEC VT52, Datatalk, Viewdata and VT100 terminals. It is best suited for accessing Viewdata services, like Prestel. Datatalk has some limitations, for example the VT100 emulation is not as sophisticated as some other products. In particular, it will not scroll horizontally to view all 132 columns on an 80 column screen. The text editor is restricted to 200 lines. When using this product to remotely configure another PC, it will only work with software that inputs and outputs using the BIOS services.
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