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Parent Directory.
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Data Files
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Assorted useful data files.
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PowerBASIC Gazette
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Selected back issues of the PowerBASIC Gazette.
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PowerBASIC Tech Notes
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Technical articles and information about PowerBASIC compilers.
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RFC
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Requests For Comments and Internet standards. A must for Internet programming!
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386Intel.zip
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16 Feb 1991
301 Kb
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Intel 80386 Programmer's Reference Manual (1986).
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80X00393.zip
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30 Mar 1993
221 Kb
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80XXX Snippets March 1993. Assorted technical docs
and code, collected by Uwe E. Schirm.
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8259.zip
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19 Jul 1995
4 Kb
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The 8259 chip (Programmable Interrupt Chip, or PIC).
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ANSI.zip
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09 Dec 1989
18 Kb
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ANSI screen codes and the DOS ANSI driver.
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AsmTtrl.zip
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20 Feb 1997
48 Kb
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Assembler Tutorial, 1996 Edition. An introduction to 16-bit
assembly language programming using DEBUG or TASM under MS-DOS.
Freeware by Hugo Perez of the University of Guadalajara.
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AsmTutor.zip
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02 Jul 1994
449 Kb
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The PC Assembler Tutor, a tutorial on assembly language.
Shareware by Chuck Nelson of Nelsoft.
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CASinfo.zip
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19 Jul 1995
49 Kb
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Tech docs on the (largely obsolete) CAS faxmodem standard.
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CRCv3.zip
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09 Apr 1994
36 Kb
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A Painless Guide to CRC Error Detection Algorithms
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DblSpace.zip
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25 Jun 1993
101 Kb
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Documentation on the format of DoubleSpace Compressed Volume File
(CVF) format, with source code in C and assembly language.
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Dev152.zip
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03 Nov 1994
80 Kb
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PCBoard BBS developer information: file structures and usage guidelines.
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dnr_mar_23_2003_bob_and_ethan.mp3
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13 Jun 2003
9.0 Mb
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Interview featuring Bob Zale and Ethan Winer from the
.NET Rocks!
Internet Audio Talk Show, week of 24 March 2003. MP3 audio.
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dnr_mar_23_2003_bob_and_ethan.ogg
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16 Jun 2003
6.4 Mb
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Interview featuring Bob Zale and Ethan Winer from the
.NET Rocks!
Internet Audio Talk Show, week of 24 March 2003. Ogg Vorbis audio provided by
Marco Pontello.
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dnr_mar_23_2003_bob_and_ethan.wma
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13 Jun 2003
7.7 Mb
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Interview featuring Bob Zale and Ethan Winer from the
.NET Rocks!
Internet Audio Talk Show, week of 24 March 2003. Windows Media audio.
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DoorDrop.zip
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25 May 1995
4 Kb
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Information on the file formats for various BBS door drop files.
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DOSref34.zip
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24 Nov 1994
373 Kb
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Programmer's Technical Reference for DOS. Covers hardware, BIOS,
DOS, and other issues in detail. Shareware by Dave Williams.
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Draft-GDF-Huge-0_93.zip
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30 Nov 2001
7 Kb
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Hash/URN Gnutella Extensions (HUGE) v0.93. A collection of
incremental extensions to the Gnutella protocol (v0.4) which
allows files to be identified and located by reliable,
persistent, location-independent names. By G. Mohr.
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Formats.zip
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08 Jun 1992
219 Kb
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Collected information on assorted file formats.
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GameFAQ.zip
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21 Aug 1995
63 Kb
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So you're thinking about writing a game...?
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GIFSpecs.zip
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18 Jan 1988
13 Kb
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Tech docs on the GIF graphics file format.
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GnutellaProtocol04.zip
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14 Mar 2001
25 Kb
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The Gnutella Protocol Specification v0.4 (PDF format).
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GrphSpec.zip
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19 Jul 1995
56 Kb
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Tech docs on assorted graphics file formats including CUT, GIF,
LBM, PCX, TIFF.
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HPCodes.zip
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09 Aug 1995
5 Kb
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HP LaserJet printer commands.
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Inter61.zip
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26 Jul 2000
2.6 Mb
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x86/MS-DOS Interrupt List, Release 61.
A comprehensive listing of interrupt calls, both documented and undocumented,
plus ports/memory/CMOS/etc. Over 9600 entries (plus 5400 tables), along with
utility programs and viewers, hypertext conversion programs and WinHelp
utilities.
Freeware by Ralf Brown.
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KbGuid11.zip
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23 May 1994
28 Kb
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Guide to Keyboard Programming 1.1 by Wout Mertens.
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LZWExpln.zip
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18 Jul 1993
8 Kb
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LZW and GIF Explained, information on Lempel-Ziv-Welch compression
by Steve Blackstock.
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MatrixQuat_Faq.zip
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26 Mar 2001
23 Kb
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The Matrix and Quaternions FAQ version 1.12. The basics of matrix math
and quaternions. Document in RTF form.
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MODFmt.zip
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19 Jul 1995
4 Kb
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Description of the ProTracker (.MOD) file format used by the SoundBlaster.
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MouseAPI.zip
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03 Mar 1993
9 Kb
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Docs on the interrupt functions used to control the mouse in DOS.
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MSJNETB.zip
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18 Nov 1993
22 Kb
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An Introduction to Network Programming Using the NetBIOS Interface
by Alok Sinha and Raymond Patch.
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OOBTXT.zip
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12 Nov 1995
20 Kb
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Object Oriented BASIC: A Second Look at the Pipe Dream...
An exploratory article by Quinn Tyler Jackson.
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PB3Con.zip
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04 Dec 1992
9 Kb
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Transcript of the PowerBASIC 3.0 online conference, December 3, 1992.
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PBDOSWin.zip
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14 Apr 2003
638 Kb
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Modifying PB/DOS Applications to Achieve
Compatibility with ALL Windows Versions by Jim Cody.
Describes how to make PB/DOS applications install and run in
Win 95/98/ME/NT4/2000/XP, including interface to Windows
Default Printer and rules for universal task management functions.
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PCGPE10.zip
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11 May 1994
987 Kb
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The PC Games Programmers Encyclopedia 1.0, a collection of files
on subjects of interest to game programmers: DPMI, EMS, XMS, assembly language,
graphics, sound effects, mouse programming, and file formats of sound and
picture files. Assembled by Mark Feldman.
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PNGSpec.zip
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09 Jun 1995
60 Kb
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Tech docs on the PNG graphics file format.
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QWKESpec.zip
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12 Oct 1994
8 Kb
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Extended QWK (QWKE) specifications for BBS mail doors.
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QWKLay.zip
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01 Oct 1993
23 Kb
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QWK Mail Packet File Layout for BBS mail doors.
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RIPSpec.zip
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19 Jul 1995
60 Kb
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"RIP script" protocol specifications for sending graphical
information over the modem from a BBS to a terminal program.
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RESFmt.zip
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24 Jul 1993
14 Kb
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Win32 Binary Resource Formats by Floyd Rogers.
Preliminary documentation on the 32-bit .RES file format.
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RlyBasBA.zip
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19 Nov 1997
1230 Kb
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Really Basic BASIC v1.1. Instructions for programming in BASIC.
Supports multiple users. Includes on-screen editing and runtime support.
Programs produced are compatible with PowerBASIC and QBasic. Shareware.
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RS232C.zip
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01 Jan 1980
3 Kb
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Signals and pin-outs for RS232 serial communications devices.
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SBlast09.zip
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09 Jun 1995
3 Kb
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SoundBlaster Programming Information v0.90
by Andr‚ Baresel & Craig Jackson
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Shrware.zip
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05 Apr 1991
12 Kb
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On shareware, copyrights, viruses, and the ASP.
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Sndcard.zip
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11 Mar 1992
9 Kb
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Programming the AdLib/SoundBlaster FM Music Chips by Jeffrey S. Lee.
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SS0288.zip
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28 Nov 1994
74 Kb
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The official definition for the OMF object module format
employed by Microsoft .OBJ files.
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Turbo2PB.zip
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17 Jan 1991
6 Kb
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Using Turbo C with PowerBASIC.
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UARTTut.zip
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04 Mar 1993
13 Kb
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The Serial Hardware Tutorial by Yousuf J. Khan.
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VBXVSD.zip
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22 Feb 1996
7 Kb
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The VBX vs DLL Tempest in a Teacup by Greg Truesdell. A discussion paper
on the appropriate use of DLLs and VBXs for non-GUI functions.
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VGADoc3.zip
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19 Jul 1995
434 Kb
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VGADOC3, a comprehensive collection on (Super)VGA and
other video adapter programming by Finn Thoegersen.
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VndNfo10.zip
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05 Jan 1994
732 Kb
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VENDINFO Toolkit 1.00, a collection of tools for creating
and processing VENDINFO.DIZ files, which provide a standard way
of communicating distribution information from shareware authors
to potential distributors.
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VOCForm3.zip
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19 Mar 1993
10 Kb
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Tech docs on the .VOC sound file format. Also describes how to
play VOC files on the PC's internal speaker!
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Win32.zip
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12 Jul 1999
5.5 Mb
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Windows 32-bit API help file (Microsoft SDK).
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Winer.zip
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05 Feb 1995
707 Kb
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BASIC Techniques and Utilities by Ethan Winer. Originally a book published by Ziff-Davis Press
(PC Magazine), now available free for the downloading, complete with BASIC
source code examples.
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WordWrap.zip
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06 Sep 1993
8 Kb
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A word wrap routine by
Eric J. Pearson with BASIC source code.
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XModInfo.zip
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20 Jun 1986
74 Kb
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Tech docs on the Xmodem, Xmodem CRC, and Wxmodem file transfer protocols.
By Peter Boswell.
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XMS.zip
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21 Mar 1989
14 Kb
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The Extended Memory Specification 2.0: tech docs on XMS memory.
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YZModem.zip
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04 Aug 1987
74 Kb
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Technical documentation on the Xmodem, Ymodem and Zmodem file transfer
protocols. By Chuck Forsberg of
Omen Technology.
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