›            Nelson Nieves›P.O. Box 1702, Hatillo, PR 00659-1702››          1 (809) 820-3135››     nkey@free.org, nkey@ixc.net››          November 22, 1995››Dear ATARI 8-bit owner,››Hi! My name is Nelson Nieves.››I am here to ask for your support for the continued development of some of the best SpartaDOS utilities ever! These programs were to be released in late 1995. But... I moved from Philadelphia to Puerto Rico and things did not turn out as planned. I am now back on track. I have recently started the project again. This after I started to browse the Info-ATARI 8-bit Digest and the comp.sys.atari.8bit Usenet group, and the recent release of SpartaDOS X!'s 4.22 ROM upgrade. I am thinking there has to be enough 8-bit users to warrant another try.››Utilities such as the following (please note that the x in SpartaDOS 3.2x signifies versions 3.2d, 3.2f, 3.2g, 3.2gx and the modified 3.2z version):››FAtr -- set or clear file attributes, will work across directories, introduce's an archive attribute for SpartaDOS 3.2x. (This program is included in this ARCed file.)››FTD -- a file time & date stamper, will work across directories, you may enter your own date or time, set the current time or date only. (This program is included in this ARCed file.)››Tree -- will display the entire directory tree of your disk or hard-drive partitions (not a pass by pass like the FTE Tree.Com). (This program is included in this ARCed file.)››Compare -- will display hex information as well as text; show you where differences occur by highlighting hex data which differ.››vUnErase - view and/or unerase deleted files or directories; recover partial deleted files to other disks or hard-drive partitions.››XCopy -- will use the extra 64k on 130XE computers for faster read and write operations; SpartaDOS 3.2x users will be able to take advantage of archival copies when used in combination with FAtr.››XPeek, XPoke -- external peek and poke commands for SpartaDOS 3.2x, xpeek's output is modeled after SpartaDOS X's peek command. (Include in this ARCed file.)››Cls -- clear screen command for SpartaDOS 3.2x. If you are like me and do not like to have memory resident and dli programs using up main memory you will enjoy such programs as xpeek, xpoke, and cls. (Included in this ARCed file.)››DeFrag -- a two part defragmentor with a separate directory optimizer.››BSMapOut -- BBS SysOp's who do not whish to take down their BBS to reformat the hard-drive can map-out bad sectors to a file (badsect.map) which will be located in the root directory, you may then delete the affected file or remove the bad sector number from the sector-map of the affected file; includes a separate utility (Image.Com) which will make an image of all the sector-maps of the drive you specify -- incase a sector occupied by a sector-map is bad, you can restore maps from the image.dat file to unused sectors and map the new sector map in the chain of the sector-maps of the file.››Text Maintenance Applications (will work on unedited text files):››XType -- an external type command; will use word wrap; will have a /p command to pause the display after a screen full of text; will read location 83 to set it self up to the system column setting--can be used with an 80 column screen mode which sets up location 83.››EolCmp -- Tidy up those text files so that they use less space on disk! This program will compact text files that have text lines with trailing spaces. Use on your on-line magazines (such as ZMags). (Included in this ARCed file.)››TSplit -- split text files by lines instead of a block by block split usually used on binary files -- never read another text file with the last sentence or paragraph fragmented.››StrFind -- find text strings in text files; will search for specified files across directories.››Security System -- read WipeFile.Txt included in this ARCed file.››And a few other surprises as well.››Why these programs? Well for too long SpartaDOS users, such as myself, have had to use utilities and applications that would not even work across directories.››All programs will be 100% compatible with SpartaDOS 3.2x and SpartaDOS X!. Parts of the programs will be coded in ML (Assembly) and Action!››The programs will probably be released in sets. At a price of $20.00 per disk. The development of these programs is expensive. The hours needed to code and test these programs just will not allow me to sell them at a cheaper price.››I have decided to release a few of the programs that will be released in mid 1996, so that you may inspect the quality of the programs on a first hand basis. These programs are not ShareWare or Public Domain, they are the copyright of Nelson Nieves. You may upload this file to any BBS, FTP site, Gopher, or World Wide Web Page in an unmodified form. This file must remain intact!››If you are a SpartaDOS 3.2x or SpartaDOS X! user and find a use for the programs in this ARCed file or the remaining programs that are in development, I urge you to fill in the following form and mail along with $5.00 U.S. dollars to register and to help in the continued development of these programs. I need to know whether there is a market and a need for the programs. Your registration will answer this question. Money sent will go to shipping all my ATARI 8-bit material from Philadelphia to Puerto Rico, the cost of set-up, and buying the new FTE SpartaDOS X! ROM upgrade. If there is enough support, may be programming for the FTE Sweet 16 is a possibility.››-----------›Name:››Address:››E-mail:››Please answer these questions as they are very important to me:››What do you use your ATARI for?››Do you enjoy programming your ATARI? If so, in what languages? (This question is very important for professional as well as hobby programmers. I am also planning to release programming routines in Action!, ATARI BASIC, and maybe BASIC XL/XE.)››1) ATARI BASIC›2) BASIC XL/XE›3) Action!›4) MAC/65››What programs will you like to see developed for your ATARI 8-bit?››Would you be interested in beta-testing for the project?››Anything else you would like noted?›----------››Send to:››Nelson Nieves›Attn: ATARI 8 Project›P.O. Box 1702›Hatillo, PR 00659-1702››For those of you who register I will try to keep you informed via e-mail or post mail on the status of the development (although I am thinking that posting to the Info-Atari 8 digest is better). It is, therefore, very important that your address is correct.››Please do not forget to send a money order, international money order, or check made in a U.S. bank. This will really help me in the development of the programs.››Also, I am asking for your opinions, criticisms, and programming ideas. Now... hurry-up and fill my e-mail box with enthusiasm! Please, be aware that I do not enjoy a local connection to the Internet, so I do not call that often. I usually call every 15 days. It is therefore preferable to mail the completed form to the address given. And do not expect an overnight reply to your e-mail.››I am ready to support the ATARI 8-bit, SpartaDOS 3.2x/ X! users. I hope that you will support me in this project. I hope that with your support, these programs will be completed and released sooner than expected.››Thank you for your time. Have a very merry christmas and a happy new year!››P.S. A very important note: please be aware that my wife does not speak English. If you call and my wife answers and realizes that at the other end of the phone there is an English speaking person, she will let you know to hang-on or call back later if I am not available. This is usually not a problem, since I am the one that works from home.›