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Resident programs and drivers: Some programs let you detect and get
information from them.

4DOS: A shareware program that replaces COMMAND.COM. It offers many
enhancements and reduced memory requirements.

KSTACK.COM: Part of 4DOS 4.0 and newer. A utility to fake keystrokes.

NDOS: A licensed version of 4DOS that is part of Norton Utilities 6.

WildUnix: A resident program that lets you use things like DEL *X.* to
delete any filename ending in X. (DOS would delete everything!)

ANARKEY: A program that lets you re-define the keyboard.

DOS/16M: A protected mode interface that lets DOS programs access more than
1Meg of memory on AT's and 386/486s. Used by many major
programs.

Phar Lap DOS Extender: Similar to DOS/16M.

QEMM: Quarterdeck's memory manager.

Manifest: A system analyzer by Quarterdeck. It has a resident mode that
let's you get information while a program is running.

VIDRAM: A program by Quarterdeck that lets you use some of the EGA/VGA
display memory for DOS. This comes at the expense of graphics
modes, except for CGA level graphics.

386^MAX: A memory manager by Qualitas.

MICEMM: Micronics Memory Manager. Comes with many computers that use the
Micronics motherboard. Gateway 2000 is a big customer.
NOTE: I have version 4F, and the detection does NOT work.

EMM386: Microsoft's memory manager. Comes as part of DOS 5 or Windows. OK
for being 'FREE', but it isn't very efficient. It slows computer
performance much more than QEMM or 386^Max. EMM386 must be
providing EMS memory for it to be found.

VDS: Virtual DMA Specification is a controlled way for programs to transfer
memory to and from some hardware devices. SCSI controllers are one
example that need to use VDS under memory managers or Windows.

Desqview: Quarterdeck's multi-tasking program. If found, information about
available memory and screen modes/size is given.

DOS 5 task switcher: DOS 5's DOSSHELL has a task switching option. You can
can run several programs at once, but only one at a
time. It is swapped in and out of memory. The switcher
also is detected as Windows in real/standard mode.

DRDOS TaskMax: A task switcher that comes with DR-DOS 6. It's equivalent to
DOS 5's DOSSHELL.

TAME: A shareware program that monitors DOS programs when running under
multi-tasking programs. If a program is doing nothing, it forces the
program to give up it's time slot, giving more to other programs.

Windows: This is the program by Microsoft. When version 3.x is in enhanced
mode, alot of extra information is given.

Norton NCACHE: Disk Cache. Part of Nortons version 5 or newer.

Norton Diskreet: An encoded/secure 'drive'. Part of Nortons version 5 or
newer.

Norton DiskMon: Monitors disk activity. Part of Nortons version 5 or newer.

Norton FileSave/EraseProtect: Places deleted files in a safe place. Part of
Nortons version 5 or newer.

F-PROT: F-PROT is a shareware package of programs by Fridrik Skulason used
to protect a computer from viruses.

TBScanX: A resident virus scanner. Usable by other programs to check
themselves.

Flu_Shot+: A commerical virus protection program.

CAM-SCSI: A SCSI interface standard.

CMC Int. SCSI driver: A SCSI driver.

SMARTDRV: Microsoft's disk cache. Some other cache programs may also use
this interface.
If you use Super PCKwik's PCKWIN.SYS program, the IOCTL read will
fail under DOS, but work under Windows 3 enhanced.

HyperDisk: A shareware disk cache program.

Stacker: A program that automatically compresses data, pretending it's
a disk drive.

pcAnywhere: A program that lets you operate a computer via the serial port.

Disk Spool II: A printer spooling program.

Microsoft/LANtastic: The network programs.

PC/TCP: A packet driver interface standard.

Inset: A program that integrates text and graphics.

MSCDEX: Microsoft's CD-ROM extensions

Fossil: A TSR or device driver for using the serial ports. Many BBS
programs use them.

Video Fossil: An extension of Fossil for working with video.