PROGRAM: PCUTIL.COM

GENERAL FUNCTION: Collection of useful utilities in one program.

WHY IS IT NEEDED? Inadequacies of DOS.

INSTALLATION: None.

FORMAT: PCTUIL [command] [options]

EXAMPLES:

HOW TO USE IT: Commands and options are as follows:

Command Options Effect

BEep Series of tweets
NUm ON,OFf NumLock on or off
CAp ON,OFf CapsLock on or off
WAit n Wait n seconds
MOno Switch to monochrome monitor
COlor 40,80 Switch to color monitor, 40 or 80 column
DU x: Info about utilization of drive x:
MU Info about utilization of memory
DIal 1,2 Dial number xxx-yyyy on port 1 or 2
T,P using Touchtone or Pulse
number (separate parms by a space)
VErsion Tell version of program
HElp Give summary of commands
SDir x:z Sorted directory
/H /P /N Hidden files, Print, Name
/E /D /S /U Extension, Size, Date, Unordered

Letters in caps suffice.

OTHER EFFECTS: None.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS: Works with DOS 1.1 and 2.0.

COMMENTS: Sorted directory option does not support subdirectories.
Very nice feature in SD whereby remain in program: can page thru
entries, and re-sort based on other criteria: all using function
keys.

These are options on the help screen, but I do not understand
how to get them to work.

[SWap ] { [Clear] [Logo] }
[SEtcolor] FIBIPI
[PI] { FF|R|N|C|E|DS|DW|U|C1|C2|L6|L8|L0|P6|P8|P0|N6|N8|C6|C8|TN|TC|SW }

SOURCE OF PROGRAM: Unknown.