CodeHeadQuarters Monday, June 24, 1991 --------------------- **************************************************************** * * * CodeHead Software Announces CodeHead Utilities - Release 4 * * ---------------------------------------------------------- * * * * FEATURING: * * * * RESET-PROOF PRINTER AND DISK SPOOLING * * * * KEYBOARD ENHANCER FOR HANDICAPPED USERS * * * * TT COMPATIBILITY * * * * DESK ACCESSORY TEXT EDITOR * * * * RESOURCE FILE CONVERTER * * * * MUCH, MUCH, MORE... * * * **************************************************************** The fourth release of CodeHead Utilities is now available! It brings you many exciting new features as well as new and previously-unreleased programs. Release 4 comes on two disks. The second disk contains the latest versions of all Little Green Footballs Software and demos of all other CodeHead products. Between the two disks there are 34 programs, more than ONE AND A HALF MEGABYTES OF SOFTWARE! Here's what you get: Utilities: Shareware: ---------- ---------- Art Gallery 3.0 ArcShell 2.5 Auto Organizer 1.1 Desk Manager 3.3 CapsLock 1.0 DeskSwitch 1.1 CodeCopy 1.4 Funk Alert 1.1 CodeHead ED 1.1 Little Green Selector 1.8c Call ED 1.0 PinHead 1.8 CodeHead RAM Disk 2.3 TopDown 2.7 Font Tricks 2.0 Lens 1.0 Leonard6 1.1 Demos: MultiFile 1.2 ------ No Clear CodeKeys 1.2 RSC -> ASM 1.0 G+Plus 1.0 Sentinel 1.0 HotWire 2.3 Siren 3 LookIt! & PopIt! 1.0 ShowMem4 1.5 MaxiFile III 3.0 Spooler Manager 1.0 MIDIMAX 1.2 Spooler 1.0 MultiDesk 2.1 Spooler Config Stick Shift 1.0 ZeroDisk 1.1 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CODEHEAD RAM DISK: The CodeHead RAM Disk has some new and exciting features. You can now install two different drives in the same RAM disk. And you can configure the RAM disk to contain a RESET-PROOF PRINT SPOOLER! You can now perform a printing operation and reset your computer without losing a single character...the printer will pick up exactly where you left off without missing a beat. Plus, you can save your printer data to a standard disk file that can be printed at any time, with or without a print spooler! This means you can save the raw printer data of a DTP document and reprint it at any time WITHOUT EVEN RUNNING YOUR DTP PROGRAM AGAIN! The RAM disk comes with a companion "Spooler Manager Accessory" which allows you to save your spooled data and print as many copies as you want (up to 999) of any file with optional formfeeds between them, whether the spooler is present or not. The RAM Disk will now allow you to load any CCP file (a CodeCopy file containing an image of an entire disk full of files and folders) you wish. This lets you use HotWire to easily install different configurations of RAM disks complete with files already loaded, with the press of a key or the click of a mouse, in a SPLIT SECOND! CodeHead RAM Disk is now fully TT compatible (as well as working in all other ST resolutions, including the Moniterm), allowing you to install it in either ST RAM or Fast TT RAM. This turns the fastest Atari RAM disk into an even faster RAM disk. Some people have asked us why our RAM disk is so much faster than the competition...the secret is speed, and lots of it . For those who are unfamiliar with the previous features of CodeHead RAM Disk, it is not only reset-proof but will reinstall itself automatically after a reset without running the program again. If you've run out of drive letters, our RAM disk can be piggy-backed on top of an existing drive, even drive A or B, while still allowing access to the existing drive. It can be installed and removed from the desktop without rebooting and will automatically load an entire disk full of files and folders when installed. It can be any size that will fit in your memory and you can actually install your AUTO programs and accessories in the RAM disk for super-fast bootups! There is no faster, sturdier RAM disk available for ST/TT computers. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ART GALLERY: Art Gallery is our picture viewer and slide show utility which runs as either a program or a desk accessory. It is now fully compatible with Mega STe and TT030 computers and is also compatible with large screen monitors. If you have a large screen monitor, you can view any type of picture that matches the current resolution, or has the same number of planes but lesser pixel resolution. This allows you to view ST high-res pictures on a Moniterm monitor and ST medium and low res pictures on an ISAC or other large screen color monitor. There's new support for all TT resolutions, including Prism Paint pictures as well as the previous Neochrome, Degas, Art Director, and TNY modes. Using a color monitor on the TT you can view pictures in any of 5 resolutions no matter what your current resolution is. Art Gallery 3.0 can now be run by remote control through its special "command line" options. This allows you to view pictures simply by double-clicking on them (without having to first install a resident program). You can also create a HotWire menu which lets you just click on a picture's entry to view it. Or you can have entries which will run pre-configured slide shows. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ STICK SHIFT: Stick Shift is a new desk accessory specially designed for handicapped people. It changes the function of the shift keys (Left Shift, Right Shift, Control, and Alternate) into toggled keys. This allows complicated shift-key combinations to be typed by a single finger, or even a mouthstick. When Stick Shift is active, a symbol will appear in any of the four corners of the screen (your choice) to show which keys are currently "stuck" down. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CODEHEAD ED: Included as freeware with CodeHead Utilities is CodeHead's special desk accessory version of MicroEMACS, the popular progammer's text editor. At CodeHead Software, we've been using CodeHead ED for years. Now you too can access the power of EMACS as a desk accessory. CodeHead ED uses the GEM file selector for loading and saving files and has been optimized in many other areas to help make your text editing tasks as easy as possible. You can bind commands to different key combinations to customize it to your own preferences, and the powerful EMACS command language lets you create macros and command routines to do extremely complex tasks. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ RSC -> ASM CONVERTER: We've finally released another of our development tools -- RSC_ASM allows you to convert a resource file into assembly language source code. We've been using RSC_ASM for a couple of years now to embed resource files into our programs. A unique system of labelling allows you to save both time and instructions by being able to access objects and strings directly without using system calls to find addresses, and without tedious and error-prone indirection. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ CODECOPY: CodeCopy is our disk mastering program which is tailored to the task of making disk copies (we use it at CodeHead to make all our master disks). It features full verification of every byte on your disks plus the ability to save an entire disk as a single "image" file. It can be fully controlled either manually or from the command line. CodeCopy now has routines to override the self-parking of Atari's hard disk driver (on the Stacy). Due to a bug in Atari's driver, all disk access will fail if the hard drive parks while floppy access is taking place. You'll have no more problems with this. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FONT TRICKS: Font Tricks allows you to customize your system by changing the system screen font. You can also print ASCII files to Epson-compatible printers using the custom fonts. Almost two dozen fonts are included. Font Tricks is now TT compatible. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ AUTO ORGANIZER: Auto Organizer lets you change the order of execution of your AUTO folder programs. Its interface is intuitive and extremely fast, performing the actual reorganization almost instantaneously. Auto Organizer is TT compatible along with a couple of bug fixes. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OTHER UTILITIES: MultiFile is the granddaddy of MaxiFile. It gives you a basic scaled down set of file and disk functions. It runs as both a desk accessory and a program. Our stand-alone print spooler can be configured to any size through a separate program. It will spool a screen dump and its buffer can be cleared with a keystroke. ZeroDisk lets you erase all of the files on a floppy disk in one quick operation. CapsLock is an accessory that shows the current state of the CapsLock key. It can be installed in the upper left or right corner of the screen. Lens is a recursive graphics toy which lets you examine the effects of a recursive system and have fun at the same time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREEWARE: The new version of ShowMem4 works with the TT to show you memory blocks in fast RAM. It now works correctly the first time on all ROM versions. There's a new version of Leonard6, the system bomb handler, with a special option for BBS operators. You can set Leonard6 so that it will reboot upon a system error so that the BBS will automatically be reinitialized. Siren.ACC is fun little police car which drives across the bottom of your screen at predetermined configurable intervals. A patched version of Poolfix4 is included which fixes a bug in its reset-resident routine for handling the cookie jar. NoClear lets you remove the screen clear commands from your AUTO programs so that they will scroll nicely up the screen when you boot up. Sentinel watches for disk write errors and lets you know if there's a problem such as a full disk. This takes the worry out of working with programs that fail to inform you of errors. ######################################################################### CodeHead Utilities has a suggested retail price of $34.95. As a current owner of CodeHead Utilities, you can obtain an update by sending your original master disk and $10 to the address listed below. Version numbers and suggested retail prices for our products as of Monday, June 24, 1991 are: Product Version Price ------- ------- ----- CodeKeys ............. 1.3 .......$39.95 G+Plus ............... 1.5 ....... 34.95 MultiDesk ............ 2.2 ....... 29.95 LookIt & PopIt ....... 1.2/1.1 ... 39.95 MaxiFile ............. 3.0 ....... 44.95 HotWire .............. 3.0 ....... 44.95 HotWire Plus ..................... 69.95 MIDIMAX .............. 1.3 ....... 49.95 CodeHead Utilities ... Rel 4 ..... 34.95 CodeHead Products are available from your local Atari dealer, through mail-order houses, or directly from CodeHead Software: CodeHead Software P.O. Box 74090 Los Angeles, CA 90004 Phone: (213) 386-5735 FAX: (213) 386-5789 BBS: (213) 461-2095 CodeHead Software accepts Mastercard, Visa, and American Express, as well as checks, money orders, and cash. Shipping charges are $3 U.S., $4 Canada, and $6 elsewhere. Current office hours are Monday-Friday 9AM-1PM Pacific time. Prices and hours are subject to change without notice. Thank you for your support! #########################################################################