MultiWorks for DOS
Version 1.0 · deskSoft Computer Services
Description
MultiWorks is a much-requested integrated application suite for DOS. Former commercial product now as very affordable shareware.
Technical details
- File
mw_dos.zip- Size
- 1.0 MB
- Format
- .zip
- Year
- 1995
- Added to S.U.P.E.R.
- 1997-05-20
- Files inside
- 28
- Author
- deskSoft Computer Services
- Path
anonftp/pub/mw_dos.zip
How to install it
What to send to the palmtop saves 538.1 KB
These are the files you need. You can send them from the package contents below.
-
HELP.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 12.6 KB -
DICT_8K.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 31.5 KB -
MW_INST.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 96.1 KB -
DICT_56K.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 172.2 KB -
MWORKS.EXE→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 325.1 KB -
INSTALL.BAT→ A:\SOFT programa de DOS 51 B
No need to put
REJECTS.DBF, INFO_GRP.DBF, DICT.DBF, GROUPS.DBF, INFO.DBF, FILES.DBF, TO_DO.DBF, DIAL.DBF and 14 more:
they are manuals, source code or supporting material. Read them here and save 538.1 KB on a 1 MB disk.
Steps
- Copy HELP.EXE, DICT_8K.EXE, MW_INST.EXE, DICT_56K.EXE to A:\SOFT. They are DOS programs: run them from the DOS icon, or add A:\SOFT to the PATH in C:\AUTOEXEC.BAT to call them by name.
Derived from the package contents and the 200LX conventions. It installs to A: on purpose: C: is a RAM disk and every byte there is memory taken from the system.
The author's instructions
- minimum installation requires only 360K of disk space
Registration fee ... $2.00
Are you paying enough ?
Good question! Try asking yourself this; "Am I paying too much for
other Shareware products?" In most cases the answer is yes. If a given
softwareproduct were to be published and sold on retail stores shelves for
$50.00, the author of the product would receive about $3.00 to $4.00 per
copy. Why? After packaging, advertising, marketing, etc. etc. etc., there
really is very little left over for the author. (that's why selling a million
copies of a product is so appealing) On the other hand, if this same author
were to release the product as shareware and charge $30.00 for it he would
pocket the whole amount. One of the major concepts of Shareware was the
elimination of the middlemen. If the middleman is gone, why are you still
paying for him?
Two dollars is about what I would receive for each copy of
MultiWorks sold if it were still a commercial product. Since the middleman
is gone, so is his fee.
So come on, grab a $2.00 bill and stuff it in an envelope and mail it
off. You'll get to use a great piece of software, and you'll have the
satisfaction of knowing that you've paid exactly the right price for it.
deskSoft Computer Services Inc.
217 East 23rd Street
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
L8V 2X2
... Coming soon MultiWorks for Windows ... all of the same features and more!
(send $1.00 plus a self addressed, stamped diskette mailer (include 3ea 3.5"
HD diskettes) for an advance copy)
SHAREWARE NOTICE
MultiWorks is supplied free of charge. You are encouraged to copy and
distribute it to as many people as possible under the following conditions :
Literal excerpt from README.TXT, exactly as it came in the package.
Package contents
Send to my palmtop
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Download the file with the button above and copy it to the palmtop your usual way.