Drawing new faces for an old favorite: XTree Easy is a kind of XTree Lite, for those who want the flavor of a shell that is less filling

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MS-DOS 5.0, the new version of Microsoft's DOS operating system, is much improved and makes many shell and utility programs obsolete. On the other hand, a program such as XTree Easy, from XTree Company, San Luis Obispo, CA, can be useful in some circumstances. XTree Easy is a streamlined and simplified version of the XTree shell. Tasks such as copying or deleting or moving files can be accomplished with XTree Easy, and it can create, rename or delete directories. And the program can do other things, such as to build a menu for accessing applications stored on a hard disk. XTree Easy runs on a computer with MS-DOS 3.1 or later and at least 256 Kbytes of memory. XTree's retail price is $69, and XTree owners can buy an upgrade for $29. A book is mentioned and recommended: 'The Official XTree MS-DOS and Hard Disk Companion,' by Rich Tennant, $15.95, from IDG Books Worldwide. XTree company has an arrangement with the American Forestry Association, so that when a customer returns an XTree software registration card, XTree donates funds to plant a tree.

Donations, Authorship, File management, Shell Programs, XTree Co., DOS (Operating system), American Forestry Association, Woods, Beth, American Forests (Washington, D.C.), XTree Easy (File management software)

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Bringing pictures to life in minutes

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Impel, $295, from Eastridge Technology, creates animation presentations for IBM-compatible microcomputers. One of 15 type fonts is selected, a message is composed, a picture can be created with a 'Draw' part of the program, and the creation is animated. Animated graphical presentations use memory: a two-second program created by the reviewer required 20,000 bytes. Impel works through nine menus, and the program can be operated either by typing commands or by using a mouse. The program is straightforward: anyone comfortable with a microcomputer should be able to create a business presentation, a product demo, or a training program. Impel comes on either a 3.5-inch or a 5.25-inch disk. Impel requires DOS 2.0 or later and a graphics card. In unrelated news, a file management program called Extend-a-Name Plus, from World Software Corp, is mentioned and recommended.

Graphics software, Presentation graphics software, Computer graphics, World Software Corp. (Ridgewood, New Jersey), Computer animation, Animation software, Eastridge Technology Inc., Impel (Computer graphics software), Extend-A-Name Plus (File management software)

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A handy kit provides more than one tool

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PC-Browse is a shareware program made by Quicksoft Inc. PC-Browse is likened to a Swiss Army knife: it does many jobs. PC-Browse loads into a microcomputer's internal memory whence it is called up without forcing a user to close an application that is running. The simplest use for PC-Browse is to search for another file that is stored on disk. PC-Browse does much more. For example, the program manages simple lists created by the user. PC-Browse can also function as a tool for hypertext, organizing and locating information in various ways. PC-Browse runs on an IBM compatible computer and works with any word-processing program that can generate plain text, that is, text without graphics. PC-Browse can be bought on two 5.25-inch or one 3.5-inch disk for $12. The disks and a printed manual cost $49.

Word processing software, Public software, Memory-Resident Software, Add-In/On Software, Plug-in software, Quicksoft Inc., PC-Browse (Search software)

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