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VENDOR: JP Software Releases Take Command for OS/2
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (trawson@tiac.net)
Mon Mar 11 12:57:57 1996
To: os2ann.DISCUSS@bloom-picayune.MIT.EDU
Date: 9 Mar 1996 20:48:16 GMT
From: trawson@tiac.net
Reply-To: 75300.210@compuserve.com
Reply-To: 75300.210@compuserve.com
Submitted by: trawson@tiac.net
Source: JP Software
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JP Software is pleased to announce the release of Take Command for OS/2
version 1.0.
What is it?
Take Command for OS/2 is a complete implementation of our advanced command
line technology in a native OS/2 GUI application.
Take Command for OS/2 runs under all versions of IBM OS/2 3.0 (OS/2 Warp).
In the past, you've had to choose between the graphical interface and the
power of the command line. Take Command finally brings you the best of both
worlds. Take Command supports the same command line features you're used to
in 4OS2 and 4DOS -- command line editing, command and directory history,
aliases, batch file enhancements, and more, all fully integrated into the
OS/2 graphical environment. We've also added dozens of features feasible
only in a graphical environment like OS/2 -- features like menus, dialogs,
application control, and cut and paste support.
See below for more details.
Where can I download a copy for evaluation?
A trial (shareware) copy of Take Command for OS/2 is available now for
21-day evaluation in JP Software's CompuServe library (PCVENB LIB 10), at
our Internet ftp site (ftp.std.com), and on the Channel 1 BBS. You can also
download via our web page at www.jpsoft.com. The file name is TCOS2100.ZIP.
See "Contacting JP Software" at the end of this announcement for exact
locations and phone numbers if you are not familiar with our download
sites.
How can I order it?
Contact your software dealer, or call JP Software at 800-368-8777 (USA
only, orders only please); 617-646-3975; or fax 617-646-0904. Our
electronic address for sales and customer service is 75020,244 (on
Compuserve) or sales@jpsoft.com (on the Internet). Our business hours are
8:30 AM - 5:00 PM eastern US time. For a new copy, order item #NC-150.
Take Command for OS/2 is $69 and ships with a printed Introduction and
Installation Guide and complete on-line reference documentation.
If you already own 4DOS, 4OS2, 4DOS/NT, Take Command/16, or Take
Command/32, you can purchase Take Command for OS/2 (for use on the same
system as your current command processor) for just $29! (Order item
#RE-250.)
The printed Take Command Reference Manual (covering Take Command for OS/2,
Windows, and Windows NT / Windows 95) is priced separately at $15 (item
#AD-530).
We also offer an "OS/2 Triple Pack" which includes Take Command for OS/2,
4OS2, and 4DOS, with completed printed documentation (including the Take
Command Reference Manual), for just $119. (Order item #PK- 285.)
A complete multi-system license schedule is also available; contact us for
pricing.
What does it do?
The full list of Take Command features is far too long to include here.
For 4OS2 users, Take Command offers dozens of new capabilities, including:
** A built-in scrollback buffer that lets you look back through the
output from past commands.
** A standard OS/2 menu bar for access to many commonly-used Take
Command features.
** A status bar showing memory and resource usage.
** A customizable tool bar that gives you quick access to commands and
applications.
** OS/2 dialogs for editing environment variables, aliases, file
descriptions, and startup parameters.
** High-speed, dialog-based file and text search (like the current FFIND
command, which gives you the same capabilities at the Take Command
prompt).
** Commands like ACTIVATE, KEYSTACK, MSGBOX, and QUERYBOX that allow you
to use OS/2 features and control OS/2 applications from your batch
files.
** Built-in support for running compatible character-mode applications
inside the Take Command window.
Take Command also supports most 4OS2 and 4DOS features, including:
** Command line editing, command history and recall, and completion of
partially typed commands and file names.
** Date, time, and size ranges to select files for processing based on
their date or time of last modification, or their size.
** Aliases to create new commands or change the options or behavior of
existing commands.
** File descriptions to attach descriptive text to your files.
** Executable extensions to associate applications with files.
** Enhanced COPY, MOVE, REN, and DEL commands process multiple files in
a single command, select files by attribute, and check results before
executing the actual command.
** An enhanced CD command, and many other features for fast directory
navigation, plus a directory history so you can return to
recently-used directories.
** A vastly improved DIR command with dozens of new file selection and
display options.
** A built-in file viewer with forward and backward paging, vertical and
horizontal scrolling, text search, and printing.
** High-speed batch file processing that's 5 to 10 times faster than
traditional batch files, plus dozens of new batch file commands,
"internal variables", and "variable functions" for a truly powerful
batch language.
** Integrated support for OS/2 REXX and other third-party REXX
implementations.
Contacting JP Software
Please contact us (see below) to place an order, or if you have questions
about any of our products.
Customer Service:
E-mail: Compuserve: 75020,244
Internet: sales@jpsoft.com
Fax: (617) 646-0904
Telephone: (617) 646-3975
(800) 368-8777 (orders only, USA only)
File Downloads:
Files for all products are available at these locations. Take Command
for OS/2 is in the file TCOS2100.ZIP.
Compuserve: GO PCVENB OR GO JPSOFT, library 10
BBS: Channel 1, Boston, phone 617-354-3230 (2400- 14400, no
parity, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit) or 617-349-1300
(28,800 baud v.34); join conference 5 for free
downloads
FTP: ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/jpsoft/tcmdos2/tcos2100.zip
General files for all products are in
ftp://ftp.std.com/vendors/jpsoft directory. .
World Wide Web: http://www.jpsoft.com
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