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The F@t Guy's Utilities
Suites , applications, and tools by The F@t Guy |
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| TFGDOS has been discontinued, and will not be available for download...
Please take a peek at TFGCMD - The NT based version of TFGDOS which
works on all current Windows systems. I won't say that TFGDOS
might be resurrected... But If I get some time, I would like to.
Even so, it
is unlikely to be long-term support. I would like to do one last
upgrade, to bring TFGDOS in line with what TFGCMD has turned out to be
- But for now, TFGCmd is more pressing. I am leaving the page as
a placemarker, just in case I decide to give it one more go... The
F@t Guy's TFGDOS Compilation A part of F@t Guy Utilities Introducing: TFGDOS (MtnMan) version 3 !! About TFGDOS: TFGDOS is just a compilation of MS-DOS 7.10, plus all the features one would expect in a modern DOS such as Long FileName support. I wrote this compilation to fascilitate the use of the rest of my work. The real difference is the fortification of MS-DOS with all the bells and whistles that used to be built into TFGUTIL's TFGMENU (now extinct). Too many people were trying to use bits and pieces of my stuff and really screwing up because the dependencies the program or batch relied upon were not present. Now you don't need to worry about that. If you use TFGDOS my stuff WILL work, period. If you wish to mimic it's function, tweak, or minimize, well knock yourself out- but the easiest way to use F@t Guy Utilities is to use this DOS. It isn't highly optimized. I am sure you could squeeze some mem out of it if you try, but it is reasonable- the stock configuration (CDROM, Ramdisk, Mouse, Smartdrv, DosKey, DOSLFN) leaves 621k at the prompt and still runs fine under WIN.. With a little bit of monkey-farting it will work well from a cdrom (w/ ramdrv), and one can use CTRLTOOL or CTRLMINI (See HELP TFG CTRLTOOL) to have the most critical functions from a floppy (w/ ramdrv). It probably isn't as nifty as other compilations out there but it works great in all conditions, and can be installed beneath Win98 with no problems at all, and almost everything works from a DOSBox as well. TFGDOS comes stock with TFGMENU favorites like: OSOPTION Now integrated into TFGDOS, OSOPT allows Start-up switching between DOS and WIN (w/ timeout) and a simple means of setting (and re-setting) the default option. It now offers restarting capabilities in both DOS and Win, and allows entry into Win Safemode w/cdrom. (OSOPTION is a WBAT GUI). Another really nice feature is that it "remembers" if the ShowModes switch is on- So no need to watch the box going into safe mode. It will go there each time the machine is booted until you shut off ShowModes (or set the radio button to "normal"). BOOTDRVR Now integrated into the TFGDOS loader, BOOTDRVR allows Startup selection of "extras" to selectively load such as Mouse, DOSKey, Smartdrv, and DOSLFN. It also handles loading drives selectively, with native support for CDROM (VIDE_CDD.SYS, SHSUCDX) and ramdrive (XMSDSK using my LOADRAM to set up ramdrive directories and switch the TEMP var out to the Ramdrive). BOOTDRVR also supports NTFSDOS and NTFSPRO, ZIP (ATAPI, Parallel, USB), and USB (MassStor, Flop, and ZIP) with the addition of the proper drivers. (BOOTDRVR is a WBAT GUI). Like The ShowModes feature, Bootdrvr can be set to bypass the GUI interface and will rely on your defaults in such cases.. ALSO in TFGDOS: CTRL When called, CTRL can automatically generate vars for drives and paths within TFGDOS. Any batch that uses CTRL /GET variables is not limited by fixed drive letters or paths. if a resource changes, simply change it's var in CTRL /CONFIG or within CTRL.INI and the batches using CTRL will receive the correct information. CTRL's /TEST mode automatically adds TFGDOS directories and the Windows directory (if Win is running) to the path, and calls to SETTFG /TEST if TFGUTIL is found on the system which adds it's BatDir to the path as well. EL Designed as a companion to Horst Schaeffer's WBAT, EL reads the error level and places it in the "?" variable. EDIT Renames MS-DOS EDIT.COM to MSEDIT.COM. Whenever "edit" is called thereafter, EDIT.BAT opens the optional editor of your choice in both Win and DOS. FINDMEM Finds strings in memory. RETURN (new and improved) Allows returning to wherever you are with two levels, RETURN /M (master) and RETURN /C (current). Also PUSHDIR/POPDIR supported. READY A wrapper for Schaeffer's DREADY.COM, READY contains all the messaging needed for drive testing. It has a WBAT Interface where you can test a particular drive, can test for all active drives, and can be called from another batch to handle drive testing to tell the user that a drive is not valid or is write protected with WBAT GUI boxes that allow pause to insert or de-protect a floppy or other media. AND MORE: TFGDOS has an extensive HELP system for all associated abilities, and carries help for all included binaries and the old DOS 6.22 Dos help as well - all through a single interface. Type HELP. All batches written by me have traditional "/?" help as well. TFGDOS has many extra tools (in C:\DOS\EXTEND) including (but not limited to ) all the tools offered by Horst Schaeffer, Without Mr. Schaeffer's fine work this DOS would be unremarkable. Just peruse the DOS\EXTEND directory to find most of the goodies, and the rest are in DOS\CONTROL. INSTALLATION: Download TFGDOS. Unzip the package in a temp folder somewhere and run Install.bat. It will change system files, but backs up the existing to .tfg extensions in the root of C:(if they don't already exist). While the installer does allow alternatives I would recommend installing to C:\DOS. If you have an existing C:\DOS , and wish to save it please rename it before installing. There is ample opportunity to cancel out of the install process, but the only in-built option is remove and replace. The beta installer is around 2.2 meg and requires installation on a working, fully updated Win98SE installation. It will gather DOS from Win98 and write the system files needed for proper operation. After installation, it is highly recommended to get to a DOS or DOSBOX prompt and type HELP. Push the TFGUTIL button and read the docs within. |
