Date   : Tue, 25 Feb 1986 11:53:48-MST
From   : Rick Conn <RCONN@SIMTEL20.ARPA>
Subject: ZSIG (Z System Interest Group)

ZSIG for Z System (ZCPR3 and/or ZRDOS) users has been formed.  It is similar
to SIG/M for CP/M users.  PD:<ZSYS.ZSIG> contains many programs and doc files
from this user community.  Details (PD:<ZSYS.CMDATA>ZSIG.FILES) follow:

       -- Rick Conn

Program: ACREATE
Search : ACR*.*
Author : Howard Cripe
Z-News : 204
Summary: Creates an ALIAS COM file from a conventional text file.
        Eliminates the need to use an ALIAS generator, like ALIAS or
        VALIAS, in the creation of an ALIAS.

Program: ARUNZ
Search : ARUNZ*.*
Author : Jay Sage
Z-News : 304, 308
Summary: ALIAS processor in which a number of alias commands are stored
        as simple text in a file from which ARUNZ extracts its command
        lines and ALIAS definitions.

Program: BALIAS
Search : BAL*.*
Author : Paul Pomerleau
Z-News : 307, 308
Summary: ALIAS generator/editor.

Program: COMP
Search : COMP*.*
Author : Dennis Wright
Z-News : 307
Summary: Screen-oriented file comparison program which highlights
        differences between two files by using split-screen displays
        and reverse video.

Not Yet Documented:  CSHELLV1.LBR.1   10240(8)   

Program: FINDERR
Search : FINDER*.*
Author : Ted Emigh
Z-News : 009, 209
Summary: Errors from transient programs, such as M80, are detected by
        running FINDERR after the transient is executed.  FINDERR then
        sets the Z System flags.

Program: HSH
Search : HSH*.*
Author : Michael Rubenstein
Z-News : 307, 308, 403
Summary: History Shell, which maintains a history of the commands
        executed to date and allows the user to recall and edit
        previous commands.

Program: LDSK
Search : LDSK*.*
Author : Wilson Bent
Z-News : 307
Summary: Named-directory program which dynamically reassigns directory
        names based on zero-length files present in the target directories.

Program: LRUNZ
Search : LRUN*.*
Author : ???
Z-News : 205
Summary: A Z System Extended Command Processor (ECP) which can execute
        COM files from a library.

Not Yet Documented:  LUP11.PQS.1      5248(8)    

Program: POKE&GO.DOC
Search : POKE*.*
Author : Bruce Morgen
Z-News : 107, 301
Summary: Idea for how to make code modifications to running programs
        on the fly by patching the programs as they reside in memory
        and then reexecuting them.

Program: QUEUE
Search : QUEUE*.*
Author : Dreas Nielsen
Z-News : 203
Summary: File Queue Manager, which allows files to be selected and
        placed into a queue.  This queue is then used as the source
        of input for a command stream.

Not Yet Documented:  RCPTRAPS.LBR.1   10624(8)   

Program: TALIAS
Search : TAL*.*
Author : ???
Z-News : 307
Summary: ALIAS generator/editor.

Program: THELLO
Search : THE*.*
Author : Tiger Computing
Z-News : 308
Summary: Othello game which is screen-oriented, using the Z System TCAP.

Program: VALIAS
Search : VAL*.*
Author : Jay Sage
Z-News : 301, 302, 308
Summary: Screen-oriented ALIAS generator with command editing.

Program: VCED
Search : VCED*.*
Author : Paul Pomerleau
Z-News : 307, 308
Summary: Screen-oriented command line editor which permits editing,
        executing, and recalling command lines.  Uses Word Star
        cursor commands.

Program: VERROR
Search : VER*.*
Author : Paul Pomerleau
Z-News : 301, 308
Summary: Screen-oriented error handler which allows the user to edit
        erroneous commands and resubmit them.

Program: VTYPE
Search : VTY*.*
Author : Dennis Wright
Z-News : 207
Summary: VTYPE provides Bidirectional viewing of text files with
        highlighting.  Commands include built-in help, forward/backward
        movement a line/screen at a time, jump to beginning/end of file,
        and text string search.

Program: WMZ3PAT (WMPATCH)
Search : WMZ3*.*
Author : Dennis Wright
Z-News : 104
Summary: Patch to Micropro's Word Master editor which causes Word Master
        to feed directly off the Z System TCAP.  Loading a new TCAP, then,
        automatically causes the patched Word Master to run with the
        different terminal.

Program: WSZ3PAT (WSPATCH)
Search : WSZ3*.*
Author : Dennis Wright
Z-News : 104
Summary: Patch to Micropro's Word Star editor which causes Word Star to
        feed directly off the Z System TCAP.  Loading a new TCAP, then,
        automaticlaly causes the patched Word Star to run with the
        different terminal.

Not Yet Documented: Z3BYE.DQC.1      7936(8)    
Not Yet Documented: Z3EMX.LBR.1      3072(8)    
Not Yet Documented: Z3KEY12.LBR.1    35840(8)   
Not Yet Documented: Z3TURB.LBR.1     37120(8)   
Not Yet Documented: ZBYE.MQC.1       20096(8)   
Not Yet Documented: ZBYE11C.MQC.1    20096(8)   
Not Yet Documented: ZCUBE11.LBR.1    10112(8)   
Not Yet Documented: ZTP-INS2.LBR.1   30720(8)