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--- qlwiki:utilities [2017/09/09 15:43] – Added links to SuperBASIX XREF page. normandunbar
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- ====== Utilities ======
+====== Utilities ======
 This is a list of the wide ranging utilities produced for the Sinclair QL home computer.
-It is also worth checking out the collection of utilities available from the [[http://www.dilwyn.me.uk/downloads.html|Sinclair QL Homepage]] as many former commercial titles have been released as freeware by the copyright owners.
+It is also worth checking out the collection of utilities available from the [[http://www.dilwyn.qlforum.co.uk/downloads.html|Sinclair QL Homepage]] as many former commercial titles have been released as freeware by the copyright owners.
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-A\\
+===== A =====
 [[qlwiki:ACT  the Adventure Creation Tool]] - An adventure creation program (created text and graphics adventures)\\
 [[qlwiki:Advanced Development Toolkit]] - Toolkit to help development of [[qlwiki:UCSD Pascal]] and [[qlwiki:UCSD Fortran77]] programs\\
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-B\\
+===== B =====
 [[qlwiki:BACKUP]]\\
 [[qlwiki:Bag of Tricks]]\\
 [[qlwiki:Bank Manager]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:BASIC]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:BASIC CPort]] - Program to convert SuperBASIC to C for compiling.\\
+[[qlwiki:Superbasic Cport|BASIC CPort]] - Program to convert SuperBASIC to C for compiling.\\
 [[qlwiki:BasicAlly]] - Program to help you debug SuperBASIC programs\\
 [[qlwiki:Better Basic]]\\
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-C\\
+===== C =====
 [[qlwiki:C1 Monitor]] - machine code monitor program\\
 [[qlwiki:C1 Typing Tutor]] - learn to touch type on the Sinclair QL\\
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-D\\
+===== D =====
 [[qlwiki:Data Design]]\\
 [[qlwiki:DATABOSS]]\\
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-E\\
+===== E =====
 [[qlwiki:EasyPTR]]\\
 [[qlwiki:EPROM Services Basic 1]] (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM\\
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-F\\
+===== F =====
 [[qlwiki:Ferret]]\\
 [[qlwiki:Fibu]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
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-G\\
+===== G =====
 [[qlwiki:Garage Account]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:GigaBASIC]] - A sprite and window / menu control toolkit \\
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-H\\
+===== H =====
 [[qlwiki:Hardback and Finder]] - program for making backups of hard disks and searching for files (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
 [[qlwiki:HEX Dump to Printer]] (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
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-I\\
+===== I =====
 [[qlwiki:ICE]] - An icon controlled front end for the QL\\
 [[qlwiki:ICE Toolkit]] - Toolkit to allow your own programs to communicate with [[qlwiki:ICE]] pointer environment\\
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-J\\
+===== J =====
-JOSS (MISSING IN ACTION)
+[[qlwiki:JDIR|JDIR]] Directory navigation utility (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
+[[qlwiki:JOSS|JOSS]] (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
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-K\\
+===== K =====
 [[qlwiki:Keydefine]] - store user defined macros for keys. (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
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-L\\
+===== L =====
 [[qlwiki:Last Line Recall]] - Simple program to get back the last line typed in at the touch of a key (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
 [[qlwiki:Lazarus]] - Disk Recovery program (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
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-M\\
+===== M =====
 [[qlwiki:MBase]] - Program to turn Archive into a menu driven database with single-key commands (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:MBoot]] - Sets up RAM disks and then automatically loads pre-defined programs and files to the RAM disks (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
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-N\\
+===== N =====
 [[qlwiki:Names and Addresses]] (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
 [[qlwiki:Nucleon]] - package of various programs to create routines for handling graphics and sound in your SuperBASIC programs\\
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-O\\
+===== O =====
 [[qlwiki:Online SuperBASIC Manual]] (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
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-P\\
+===== P =====
 [[qlwiki:Pacioll]] - Accounts package (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:Page Designer]] - A desk-top publishing program\\
+[[qlwiki:Page Designer 2]] - A desk-top publishing program\\
+[[qlwiki:Page Designer 3]] - A desk-top publishing program\\
 [[qlwiki:Paint Master]] - A simple graphics package to help you add graphics to your own programs\\
 [[qlwiki:Paragon]] - Desktop application similar to [[qlwiki:ICE]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
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-Q\\
+===== Q =====
-[[qlwiki:QCalc]] - a simple on-screen popup calculator (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QConnect]] Terminal Emulator software for use with the [[qlwiki:Tandata Modem]] stack\\
-[[qlwiki:QFlash Ram Disk]]\\
-[[qlwiki:QFlash Ram Eprom]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QFlash Ram Utilities]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QRoute]] Route Finding / mapping program \\
-[[qlwiki:QSwitch]]\\
-[[qlwiki:QPRINT]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QCAD]] - A Computer Aided Drawing package\\
+[[qlwiki:QCalc]] - A simple on-screen popup calculator (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QCLEAN]] - A microdrive cleaning system (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QD]] - A pointer driven editor \\
+[[qlwiki:QConnect]] - Terminal Emulator software for use with the [[qlwiki:Tandata Modem]] stack\\
+[[qlwiki:QD]] - A pointer driven editor\\
+[[qlwiki:QDesign]] - Pointer driven bitmap graphics program\\
 [[qlwiki:QDoctor]] - Data recovery program\\
-[[qlwiki:QDOS Trap Handler]] - a small machine toolkit for giving direct access to QDOS Traps\\
+[[qlwiki:QDOS Trap Handler]] - A small machine toolkit for giving direct access to QDOS Traps\\
 [[qlwiki:QDraw]] - Bitmap graphics program by [[qlwiki:Psion]] - used for creating the graphics in [[qlwiki:Psion Chess]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QDUMPS]] - Screen dump program\\
-[[qlwiki:QIMP]] -  flexible icon manager program\\
+[[qlwiki:QFlash Ram Disk]]\\
+[[qlwiki:QFlash Ram Eprom]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:QFlash Ram Utilities]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:QFLP]] - Upgrade Chip for MicroP and Medic Disk Interface\\
+[[qlwiki:QIMP]] - Flexible icon manager program\\
 [[qlwiki:QKick]]\\
-[[qlwiki:QLGrafik]] - A sprite editor and driver (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:QL Artist]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QLPC Fileserver]] - software to link a QL to a PC\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Assembly Language Microdrive Toolkit]] - Source code to the [[qlwiki:QL Microdrive Toolkit]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QL Artist]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:QL Bank Account]] - Keep track of your bank accounts with your QL\\
-[[qlwiki:QL Bank Account]] - keep track of your bank accounts with your QL\\
+[[qlwiki:QL Crossword]] - Program for creating and solving crosswords\\
-[[qlwiki:QL Crossword]] - program for creating and solving crosswords\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Dairy Herd Management]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Gardener]] - a plant database to help you select the right plants for your garden conditions\\
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 [[qlwiki:QL Monitor]] - 68000 machine code monitor/disassembler later re-released as [[qlwiki:QMON]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Numerical]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QLOR]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Paint]] - bitmap drawing program also released as [[qlwiki:GraphiQL]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Paragon]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
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 [[qlwiki:QL Screen Editor Plus]] - Text editor\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Super Monitor]] - A 68000 machine code monitor / disassembler\\
-[[qlwiki:QLSwitch]] A program to switch between the four Psion programs [[qlwiki:Quill]],[[qlwiki:Archive]], [[qlwiki:Easel]] and [[qlwiki:Abacus]].\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Terminator Emulator]] - (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QL To Organiser]] - program to transfer Psion Exchange files between the QL and the Psion Organiser (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:QL To Organiser]] - Program to transfer Psion Exchange files between the QL and the Psion Organiser (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QL To PC]] - Program to transfer files between QL and PC\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Toolbox]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QL Toolkit]] - The forerunner of [[qlwiki:SuperToolkit]]\\
-[[qlwiki:QL Touch n Go]] - another typing tutor for the Sinclair QL\\
+[[qlwiki:QL Touch n Go]] - Another typing tutor for the Sinclair QL\\
 [[qlwiki:QL WindowsIconsFonts]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QL World Index]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QLART]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QLASM]] - early 68008 Assembler and Editor (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:QLASM]] - Early 68008 Assembler and Editor (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QLDIARY]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QLFED]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QFLP]] - Upgrade Chip for MicroP and Medic Disk Interface\\
+[[qlwiki:QLGrafik]] - A sprite editor and driver (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QLiberator]] - SuperBASIC Compiler capable of compiling nearly all programs\\
 [[qlwiki:QLOAD]] - Program to speed loading of SuperBASIC Programs\\
+[[qlwiki:QLOR]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:Qlone]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:QLPRESTEL]] - software provided with the [[qlwiki:Bright Star Modem]]\\
+[[qlwiki:QLPC Fileserver]] - Software to link a QL to a PC\\
-[[qlwiki:QLTALK]] - software provided with the [[qlwiki:Bright Star Modem]]\\
+[[qlwiki:QLPRESTEL]] - Software provided with the [[qlwiki:Bright Star Modem]]\\
-[[qlwiki:QMAIL]] - mailmerge program (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:QLSwitch]] - A program to switch between the four Psion programs [[qlwiki:Quill]],[[qlwiki:Archive]], [[qlwiki:Easel]] and [[qlwiki:Abacus]].\\
-[[qlwiki:QMATHS 1]] - various mathematical packages - including a 3D modelling program, and a fractal interpreter\\
+[[qlwiki:QLTALK]] - Software provided with the [[qlwiki:Bright Star Modem]]\\
-[[qlwiki:QMATHS 2]] - further mathematical packages including a fast mandelbrot program and the US version of [[qlwiki:3D Terrain]]\\
+[[qlwiki:QMAIL]] - Mailmerge program (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:QMATHS 1]] - Various mathematical packages - including a 3D modelling program, and a fractal interpreter\\
+[[qlwiki:QMATHS 2]] - Further mathematical packages including a fast mandelbrot program and the US version of [[qlwiki:3D Terrain]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QMED]] - Upgrade Chip for Medic disk interface\\
-[[qlwiki:QMenu]]\\
+[[qlwiki:QMenu]] - Provides standard system dialogs like file, directory and list selection or string entry\\
 [[qlwiki:QMON]] - Powerful 68000 machine code monitor and disassembler\\
 [[qlwiki:QPAC1]] - Collection of desktop utilites which run under the pointer environment\\
 [[qlwiki:QPAC2]] - Collection of more desktop utilities for job, channel, files, and program control\\
+[[qlwiki:QPRINT]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QPTR]] - Toolkit for programming under the pointer environment\\
 [[qlwiki:QRAM]] - File, job, channel and program control utilities under the pointer environment\\
 [[qlwiki:QREF]] - SuperBASiC toolkkt which allow you to find use of keywords, procedures, functions and variables in a program\\
+[[qlwiki:QRoute]] - Route Finding / mapping program \\
 [[qlwiki:QSPELL]]\\
 [[qlwiki:QSUP]]\\
-[[qlwiki:QTop]] - user interface / desktop suite\\
+[[qlwiki:QSwitch]]\\
-[[qlwiki:Qtyp]] - spelling checker designed to run under the pointer environment\\
+[[qlwiki:QTop]] - User interface / desktop suite\\
-[[qlwiki:QuaLsoft Terminal]] - a viewdata and VT100 terminal program\\
+[[qlwiki:QTyp]] - Spelling checker designed to run under the pointer environment\\
+[[qlwiki:QuaLsoft Terminal]] - A viewdata and VT100 terminal program\\
 [[qlwiki:Quick Layout]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
-[[qlwiki:Quilmerg]] - mailmerge program (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
+[[qlwiki:Quickfax]] - A fast database program \\
+[[qlwiki:Quilmerg]] - Mailmerge program (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:QZ]] - QL to Z88 Transfer Utility Program\\
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-R\\
+===== R =====
 [[qlwiki:RealWindows]] - provides real windows accessed through new SuperBASIC keywords. (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:RAM Disk and Spooler]] - RAM disk driver and printer spooler\\
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-S\\
+===== S =====
-[[qlwiki:SEdit]]\\
+[[qlwiki:S_Edit]]\\
 [[qlwiki:SBEXTRAS]]\\
 [[qlwiki:SBUTIL]]\\
+[[qlwiki:Screen Dazzler]] - a screen saver
 [[qlwiki:Screen Snatch]] - a program for capturing the screen and printing it out\\
 [[qlwiki:SEDIT]] - Program to design screens for use in [[qlwiki:Archive]] (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
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-T\\
+===== T =====
 [[qlwiki:Tascopy QL]] - Screen dump program\\
 [[qlwiki:Taskmaster]]\\
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 [[qlwiki:The Editor]] - A fully fledged editor capable of complex functions\\
 [[qlwiki:The Painter]] - Bitmap graphics package\\
+[[qlwiki:The Personal Banking System]] - Bank account manager\\
 [[qlwiki:The Quill]] - Adventure writing package (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
 [[qlwiki:The SuperBASIC Extensions EPROM]] (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
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-U\\
+===== U =====
 [[qlwiki:Ultraprint]]\\
 [[qlwiki:Utility Pack]] - programming utilities (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
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-V\\
+===== V =====
 [[qlwiki:Video Library]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:Viewpoint]] (a 3D computer aided design program)\\
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-W\\
+===== W =====
 [[qlwiki:WD Utilties]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
 [[qlwiki:WD Morse Tutor]] (MISSING IN ACTION)\\
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-X\\
+===== X =====
 [[qlwiki:XREF]] - Cross Referencing program (MISSING IN ACTION), see also [[qlwiki:SuperBASIC XREF]] \\
 [[qlwiki:Xref 200]] (MISSING IN ACTION) \\
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-Z\\
+===== Z =====
 [[qlwiki:Z88 Transfer]]\\
 [[qlwiki:Zappit]] - A sprite editor