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SHAREWARE REVIEW
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PROGRAM: Just Another Disk Utility - Version 1.3
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AUTHOR: J.C. Ratjen
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DATE RELEASED: October 1989
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REGISTRATION: $25.00
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RESTRICTIONS: None
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RATING: 9.0
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NAME-SIZE ZIP: JADU13.ZIP, 88K
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One of the many problems that users face are commands. Certain commands
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do certain things on certain software. Rarely, save the F1 and ESC key,
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do commands complete the same tasks.
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Complicating this problem, are programs that have a command set that are
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no where near what task you would like to accomplish. (An example in a
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terminal program would be to hit ALT-H to dial, rather than the more
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logical ALT-D) The misnaming of command sets is a fault that is running
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rampant in the ShareWare industry.
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So, when I came across JADU, whose description read something like "USER
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FRIENDLIEST DOS SHELL", I had to download it. DOS Shells are like
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fingerprints, none of them are alike; when you switch shells, you also
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switch command sets.
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USE: JADU's documentation is supreme. Complete with an index, I have
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never experienced such high quality documentation in a ShareWare
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product. The documentation is in a semi-bullet form, which lends
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itself to quick reading for advanced users, and easy learning for
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novices.
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Setting up JADU is a breeze also. Included is an install program
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that allows you to control everything from colors to mouse speed.
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Oh, did I mention JADU also supports mice? The only problems were
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the lack of a "no sort" option on your directory, and the small
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choice of screen colors.
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Once inside JADU, though, you really begin to see what a banner
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program it is. The commands are VERY logical. Want to delete a
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file? Ok, hit D. Want to move a file? Ok, hit M. Want to see inside
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an Archive? Ok, hit A. Oh, did I mention that JADU also interfaces
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with compression programs? The program also works in a tag mode,
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but you must specify it, allowing you to mark files to be deleted.
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copied, moved, etc. A nice feature would have been to allow the
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program, through the installation module, to pop up in tag mode.
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Also, hitting CNTRL-C does the familiar "scroll a line" that
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accompanies every program that doesn't turn CNTRL-C off. You can
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refresh the screen, but it's a pain.
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Interestingly missing from the program was on-line help. Sure,
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there was a help screen, but no detailed help. You can look at it
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like the bridge was half built so we could get to the middle of the
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river. It just didn't make sense. Have a logical, perfect command
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set and then fall short by leaving out on-line help.
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By anyone's standards, JADU's shining attribute is its command
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structure, but the choice of commands weren't that shabby either.
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You could manipulate compressed files, print out files, and
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countless other luxuries.
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What would I like to see? Thanks for asking! Well, I have run into
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a program called SAGE, a text editor, that allows you to MAKE your
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own command set. This would be a good step for JADU. But why mess
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with near perfection?
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SUMMARY: GOOD POINTS BAD POINTS
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<20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD> <20><><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
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<20> Price <20> No "no sort"
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<20> Documentation <20> No on-line help
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<20> Command Structure
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<20> Features
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1----------5---------10:
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<EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD><EFBFBD>
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9.0
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JADU is the embodiment of the perfect command structure. D for delete, M
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for move and C for copy are just the beginning of an excellent program.
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Buoyed by this, the program assumes minimal damage in the BAD section.
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A great value!
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(C) Copyright 1989 Patrick Grote
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