Mail Archives: opendos/2002/12/08/20:10:32.1
On 2002-12-07, Mike Bessy wrote in JP Software's support forum:
> JP Software is pleased to announce the immediate availability of
> PUBLIC BETA versions of the upcoming 4NT 5.00, Take Command 5.00,
> and 4DOS 7.50.
>
> See our home page ("http://jpsoft.com/") or go directly to
> "http://jpsoft.com/jpbeta.htm" for all the details including
> download links.
>
> These time-limited betas are FREE downloads for all, regardless of
> registration status. Please remember that even though our
> dedicated team of beta testers has given these versions a thorough
> workout, they are not intended for sensitive production work. We
> hope you will download these betas and enjoy the numerous
> enhancements they bring over the current versions, but in return
> we ask that you tell us of any problem you encounter. We cannot
> add functionality at this stage, but we can certainly correct any
> remaining mistake that escaped our private testers.
>
> The new versions introduce too many new features to list here, but
> some of the highlights include:
>
> - 4NT / TC - now have *Unicode* versions.
> - All known bugs and *compatibility* issues have been fixed
> - User defined *functions*
> - 4NT and TC have additional NTFS *stream* support
> - *SETLOCAL* supports nesting and exporting of variables
> - Dozens of *new switches and features* for existing commands
> - 4NT / TC - *FTP support* has been enhanced
> - *Encrypted* compressed batch file execution support.
> - 4NT - now supports *ANSI* escape sequences.
> - 4DOS / 4NT - now support *marking* text with the keyboard.
> - New INI *Directives*: CopyPrompt, FirewallHost, FirewallUser,
> FirewallPassword, FirewallType, Function, HistDups,
> LocalFunctions, MailServer, MailAddress, MailPort, MailPassword,
> MailUser, PassiveFTP, Proxy, ProxyPort, TimeServer, UMBFunction.
> - New Internal *Variables*: _ACSTATUS, _BATTERY, _BATTERYLIFE,
> _BATTERYPERCENT, _BUILD, _CMDLINE, _CPUUSAGE, _ECHO, _FTPERROR,
> _HWPROFILE, _IP, _ISODATE.
> - New Variable *Functions*: @CAPS, @CEILING, @CRC32, @EVAL (trig
> functions support), @FIELD, @FLOOR, @FUNCTION, @PING, @VERINFO,
> @WINSYSTEM.
> - New *Commands*: FUNCTION, HEAD, MKLNK, RECYCLE, SNPP, TAIL,
> UNFUNCTION.
> - etc...
>
>
> Enjoy, and report your findings in this Forum!
>
>
> -- ----------------------------------------------
> Mike Bessy JP Software, Inc.
> support AT jpsoft DOT com http://jpsoft.com/
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