Program:
"AURORA TEXT EDITOR" for DOS v3.0c by nuText Systems (now nText Research)
Released:
a long time ago :-) (files are dated November '96)
Program Home Page:
http://ntext.net
Price (shipping included):
$42.95 (US) + $32.00 for printed manual
Download Locations:
http://ntext.net/auror30c.exe (684,434 bytes)
http://ftpsearch.ntnu.no/cgi-bin/search?query=auror30c
Description: An excellent, fast DOS text editor with tons of features. I
like this one much better than TSE or Boxer (even though you
can't change the cursor size). And it supports Win95 long
filenames. I'm looking forward to Aurora/32.
Instructions: -> If you already have the program installed, just run the
patch in your Aurora directory (where A.EXE resides).
-> Otherwise, install it first (by running A.EXE once), and
THEN run the patch.
Notes: -> After patching, the "About" screen will always state that you
have thirty days left in your evaluation.
-> If you've unpacked the file (which is partially compressed
using MS Exepack), you can try to patch it by using a more
generic method. Open A.EXE in a hex editor and:
<1> Look for "21 6C 40 23 00" (hex), and change
the NEXT byte (should be a 00 or 02) to 03;
<2> Then, search for "01 74 05 B8 01" (hex),
and change "74 05" to "90 90".
Details: I fiddled with this one for a while. I had patched it quickly
about a year ago, but just recently I noticed that all the date
functions (clock, alarm, insert time/date, etc.) didn't work
properly. Not too surprising, considering I had completely
disabled the date check. So this time instead I just changed a
flag inside the executable. Works like a charm! Now you don't
have a static clock that states an impossible date. The closing
nag is disabled the same way as before. Nice to be cracking in
DOS again! :-)
- Dreamless Sleep, 98-01-03