Copyright (c) 1995, Mao-kang Luo's Software                                  Page 1

                        FTOOL Version 2.0

    FTOOL is Freeware for personal, non-commercial use. You may freely
distribute FTOOL, as long as all files from the archive are included.


    FTOOL V2.00 contains 7 fine tools, all written in assembly language to
make them have high efficiency and small size, as the following:

    (1) P-PROTC.COM  - Make arbitrary partitions you assigned on hard drive
                       be reading- or writing- or completely protected. Comp-
                       letely consistent with MS-DOS. Occupy only 240 bytes
                       in memory.
    (2) KBCODE.COM   - Check ASCII code, extended ASCII code, pressing scan
                       code and releasing scan code for every single key or
                       combined keys.
    (3) MKP.COM      - Keep on hard disk the MCB chain and a DOS data area in
                       memory larger than 32K. Pressing Print-Screen restores
                       them and clears all the programs loaded behind MKP.COM
                       away. Occupy only 800 bytes in memory.
    (4) MCL.COM      - Keep interruption vectors and MCB chain in memory, and
                       clear all the program loaded behind it by pressing
                       Scroll-Lock. Occupy 1.5K in memory. Used in the case
                       that Print-Screen can not be used as a hot-key.
    (5) TAKEPATH.COM - Used in batch files to record the current path into an
                       assigned batch file, and return back to the current
                       directory from anywhere by calling this assigned batch
                       file.
    (6) REPEAT.COM   - Used in batch files to change the options of the batch
                       file while this batch file is being executed.
    (7) BAT_COM.COM  - Transform any a batch file not larger than 10K into a
                       COM program. Ocuppy only 560 bytes in memory when it is 
                       being executed.

    Every program of FTOOL V.2.0 has help function except KBCODE.COM which
needs only be simply run and you will be told every thing. The help function
always be activated by run the program with the option /?.

    List of the files in the archive:
      (0) README.TXT   -- This file.
      (1) P-PROTC.COM
      (2) KBCODE.COM
      (3) MKP.COM
      (4) MCL.COM
      (5) TAKEPATH.COM
      (6) REPEAT.COM
      (7) BAT_COM.COM

    If you have questions or suggestions regarding FTOOL you can send E-Mail
to me at the following address:
    luo@math.ysu.edu

    If you feel these fine tools make your work on computer more convenient 
and you feel like sending me a donation (for example, $10 or so, as an
encouragement for my hard work), please send it to:

Dr. Mao-kang Luo
c/o Dept. of Math.
Youngstown State University
Youngstown, OH 44555
U.S.A.

    Keep in mind any check should be cashable at a bank in the U.S.