Utilities

Wednesday, 29. February 2012 05:36:55, by Rich Mellor

This is a list of the wide ranging utilities produced for the Sinclair QL home computer.

1 TO 1 Dump
3-D Precision - A 3D modelling tool
3D Designer - Another 3D modelling tool from Talent
3D Terrain - 3D surface mapping program
4Matter

A
ACT - the Adventure Creation Tool - An adventure creation program (created text and graphics adventures)
Advanced Development Toolkit - Toolkit to help development of UCSD Pascal and UCSD Fortran-77 programs
Adventure Writer (MISSING IN ACTION)
AL MDV Toolkit (MISSING IN ACTION)
Amadeus Protocol - program to access computer operating systems via Amadeus Interlink (MISSING IN ACTION)
ArcEd - the programmers editor
Archive Database Analyser (MISSING IN ACTION)
Archive Screen Format Printer (MISSING IN ACTION)
Archive Tutorial - interactive tutorial program for Archive (MISSING IN ACTION)
Archiver - suite of programs in Archive for various business functions, and also to help you create your own Archive programs
Archivist
ArchDEV/ArchRTM - Program for creating commercial programs based on the Psion Archive database engine
ArtICE
Art Master (MISSING IN ACTION)
Autodraw - Screen designer (MISSING IN ACTION)

B
BACKUP
Bag of Tricks
BASIC (MISSING IN ACTION)
BASIC C-Port - Program to convert SuperBASIC to C for compiling.
Basic-Ally - Program to help you debug SuperBASIC programs
Better Basic
Beule Tools
BOOT 128K

C
C1 Monitor - machine code monitor program
C1 Typing Tutor - learn to touch type on the Sinclair QL
CAD PAK - an updated version of M-Paint - sold as a computer aided design package
CADPAK - an updated version of M-Paint for use with the Sandy SuperQMouse
Cartridge Doctor - A microdrive recovery tool (semi-automated).
Cartridge Media Manager
Cassette Indexer - program to create indexes of audio cassettes (MISSING IN ACTION)
CHARGEN
CHOice - multitasking software for use with ICE
Civil Structural Engineering - (MISSING IN ACTION)
Combined MDV Toolkit
Compare (MISSING IN ACTION)
Complete Toolkit
Computer One Professional Monitor - machine code monitor program
Concept 3D - 3D Computer aided design (MISSING IN ACTION)
Configurable Toolkit - A microdrive based version of SuperToolkit
Copycat
Cosmos - simple to use Astronomy program
CST Disk Utilities
Cue Well 2

D
Data Design
DATABOSS
Demonstration ROM
DeQuill (MISSING IN ACTION)
Design Board II - A CAD package (MISSING IN ACTION)
Desktop Publisher - An earlier version of Professional Publisher
DISA
Discover - program for transferring data between the QL and other formats (MISSING IN ACTION)
Disktool & Quickdisk
DJ Toolkit (DJTK)
Drawing Off-ICE - A drawing package for ICE to allow you to create pictures using 2D and 3D techniques

E
EasyPTR
EPROM Services Basic +1 (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM
EPROM Services Graphics (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM
EPROM Services Multitasking (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM
EPROM Services Utilities (MISSING IN ACTION) - A toolkit on EPROM
Equate - the Equation Processor - a mathematical program for solving equations (MISSING IN ACTION)
Expert System Shell
Eye-Q - A bitmap graphics program

F
Ferret (MISSING IN ACTION)
Fibu (MISSING IN ACTION)
FileBound (MISSING IN ACTION)
File Editor (MISSING IN ACTION)
File Manager (MISSING IN ACTION)
Flashback
FM (MISSING IN ACTION)
Font Editor (MISSING IN ACTION)
Football Predictor - A program to forecast (American?) football results (MISSING IN ACTION)
Fountext 88
Founted 89
FTCII Data Print Utility - Program to output data from Fleet Tactical Command (MISSING IN ACTION)
Full Screen Editor - Text editor by Bedsoft

G
Giga-BASIC - A sprite and window / menu control toolkit
Giga-Chroma (MISSING IN ACTION)
Giga-Disassembler with Monitor (MISSING IN ACTION)
graFix (MISSING IN ACTION)
Graphic Toolkit - Range of additional SuperBASIC commands for dealing with the QL screen and graphics
Graphics Construction Kit
GraphiQL

H
Hardback and Finder - program for making backups of hard disks and searching for files (MISSING IN ACTION)
HEX Dump to Printer (MISSING IN ACTION)
Hi-Res Screen Dump (MISSING IN ACTION)
Home Accounts and Budgets - Program written to work within ABACUS (MISSING IN ACTION)
Home Budget (MISSING IN ACTION)
House Plant Data Bank and Planner (MISSING IN ACTION)

I
ICE - An icon controlled front end for the QL
ICE Toolkit - Toolkit to allow your own programs to communicate with ICE pointer environment
ICICLE - Create your own icons for use with ICE
IDIS - Intelligent disassembler
Image D
Investment Manager (MISSING IN ACTION)

K
Keydefine - store user defined macros for keys. (MISSING IN ACTION)

L
Last Line Recall - Simple program to get back the last line typed in at the touch of a key (MISSING IN ACTION)
Lazarus - Disk Recovery program (MISSING IN ACTION)
Life Expectancy - A program to forecast your life expectancy (MISSING IN ACTION)
Lightning - A program to speed up text and graphics on the QL
Locksmithe

M
M-Base - Program to turn Archive into a menu driven database with single-key commands (MISSING IN ACTION)
M-Boot - Sets up RAM disks and then automatically loads pre-defined programs and files to the RAM disks (MISSING IN ACTION)
M-Desk - A Macintosh-type single key user interface for instant program switching and utilities selection (MISSING IN ACTION)
M-Key - Single key entry of user defined text in any program (MISSING IN ACTION)
M-Merge - Mail-merge program (MISSING IN ACTION)
M-Paint - A bitmap drawing package, which was icon driven.
M-Spell - Spelling checker (MISSING IN ACTION)
M-Squeeze - File compression program (MISSING IN ACTION)
M-Transfer - Program to transfer microdrives to disk (MISSING IN ACTION)
M/C Toolkit - machine code toolkit with ultra fast sort (MISSING IN ACTION)
MAILBOSS (MISSING IN ACTION)
Mailfile (MISSING IN ACTION)
Mailmerge de Luxe (MISSING IN ACTION)
Master Spy
Mathematical Procedures (MISSING IN ACTION)
Maxim (MISSING IN ACTION)
MDV Cartridge Doctor
MDV Toolkit
Media Manager - A program to allow the QL to read disks written in other formats
Mega Toolbox
Microdrive Subroutines - set of routines to allow you to read and write microdrive cartridge sectors from SuperBASIC (MISSING IN ACTION)
Miracle Screen Dump - program to dump the QL screen to printers
Monitor - A Machine code monitor program
MiceAart
MonQL - machine code monitor by HiSoft (MISSING IN ACTION)
MSpool
Multi Disc-Over - program for transferring data between the QL and other formats (MISSING IN ACTION)
Multi-Print

N
Names and Addresses (MISSING IN ACTION)
Nucleon - package of various programs to create routines for handling graphics and sound in your SuperBASIC programs

P
Pacioll (MISSING IN ACTION)
Page Designer - A desk-top publishing program
Paint Master - A simple graphics package to help you add graphics to your own programs
Paragon - Desktop application similar to ICE (MISSING IN ACTION)
Paragraph - A word processor for use under the ProWeSs windowing system
Paste Art (MISSING IN ACTION)
PCB1 (MISSING IN ACTION)
PCB2 (MISSING IN ACTION)
PCB CAD
PCB Designer 1
PCML Toolkit - A useful toolkit based mainly on SuperToolkit
PCS Utilities - A set of SuperBASIC procedures for SuperBASIC programmers (MISSING IN ACTION)
PDQ-C (MISSING IN ACTION)
PDQ-Copy (MISSING IN ACTION)
PDQ-Payroll - A version of QL Payroll (MISSING IN ACTION)
Peintre - A bitmap drawing package, which was icon driven.
Perfect Pointer Tools (MISSING IN ACTION)
Perfection
Pointer's & Writer's Toolkit
Pro Cad 3
Professional Astrologer - Astrology program
Professional Astronomer - A program to detail the stars and planets
Professional Monitor
Professional Poolster
Professional Publisher - A desktop publishing program
PROJECT (MISSING IN ACTION)
Psion Printer Installer / Configurator (MISSING IN ACTION)
Publishing Off-ICE - A type of desktop publishing program

Q
Q-Calc - a simple on-screen popup calculator (MISSING IN ACTION)
Q-Connect Terminal Emulator software for use with the Tandata Modem stack
Q-Flash Ram Disk
Q-Flash Ram Eprom (MISSING IN ACTION)
Q-Flash Ram Utilities (MISSING IN ACTION)
Q-Switch
Q_PRINT
QCAD - A Computer Aided Drawing package
QCLEAN - A microdrive cleaning system (MISSING IN ACTION)
QD - A pointer driven editor
QDoctor - Data recovery program
QDOS Trap Handler - a small machine toolkit for giving direct access to QDOS Traps
QDraw - Bitmap graphics program by Psion - used for creating the graphics in Psion Chess
QIMP
QKick
QL-Grafik - A sprite editor and driver (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL-PC Fileserver - software to link a QL to a PC
QL Artist (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Bank Account - keep track of your bank accounts with your QL
QL Crossword - program for creating and solving crosswords
QL Gardener - a plant database to help you select the right plants for your garden conditions
QL Graphic Screen Dump (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL Home Finance - keep track of your bank accounts and expenditure, with in-depth analysis
QL Monitor - 68000 machine code monitor/disassembler later re-released as QMON
QL Paint - bitmap drawing program also released as GraphiQL
QL Poolswinner - program to help you win the football Pools
QL Screen Editor Plus - Text editor
QL Super Monitor - A 68000 machine code monitor / disassembler
QL-Switch A program to switch between the four Psion programs Quill,Archive, Easel and Abacus.
QL Terminator Emulator - (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL To Organiser - program to transfer Psion Exchange files between the QL and the Psion Organiser (MISSING IN ACTION)
QL To PC - Program to transfer files between QL and PC
QL Toolbox
QL Toolkit - The forerunner of SuperToolkit
QL Touch 'n' Go - another typing tutor for the Sinclair QL
QL World Index
QLART (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLASM - early 68008 Assembler and Editor (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLDIARY (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLFED (MISSING IN ACTION)
QFLP - Upgrade Chip for MicroP and Medic Disk Interface
Qliberator - SuperBASIC Compiler capable of compiling nearly all programs
QLOAD - Program to speed loading of SuperBASIC Programs
Qlone+ (MISSING IN ACTION)
QLPRESTEL - software provided with the Bright Star Modem
QLTALK - software provided with the Bright Star Modem
QMAIL - mailmerge program (MISSING IN ACTION)
QMED - Upgrade Chip for Medic disk interface
QMenu
QMON - Powerful 68000 machine code monitor and disassembler
QPAC1
QPAC2
QPTR
QRAM
QREF
QSPELL
QSUP
QTop - user interface / desktop suite
Qtyp
QuaLsoft Terminal - a viewdata and VT100 terminal program
Quick Layout (MISSING IN ACTION)
QZ - QL to Z88 Transfer Utility Program

R
R-Windows - provides real windows with 8 SuperBASIC keywords. (MISSING IN ACTION)
RAM Disk and Spooler - RAM disk driver and printer spooler
RAM Disk
Reconfigurable Toolkit (MISSING IN ACTION)
Recover - Archive data recovery program (MISSING IN ACTION)
Ref-QL
RPM - Resident Procedure Manager

S
S-Edit
SBEXTRAS
SBUTIL
Screen Snatch - a program for capturing the screen and printing it out
SEDIT - Program to design screens for use in Archive (MISSING IN ACTION)
Shrivel
Shrub Data Bank and Planner (MISSING IN ACTION)
Sideways
Sidewinder (MISSING IN ACTION)
Sign Designer
Sketch Pad (MISSING IN ACTION)
Small Traders Pack
Snapshot
Softronic Tools (MISSING IN ACTION)
Sound Exp
Speedscreen
Spellbound
Spooler
Sprite Designer (MISSING IN ACTION)
Sprite Generator
Spy
STD Index (MISSING IN ACTION)
Stockmarket Manager (MISSING IN ACTION)
STOP File compression program (MISSING IN ACTION)
SToQL
Strathern Utilities (MISSING IN ACTION)
SuperBASIC Monitor (MISSING IN ACTION)
Super Astrologer - Astrology program - later upgraded to Professional Astrologer
Super Clone Program Microdrive copier which could remove copy protection (MISSING IN ACTION)
Supercharge - The first SuperBASIC Compiler
Superficial Operating System (SuperBASIC tools for file handling) (MISSING IN ACTION).
Super Media Manager
Super Sprite Generator - A program to create sprites on the QL
SuperToolkit - The Toolkit II classic QL toolkit which quickly became a standard
SuperTrace (MISSING IN ACTION)
Systems Software - File Manager (microdrive file handling routines)

T
Tascopy QL - Screen dump program
Taskmaster
Tasprint QL - Utility to add various fonts to text documents for printing
Task Swopper
Taxcalc - Software to help you complete your inland revenue tax return
The Gee Gee System (horse racing predictor) (MISSING IN ACTION)
TechniQL
TechniKit
Telepen Barcoder - program for use with the Telepen barcoder sold by TF Services
TERMINAL
Terminal Emulator - Terminal Emulator software by QCODE for use with either the by Miracle Modem or Modaptor Plus by Miracle Systems
TexTIDY (MISSING IN ACTION)
The Designer - Computer Aided Design package (MISSING IN ACTION)
The Editor - A fully fledged editor capable of complex functions
The Painter - Bitmap graphics package
The Quill - Adventure writing package (MISSING IN ACTION)
The SuperBASIC Extensions EPROM (MISSING IN ACTION)
THING and EPROM Manager
Thor-Desk (MISSING IN ACTION)
Touch Typist
Toolchest - Advertised by Zitasoft (MISSING IN ACTION)
Toolkit II - Another name for SuperToolkit
Toolkit III
Tracker Software for the QL Midi interface by Miracle Systems
Transfer Utility - Program to transfer programs from microdrive to disk
Tridim - 3D Computer aided design (MISSING IN ACTION)
Troll - Role Playing Adventure Game Editor and Interpreter*** Turbo - The fastest SuperBASIC Compiler produced for the QL
TurboQuill - Utility to speed up the text handling within Quill

U
Ultraprint

V
Viewpoint (a 3D computer aided design program)

W
WD Utilties (MISSING IN ACTION)
WD Morse Tutor (MISSING IN ACTION)
Wimp Designer - Advertised by Talent (MISSING IN ACTION)
Windows
Windows / Icons / Fonts - Routines for designing real windows, icons and fonts, as used for Paragon (MISSING IN ACTION)
Write Turn