Directory Opus 2

ptyerman · 03 July 2016, 12:47

Does anyone have a copy of Directory Opus 2? I can't find it anywhere and have been looking for several years.
I used it back in the early 90's to make a floppy up with Opus 2, Cygnus Ed Pro, Powerpacker and other stuff before I had a hard drive. I originally got it off a utilities compilation disk so it may be still out there somewhere.
It was better suited to use on a floppy because of its smaller file-size, if anyone comes across it let me know please.

emufan · 03 July 2016, 13:59

cannot find a full release, just those tool disks with it:
DirectoryOpus_v2.05E.lzh
DiirectoryOpus_v2.03.dms
(zoned)

ptyerman · 03 July 2016, 19:39

Excellent, thanks.

ptyerman · 03 July 2016, 22:28

Nostalgia has come flooding back and got me wanting to recreate that floppy disk I made up in the early 90's. I found it indispensable at the time and used it every day, it would still be quite useful on a system without hard drive or had a hard drive that wouldn't boot for some reason.
I really regret getting rid of my Amiga stuff at the end of the 90's, it won't happen again!

emufan · 03 July 2016, 22:58

I had such bootdisk too, what i can remember: diskmaster, snoopdos, powerpacker,viewtek, dmouse
and some more. )
one was a tiny tool, which replaced the topaz standard font, with some special non-standard fonts, which were included. but i cannot remember the name of this tool - was a small cli command :/

ptyerman · 04 July 2016, 03:54

Yeah, I have problems too sometimes with trying to remember the name of stuff I used in the early days. It's a rare thing to just drop on them too these days, you can spend years looking without luck.

ma693541 · 05 July 2016, 02:54

Try the CLI-Command TurboTopaz from this project Hombre Project and also get a nice surprise when you open that page, yes it even work's under Windows 10. The archive link are still up so start downloading.

XPD · 05 July 2016, 03:19

I made my own utility discs as well back in the day with the better apps, such as Dopus 4, Xcopy Pro, CygnusED, Powerpacker etc... was a great way of learning CLI commands, keymaps etc

IIRC, I got to version 4.1 which was sought after by all my mates. I did start putting together a v5 but it was going to spill onto 2 discs.....

Dont have a copy of any of them anymore

emufan · 05 July 2016, 03:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by ma693541

Try the CLI-Command TurboTopaz from this project Hombre Project and also get a nice surprise when you open that page, yes it even work's under Windows 10. The archive link are still up so start downloading.

thanks for the reply, but this is not the one

it was more than just speedup, it came with really nice font replacements. i made another thread, perhaps someone will remember.

03 July 2016, 12:47	#1
ptyerman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Worksop/UK Age: 59 Posts: 1,328	Directory Opus 2 Does anyone have a copy of Directory Opus 2? I can't find it anywhere and have been looking for several years. I used it back in the early 90's to make a floppy up with Opus 2, Cygnus Ed Pro, Powerpacker and other stuff before I had a hard drive. I originally got it off a utilities compilation disk so it may be still out there somewhere. It was better suited to use on a floppy because of its smaller file-size, if anyone comes across it let me know please.

03 July 2016, 22:58	#5
emufan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: #DrainTheSwamp Posts: 4,545	I had such bootdisk too, what i can remember: diskmaster, snoopdos, powerpacker,viewtek, dmouse and some more. ) one was a tiny tool, which replaced the topaz standard font, with some special non-standard fonts, which were included. but i cannot remember the name of this tool - was a small cli command :/ Last edited by emufan; 03 July 2016 at 23:03.

05 July 2016, 02:54	#7
ma693541 Computer Wizard Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ramberg/Norway Posts: 928	Hombre Project - PC to Amiga. Try the CLI-Command TurboTopaz from this project Hombre Project and also get a nice surprise when you open that page, yes it even work's under Windows 10. The archive link are still up so start downloading.

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03 July 2016, 13:59	#2
emufan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: #DrainTheSwamp Posts: 4,545	cannot find a full release, just those tool disks with it: DirectoryOpus_v2.05E.lzh DiirectoryOpus_v2.03.dms (zoned)

03 July 2016, 19:39	#3
ptyerman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Worksop/UK Age: 59 Posts: 1,328	Excellent, thanks.

03 July 2016, 22:28	#4
ptyerman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Worksop/UK Age: 59 Posts: 1,328	Nostalgia has come flooding back and got me wanting to recreate that floppy disk I made up in the early 90's. I found it indispensable at the time and used it every day, it would still be quite useful on a system without hard drive or had a hard drive that wouldn't boot for some reason. I really regret getting rid of my Amiga stuff at the end of the 90's, it won't happen again!

04 July 2016, 03:54	#6
ptyerman Registered User Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Worksop/UK Age: 59 Posts: 1,328	Yeah, I have problems too sometimes with trying to remember the name of stuff I used in the early days. It's a rare thing to just drop on them too these days, you can spend years looking without luck.

05 July 2016, 03:19	#8
XPD Geek Kiwi Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Auckland, New Zealand Age: 47 Posts: 209	I made my own utility discs as well back in the day with the better apps, such as Dopus 4, Xcopy Pro, CygnusED, Powerpacker etc... was a great way of learning CLI commands, keymaps etc IIRC, I got to version 4.1 which was sought after by all my mates. I did start putting together a v5 but it was going to spill onto 2 discs..... Dont have a copy of any of them anymore

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