Personal note: For any Amiga user, whether you use a Windows system in addition to, or use one to emulate an Amiga, this directory explorer is more complete than any DOS or Windows directory explorer I ever experienced. I am familiar with the shortcomings of PowerDesk Pro, a competitor's product I own by Ontrack. Almost immediately after successfully installing Directory Opus 6 for Windows, I was educated as to the features of it which answer their competitor's shortcomings. In addition, largly due to their prior experience on the Amiga, there are tons of features I've never seen before in any Windows program of any kind. If you use Windows, whether because you have to, or want to, then this program is still for you. Directory Opus 6 for Windows now shipping! GP Software is pleased to announce that after 2 years of development and over 300,000 lines of source code, Directory Opus 6 for Windows is finally available! Those of you who remember Directory Opus on the Amiga will recall that it was always known for its unique and innovative design, bringing unheralded power to all types of user. In fact, Directory Opus for the Amiga was the most popular and top-selling file manager/directory utility for the Amiga. Directory Opus 6 for Windows is no different. We have taken the familiar Windows Explorer interface and extended it to provide a complete Explorer Replacement which can be easily configured to your needs. If you liked Directory Opus for the Amiga, you'll love Directory Opus 6 for Windows. Finally you can have control of your files back again! A full list of features is impossible to describe in this email, but briefly: Brand New Design: Directory Opus has been totally redesigned and rewritten from the ground up for Windows. Familiar Interface: Unlike many other file managers, Directory Opus defaults to an Explorer-compatible user interface. You can immediately begin using Directory Opus, with no learning curve, because it will feel extremely familiar and comfortable to you. However, you will find that you can easily configure the interface to fully personalize your system. Fully Configurable Menus, Toolbars and Hotkeys: Directory Opus supports unlimited menus and toolbars. Toolbars can be attached to any side of a Lister display or can be independent free-floating windows. Directory Opus Opus supports user-configurable hotkeys, both for use within Opus, and globally throughout the system. The Windows key is also fully supported! True Multitasking: The object-orientated multi-threaded design gives you unheralded power to perform multiple operations at the same time. Why should you have to wait for your computer to finish? Now you can begin one task and immediately move on the next. Zip one folder whilst unzipping into another, at the same time as you are downloading files from a remote FTP site and copying yet more files between your local folders, independently and reliably. Built-in ZIP And FTP Support: Throw away your external ZIP and FTP programs - Directory Opus lets you access ZIP files and FTP sites as easily as local folders! You can copy files from anywhere and to anywhere - even from an FTP site straight into a ZIP file! Support For Common Image And Sound Files: Directory Opus supports most common image and sound file formats. It provides a quick yet powerful image viewer which lets you view your pictures without having to load a large paint program! It also provides a Thumbnails-style view of your folders, which lets you preview a large number of images and quickly locate the one you are looking for. Enhanced Finding and Searching: Directory Opus lets you quickly locate the files you need, with an extremely powerful search system. Does Explorer let you search for Led Zeppelin MP3 files recorded at a bit rate of 160 sometime between last Thursday and today? Opus does! This is just a sample of the many features that Directory Opus 6 for Windows offers, which make it the most powerful file management solution available today for any platform. Please visit our website and see for yourself. You can download Directory Opus 6 and run it for up to 30 days - for free! Directory Opus 6 for Windows sells for A$149.95, US$75.00 and UKPOUNDS 55.00. Secure on-line ordering is available from our website. ** ALL REGISTERED USERS OF DIRECTORY OPUS 5 FOR THE AMIGA ARE ENTITLED TO A 25% CROSSGRADE DISCOUNT ON THE PURCHASE PRICE. *** The boxed product will be available from good retailers and distributors progressively over the next few weeks. Ask them to contact us for details. Please see http://www.gpsoft.com.au for more information. ================= Brisbane, Monday 18th June: Dr Greg Perry, Managing Director of GPSoftware and Jonathan Potter, Head of Software Development, announced today the much heralded and long awaited release of the company's new product, Directory Opus 6 for Windows - the most powerful file manager available today for the Windows operating system. Greg said, "After almost two years of intensive development supported by twelve months of extensive field testing world-wide by a dedicated band of enthusiasts, Jon and I are proud of the advances we have been able to make with this new version. While building on our experience gained from earlier versions on the Amiga, we are very pleased with the directions in which we have been able to take the product under Windows. We believe the product is without doubt much more powerful and capable than anything else on the market. By extending the familiar interface provided by Windows Explorer we provide a complete, easily customizable, Explorer Replacement for Windows 95, 98, ME, NT and Windows 2000 systems. While the program is extremely easy to use, even for novice Windows users, the program's advanced features, built on the extensive configurability and underlying command language, make it a real boon for the experienced user. It really gives you the right tool for all your file management needs. With its seamless integration of ZIP and FTP capability, advanced search and filter functions, plus a fast image viewer and sound player incorporated into the normal file management functions, Directory Opus 6 continues the long tradition established by the company over many years for excellence in software design and development." -- Regards, Dr Greg Perry GPSoftware, PO Box 570, Ashgrove, Brisbane, Australia 4060 Phone/Fax +61 7 33661402 Email: greg@gpsoft.com.au URL: http://www.gpsoft.com.au