Canyon State Systems

Sedona AZ, 86336
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The CompuShow Programs

The original CompuShow was released as ShareWare in July 1987, making its first appearance in the CompuServe "Picture Support" forum. Within weeks, fans distributed it to many other CompuServe forums, hundreds of bulletin board systems, other commercial information services, and over the Internet. Since the DOS program ("cshow.com", and later "cshow.exe") was started by typing the file name "cshow" at a DOS command prompt, CompuShow very quickly became known simply as "cshow". Over the years, the nickname stuck, and, to this day, we still receive phone calls that run something like this...

Hello, is this cshow?

This is Canyon State Systems. CompuShow is our program.

I have a question about your cshow version.

I'll be happy to answer your question. But, I really need to know which program we're talking about. What's the name of the program and which version do you have?

Gee, I don't know! I've always just called it "cshow". How do I find out?

The "screen shots" below show

the original DOS CompuShow and
its successor CompuShow 2000!,
the Windows 3.1 program CompuShow for Windows and
the Windows 95, 98, SE, ME, NT, 2000, XP program CompuShow 32.

CompuShow, the original "CShow"

CompuShow The program name and version are on the top two lines at the center of the screen.

Created in July, 1987
A DOS program
The first GIF display program designed as a file "browser"

CompuShow 2000!, "2show"

CompuShow 2000! The program name and version are on the Help menu, the About item.

First released in January, 1994
A DOS program
Multiple directory windows provided "drag-and-drop" file copy and move functions

CompuShow for Windows

CompuShow for Windows The program name and version are displayed on the "start-up" screen

and in the upper-right corner of the About box (push the About button).

First released in September, 1996
A 16-bit Windows 3.1 program
The first CompuShow program written for Windows

CompuShow 32

CompuShow 32 The program name and version are displayed on the "start-up" screen

and in the upper-right corner of the About box (push the About button).

First released in December, 1998
A true 32-bit application for Windows 95, 98, SE, ME, NT, 2000, XP and beyond
The most powerful and useful "CShow" ever:
- multiple main windows
- thumbnails on the main window(s)
- multiple columns of thumbnails
- inspect window
- Gallery database
- drag and drop to copy and move
- long file names
- recycle bin
- popup menus
- multiple picture windows
- file, folder, and disk property dialogs
- acquire images from scanners and digital cameras
- built-in "tutorial" User's Guide with glossary and illustrations
- slide shows and screen saver with pictures music and sounds
- batch convert
- batch print
- web page build
- enhanced image tools with sharpen/soften
- edit text files
- display, open and extract zip files
- "SuperTree" and much more.