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title: "Sidewinder"
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modified_at: "2026-02-14T13:59:07+00:00"
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excerpt: "Sidewinder is basically a screen dump program with a difference. It is a set of utilities that not only allows you to dump a screen from any graphic program, but also gives you the facilities to alter your graphic, as in a drawing program."
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  - name: "QL Report"
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  - name: "Chuck Platt"
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    title: "QL Report v3 n9"
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pubdate: "September 15, 1987"
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---

# Sidewinder

Sidewinder is basically a screen dump program with a difference. It is a set of utilities that not only allows you to dump a screen from any graphic program, but also gives you the facilities to alter your graphic, as in a drawing program.