For many years, ADC has endeavored to provide high-quality, low-cost software. Among the vast array of software available for IBM and compatible computers, Shareware software has consistently been a leader in delivering true value to the consumer. Therefore, in addition to the software published and distributed by ADC, the SOFTWAREVAULT BBS has always offered the best selections from the Shareware available. Now, ADC has gone a step further to ensure that the consumer can obtain the greatest number of quality programs for the lowest cost, by publishing the SOFTWAREVAULT CD-ROM Library. Along with this new offering from ADC, the ADC BBS has changed its name to the SOFTWAREVAULT BBS to emphasize the enormous library of Shareware programs available over the telephone by modem. However, for those who want to acquire a very large library of programs quickly, the CD-ROM Library is the best and most cost- effective method. ADC has very carefully chosen programs from top authors to create one of the world's largest collections of Shareware and public-domain software. Shareware is a "try-before-you-buy" method of selling software. In the beginning, Shareware was purchased directly from the author. The authors were able to avoid the cost of marketing through normal retail channels and the consumer was able to obtain great bargains. One drawback, however, was the limited information available to the public about what software was available. Distributing Shareware software through computer bulletin boards was the very logical solution that soon became standard procedure for all Shareware authors. By allowing programs to be copied from bulletin boards and shared with few restrictions, Shareware is able to reach a much greater number of users. The SOFTWAREVAULT BBS is one of the better bulletin boards bringing shareware to the consumer. We maintain a good working relationship with the authors and afford them the chance to present their software in an electronic marketplace at a greatly reduced cost. The distribution of Shareware software by CD-ROM is the next logical progression. It is like downloading thousands of programs from the BBS at once. The same Shareware rules and requirements apply, of course, but you receive so many programs at one time that you can instantly build an impressive software library. ADC pays a great deal of attention to all of the software it distributes. All programs uploaded to our BBS are carefully tested and reviewed to ensure performance and to detect the presence of a virus. The software is copied to high quality streaming tapes and our CD-ROM discs are produced using state-of-the-art technology. And, of course, our technical staff is available to help with any questions you might have. From our beginning, ADC has recognized that the consumer is the very most important link in the chain of successful distribution. The success of ADC in distributing all of the software it carries has depended upon listening to, and understanding, the needs of our clients, and providing solutions when they are needed. The same is true for our CD-ROM Library. We want to hear from you and learn what can be improved in the future. Feel free to use all of the means of communicating with us for this purpose, including leaving messages for us on our BBS. COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS: We welcome your comments and suggestions for future SOFTWAREVAULT Collections. You can contact us at: AMERCIAN DATABANKERS CORPORATION 5220 East 69th Place Tulsa, OK 74012 USA (800) 775-4232 in the USA and Canada (918) 497-1201 International ******************************************************************* Shareware and the Association of Shareware Professionals ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ (tm) Association of Shareware o Professionals The shareware concept makes it possible for you to obtain extremely powerful software at a price you can afford, and it gives you the opportunity to try the software before you register. The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP), is an organization formed to strengthen the future of shareware. Its members, all of whom are programmers that subscribe to a code of ethics, are committed to the concept of shareware as a method of marketing. The ASP sets standards for its members and their shareware products which provide (among other things) that programs produced by ASP members must be fully documented, non-crippled, and offered with at least a minimum level of support. It also sets the standards for shareware disk vendors and provides information to the public about shareware. Shareware software is a unique marketing approach which allows consumers to purchase software directly from the author. This eliminates costly marketing, promotion, and packaging; allowing consumers to obtain quality software at a fraction of the commercial cost. Shareware authors allow their programs to be copied and distributed with few restrictions. Shareware users are encouraged to examine a program, copy it, and pass it on to friends. If users find the software program useful, they are asked to register with the software author. This usually means paying a registration fee directly to the shareware author. In return for this registration fee, "registered users" receive the right to continue to use the software and added benefits such as full documentation, technical support, and future updates of the program. Registration is the key to success for the shareware concept. If you try a program and it does not meet your needs, you are not expected to register. However, if you try a program, like it, and continue to use it, you should compensate the author with a registration fee. Registration also insures further development of the program. Shareware is the "try-before-you-buy" method of software distribution that will literally save you hundreds of dollars on software purchases. American Databankers Corporation, distributor of The SoftwareVault, is an approved vendor and associate member of the Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP). ASP wants to make sure that the shareware principle works for you. If you are unable to resolve a shareware-related problem with an ASP member by contacting the member directly, ASP may be able to help. The ASP Ombudsman can help you resolve a dispute or problem with an ASP member, but does not provide technical support for members' products. Please write to the ASP Ombudsman at 545 Grover Road, Muskegon MI 49422-9427 or send a CompuServe Mail message to ASP Ombudsman 70007,3536 or FAX 616-788-2765. ******************************************************************* The SOFTWAREVAULT Collections COPYRIGHT NOTICE: 1. Copyright 1993, American Databankers Corporation. All rights reserved. American Databankers Corporation's copyright covers the research, editing, organization and compilation of the CD ROM, and also any individual programs or descriptive materials which are the original creation of American Databankers Corporation. Unless otherwise specified, the American Databankers Corporation does not claim literary rights to individual programs which have been licensed for use by others. 2. American Databankers Corporation expects everyone to respect the author's copyright notices as well as all terms of licenses. Users MAY NOT download files or programs with the intent to sell a copy. BBS operators and users may download or copy files or programs from The SOFTWAREVAULT CD-ROM Library providing that no charge is made for copies and all copyrights and license terms are respected. ******************************************************************* ******************************************** Register your favorite shareware programs directly with the author of the shareware program. These authors work many long hours to produce and test these programs that are on the SoftwareVAULT CD-ROM. They have earned the right to be paid for their efforts by the sweat of their brow. The registration price for a shareware is usually very small ($5.00 - $85.00 US). Registering a program brings with it additional benefits. In most cases, you will get the latest version of the program and a printed manual. Most shareware programs are constantly being improved so when you register, there is a good chance that you will get a newer version the one you are registering for. You will also be eligible for technical support (usually by phone, letter or CompuServe). The registered version will also be free of any trailers or opening (nag) screens on it, telling you to register. If you register a program from outside of the USA, you should mail the author a US-draft or a bank check in US-Dollars. If the author accepts Visa or Mastercard, you can simply give your Visa / Mastercard number and expiration date. The usual period of time for evaluation of a program before registering is about 30 days. ******************************************************************* Limited Warranty and Disclaimer American Databankers Corporation warrants that its CD-ROM disk media are free from defects for 90 days and will replace any defective media within that time period upon receipt of such defective media, postage prepaid. American Databankers Corporation disclaims all other warranties relating to this software, whether express, implied, statutory or in any communication with you, and specifically disclaims any implied warranty of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose or use. American Databankers Corporation does not warrant that the operation of this software will be uninterrupted or error-free. Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the above exclusions may not apply to you. This warranty gives you specific legal rights. You may also have other rights which vary from state to state. Limitation of Liability In no event will American Databankers Corporation be liable for any damages. Including: loss of data, lost profits, cost of cover or other special, incidental, consequential or indirect damages arising from the use or attempted use of this software or accompanying documentation, however caused and on any theory of liability. This limitation will apply even if American Databankers Corporation has been advised of the possibility of such damage. Under no circumstances shall the liability of American Databankers Corporation exceed the actual amount paid to and received by American Databankers Corporation in connection with the particular copy of the software in question. Some states do not allow the limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages, so the above limitation may not apply to you. This agreement shall be governed by the laws of the state of Oklahoma without regard to the choice of law rules of such state. NETWORK (LAN) SYSTEM NOTICE: The number of network systems is large and there can be significant differences between the hardware and software specifications of each. Therefore, American Databankers Corporation does not guarantee the compatibility of The SOFTWAREVAULT Collection on CD-ROM with any particular network system. ******************************************************************* All files on The SoftwareVault Collection CD-ROM's are tested for viruses, using the internationally recognized standard anti-virus utility, ViruScan, from McAfee Associates. Millions of computer users and over 16,000 corporations have made the McAfee anti-viral utilities their choice for virus protection. ViruScan's advanced detection technology, including pattern-matching, algorithmic scanning, and validation code checking, can find even the most challenging mutating and encrypting (polymorphic) viruses. It consistently finds known and unknown viruses and their variants, without the "false-alarms" that have become commonplace with some less-sophisticated virus checkers. In the Virus Detection and Protection Category on this CD-ROM, you will find the complete suite of McAfee anti-virus products; ViruScan, the virus detector you run from the command-line; Clean-Up, the virus remover and disinfector; VShield, the Terminate-And-Stay-Resident (TSR) infection preventer; NetShield, the Netware-Loadable-Module (NLM) version of ViruScan. For further information, or to register your copy of a McAfee anti-viral product, contact: McAfee Associates, Inc. 2710 Walsh Ave, Suite 200 Santa Clara, CA 95051 (408) 988-3832 (Voice) (408) 970-9727 (FAX) (408) 988-4004 (BBS) ******************************************************************* American Databankers Corporation is principally a software publisher. We design, publish and directly support a line of proprietary software in several categories. Our software products range from a menu and utilities package specifically created for the novice to average user to very sophisticated industrial products created for use by other programmers to solve specific problems. We design and write utilities, installation programs and multilingual procedures for publishers of software in the United States and in several foreign countries. We also manufacture and distribute The SOFTWAREVAULT collection of CD-ROM Software. Our collection of CD-ROM Software is unique because of the very large number of programs, serveral thousands, and because no program is duplicated in more than one collection of programs. In addition, we provide you with a free copy of The Librarian, a complete database of all of the files on the CD. You may search on any subject and when you select a program, the Librarian will create the necessary directories (if you ask it to), copy the program from the CD-ROM and unpack the programs and files for you. The Librarian can also create directory listing text files for any BBS, or export information to a file in any one of several different word processing formats, and filter or search by any subject. The Collection - hundreds of megabytes of fantastic shareware programs. Many of which are better than commercial programs. The single most significant distinguishing feature of American Databankers is the depth of knowledge we maintain for all of the software we carry. When you telephone our technical support staff, you speak with an experienced programmer who is familiar not only with our products, but also with all facets of the complex problems which beset the industry. We stand behind every program we carry and we value every one of our customers. We provide genuine help when you need it and we offer the same high quality of service to end-users, dealers, programmers, distributors and OEMs. We maintain a 24-hour Bulletin Board with separate conferences for each of our products. In addition to the free software which is available on the Bulletin Board, information is exchanged by programmers, dealers and VARs and the Bulletin Board may also be used to send us a technical inquiry, request assistance with a special problem or ask for technical support. Our products may also be ordered by credit card on the Bulletin Board at any time of the day or night on our BBS, or by phone during business hours. When you buy, resell or distribute American Databanker's products, you also receive the knowledge and experience necessary to ensure satisfaction and performance. Shareware Authors that wish to have their software approved for any of our SOFTWAREVAULT Collections should send complete copies of their programs (uncrippled and as you want them to appear) to: AUTHOR SUBMISSIONS American Databankers Corporation 5220 East 69th Place Tulsa, OK 74136 ****************************************************************** American Databankers Corporation offers the SOFTWAREVAULT BBS free to end-users, licensees, OEMs, dealers and distributors of ADC products. The BBS has several nodes and is available 24 hours per day, every day of the year. Phone Number: (918) 497-1200 Modem Communication Parameters: 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit Baud Rates supported: 1200/14400 ALL BBS USERS: When dialing into the BBS for the first time, please answer ALL of the questions on the NEW USER QUESTIONNAIRE. We ask for basic information such as company name, your name, address, work phone number, home phone number, the password you would like to have, and if you own any ADC products. We cannot grant BBS access without this basic information. If you wish immediate access for downloads, you can request immediate call-back verification. BBS USERS WHO BOUGHT DIRECTLY FROM US: We also require the serial number of your ADC product. Please have this information handy before dialing into the BBS and filling out the questionnaire. The BBS Operators must have the serial number(s) of your product(s) to determine what download security clearance to give you. BBS USERS WHO PURCHASED FROM A DEALER: Download security for end-users who purchased product from a dealer is determined from the end-user registration card. Please be sure to mail your card to American Databankers Corporation if you want to access more than the Main Board Conference on the BBS. ALL END-USERS: All end-users, regardless of where they purchased the product, should send in their registration cards. CONFERENCES: You will be able to join particular conferences based upon whether you are a dealer or an end-user, and what products you own. Every user can access the Main Board Conference, where messages and questions for the BBS operators can be left. There is also a Dealers and Distributors Conference as well as special conferences for our products such as SNAP and the SoftwareVAULT Collections of CDROMs. ******************************************************************* 1 - Hottest Current Software Hits 16 4,407,757 2 - Business Applications 114 25,137,113 3 - Wordprocessing Programs and Utilities 55 4,652,147 4 - Desktop Publishing and Fonts 135 6,938,188 5 - Windows Applications 374 52,922,419 6 - Windows Games, BMP and WAV 165 11,119,185 7 - Spreadsheets and Utilities 15 1,692,647 8 - Database Programs and Utilities 60 9,907,058 9 - Home and Family Computing 116 12,245,697 10 - Text Editors and Utilities 85 6,629,681 11 - Text and Reference Material 368 23,900,383 12 - Lists and Information Files 196 9,191,167 13 - Health Programs and Food Recipes 58 5,796,310 14 - Games and Humor 491 53,434,895 15 - Graphics and Paint Programs 92 10,727,144 16 - GIF and Other Pictures 133 19,000,890 17 - Math and Science Programs 28 3,841,186 18 - Communications Programs 89 12,081,863 19 - Religious Programs and Materials 66 7,615,677 20 - Educational Programs 69 12,084,288 21 - CAD, CAM and Engineering Programs 34 4,462,058 22 - Operating System Utilities 155 9,130,035 23 - Hard Disk Utilities 45 3,771,549 24 - Floppy Disk Utilities 32 2,301,052 25 - OS/2, Program Manager and Utilities 327 25,441,315 26 - DOS / Unix Utilities and Help 72 4,697,131 27 - Printer Drivers and Utilities 51 7,256,642 28 - Novell, LANtastic and other Networks 156 16,805,736 29 - Keyboard, Mouse and I/O Utilities 18 333,759 30 - Screen Drivers and Utilities 69 7,150,822 31 - File Archiving Utilities 105 8,674,143 32 - Virus Detection and Protection 40 6,171,954 33 - Personal System Utilities 95 12,416,470 34 - Program Demonstrations 25 12,102,243 35 - BBS Programs and Applications 257 28,131,448 36 - BBS Doors and Utilities 127 15,189,440 37 - Modem Utilities and Helps 48 2,392,484 38 - Special Shareware Programs 36 5,916,075 39 - Ham Radio Utilities 29 2,422,251 40 - Clip Art and Images 475 8,265,628 41 - TrackBlaster Files and Utilities 76 7,382,213 42 - SoundBlaster Files and Utilities 30 4,863,718 43 - ADLIB and MIDI files (Yamaha) 35 3,695,220 44 - PC Speaker and Sound Files 18 1,196,196 45 - Musical Potpourri 37 8,154,776 46 - Programmers Utilities 44 4,907,837 47 - Assembly Source Code 42 4,414,224 48 - Pascal and Turbo Pascal Source Code 95 5,056,852 49 - C, MS-C, Turbo-C, and Borland C++ 108 10,005,910 50 - Basic and Quick Basic Source Code 50 4,126,330 51 - DBase Files and Utilities 18 1,602,425 52 - Clipper and Foxbase Utilities 58 4,070,837 53 - Programming Source Code - ADA to Z80 14 2,422,469 54 - Miscellaneous Goodies 13 2,627,775 55 - Frequently asked Questions 78 2,927,365 56 - Icons, Icon Libraries 14 2,060,128 57 - Windows NT Applications and Games 23 2,183,328 *** TOTAL FILE COUNT AND SIZE *** 5,674 548,055,533 ******************************************************************** >>> MulitMedia Maker <<< Version 2.0 Multimedia Maker is a new business and educational tool that has endless potential. Imagine turning dull meetings and boring classrooms into show-stopping presentations and tutorials, complete with speech, music, special effects and high quality graphic images. You can use this package to create your own custom AUDIO/VIDEO SHOWS on any subject, place, product or procedure you desire. Jump on the MULTIMEDIA band wagon! Produce state-of-the-art graphic and text presentations, tutorials, advertising, demo's, courseware authoring, reports, educational projects with outstanding SPEECH, MUSIC, and sound effects that sound great on your PC speaker or SOUND BLASTER card. Incorporate your own PCX, GIF, TIFF or TARGA graphic image files in EGA, VGA or SVGA(1024x768x256) formats. Add incredible graphic effects, motion, and use some of the pre-recorded speech, music and sound effects or record your own speech and music to create dynamic, attention-grabbing interactive AUDIO/VIDEO SHOWS. You can use this package to create a new product/service presentation which can be given to your sales staff to use on sales calls. The sales person can play the demonstration on the customer's computer (no special hardware needed). Better yet, you can mail a presentation disk to all of your customers and new prospects (direct mail marketing). Need to train someone ? With MULTIMEDIA MAKER you can create a tutorial on your product or service. The tutorial you create can interact, teach and test your trainees. MULTIMEDIA will help convey what text alone cannot. VGA and hard drive required, sound board recommended. Shareware (ASP) *** FILE *** MMM20.ZIP Total file space needed = 693,490 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> CREATE A QUIZ <<< Version 1.2 CREATE A QUIZ is a simple yet comprehensive program that can be used to create and take multiple-choice and fill-in-the-blank quizzes. This one program can be used by both the teacher and student. Teachers can create on-screen quizzes that can be used by students, or create hardcopy quizzes if a printer is available. Special features: A) Pop-up menus, mouse support, full line text editing capabilities make using CREATE A QUIZ simple and fun. B) Both multiple-choice and fill-in-the blank questions can be used in the same quiz. C) Quizzes and/or questions can be printed out in several formats to meet the needs of both teacher and student. The solutions to each question can be suppressed or displayed on a printout. Students can receive an echo printout of each question they take on- screen. Teachers can review their database of questions by printing out all the questions or by defining a range (from # to #) to print. D) Several command line instructions allow the program to be "fine-tuned" by a teacher to meet the needs of a student. These command line instructions can force a student to answer "x" number of questions before they are permitted to exit the program. Or the teacher can set up a time limit for the student where after "x" number of minutes have elapsed the program will quit. E) Progress charts are kept for each quiz that will record the best 10 students' quiz results. This is an excellent way for a teacher to track the progress of a student. A separate progress chart is maintained for each quiz created. F) Up to 9 students can participate in the same quiz at a time. Great for contests! G) Display ASCII text files prior to each question. A full screen display of a pre-defined ASCII text file can be displayed and scrolled prior to a question, and then after the user has read the text file, they will be confronted with a question dealing with that text. H) Businesses and organizations can use a command line instruction that will turn CREATE A QUIZ into a stand-alone display for customers or prospects. This can make a great advertising tool and counter display, testing a prospect's knowledge of your product. The program will even prompt each user for his name, address and phone number that can be retrieved later for follow- ups. I) The quizzes that are created can be password protected and encrypted to prevent students from altering a teacher's questions. Requirements: No special requirements are necessary for most computers. A DOS version of 3.0 or higher is necessary (although it is possible that some 2.x versions will work, but not guaranteed). The program can be used on both monochrome and color monitors. A printer is the only option that is required IF you wish to create quiz printouts. *** FILE *** CAQUIZ12.ZIP Total file space needed = 117,584 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> VideoCat <<< Version 7.3 "VIDEOCAT" is a fully featured program for cataloging videocas- settes; designed for serious collectors and large collections. Package includes three executable files for DOS, Windows 3.1 and OS/2 2.0. The size of the data file is limited only by available disk space. Both fixed information fields and free-form text comment area in each record. Classification categories can be custom configured by the user for specialized collections. Prints hard copy listings and labels. $20 registration fee. "Videocat is a full-featured database program for those who are really into video collecting.... Recommended for large videotape or film collections." Michael Banks, The Windows Shareware Book (1992) "Overall, it's faster than many dedicated databases I've seen, and it's easy enough to use, so I recommend it for anyone with a large videotape or film collection. Michael Banks, "Superior Shareware", Windows Magazine (November, 1992) *** FILE *** VIDEOCAT.ZIP Total file space needed = 286,852 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> Multi-Edit <<< Complete Dos Text Editor Multi-Edit is the most powerful text editor written for DOS. This program has features that should have been in every text editor ever written. Multi-Edit allows you to block columns of text and perform operations on the column. In addtion, the Demo now contains a fully functional demo of the add-on product EVOLVE. This is a super-charged programming environment for Xbase languages Clipper, Dbase, Dbase for Windows, FoxPro and Arago. You'll notice upon startup of Multi-Edit that you are prompted for one of 4 function keys. Choose the one for Evolve to enable the Evolve Demo! For the programmers, Multi-Edit has complete onlline Syntax Highlighting. Syntax is a new feature to 6.10. It allows Multi-Edit to display different elements of your source code in distict colors making it much easier to identify things like comments, string literals, keywords, etc. It is fully configurable in terms of both the colors and the keywords themselves. And on top of that, Multi-Edit has complete mouse support that allows you to - * Click anywhere on the top two lines of the screen to pop up the main menu. * Drag the corner of a window to resize it, or drag the top of the window to move it entirely. * Mark blocks of text. * Move your cursor through a file. * Click on the scroll bar to easily move through a file. *** FILE *** ME601.ZIP Total file space needed = 929,697 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> Integrity Master <<< Version 1.51 Integrity Master, is the world's most powerful anti-virus, and PC integrity software. This high performance assembly language program is written by the author of PC Magazine's PCdata integrity toolkit. Integrity Master provides function and performance far beyond any other anti-viral or data integrity software, yet is easy enough for novice users. Integrity Master features: 1) Integrity Master recognizes known viruses by name and will describe their characteristics and then guide you through their removal. 2) It can detect not only existing viruses, but also as yet unknown viruses. Unlike other programs, which you must constantly update to keep ahead of the current crop of viruses, Integrity Master continues to protect you. 3) Unlike other programs, it detects sectors and files which were damaged by a virus not just those that were infected. 4) Integrity Master understands which files and areas on your disk are special and provides special specific diagnosis and recovery if these areas have changed. 5) Integrity Master can reload system sectors on disks which are so badly damaged that DOS can no longer recognize them. 6) Integrity Master detects any form of file or program corruption, not just that caused by viruses. This makes Integrity Master a useful tool to provide PC security, change management and hardware error detection. Why spend your time merely checking for viruses when you give your PC a complete check out with Integrity Master? 7) Integrity Master provides easy to use menus with built in help and the experience of a PC integrity expert through it's Integrity Advisor(TM) feature. 8) Integrity Master is useful as an aid to PC security. If someone changes, adds or deletes any of your files you will know. 9) Integrity Master is useful with disk diagnostics. You can run your normal test programs to check if your disk drive is working OK right now, but was it working correctly at 3 PM yesterday? Integrity Master will detect if a disk error damaged some data yesterday. 10)You just restored your files from a backup. Are all the files really OK? Integrity Master will tell you. 11)You just deleted *.BAT rather than *.BAK. Integrity Master will tell you exactly which files you need to restore. 12)Your hard disk is having problems. Now DOS will not even recognize it as a disk. IM can diagnose and then reload your partition and boot sectors to "fix" your disk! *** FILE *** IM151.ZIP Total files space needed = 539,226 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> BOOTS <<< Perhaps THE Best Multi-Boot Utility Software Allows you to select between 100 different boot configurations either during boot time or afterwards. A configuration is defined here as being a CONFIG.SYS/AUTOEXEC.BAT file group. Provides an easy-to-use editor for editing configurations or will run yours. Will optionally password protect computer boot-up. Does NOT modify boot sector! Does NOT remain in memory! Will run your disk cache program to flush disk buffers before rebooting. Allows you to select warm or cold reboot. Will optionally set Caps, Num, and Scroll Lock on or off during boot-up. Can be controlled from the DOS command line or batch files. Allows you to change the color scheme or will cycle between color schemes to reduce boredome booting. Boots is Windows compatible. Boots is SuperStor and DOS 6.x DoubleSpace compatible. Provides context sensitive help. Quick automatic installation gets you running in about two seconds. Very professional and easy to use! Boots is another gem from Morton Utilities ASP Shareware. *** FILE *** BOOTS.ZIP Total files space needed = 88,272 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> HALCYON <<< dBase File Routines HALCYON is an excellent set of Turbo Pascal routines for management of dBase files in a network environment. They work in real or protected mode under all versions of Object Oriented Turbo Pascal, including Turbo Pascal for Windows. Halcyon allows creation, use and updating of multiple dBase .NDX or Clipper .NTX index files in accessing the dBase III and IV data (DBF) and memo (DBT) file entries. The simple user interface makes the 'object' part of object oriented programming transparent. The programmer simply uses a set of commands similar to the dBase commands to control the file access. All source is included, and does all of the above using only Pascal--no assembly routines are used. The use of Pascal does not mean the routines are slow. On the contrary, the file updates are FAST, showing what can be accomplished within the optimized and powerful Turbo and Borland Pascal compiler. Over 25 demonstration programs are provided to show the power of the HALCYON routines. This is Shareware from Griffin Solutions. These are the libraries that we use for the SoftwareVAULT Librarian. *** FILE *** HALCY305.ZIP Total file space needed = 951,674 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> TechnoJocks Toolkits <<< Two of the most powerful library out for turbo pascal. The TechnoJocks Toolskits let you create easy user interfaces without a lot of program time. The Turbo Toolkit is a procedural oriented tool kit while the Object Toolkit uses only objects. Both toolkits allow you to create browse windows, list windows, pull-down menus, and even a variety of buttons. These tool kits come with complete source and online documentation. With registration you receive a 350 page typeset manual which makes the toolkits a breeze to use. The Object toolkkit is a great way to introduce you to Object Oriented Programming. Because the results are visual and the documentation is very clear, even a person with no Object experience can mask the Object toolkit in a matter of weeks. Truly a must have library for any programmer serious out screen I/O and creating Graphical User Interfaces. These are the libraries that we use for the SoftwareVAULT Librarian. *** FILE *** JOCK.ZIP Total file space needed = 1,709,727 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> Mom for Windows <<< Tired of forgetting about important dates, or need to get your schedule organized? With Mom for Windows, these tasks become easy. Mom for Windows is more than a Personal Information Manager, it also keeps track of all of you important contacts, has a integrated autodialer, and even a pop-up scratch pad for jotting down notes while your working. Mom for Windows will alert you a user definable number of days before your event and again on that day a user definable number of minutes before the scheduled event. A great program for people who use Windows a lot. Never miss that important date again. *** FILE *** MOMWIN.ZIP Total file space needed = 218,610 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> MORE CONTROL <<< Version 2.0 by Sloop Software a member of the ASP More Control allows you to quickly and easily access many of those settings in WIN.INI and SYSTEM.INI that Microsoft did not see fit to include in the Control Panel dialogs. Easily change the colors used by the Windows help engine in displaying hypertext, the alignment of drop down menus, the vertical spacing between icons, the font used to display icon titles plus many other settings. Also, an easy to use ini file editor is included as part of More Control. Now includes CP Add-In. This Control Panel module allows you to add icons for any program desired. Price $12.50 *** Also in this ZipFile *** >>> ICL BUILDER <<< Version 1.0 Icon Library (ICL) Builder allows you to quickly and easily consolidate all your icons into icon libraries of up to a thousand icons each. You can also export icons to bitmap files which can then be edited by PaintBrush or similar program. After editing, the bitmap may be imported into ICL Builder as an icon. Price $12.50 Features include: - Able to extract icons from ico, exe, dll or icl files - Build and maintain as many icon libraries as desired with up to one-thousand icons in each library - Export individual icons in libraries as ico or bmp files - Import bmp files to be used as icons - Extremely easy to use editor for building and maintaining icon libraries *** FILE *** MCICLB.ZIP Total files space needed = 403,479 ******************************************************************* >>> Program Groups <<< Version 1.10 Tired of the limitations on where folders can be in Windows. Program Groups elimiates this restriction. Now you can make sub-groups inside of group icons. This little utility will help you to organize your windows desktop into a very functional work area. Instead of having ten or so folders on your desktop each with ten to thirty programs in them, put folder inside of folders and organize you work area. Put all you work files in a work folder and then ahve sub folders for different projects and programs. Since Program Groups uses standard Program Manager Groups, you can drag and drop just like the original windows groups into open sub-folders. With the advanced contorls, you can turn off the program and all of the sub-folders you have created will be on your desktop for easy access. While the program does have a little overhead in getting setup, once installed you will wonder how you ever got along without it. And best of all, this is FREEWARE!! Fully functional, no registration fees, no catches. Just unzip and enjoy!! *** FILE *** PRGGRP11.ZIP Total file space needed = 32,778 ******************************************************************* >>> ZAPCODE <<< Professional Printer Control The ultimate printer control utility that burns them all alway. Use ZapCode to select fonts, reset printer, change margins, advance the page, and anything else your printer is capable of doing. Install in memory as a TSR (Terminate Stay Resident) program or run from DOS as a stand-alone program. Supports all types of printers: laser, dot-matrix, ink-jet, even plotters! 26 drivers included support all popular printers and emulations. Printer driver editor allows you to easily customize or create your own. Supports parallel ports LPT1 to LPT3 and serial ports COM1 to COM4. No longer must you hunt for your printer manual to look up control strings. Simply pop-up ZapCode, select the desired printer option(s), and then let ZapCode enter the control strings for you, just as if you had typed them at the keyboard - works for all programs. Use it to enter printer setup strings in Lotus 1-2-3 and WordPerfect. Outstanding program! ASP Shareware *** FILE *** ZAPCODE.ZIP Total file space needed = 435,105 bytes ******************************************************************** >>> JETPILOT <<< LaserJet Printer Control Use pull-down menus to control virtually every feature of your LaserJet II, IID, IIP, III, IIID, IIISi, IIIP, IV or compatible printer. Change page settings such as paper source, paper destination, paper size, orientation, margins and more. Change font characteristics such as symbol set, spacing, pitch, height, style, stroke weight, typeface and more. Setup menus of your favorite fonts to easily change them on the fly. Print envelopes that import the address right off the screen. Save JetPilot settings to setup files which can be later loaded to restore your LaserJet to specific settings. Install JetPilot in conventional or expanded memory as a TSR (Terminate Stay Resident) program or run from DOS as a stand-alone program. All features can be used and changed via the DOS command line or batch files plus MUCH, MUCH MORE! Outstanding program! ASP Shareware. *** FILE *** JETPILOT.ZIP Total file space needed = 194,231 bytes ******************************************************************** >>> 1993TRIS <<< You've played all the tetris-clones on the market. How about a new twist on this old game. 1993TRIS is just the twist you've been looking for. Try to navigate your 2x2 blocks of variously colored flys, yes flys, to line up three or more of a single color accross, up and down, and even diagonally. To help you out, there are a number of special application blocks that you can use to help you in your task. Including a Gun to blast away those pesky blocks that just won't match up with any other blocks on the board. This Shareware version is fully functional. It is restricted to two levels of play, and to various speed constraints. But these two levels will keep you working at it for a long time. Once you've master the first two levels, register your copy and receive 1993TRIS Version 7.0 with all the features of the Shareware version and several enhancements, including tons of levels. Program requires EGA/VGA. Has support for various soundboards and includes a .MOD player. *** FILE *** 1993TRIS.ZIP Total file space needed = 323,510 bytes. ******************************************************************** >>> PaiGow Poker for Windows <<< The newest wave of poker in Vegas, Atlantic City, and California is PaiGow Poker. PaiGow Poker is a copy of an ancient Chinese tile game. The game is played with seven cards split into two hands. The high hand consists of 5 cards, a standard poker hand, and the low hand is the remaining two cards. The object is to beat the computer and other players with BOTH hands. This sounds easy but in reality can be very hard. Hands are scored with normal Vegas poker hand ranking. This program allows for up to 6 human players plus the computer. Each player can have a chance to the "The Bank" similar to California Card House laws. The program also allows you to set on Vegas scoring which take a standard Vegas 5% of all winning bets for the house. Program requires Windows 3.x. *** FILE *** WPAIGOW.ZIP Total file space needed = 391,982 bytes ******************************************************************* >>> MAPIT <<< MAPIT is an integrated world-wide mapping system of amazing detail which lets you insert your own text, figures, and graphics. Use MAPIT to: 1. Produce detailed, customized maps on your laser printer or plotter or include them in your word processing documents, 2. Enter, record, and track your own data, 3. Plot great circle and range curves, 4. Display, analyze, and solve location-related problems, 5. Communicate in pictures and words, 6. Create private databases to distribute data easily and efficiently, 7. Do all of the above with 100 foot precision - ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD. A powerful reference tool, MAPIT contains a wealth of information and is just plain fun to use. Insert or import lines to define features. Add your own figures. Document and communicate with stroked and hidden text. Enter MAPIT's seven user-extensible scalable stroked text fonts at any size and angle. Hide a screen's-worth of information behind a small marker, popping it up at the click of a mouse. MAPIT displays a true Mercator projection, the choice of navigators. Layout great circle tracks between multiple points totaling their distances in statute miles, nautical miles, or kilometers. Dynamically plot range curves up to half way around the world. Create colorful screen shots with the .PCX file creation command and ultra-detailed plots on any laser printer or pen plotter supporting the HP-GL/2 graphics plotting language. Include these maps in your word processing documents. MAPIT includes almost 6000 international cities and 19,000 US cities with their 1990 populations. Click on any city to pop up its size. The underlying vector-based geographic database consists of over 5 million points organized by coastlines, lakes, rivers, canals, reefs, salt flats, national boundaries, and US and Canadian state and provincial boundaries. Believe me, you'll find places in this database you never imagined existed. If you are looking for more than just a pretty picture -- or perhaps need many different pretty pictures, let MAPIT be the end of your graphical quest. MAPIT, your electronic notepad on the world. *** FILE *** MAPIT.ZIP Total file space needed = 702,883 bytes. ******************************************************************** >>> SCREEN Thief <<< SCREEN Thief has been designed to solve a range of problems and annoyances found with other screen grabbing programs. Many examples exist, often bundled with a graphic manipulation tool or paint package but sometimes marketed separately. We reckon that SCREEN Thief succeeds where the rest fail. Specific problems that have been solved include loss of colour attribute information and corrupt palettes plus the awareness of graphic adapter effects such as horizontal and vertical pixel panning and split screens. SCREEN Thief easily copes with non-standard video modes employed by games, such as 320 by 240 pixels in 256 colours. It also takes programmed soft fonts into full consideration when capturing text mode screens. Indeed, we believe that whatever the standard VGA graphic adapter is capable of displaying, SCREEN Thief can capture. This sophisticated 'total solution' also extends to the hot-key used to trigger a screen capture. Many programs, particularly games, prevent capture with lesser grabbing packages because they steal the keyboard interrupt vector and refuse to pass interrupts back to previously installed programs. Solutions to this problem have so far included delayed-action grabbing, which is inaccurate to say the least and also fails where a program steals the system timer interrupt used for counting out the delay period. SCREEN Thief gets around this major problem by secretly reprogramming the interrupt hardware to a different set of vectors. When a program steals the keyboard or timer interrupt it no longer gets first pick, but a fake hardware interrupt generated by SCREEN Thief's resident code. This technique works in all but a few rare instances. Another implication is that, with some restrictions, screens can also be captured under Microsoft Windows even though SCREEN Thief is a DOS-hosted program. One further positive feature is that SCREEN Thief creates output files in any of several common image formats (GIF, TIF, PCX or BMP) rather than through a proprietary interim file which requires a second conversion stage before use. When combined with a host of other configurable options, intelligent image file naming and an extensive internal help system, you can see that SCREEN Thief is the ultimate screen capture package for the professional user. Finally, through absolute use of machine code and clever memory optimisations, you will find SCREEN Thief to be one of the most compact Terminate and Stay Resident (TSR) programs you ever load. It can use EMS memory, Upper Memory Blocks provided by an XMS/UMB driver or similar and normal system memory to maximum effect. Typical system memory use amounts to just over 2K. Even when loaded on a PC with no EMS or UMB memory, requirements can be as low as 9.1K. System Requirements SCREEN Thief has a number of important minimum hardware and software requirements. A VGA graphics adapter, on-board VGA controller or register-level compatible is essential. SCREEN Thief cannot work with the MDA, Hercules, CGA or EGA adapters even though it will successfully capture their equivalent video modes on the VGA. The host PC needs to be an 80286 or better based IBM AT or close compatible. A hard disk is not essential but highly recommended. Finally, MSDOS version 3.10 or higher is essential. *** FILE *** ST100.ZIP Total files space needed = 106,301 bytes *******************************************************************