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WINDOWS ONLINE™ BBS presents the

WinOnLine™ Review™

August 16, 1993 - Issue #20

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Your weekly guide to what's new in the world of shareware

WinOnLine™ Review™ Shareware Edition is a freeware publication of Windows OnLine™, the

premier bulletin board from which these files are selected. Copyright © 1993 All Rights Reserved

Publisher: Frank Mahaney     Editor: Bob Gollihur


Contents

About the Shareware Edition

For Our First-Time Readers

WinOnLine.INI

Windows Words of Wisdom from Wolly

Windows Shareware Briefs

Short Takes on the latest Windows Shareware, Freeware & Fonts

Shareware Review

ChangeIt

Reviewed by Ed Hoffman

Shareware Review

Uninstall for Windows

Reviewed by Ed Hoffman

The Latest Windows Files

The Latest OS/2 Files

About Windows OnLine™, (the BBS)

Modem Specials

Index to Past Issues


About Shareware News
The WinOnLine™ Review™ Shareware Edition is published weekly except for the last week of the month by Windows OnLine™. It is dedicated to bringing you news and reviews on the latest files available to members of Windows OnLine™ (BBS) and the general community of bulletin board users. Print publications just can't match the immediacy of this electronic media. Week after week we bring you the newest shareware, freeware programs and features, such as:

 Windows Shareware Briefs - Quick and informative reviews of the newest entries into the shareware and freeware market. Are they good, bad or buggy? We'll give you useful details that will tell you if it's worth your download time!

 New Files - Tasty extracts from the past week of Windows and OS/2 files posted at Windows OnLine™ (BBS). Now you will know about that new graphics driver, that freeware update, or discovered that neat WAV or new FONT file. All without sifting through files at several other on-line services, if they even have what you're looking for! For new DOS files, call Windows OnLine™ (BBS) to review our huge selection.

 Feature Reviews - Hear about hands-on experiences with the inner workings of the some of the newest shareware, with full glorious and gory details of its ups and downs. Our experienced writers bring you perspective with their frank and honest reviews.

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WIN INI
EXCLUSIVE WOLLY INTERVIEW

Wolly has done writeups on over 225 shareware and freeware programs in the first twenty issues of the WinOnLine Review™ Shareware Edition, so we thought it would be a good time to get to know him a little better. Editor Bob Gollihur conducted the first-ever interview with Wolly:

Wolly, you come off pretty strong some weeks with your opinions about shareware programs.

I really care about the shareware concept, and it really bugs me sometimes. Sure, there are no real rules, but when somebody puts out barely-functional shareware for $35.00 or a newbie posts a totally useless beta disaster with an enthusiastic but fictional descriptor, it hurts the legitimate authors' credibility.

Are you a Windows expert, or a programmer? What do you think makes you qualified to say what you do?

Wolly does not claim to be a Windows guru. Wolly is a Windows user, with lots of real-world experience. Wolly prefers to use Windows, not analyze it.

What do you use as guidelines when you do a review?

What Wolly does is not really a review. It's more like advice from a friend. Consider Wolly as your computer buddy whose opinion you generally trust, who spends time combing Windows OnLine for "neat stuff". Once a week he gives you the straight poop on a bunch of programs and lets you know what the new True Type fonts look like. He saves you the trouble of downloading and wading through useless programs and points out the programs which might interest you. Gee, this Wolly is a nice guy. <g>

You don't "rate" programs with stars or anything like that. Why not?

Because it's presumptious of me to believe that I know your exact needs. I could give an Address Database program two stars because it doesn't have a dialer, but what if you don't need a dialer? It could be a five star program to you.

Then how do we know whether you recommend it or not?

I think it's pretty clear what Wolly thinks of a program by the tone of the piece. I invented and have used the term "moronware" more than once, and have cheered other programs' features and functions. My purpose is to give you impressions of a particular program and thoughts about its use, maybe a pretty picture.

Shouldn't you tell us more facts and details?

It would be different if the Shareware Briefs were commercial briefs. Then you need more specifics and opinions before you make an investment. With shareware, if the program sounds like it might be what you're looking for, you can audition it for free, and toss it aside if it's not quite on target. Wolly just gives his impressions based on his experiences and tries to zero in on what's important to know. The rest is up to you.

Thanks for talking with us, Wolly!

Sure. Now get out of my face and let me get back to this week's column. What'll you see this stupid signmaking program I ran across --- definitely moronware! Ahh, but look at this new audio editing program. THIS is what makes it all worthwhile!

In spite of his attitude, Wolly has a good heart and is glad to entertain questions from readers. Leave him a message on Windows OnLine. If you are a new caller, you can leave a (C)omment to the Sysop; you will be given a menu so you can direct your message directly to Wolly.

Bob Gollihur, Editor

TWO EDDIE GOODIES!

Author Ed Hoffman has blessed us with reviews of two utilities that definitely deserve a spot in your Swiss Army Knife Sub-Directory. Check them both out to see what Wolly means. The time to d/l these invaluable tools is today!

Enjoy the issue !


Shareware Briefs

COOL WAVEFORM EDITOR

BEYOND Cool!

THIS is incredible. If you have anything to do with WAVs or editing music files or MIDI, etc., audition this program. Check out the fade-ins and outs . . . volume and pans . . . eight band graphic equalizer per channel . . . echo, also adjustable in eight frequency bands with delay in ms and with adjustable falloff ratios . . . flanging and phasing, also adjustable. How about stretching or slowing the WAV, preserving the pitch and tempo or not? Or get original and drag and drop quarter notes or hemidemisemiquavers* to a staff to create your own composition. Yikes!!! You can also generate tones or noise, or . . . the sounds of silence. Play your CD collection through it, too! COOLED.ZIP (175K) goes beyond cool and is registered for the incredible sum of $10.00 that brings a disk in return with more capabilities. Certain parts of this distributed version are freeware; consult the docs.

*the first reader who knows this term without looking it up in their thick Webster book (Bob knew, but then he has a sordid past) and leaves Wolly a message on Windows OnLine receives absolutely no prize except recognition that they are a master or trivia or a former music major with a memory for useless effluvia.

PRARIE DOG HUNT

Let's go kill some dawgs!

This little game is at the least, amusing, with all it's sound effects and splashes of blood as you kill the little critters popping up in the plains. Don't get upset, they're not cute, but just a pair of eyes (Now, wait a minute!!) that taunt you with their calls. Choose from three weapons of destruction, a few other options, and aim and shoot. Careful, five bites from rabid prarie dogs will do you in! WINDOG10.ZIP is from Diversions Software, it was, and it made me smile. Registration is $15.00.

NUTRI-DIET

Is pepperoni pizza one of the four food groups?

No. This is not another meal planner. Nutri-Diet helps you to balance your meals by knowing the nutrients, fat and calories contained in your food. An extensive database of a wide variety of types of food is available, from which you specify the ingredients of the dish you intend to prepare, and that data comes from USDA information that can be updated or expanded by the user. Many measures of quantity are available so you can obtain precise results. Each ingredient you add can display its contribution, positive or negative, to the final result. Nutri-Diet is a good "give and take" exercise to see where you can cut fat or calories or add essential nutrients to make the most of your meals. Or perhaps not. NDWIN.ZIP (154K) can be registered for $10.00.

FORMAT MASTER

Master of Magnetic Media

Clean and simple, with all the options you need at your mouse's beck and click. Run chkdsk, or do a quick format, view the contents currently on the disk before formatting, change or add serial numbers and labels. This very understandable and usable utility is available from Windows OnLine at FMW11.ZIP (78K) and can be registered for $25.00.

TRUE TYPE FONTS

Fontaholics beware:

   TASHER.ZIP (42K)

(includes normal, thin, hollow and bold)

   GADZOOX.ZIP (11K)

   HERATT.ZIP (23K)

(In days of old when knights were bold, and . . . )

   OREDRY.ZIP (14K)

   THEOTT.ZIP (22K)

3x3 LABELER

Almost Ready

This is an intelligently designed disk labeler for Windows. Though not quite mature, it shows promise. 3x3 Labeler uses the Avery #5196 full sheet labels (or equivalent) and allows you to print individual or groups of labels on the sheet so you are not committed to always printing nine labels at a shot. Choose your own recurring or one time Edge Text (7 point) and Banner Text (16 point) to print over the disk contents. Faults? Yes. This is an early version and the author provides a list of enhancements he plans. You have no choice of fonts or sizes of any of the components and options to show directory names and contents are not shown. 3X3_10.ZIP (53K) shows a lot of potential and Wolly will look forward to future enhanced releases. Registration is $20.00, perhaps ambitious given its current form.

CD MASTER

Not exactly

CD ROM drives are not only good for data, but great for music if you've got a nice receiver and pair of speakers hooked up like Wolly. He boogies right through his reviews, and CD Master helped him this week. Not only a player, it is a catalog database program. Sensing the unique ID on each CD inserted, it will display the title and selections on the CD and play a predetermined program if you've programmed it with this information previously. The track update process is tedious; each has to be processed individually in order to be saved. Curiously, somewhat obtuse Category, Tempo and Classification selections are available to define each selection, but they do not seem to be used for anything, such as in a search situation. The CD player portion also only allows playing a selection from the beginning, so searching for a spot within a song is not possible. Registration options for CDMST12.ZIP (140K) range from $11.00 up depending upon your pleasure.

SEASCAPE

Screen borer

It's called SeaScape, but all I found was the same species (so identical as to be very close relatives) swimming to the right or left in a very black sea with no vegetation or any interesting background, occasionally gobbling a white dot. Screen saver fans seem to go for those with great action, variety and/or color, and this has d) none of the above. SEASCA13.ZIP (174K) can be registered for $10-12, and uses Window's built-in mechanism to run.

ASTRO LITE

Only half the fat! <g>

The stars tell us the way, or so it is said. Astro-Lite purports to provide your birth horoscope (Wolly's is shown in the graphic) as well as your daily outlook. It is recommended that you place it in your startup group to see what the day will bring. You are given a menu choice to receive a serious or silly prediction. Wolly's prediction for August 6th was This transit is great for harmonious relationships, so you should go join a choir. Be sure to belt those tunes right out. Wait--did we say HARmonious? We meant HORMONEous. Your hormones are having a field day in your body and they are telling your brain all kinds of wacko stuff. For instance, even your co-workers are starting to look good. Even the ones that clean their ears with pencil erasers! Your best bet is to get real drunk, then if you do anything stupid, you have something to blame it on.  Yes. That was the silly one. A map of the U.S. allows residents to specify their place of birth for a more accurate (??) reading. Cute, ASTLIT.ZIP (140K) is "$20 bux" from Flat Broke Software.

Wolly's Bottom o' the Heap:

SIGNMAKER

Crippled and Contemptible

This demo program is intended to make small signs up to 8.5 x 14 inches. It is unremarkable and much like a mini-mini-word processor, allowing choices of font, size and justification. You can also choose only from a few specific size signs, though you can't change your mind afterwards. What is remarkable is that the author wants $50.00 for registration for SIGNMKV1.ZIP (92K) and he won't take personal checks. Windows Write can do everything and more than this turkey will do. Author Michael Dunn of Port St. Lucie, Florida --- are you for real? Wolly is sending this guy a poison pen postcard.

by

as told to Bob Gollihur


WavSorter_Review

Anyone who has ever moved Windows from one hard drive to another quickly finds one of Microsoft's more frustrating and time consuming oversights. There is no simple way to redefine the file locations within Windows. No big deal, you say? Just change a couple of entries and you're back in business. Well, Binkey, you'd better sit down for this one. Not only do you need to change the Program Manager entries (*.GRP files), but then you've got the *.PIF files, and the *.INI files too. And don't forget the PATH statement in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file. This could become a bit more involved than the simple changes you initially thought you needed to make. In fact this operation might just cause a mental hernia.

So what, you say smugly, I don't plan on ever moving my Windows directory. Well, Binky, you may not have any control over this situation. Say, for example, you have a single hard drive with two partitions, C: and D: and your Windows programs are on D:\WINDOWS. You come into some money and decide to add that new hard drive you've been drooling over for the past year. Well, you install it and all of a sudden your D:\WINDOWS is now E:\WINDOWS. Another example of this inadvertent relocation is with Doublespace, Stacker, or other disk compression utilities that fiddled with your drive letters, leaving your Windows files stranded on a drive different from where they were initially installed. Finally, if you plan on installing a network on your system you can almost be assured that your drive letters will get screwed up.

Rather than kicking the cat and screaming at the kids, you can simply use ChangeIt to help resolve the problem. To quote Thom Foulks, the author of ChangeIt:

ChangeIt WON'T do everything for you; there are simply too many possibilities.

ChangeIt WILL look at any .GRP, .INI, or .PIF file and change all references to a given drive letter to a different drive letter. For .GRP files, it will re-calculate the file's internal checksum so that the new .GRP file will be acceptable to Program Manager. And, it preserves the original file with a .CHG file extension, in case your file-moving hits problems.

ChangeIt will NOT accept wildcards, and will operate on only one file at a time  each change should be tested, prior to making another one.

ChangeIt does NOT move files, or copy them  again, there are too many possibilities of how you want your Windows system arranged.

ChangeIt will NOT search your drive for files; it must be used from within the directory where the target file resides. (Ever see a system with 3  count 'em  MAIN.GRPs? I have. No, I don't know how it got that way.)

ChangeIt will NOT deal with file references maintained separately by various Windows software packages (as example, Word for Windows .DOT files); again, there are too many possibilities.

Even though ChangeIt works on Windows files, the program itself is a DOS program and works from the DOS prompt. The proper syntax for the program can be found by simply typing the program name, ChangeIt, at the DOS prompt. An best of all, ChangeIt is freeware. So you don't need to register it with anyone. Whether you plan to move your Windows directory or not, ChangeIt is a utility that is certainly a worthwhile addition to your system. Members of Windows OnLine can find ChangeIt as CHANGEIT.ZIP in Directory #150 - (Windows- New Uploads).

ChangeIt 1.2 (Freeware)

Thom Foulks

Colorado Springs, CO

Brought to you by

Ed Hoffman

Staff Writer


Latest Windows Files
The following file listings became available on Windows OnLine two weeks prior to the issue date, and may not yet be available on some bulletin board systems. Many more files were added to our library during that time, but only files of recent date are listed here. Members of Windows OnLine can download WOLRECNT.ZIP or use our mail door to obtain a complete listing.

WINDOWS - NEW UPLOADS from August 1, 1993 through August 7, 1993

(older files omitted)

(File Name - Byte Size - BBS Date - File Description) (Comments in RED)

!WDK413A.ZIP 191809 08-02-93 WinDisKlone v4.13 for Windows 3.x Single pass diskette copier with cooperative multitasking for true background operation. That is, you can do other things while copying diskettes. Automatic "upsizing" too! Puts PM's diskcopy & format to shame. Compressed file images, compare, clean, fastformat, etc. Single, multi, and network versions available. (Last Revised: 06/17/94) 24_ALL.ZIP 1152372 08-02-93 Newest STEALTH 24 Windows drivers (Last Revised: 07/10/93)

3X3_10.ZIP 53001 08-03-93 3x3 Labeler v1.0: MS-Windows easy-to-use method of producing labels for 3 " disks; label will contain a list of the files on the disk, as well as a banner (title) and edge text; requires VBRUN300.DLL; 07/05/93.

ABM117.ZIP 33415 08-03-93 Activate BackMenu (ABM) v1.17: MS-Windows util that floats on top of all other windows and allows easy access to Backmenu(2) when the desktop is not visible from a full screen application and/or the hot-key conflicts with the current app; req VBRUN200.DLL; 07/16/93.

AROUND.ZIP 38527 08-01-93 Windows Wav File " What Do You Think, The Whole $@%@$@% World Revolves Around You?". (Last Revised: 07/17/93)

ASSYRIAN.ZIP 76800 08-07-93* A Great Back-Ground For Your Windows. (Last Revised: 06/03/93)

ASTLIT.ZIP 140074 08-06-93* Astro-Lite 1.1 is A Windows Program That Will Pop up Each Morning And Give You Your Horoscope For The Day, in Either A Serious or Funny Version. Requires Windows 3.1 And A '386 or Better PC. Shareware ($20) New:07-23-1993 Old:06-08-1993

AT133.ZIP 33247 08-07-93* Launch programs in Windows at a specified time. (Last Revised: 10/18/92)

AWLOCK36.ZIP 63321 08-02-93 WinLock for Windows v3.06 - Winlock protects your Microsoft Windows and LAN environment from unauthorized users. The easy to use security features lock Windows at start up, on demand, and automatically when you're not at your desk. Intruders are confronted with a flashing red screen, an audible alarm, and deterrent messages. Includes a security audit trail and screen blanker. Is compatible with most screen savers. TeraVision, Inc. $19.00 (Last Revised: 07/26/93)

BURGT1.ZIP 24469 08-03-93 Burgundian Postscript Adobe font is a medieval font based on 16th century calligraphy from the region between Southern France and Southern Germany; it is an unusual, ornate style, well suited to formal titles/documents but still quite bold and very readable; w/AFM/PFB/PFM; 07/16/93.

BURGTT.ZIP 20195 08-03-93 BurgundianRegular TrueType font is a medieval font based on 16th century calligraphy from the region between Southern France and Southern Germany; it is an unusual, ornate style, well suited to formal titles / documents, but still quite bold and very readable; 07/16/93; David F. Nalle.

CDMST12.ZIP 139871 08-02-93 CD Master v1.2: MS-Windows audio CD player (Last Revised: 06/28/93)

CDTEMPL.ZIP 42617 08-05-93 Hot-key template and Windows Recorder File for use with CorelDRAW! 4.0. (Last Revised: 07/14/93)

CGIO_10.ZIP 150332 08-05-93 Collegio 1.0 for Windows 3.1+. Just in time for college football season, here is a nifty Windows-based program to allow you to keep track of conference standings, schedules, school information...it even allows you to use you modem to dial up a school's ticket office to place an order. Requires vbrun300. New:08-01-1993 Old:03-10-1992

CLOCKCAL.ZIP 13841 08-01-93 Time And Date Display in an Icon Program For Windows. (Last Revised: 07/19/93)

CNFD11.ZIP 54160 08-06-93* Cnfd11.zip Confound for Windows, a strategy game requires vbrun300.dll Files: 3 (Last Revised: 07/28/93)

COOLED.ZIP 174600 08-06-93* Cool Edit. The BEST sound editor for Windows! It has more effects than any you ever seen and is very User friendly. IT can also create various tones and Binuaral Waves for meditation and relaxation. Very Good program, anyone who likes to work with sound (wav and voc files) will love it. (Last Revised: 03/22/93)

CORR101.ZIP 68016 08-03-93 PEBC'S Correct! V1.01: MS-Windows multiple choice quiz program; 05/30/93; G. Sinclair.

CPSW_AV.ZIP 141823 08-01-93 Central Point for Windows Anit-Virus Sigs. From CPS 7/27 -New:07-31-1993 Old:07-31-1993

DC0110.ZIP 80313 08-03-93 Digiclk v1.10: MS-Windows compatible pgm that displays a small clock, showing the system date/time, in the lower right hand corner of the display; 07/16/93; Custom Software Svcs.

DFUNCTNS.ZIP 100575 08-01-93 Distribution Functions and Probabilty Calc. Windows 3.1-Mark Von Tress; $10. Calculates several statistical distribution functions and some simple power calculations for statistical hypothesis tests. The distribs. are the normal, t, chi-square, F and beta. (Last Revised: 06/09/93) Wolly does this in his head <W>

DT0102.ZIP 109838 08-07-93* DirTree v1.02: MS-Window pgm that graphically displays the directory structure of a selected disk. (Last Revised: 07/16/93)

FTASK112.ZIP 38115 08-01-93 Ftaskman Replacement For The Taskmanager of Windows 3.1. (Last Revised: 07/19/93)

FTOOLS.ZIP 90278 08-06-93* The best Windows toolbar I've ever seen. Drag and drop files from the Windows File Manager. Customize programs and re-arrange them on the fly. (Last Revised: 07/30/93)

GADZOOX.ZIP 10716 08-02-93 TrueType font converted from Macintosh. (Last Revised: 07/10/93)

GTG.ZIP 852269 08-06-93* GET THE GIRL The ultimate adventure! Get the Girl! The art of romance. Test your manly skills by trying to pick up the girl, in this  graphical adventure with 256 color  images, soundtrack and special effects.  Req: Win 3.1, SoundCard preferred. (Last Revised: 07/14/93) Sort of cute, I guess, if you think Beavis and Butthead are sophisticated practitioners of humor <W>

HAL22.ZIP 87004 08-06-93* WAV of marine from "A Few Good Men". (Last Revised: 07/17/93)

HAMT_23W.ZIP 239533 08-04-93 WINDOWS Technician Exam Manager for Amateur Radio Operations (Last Revised: 07/16/93)

HERAT1.ZIP 27036 08-04-93 Herald Postscript Adobe font is a font of medieval chivalric shields taken from historical sources and coats of arms; features a large selection of traditional blazons suitable for use as spot decoration or accents; w/AFM/PFB/PFM; 07/16/93.

HERATT.ZIP 22988 08-04-93 HeraldRegular TrueType font is a font of medieval chivalric shields taken from historical sources and coats of arms; features a large selection of traditional blazons suitable for use as spot decoration or accents; 07/16/93; David F. Nalle.

HMB2R3.ZIP 663130 08-06-93* Hit -or- Miss is a multimedia arcade game for Windows 3.1 featuring digitized sound and music. There are many levels of play in increasing difficulty and a surprise at the end! There have been a shortage of arcade games for the Windows environment and DSI Software is working and playing toward eliminating that deficiency. Recommend 80386DX/25, 2 megs memory and sound card. (Last Revised: 07/27/93)

HONEYB.ZIP 129738 08-06-93* Honey bee on a desert flower in Arizona (Windows .BMP) Files: 1 07-28-93

HOUSKY.ZIP 254209 08-06-93* Houston Skyline (Windows .BMP) (Last Revised: 07/28/93)

JPRK_ICO.ZIP 1659 08-06-93* JURASSIC PARK A well-done icon for Windows (Last Revised: 07/23/93)

LMMC1A.ZIP 86350 08-06-93* Logical MultiMedia Center for Windows. Play wav, avi ect... Files: 6 7/25/93

MEGAWO.ZIP 307899 08-01-93 Word for Windows Macro enhancers, with tricks and tips. This standard, working version has the macros encryted (but runable) The registered ($49) version macros are standard sets, and readable plus mods. (Last Revised: 07/10/93)

MENU4WIN.ZIP 193112 08-04-93 This is a menu system for Windows 3.1 that mimics the old DOS menus except that it uses dialog boxes for menus and buttons for menu items. Can be used as a tool bar set up with applications you use the most. Comes with help and documentations. New:07-19-1993 Old:06-10-1992

MESSM12.ZIP 65141 08-02-93 MESSAGE MACHINE 1.2 for Windows - Replaces "WHO CALLED" message pads with a Windows interface. Small, Fast, and Easy! Great for home or office. (Last Revised: 07/18/93)

MIDISOFT.ZIP 554366 08-02-93 Midisoft Studio 3.0 Dealer Demo. A superb Notes/Sequence/MIDI Package Including AutoNoting for MIDI & other features. For Windows. (Last Revised: 12/27/92)

MNTBK48.ZIP 622172 08-02-93 ModemNews Magazine Issue #47 -The Alternative Press for BBS's -Our 4th Anniversary Issue! This is the WINDOWS version w/.WAVs (Last Revised: 03/27/93)

MONTYP1.ZIP 104959 08-02-93 Windows .Wav File From Montypython'S Holygrail - The Rabbit ! Files: 1 (Last Revised: 01/09/93)

NDWIN.ZIP 154177 08-01-93 PC Nutri-diet for Windows (Last Revised: 07/02/93)

NOVELBMP.ZIP 58628 08-06-93* New Novell Bitmaps for Windows (Last Revised: 04/17/92)

OREDRY.ZIP 14144 08-07-93* A True Type font for Windows Files: 2 (Last Revised: 04/20/93)

PASMPC15.ZIP 179799 08-07-93* PRO AUDIO SPECTRUM AND MPC DIGEST #15 This is the Windows WRIte and DOS ASCII version of the PAS Digest created by Jim Rooney. Included are reviews of current games/products that use the PAS16 card, and also info on upcoming products, etc. Enjoy! (Last Revised: 06/28/93)

PHAN_ICO.ZIP 1616 08-07-93* PHANTOM OF THE OPERA A well-done icon for Windows 3.1. (Last Revised: 07/23/93)

POV386NT.EXE 132049 08-04-93 Persistance of Vision for Windows NT. Contains the executable. You *MUST* have the other files (POVSCR.ZIP) for this to function Compiled with the March Beta of NT (1.404) A true native 32-bit NT app, not a DOS 16-bit!! (Last Revised: 07/29/93)

POVVB2.ZIP 366942 08-02-93 Introducing PoVVB version 0.5 (beta): A state of the art PoV modeller under Windows. Features: Direct shelling to PoV, hidden line removal, lighting and shading previews, complete user configurability, object types unavailable anywhere else! Requires POVVB1.ZIP, POVVB2.ZIP, and VBRUN300.DLL. (Last Revised: 07/28/93)

PRTNR101.ZIP 28406 08-04-93 Dance Partner v1.01: MS-Windows pgm that will float on top of your AS/400 Rumba Session window, providing you w/the ability to quickly & easily capture the data currently being displayed to an ASCII text file; VBRUN300.DLL is req'd; 07/26/93.

PULSAR3.ZIP 149598 08-03-93 PULSAR FOR WINDOWS v3.0 ASP \ - LaserJet printer utility. Control virtually every LaserJet printer function including PostScript cartridge mode switching. Main window contains pulldown menus and command buttons. Extensive help. New: Added additional PostScript cartridge and FAX Support. (Last Revised: 07/11/93)

RAF!.ZIP 458963 08-04-93 A fully functional demo of the commercial product, Ready, Aim, FILE! for Windows is the Ultimate file manager! Allows you to create, store, and retrieve files using 256 character file names! User defined file cabinet/folder interface - just like the manual system! Completely transparent to the user, and fully network compatible. A must have! (Last Revised: 07/28/93)

RECOVER.ZIP 11386 08-03-93 Utility for fixing corrupted Time & Chaos v4.01 data files. (Last Revised: 07/23/93)

RIFF2.ZIP 18884 08-03-93 Guitar Riff.Wav Format. (Last Revised: 05/24/93)

RIFF3.ZIP 57481 08-03-93 Guitar Riff.Wav Format. (Last Revised: 05/24/93)

RIFF4.ZIP 43528 08-04-93 Guitar Riff.Wav Format. (Last Revised: 05/24/93)

RIFF5.ZIP 37935 08-04-93 Guitar Riff.Wav Format. (Last Revised: 05/24/93)

RWALL1_2.ZIP 356843 08-03-93 Randomly select Windows wallpaper at each start. (Last Revised: 07/20/93)

SCSIHLP.ZIP 147814 08-07-93* SCSI tech info in Windows Help format - from various on-line docs, adapted to hypertext. (Last Revised: 07/30/93)

SEASCA13.ZIP 173810 08-05-93 SEASCAPE 1.3 - Relatively Realistic Fish Seascape is a Windows 3.1 screensaver which displays relatively realistic fish and tiny animals on which they feed. <ASP> (Last Revised: 05/14/93)

SECGRP11.ZIP 25145 08-01-93 Securegroup Lets You Protect Your Program Manager by Protecting The Program Manager Groups With Passwords And Setting Restrictions to The Function of The Program Manager. (Last Revised: 07/19/93)

SHUTDO.ZIP 12134 08-02-93 *Command line system shutdown for Windows NT (Last Revised: 06/29/93)

SPRCLK.ZIP 96369 08-04-93 SuperClock is the definitive alarm and clock system for Windows 3.1. SuperClock allows one to set an unlimited number of alarms and attach Post-it type reminders to them. New:10-15-1992 Old:03-09-1993

SRCHR135.ZIP 56744 08-01-93  Download Searcher version 1.35  Windows 3.1 BBS download file list file searcher. This program allows you to enter a search string and a file spec and it will search for any matches that have a file name on the with the search string. It will then extract the file name to a smaller window to be placed into the clipboard. (Last Revised: 06/04/93)

SRTATM11.ZIP 42142 08-05-93 SortATM v1.1: MS-Windows app, for users of Adobe Type Manager & Ventura Publishing, that sorts the [Fonts] section of your ATM.INI file; requires VBRUN2007DLL; 07/22/93.

SWFT15.ZIP 54486 08-05-93 Swift Access v1.5: provides iconic representations of your WinApps that can be repositioned, and support drag-and-drop launching of application files; fully configurable; 07/16/93; Toggle Booleans.

TASHER.ZIP 42283 08-01-93 True Type Asher Hebrew Font For Windows (Last Revised: 11/18/92)

TC401MIN.ZIP 274900 08-03-93 Latest Time & Chaos Professional v4.01 Latest version of this PIM. (Last Revised: 07/23/93)

THEOT1.ZIP 26013 08-05-93 Theodoric Postscript Adobe font based on an unusual style of 14th century calligraphy from Northern England; it is a bold, readable black-letter style, but different and more visually striking from standard "old English" lettering styles; w/AFM/PFB/PFM; 07/16/93.

THEOTT.ZIP 22099 08-05-93 TheodoricRegular TrueType font based on an unusual style of 14th century calligraphy from Northern England; it is a bold, readable black-letter style, but different and more visually striking from standard "old English" lettering styles; 07/16/93; David F. Nalle.

TOOLQB11.ZIP 45514 08-04-93 Tool Qube v1.1 - Make custom toolbars in Windows. New:07-07-1993 Old:03-18-1993

UC_CIS.ZIP 4637 08-05-93 WINFILE.SCR is a Unicom 3x script for searching multiple CIS forum libraries by date and (optional) keyword, with options for how you want to store the log file; 07/15/93.

UNARJ.EXE 48798 08-05-93 UNARJ - Self-xtractor containing the source code and makefiles for compiling UNARJ. Included in this version is the WinNT console makefile "WIN32UN.MAK" and a copy of the NT executable (UNARJ.EXE). 07/28/93

VBSCFILE.ZIP 76287 08-07-93* Scroll large text files and search multiple files for text - req's VBRUN200.DLL. 06/04/93VBTOOL20.ZIP 38709 08-07-93* Toolbar custom control for visual basic (Last Revised: 01/30/93)

WINDOG10.ZIP 243094 08-05-93 Prairie Dog Hunt for Windows (WinDog) v1.0: ultimate arcade game where you shoot helpless prairie dogs in glorious 256 color action; requires VBRUN200.DLL; 07/20/93.

WINGO10G.ZIP 96111 08-01-93 WinGo! Is a fun version of Bingo for Windows. Play against several levels of computer opponents. Use as many cards as you can and play at the speed you like. (Last Revised: 07/16/93)

WINLAB12.ZIP 357396 08-02-93 WinLab v1.2 beta is a general purpose image previewer/converter for windows 3.1 It supports several image format (BMP, TIFF, GIF, TGA, ..) including Jpeg. (Last Revised: 06/28/93)

WINQU103.ZIP 83739 08-07-93* WinQuilt v1.03 - symmetric fractal generator for Windows that will output PCX or BMP files that have surprising equivalencies to the works of man. With new options/features. (Last Revised: 07/20/93)

WM-TUNE1.ZIP 301002 08-07-93* Windows Magazine Test & Tune-Up Suite beta for Windows 3.1. [1/3] Files: 7 (Last Revised: 07/21/93)

WM-TUNE2.ZIP 265620 08-07-93* Test & Tune-Up Suite beta [2/3] Files: 8 (Last Revised: 07/21/93)

WM-TUNE3.ZIP 63904 08-07-93* Test & Tune-Up Suite beta [3/3] Files: 3 Was WM-MACRO.ZIP. (Last Revised: 07/21/93)

WMC32.ZIP 272676 08-05-93 Windows Multiple Configuration v3.2 - Manage multiple configurations for Windows. New:10-25-1992 Old:04-28-1993

WMENUN21.ZIP 42167 08-05-93 WinMenu v2.1: network version of a menu/shell system for MS-Windows w/a 3D look; 07/16/93.

WNBFF16B.ZIP 19290 08-07-93* WinBiff mail notification utility for UUPC, Waffle, FSUUCP, Pegasus, or PC-NFS with Windows 3.x. Icon/bitmap change when mail arrives; also can play a .WAV file. Can popup scrollable list of mail headers. (Last Revised: 07/29/93)

WOLNEWS.EXE 28470 08-06-93* Windows OnLine NEWS file. This is a copy of the news file that you see when you log-in. It is provided as a FREE DOWNLOAD to those interested in keeping up with what is going on and NEW with WOL. If you don't bother to read the NEWS  get this FREE FILE. Self-extracting file.

WOLR76.ZIP 521956 08-01-93 WinOnLine REVIEW - Issue 76, the Win 3.1 HELP file, monthly electronic magazine. Full Color graphics and hypertext. V 3.1 of WINHELP.EXE, required to view... Reviews: Microsoft Mouse, London's WordPerfect Utilities, MathType 3.0, Improv For Windows, Microsoft Cinemania, Alki Thesaurus & Speller. Feature: Working Smarter in WP4W. Dated 08/01/93......................Did you get your WOLR! Super Issue! <W>

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WS210.ZIP 135508 08-07-93* Windows Slot machine 2.10 Files: 3 (Last Revised: 07/24/93)

WWMBAR.ZIP 9238 08-05-93 Multiple menu bar utility for Word for Win. (Last Revised: 07/07/93)

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CHKPASSP.ZIP 4788 08-07-93* Adds Password Checking to Callme V.1.42 For OS/2. (Last Revised: 07/25/93)

CIDSETUP.ZIP 88692 08-06-93* IBM EWS Quick start kit and instructions for CID installation. Installing OS/2 and other products across a lan. Uses NTS/2 as a base. (Last Revised: 07/09/93)

DANCE_TH.ZIP 205067 08-04-93 Bmp OS/2 Graphics Painting.640 X 477 X 10,279 Colors. 24-Bit Graphics. Created In Fractal Painting Envirnment. American indian artist. (Last Revised: 02/02/93)

DDCSFIX.ZIP 64434 08-06-93* DDCS/2 v1.0 fixes for APARs JR06138, JR06262, JR06806, JR06916, JR07062, JR07104, JR07201, JR07016 and JR06051 (IBMnet). (Last Revised: 07/19/93)

DSN93D.ZIP 46747 08-07-93* IBM PSP's Developer Support News - text newsletter dated 7/23/93. Includes a rebuttal to Microsoft newsletters about NT versus OS/2. (Last Revised: 07/23/93)

MEMSZ162.ZIP 150721 08-01-93 V1.62: OS/2 system resources swapping program (Last Revised: 05/14/93)

MINE213.ZIP 143359 08-05-93 Multimedia Minesweeper (Like Windows Game) W/Digitized Sound Uses Mmpm OS/2. (Last Revised: 07/28/93)

N3019.ZIP 83738 08-01-93 NTS/2 V1 fixes to enable LAN Network Manager "Critical Resource Monitoring" on aLAN Streamer M32, or 16/4 Adapter II or Busmaster/A Server Adapter. (IBMnet). (Last Revised: 07/20/93)

OFU104.ZIP 44727 08-05-93 Opus File Updater with OS/2 version for Opus 1.7. (Last Revised: 07/24/93)

PMDU10.ZIP 31735 08-04-93 PMDUP is a 32 bit OS/2 PM application to copy, verify, compare & format removeable disks. Copy and format is done without any type checking. This enables 'transformation of bootdisks' (5 1/4 - 3 1/2). This is a replacement for PMDUP.ZIP. (Last Revised: 06/21/93)

PMVD021.ZIP 37427 08-02-93 PM virtual desktop for OS/2 2.x. (Last Revised: 06/21/93)

QWIK32.ZIP 79034 08-02-93 QwikSwitch 32 bit for OS/2 2.x (2.01). Hotkeyswitch between sessions. Several enhancements. A.O. Switch from DOS and to/from seamless WIN. Evaluation version: does not save settings. (FW). (Last Revised: 05/24/93)

RODNT100.ZIP 64765 08-03-93 Rodent v1.00. Improved mouse driver for OS/2. (Last Revised: 07/13/93)

SAVEINI.ZIP 5587 08-07-93* A REXX program for OS/2 ver 2.1 to Archive the 5 major OS/2 configuration files. (Last Revised: 08/01/93)

TIMUP13.ZIP 57751 08-03-93 OS/2 Time up (SDS: OS/2). (Last Revised: 07/07/93)

WP21PERF.ZIP 19086 08-01-93 OS/2 2.1 Enhancements And Performance Improvements Over OS/2 2.0.7 Use The Os/2 Viewer Facility To Display This Guide. (Last Revised: 07/18/93)

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(Directory No. - Directory Name - Number of Files - Total Bytes in Directory)

   1.  WINDOWS General	108	  9,645,691

   2.  WINDOWS NT - New Technology A-L	  27	  5,002,660

   3.  WINDOWS NT - New Technology M-Z	  40	  3,623,462

   4.  WINDOWS Financial & Invest A-L	  49	10,303,317

   5.  WINDOWS Financial & Invest M-Z	  73	10,101,122

   6.  WINDOWS Printer Apps/Utils	  97	  9,358,670

   7.  WINDOWS Printer Drivers	  73	13,128,663

   8.  WINDOWS Games A-L	179	18,357,071

   9.  WINDOWS Games M-Z	225	21,469,641

 10.  WINDOWS Personal Info. Mgrs.	104	19,174,947

 11.  WINDOWS Video Animation/Players	  19	  9,569,916

 12.  WINDOWS Video Utils./Drivers	174	55,246,685

 13.  WINDOWS Developers A-L	126	10,458,560

 14.  WINDOWS Developers M-Z	178	20,735,042

 15.  WINDOWS Visual Basic A-L	  90	  4,571,563

 16.  WINDOWS Visual Basic M-Z	132	  6,926,140

 17.  WINDOWS Word For Windows Utils	149	11,563,586

 18.  WINDOWS Editors/WordProcessing	156	22,857,981

 19.  WINDOWS Editors/WP Utils	  74	  9,401,962

 20.  WINDOWS Graphic, Draw & Charting	  82	10,140,622

 21.  WINDOWS Graphic, Paint/Design/CAD	114	28,527,223

 22.  WINDOWS Networking	101	  9,073,682

 23.  WINDOWS For Workgroups	  38	  5,656,750

 24.  WINDOWS Communications A-L	  98	  6,948,371

 25.  WINDOWS Communications M-Z	163	22,322,610

 26.  WINDOWS Icons A-G	  43	  2,564,674

 27.  WINDOWS Icons H-P	158	10,085,919

 28.  WINDOWS Icons Q-Z	  40	     906,506

 29.  WINDOWS Icons Apps/Utils	  99	  6,414,036

 30.  WINDOWS Screen Blankers	  97	  4,375,107

 31.  WINDOWS File/Shell/Add-In A-G	160	16,493,487

 32.  WINDOWS File/Shell/Add-In H-M	  38	  4,699,457

 33.  WINDOWS File/Shell/Add-In N-S	  97	13,722,515

 34.  WINDOWS File/Shell/Add-In T-Z	106	11,837,106

 35.  WINDOWS Accessories A-G	258	18,923,522

 36.  WINDOWS Accessories H-M	105	10,090,440

 37.  WINDOWS Accessories N-S	176	13,045,015

 38.  WINDOWS Accessories T-Z	264	20,878,880

 39.  WINDOWS BMP's - RLE's A-G	258	24,820,117

 40.  WINDOWS BMP's - RLE's H-P	131	12,017,496

 41.  WINDOWS BMP's - RLE's Q-Z	185	21,843,005

 42.  WINDOWS Clip Art - PCX's A-G	526	34,830,612

 43.  WINDOWS Clip Art - PCX's H-M	204	10,175,487

 44.  WINDOWS Clip Art - PCX's N-S	359	13,189,065

 45.  WINDOWS CLIP Art - PCX's T-Z	141	  5,258,327

 46.  WINDOWS ATM Type 1 Fonts A-G	366	38,673,858

 47.  WINDOWS ATM Type 1 Fonts H-Z	319	19,415,994

 48.  WINDOWS TrueType Fonts A-L	519	30,604,313

 49.  WINDOWS TrueType Fonts M-Z	333	36,067,059

 50.  WINDOWS Font Programs/Utils	112	  9,673,220

 53.  WINDOWS Sound Files A-F	171	34,387,565

 54.  WINDOWS Sound Files G-P	162	29,935,862

 55.  WINDOWS Sound Files Q-V	132	26,017,949

 56.  WINDOWS Sound Files W-Z	225	86,618,553

 57.  WINDOWS Sound Utilities/Drivers	102	  8,820,305

 58.  WINDOWS Sound Players/MIDI	119	15,566,326

 59.  WINDOWS Apps. Business/Office	  59	20,635,554

 60.  WINDOWS Apps. Science/Math/Eng.	  80	18,493,227

 61.  WINDOWS Apps. Hobby/Home/Family	  87	16,586,620

 62.  WINDOWS Applications Misc./Other	152	30,259,731

 63.  WINDOWS Database Apps. and Utils.	  85	15,463,970

The following directory contains all new Windows files to WOL

150.  WINDOWS - NEW UPLOADS	410	51,874,836

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Totals For All Windows Files                           9,547             1,099,431,652

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 69.  OS/2 - Information	221	14,807,427

 70.  OS/2 - Drivers	115	17,061,500

 71.  OS/2 - Applications	246	47,435,830

 72.  OS/2 - Utilities A-L	239	20,237,113

 73.  OS/2 - Utilities M-Z	362	55,997,653

The following directory contains all new OS/2 files to WOL

149.  0S/2    - NEW UPLOADS	  61	11,883,393

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Totals For All OS/2 Files                                  1,244                167,422,916

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 74.  DOS - GIF Graphic files A-B	367	49,645,459

 75.  DOS - GIF Graphic files C-E	335	42,982,887

 76.  DOS - GIF Graphic files F-K	369	49,081,333

 77.  DOS - GIF Graphic files L-P	516	63,176,555

 78.  DOS - GIF Graphic files Q-S	408	52,643,691

 79.  DOS - GIF Graphic files T-Z	249	37,199,696

 80.  DOS - WordPerfect Graphics	  92	12,586,878

 81.  DOS - ClipArt/Other Graphic Formats	231	27,227,731

 82.  DOS - ANSI & Other Graphics	  72	  4,582,445

 83.  DOS - Database Applications	168	33,858,510

 84.  DOS - Database Utils/Report Gen.	159	22,044,330

 85.  DOS - BBS Support Programs	217	15,490,365

 86.  DOS - PCBoard Support Programs	342	22,622,775

 87.  DOS - BBS Door Programs	  77	  9,153,387

 88.  DOS - Lists Of BBS's To Call	125	  5,554,425

 89.  DOS - Off-Line Readers	203	24,360,962

 90.  DOS - Mail Network Files	  78	  5,930,151

 91.  DOS - WordPerfect Support Files	202	14,054,797

 92.  DOS - Word Proc/Editors/DTP A-L	233	24,414,390

 93.  DOS - Word Proc/Editors/DTP M-Z	267	31,951,484

 94.  DOS - Finance & Investment A-L	  93	14,291,430

 95.  DOS - Finance & Investment M-Z	125	21,162,553

 96.  DOS - Spreadsheet/Accounting	210	28,876,539

 97.  DOS - Science and Math	351	54,755,521

The files in directory #100 are FREE to ALL  -  Have FUN!

100.  FREE DOWNLOADS - NO TIME	  89	21,249,044

Find the WOLR Magazines, FileLists, & a few Utils in #100

101.  DOS - Batch/Boot Files & Utils A-L	311	16,798,164

102.  DOS - Batch/Boot Files & Utils M-Z	229	12,880,734

103.  DOS - Menu Programs & Shells	221	30,094,075

104.  DOS - Hard/Floppy Disk Utils/Prgs.	556	39,283,390

105.  DOS - File Utils/Apps A-F	352	19,699,775

106.  DOS - File Utls/Prgs G-P	179	10,241,804

107.  DOS - File Utls/Prgs Q-Z	232	14,324,740

108.  DOS - Sound Files A-I	426	44,866,306

109.  DOS - Sound Files J-Q	301	25,912,871

110.  DOS - Sound Files R-Z	367	30,944,923

111.  DOS - Legal Files	  26	  5,355,224

112.  DOS - Geoworks Files and Utils	187	17,854,663

113.  DOS - Home and Family - Other	277	38,419,765

114.  DOS - Sports and Hobby	220	26,207,091

115.  DOS - General DOS/Misc.	414	46,543,191

116.  DOS - Developers/Tools A-L	445	52,250,017

117.  DOS - Developers/Tools M-Z	504	57,852,983

118.  DOS - Graphic View/CAD/Draw/Paint	428	68,271,358

119.  DOS - Animation Apps and Utils	210	45,161,870

120.  DOS - Video Apps./Utils/Drivers	347	34,462,939

122.  DOS - Multitasking (DesQview)	  98	  5,895,444

123.  DOS - Networking/General	417	35,517,982

124.  DOS - Magazine Programs and Utilsl.	  92	  8,816,549

126.  DOS - Keyboard/Mouse/HWare/Drivers	153	  4,901,212

127.  DOS - Archivers Utils A-L	169	14,538,121

128.  DOS - Archivers Utils M-Z	202	16,454,377

129.  DOS - Text Files and Reading - NEWS	592	44,218,493

130.  DOS - Education/Training/Learn	334	50,613,658

131.  DOS - T.V./Movies/Entertainment	149	15,152,231

132.  DOS - Get a laugh!	122	  5,270,712

133.  DOS - Food and Drink	224	25,810,325

134.  DOS - Personal Information Managers	267	50,944,579

135.  DOS - Home Office/Business Apps.	383	76,460,785

136.  DOS - Virus Protection Utilities	220	23,082,311

137.  DOS - Memory Management	263	13,132,447

138.  DOS - Computer System Testing	147	12,955,205

139.  DOS - Games A-B	326	50,945,963

140.  DOS - Games C-J	454	64,350,496

141.  DOS - Games K-Q	360	46,125,093

142.  DOS - Games R-Z	380	57,609,982

143.  DOS - Printing/Utils A-L	258	23,888,186

144.  DOS - Printing/Utils M-Z	183	12,494,875

145.  DOS - Communication A-H	353	24,983,040

146.  DOS - Communication I-R	299	30,736,552

147.  DOS - Communication S-Z	206	18,450,902

The following directory contains all new DOS files to WOL

148.  DOS     - NEW UPLOADS	534	75,602,101

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Totals For All DOS Files                                18,995             2,135,274,842

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Grand Totals                                                   29,786             3,402,129,410

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**************** WinOnLine Review Shareware Edition INDEX ***************

                            Issues 1 through 18

------------------------------by Program Name----------------------------

Program Name                    Topic                             Issue

Accent                          Keyboard redefinition                 6

Account Manager                 Time Clock                            7

ADial                           Dialer                                9

Aerobic Calc                    Calorie Expenditure                  17

Alfred                          Popup Menu                           11

Aliens                          Screen Saver                          1

Aliens                          Video Game                           13

All Ini                         INI File Maintenance                 16

Arc Dib                         Graphics Cataloger/Compressor        15

Area Code                       Area Code Database                    7

Atlantic City Blackjack         Game, Blackjack                      18

Atoms                           Game                                  2

Auto Key                        File Autosaver (Feature)              2

Blinc                           Contact Relationship Manager          7

Block Breaker                   Video Game                           11

BMP Browse                      Graphics Viewer                      15

Bog                             Word Game                             2

Brain Jam                       Solitaire Variation                  15

Bulletin Maker                  Church Bulletins                      1

Business Calculator             Financial/Retail Calculator          10

Casino Blackjack                Card Game                             9

Cassette Case Liner             Cassette J-Card Designer             15

CD Audio                        CD Player                            17

Chalkboard Math                 Arithmetic Drilling                   9

Chart Tamer                     Presentation Charts                  12

Chemical                        Molecular Modeling                   10

Cleanup                         File Duplicate Utility (feature)     17

Cleanup                         File Duplication Search/Del          12

Computer Vendor/Products DB     Software Database                    14

Confound                        Game of Strategy                      8

Control Panel Applets           Control Panel Access                 16

Convert                         Unit Conversion                       9

Convert It!                     Unit Conversion (Feature)            14

Converter                       Unit Conversion Utility               1

Credit Report Repair Kit        Credit Report Advice/Ad              15

Crete Calc                      Concrete Requirement Calc.            2

Cyberspace Crossword Puzzle     Game                                 14

D'Menu                          Mouse Right Button Utility            1

Dancing Bear                    Screen Saver using Windows            3

Date Line                       Clock/Resource Bar                    1

Date Nag                        Reminder/Work Logger                  6

Dialog                          Dialer/Phonebook/Logger               6

Diary                           Diary program                        18

Discard                         Game, Solitaire Variant               6

Disk Copy                       Disk Utility (Feature)               12

Disk Factory                    Disk Background Utility               3

Disk Factory                    Disk Utility (Feature)               12

Disk Information Program        Disk Tracking Utility                17

Disk Line                       Disk Resource Monitor                12

Disk Space                      Disk Resource Monitor                13

Disk Trak                       Disk Contents Database               18

DocuPower                       WinWord Add-in (Feature)              1

Dots                            Game                                 12

Double Match                    Games, Concentration                 16

Drag and View                   Text/Graphic Viewer                   2

Dragger                         Mouse Utility for Disabled           11

Dragon Creator                  Dragon Criteria Creator (text)       10

DT Search                       Search Utility                       11

Elvis n Space                   Game, Adventure                       9

Emoticon                        Smiley ;-) Utility                   18

Eric's Amazing DFall/Win        Disk Space/Machine Utility           14

Event! PC                       PIM, Major Event                     12

Fast Mouse                      Game, Shooting                       15

Fileware                        WinWord Add-in (Feature)              1

Fire Exit                       Exit Utility                         13

Font Line                       Text Rotation/Spacing Tool            3

Font Me!                        Font Management                       1

Font Me!                        Font Utility (Feature)                7

Font Monster                    Font Viewer/Grouper                   3

Font Name                       Font Data Viewer                      2

Font Namer                      Font Utility (Feature)                7

Font Printer                    Font Utility                         11

Font Spec                       Font Management                      14

Fonter 6.0                      Font Utility (Feature)                7

Free Disk Space                 Disk Space                           16

From Scratch                    Recipe Database                      17

FTaskman                        Task Manager Replacement              8

GL Video                        Video Library Database                7

Graphical Space Viewer          Directory Space Viewer                5

Gravity Desk                    File Mgmt & 40 Char. Descr.           2

Gray Tree Frog Address List     Address/Dial Utility                 18

Hi-Lo                           Game of Cards                         4

Higher Achievement              PIM/Additional Features              15

Home Accountant                 Bookkeeping                          10

Ico Show                        Icon Manager                          7

Icon Bar                        Launch Bar, 4 Applic.                12

Icon Library Builder            Icon Editor/Cataloger                13

Icon Manager                    Icon Edit/Cataloging Utility         12

Icon Master                     Icon Manager (feature)               15

Icon Move                       Icon Viewer/FileMover                 5

INI Navigator                   INI Management                       14

Invoice-It                      Invoice Production                    2

Jurassic Cad                    Drawing & Graphics                   16

Lender's Toolbox                Loan Calc./Amortization              13

Locator                         Disk Content Database                14

Look and Listen Animals         Children Entertain/Education         12

Loops                           Game, Falling Pieces                 12

Lost in a Labyrinth 256         Game, Maze                           14

Martin Fractals                 Screen Saver                         10

Master Amortizer                Amortization/Calculation              5

Maze Maker                      Game, Daily Maze Puzzle              10

Meg Edit                        Text Editor                          11

Message Pad                     While You Were Out                    4

Microlathe                      Drawing 3D Objects                    1

Mind                            Game of Master Mind                   3

Mini Cal                        Appointment Calendar                 15

Mom for Windows                 PIM                                  12

Mom for Windows                 PIM (Feature)                        12

More Control                    Configuration Utility                13

MST Apps                        Applets (seven)                      10

Nicon                           Icon Editor (DOS)                     2

Note Book                       Notepad Replacement                   7

One Arc                         Unarchiving Shell                     3

Ouija                           Game?                                 3

Pai Gow Poker                   Game, Poker Variant                  16

Paulie Python                   Game, Video                          13

Phone Book                      Phone Mini-Database                   6

Pix Folio                       Graphics Cataloging (Feature)         6

Practical Phone Book            Phone Directory/Dialer               10

Print Tree                      Directory Tree Viewer/Printer         2

PToggle                         Printer Configuration                 9

Pyramid Solitaire               Game, Solitaire Variant              13

Remind Me                       Clock w/Alarm                         1

Res Gauge                       Resource Monitor                      7

Retire A                        Retirement Analysis                  16

Right On                        Mouse Right Button Utility            5

RipSpace                        Disk Space Utility                   18

Rockford                        Business Card Designer/Printer        2

Roulette                        Game                                  9

RPM Gauge                       Resource Manager                     11

Rummage                         File Duplicate Management             8

Salvation                       Program/File Mgr. Replacement        13

Save The Earth                  Game, Sliding Blocks                 13

Schedule Employees              Employee Costs/Scheduling            10

Scopa                           Game of Cards (Italian)               8

Skull Scan                      Graphic MRI View of Skull            11

Snag It                         Screen Capture (Feature)              8

Soft Keyboard                   Keyboarding for Disabled Users        1

Soligag                         Trick                                 6

Sonowave                        WAV File Viewer                       8

Sound Man                       WAV File lister                       8

Span It                         Game, dots                           18

Start Program                   Startup Multiple Config.              5

Steve's Ini Editor              INI Utility                          11

Stop                            Exit Utility                          4

Subliminal Help                 Psychological Motivation              5

Suds W                          Brewers' Cookbook/Log                 6

Sunny 2000                      Sunrise, Sunset Utility              17

Super Craps                     Craps Dice Game                      15

Super Video Poker               Game, Poker                          17

Surf Wav Audio Toolbox          WAV Editor/Modifier                  18

Surf's Up                       WAV Program Association               8

Swift Access                    Launch Icon Bar                       9

Take Home                       Pay Deduction Calculator              6

Tet Gag                         Joke                                  5

Text Manager                    Notepad Replacement                  11

The Greens                      Game of Minature Golf                 9

The Time Is                     Clock, Talking                       11

Tiles and Tribulations          Game, Dropping Tiles                  2

Time-It                         Timer                                 7

Toolbar                         Program Manager Replacement          16

Torque                          Video Card Benchmark                  5

Towns                           Game, Puzzle                         17

Turbo Thought                   Decision System                      16

UniQwk                          Mail Reader                          12

VbReader                        Mail Reader                           9

Visual Basic 3.0                VBRUN300.DLL                         15

Wall Peeper                     Wallpaper Previewer                   4

Wall Pix                        Wallpaper Preview/Sound               4

Watch Out Willi                 Game, Video                           8

Watchdog                        Activity Monitor                      9

WAV Filter                      WAV Frequency Filter                  8

WAV Sorter                      WAV Management (Feature)             13

Wave After Wave                 WAV/MIDI Player                       4

Wave Shell                      WAV player                            5

Whoop It Up!                    WAV/AVI Program Association           8

Win Ansi                        ANSI Editor                           4

Win Bond                        Series EE Bond Inventory              5

Win Cal                         Calendar                              4

Win Capture                     Screen Capture (Feature)              8

Win Clip                        Graphic Cataloger/Printer             2

Win Exit                        Exit/Reboot Utility                   4

Win Fuel                        Automobile Mileage Calculator        14

Win Guide EasyRef               SYS.INI Help File Reference           8

Win Hog                         Disk Space Viewer                     6

Win Images: Morph               Graphics Morphing Demo                7

Win JPEG                        Graphic Viewer/Processor              3

Win Lock                        Screen Blanker w/Password            10

Win Pim 3D                      PIM                                  14

Win Pool                        Game, Pool                           16

Win Prevaricator                Ersatz Utility                        4

Win Proof                       Grammar Checker                       3

Win Shred                       File Deletion, Drag/Drop              3

Win Snap                        Graphic Capture Utility              13

Win Storm                       Hurricane Tracking                    3

Win Weather                     Weather Forecaster                   17

Win, What, Where                Activity Tracker                     18

Win Zip                         Archive Shell (Feature)               5

Windexed                        Rolodex Addresses/Dialer             17

Window Manager                  Task Manager Replacement             11

Windows System Backup           Backup System Files (Feature)         9

Winvelope                       Envelope Printing                    11

WinZip                          Zip Shell (feature                   18

Wiz Format                      Formatting in Background              6

Wiz Manager                     File Manager Add-in (feature)        16

Wolly's Secret Weapons No. 1    Shareware Favorites                  10

World Time                      Time Zone Display                     4

Worm World                      Game, Maze                           17

Zippity Do Da                   Zip Shell                             6

---------------------------By Program Topic------------------------------

Topic                                Program Name                 Issue

Activity Monitor                     Watchdog                         9

Activity Tracker                     Win, What, Where                18

Address/Dial Utility                 Gray Tree Frog Address List     18

Amortization/Calculation             Master Amortizer                 5

ANSI Editor                          Win Ansi                         4

Applets (seven)                      MST Apps                        10

Appointment Calendar                 Mini Cal                        15

Archive Shell (Feature)              Win Zip                          5

Area Code Database                   Area Code                        7

Arithmetic Drilling                  Chalkboard Math                  9

Automobile Mileage Calculator        Win Fuel                        14

Backup System Files (Feature)        Windows System Backup            9

Bookkeeping                          Home Accountant                 10

Brewers' Cookbook/Log                Suds W                           6

Business Card Designer/Printer       Rockford                         2

Calendar                             Win Cal                          4

Calorie Expenditure                  Aerobic Calc                    17

Card Game                            Casino Blackjack                 9

Cassette J-Card Designer             Cassette Case Liner             15

CD Player                            CD Audio                        17

Children Entertain/Education         Look and Listen Animals         12

Church Bulletins                     Bulletin Maker                   1

Clock, Talking                       The Time Is                     11

Clock w/Alarm                        Remind Me                        1

Clock/Resource Bar                   Date Line                        1

Concrete Requirement Calc.           Crete Calc                       2

Configuration Utility                More Control                    13

Contact Relationship Manager         Blinc                            7

Control Panel Access                 Control Panel Applets           16

Craps Dice Game                      Super Craps                     15

Credit Report Advice/Ad              Credit Report Repair Kit        15

Decision System                      Turbo Thought                   16

Dialer                               ADial                            9

Dialer/Phonebook/Logger              Dialog                           6

Diary program                        Diary                           18

Directory Space Viewer               Graphical Space Viewer           5

Directory Tree Viewer/Printer        Print Tree                       2

Disk Background Utility              Disk Factory                     3

Disk Content Database                Locator                         14

Disk Contents Database               Disk Trak                       18

Disk Resource Monitor                Disk Line                       12

Disk Resource Monitor                Disk Space                      13

Disk Space                           Free Disk Space                 16

Disk Space Utility                   RipSpace                        18

Disk Space Viewer                    Win Hog                          6

Disk Space/Machine Utility           Eric's Amazing DFall/Win        14

Disk Tracking Utility                Disk Information Program        17

Disk Utility (Feature)               Disk Copy                       12

Disk Utility (Feature)               Disk Factory                    12

Dragon Criteria Creator (text)       Dragon Creator                  10

Drawing 3D Objects                   Microlathe                       1

Drawing & Graphics                   Jurassic Cad                    16

Employee Costs/Scheduling            Schedule Employees              10

Envelope Printing                    Winvelope                       11

Ersatz Utility                       Win Prevaricator                 4

Exit Utility                         Fire Exit                       13

Exit Utility                         Stop                             4

Exit/Reboot Utility                  Win Exit                         4

File Autosaver (Feature)             Auto Key                         2

File Deletion, Drag/Drop             Win Shred                        3

File Duplicate Management            Rummage                          8

File Duplicate Utility (feature)     Cleanup                         17

File Duplication Search/Del          Cleanup                         12

File Manager Add-in (feature)        Wiz Manager                     16

File Mgmt & 40 Char. Descr.          Gravity Desk                     2

Financial/Retail Calculator          Business Calculator             10

Font Data Viewer                     Font Name                        2

Font Management                      Font Me!                         1

Font Management                      Font Spec                       14

Font Utility                         Font Printer                    11

Font Utility (Feature)               Font Me!                         7

Font Utility (Feature)               Font Namer                       7

Font Utility (Feature)               Fonter 6.0                       7

Font Viewer/Grouper                  Font Monster                     3

Formatting in Background             Wiz Format                       6

Game                                 Atoms                            2

Game                                 Cyberspace Crossword Puzzle     14

Game                                 Dots                            12

Game?                                Ouija                            3

Game                                 Roulette                         9

Game, Adventure                      Elvis n Space                    9

Game, Blackjack                      Atlantic City Blackjack         18

Game, Daily Maze Puzzle              Maze Maker                      10

Game, dots                           Span It                         18

Game, Dropping Tiles                 Tiles and Tribulations           2

Game, Falling Pieces                 Loops                           12

Game, Maze                           Lost in a Labyrinth 256         14

Game, Maze                           Worm World                      17

Game of Cards                        Hi-Lo                            4

Game of Cards (Italian)              Scopa                            8

Game of Master Mind                  Mind                             3

Game of Minature Golf                The Greens                       9

Game of Strategy                     Confound                         8

Game, Poker                          Super Video Poker               17

Game, Poker Variant                  Pai Gow Poker                   16

Game, Pool                           Win Pool                        16

Game, Puzzle                         Towns                           17

Game, Shooting                       Fast Mouse                      15

Game, Sliding Blocks                 Save The Earth                  13

Game, Solitaire Variant              Discard                          6

Game, Solitaire Variant              Pyramid Solitaire               13

Game, Video                          Paulie Python                   13

Game, Video                          Watch Out Willi                  8

Games, Concentration                 Double Match                    16

Grammar Checker                      Win Proof                        3

Graphic Capture Utility              Win Snap                        13

Graphic Cataloger/Printer            Win Clip                         2

Graphic MRI View of Skull            Skull Scan                      11

Graphic Viewer/Processor             Win JPEG                         3

Graphics Cataloger/Compressor        Arc Dib                         15

Graphics Cataloging (Feature)        Pix Folio                        6

Graphics Morphing Demo               Win Images: Morph                7

Graphics Viewer                      BMP Browse                      15

Hurricane Tracking                   Win Storm                        3

Icon Edit/Cataloging Utility         Icon Manager                    12

Icon Editor (DOS)                    Nicon                            2

Icon Editor/Cataloger                Icon Library Builder            13

Icon Manager                         Ico Show                         7

Icon Manager (feature)               Icon Master                     15

Icon Viewer/FileMover                Icon Move                        5

INI File Maintenance                 All Ini                         16

INI Management                       INI Navigator                   14

INI Utility                          Steve's Ini Editor              11

Invoice Production                   Invoice-It                       2

Joke                                 Tet Gag                          5

Keyboard redefinition                Accent                           6

Keyboarding for Disabled Users       Soft Keyboard                    1

Launch Bar, 4 Applic.                Icon Bar                        12

Launch Icon Bar                      Swift Access                     9

Loan Calc./Amortization              Lender's Toolbox                13

Mail Reader                          UniQwk                          12

Mail Reader                          VbReader                         9

Molecular Modeling                   Chemical                        10

Mouse Right Button Utility           D'Menu                           1

Mouse Right Button Utility           Right On                         5

Mouse Utility for Disabled           Dragger                         11

Notepad Replacement                  Note Book                        7

Notepad Replacement                  Text Manager                    11

Pay Deduction Calculator             Take Home                        6

Phone Directory/Dialer               Practical Phone Book            10

Phone Mini-Database                  Phone Book                       6

PIM                                  Mom for Windows                 12

PIM                                  Win Pim 3D                      14

PIM (Feature)                        Mom for Windows                 12

PIM, Major Event                     Event! PC                       12

PIM/Additional Features              Higher Achievement              15

Popup Menu                           Alfred                          11

Presentation Charts                  Chart Tamer                     12

Printer Configuration                PToggle                          9

Program Manager Replacement          Toolbar                         16

Program/File Mgr. Replacement        Salvation                       13

Psychological Motivation             Subliminal Help                  5

Recipe Database                      From Scratch                    17

Reminder/Work Logger                 Date Nag                         6

Resource Manager                     RPM Gauge                       11

Resource Monitor                     Res Gauge                        7

Retirement Analysis                  Retire A                        16

Rolodex Addresses/Dialer             Windexed                        17

Screen Blanker w/Password            Win Lock                        10

Screen Capture (Feature)             Snag It                          8

Screen Capture (Feature)             Win Capture                      8

Screen Saver                         Aliens                           1

Screen Saver                         Martin Fractals                 10

Screen Saver using Windows           Dancing Bear                     3

Search Utility                       DT Search                       11

Series EE Bond Inventory             Win Bond                         5

Shareware Favorites                  Wolly's Secret Weapons No. 1    10

Smiley ;-) Utility                   Emoticon                        18

Software Database                    Computer Vendor/Products DB     14

Solitaire Variation                  Brain Jam                       15

Startup Multiple Config.             Start Program                    5

Sunrise, Sunset Utility              Sunny 2000                      17

SYS.INI Help File Reference          Win Guide EasyRef                8

Task Manager Replacement             FTaskman                         8

Task Manager Replacement             Window Manager                  11

Text Editor                          Meg Edit                        11

Text Rotation/Spacing Tool           Font Line                        3

Text/Graphic Viewer                  Drag and View                    2

Time Clock                           Account Manager                  7

Time Zone Display                    World Time                       4

Timer                                Time-It                          7

Trick                                Soligag                          6

Unarchiving Shell                    One Arc                          3

Unit Conversion                      Convert                          9

Unit Conversion (Feature)            Convert It!                     14

Unit Conversion Utility              Converter                        1

VBRUN300.DLL                         Visual Basic 3.0                15

Video Card Benchmark                 Torque                           5

Video Game                           Aliens                          13

Video Game                           Block Breaker                   11

Video Library Database               GL Video                         7

Wallpaper Preview/Sound              Wall Pix                         4

Wallpaper Previewer                  Wall Peeper                      4

WAV Editor/Modifier                  Surf Wav Audio Toolbox          18

WAV File lister                      Sound Man                        8

WAV File Viewer                      Sonowave                         8

WAV Frequency Filter                 WAV Filter                       8

WAV Management (Feature)             WAV Sorter                      13

WAV player                           Wave Shell                       5

WAV Program Association              Surf's Up                        8

WAV/AVI Program Association          Whoop It Up!                     8

WAV/MIDI Player                      Wave After Wave                  4

Weather Forecaster                   Win Weather                     17

While You Were Out                   Message Pad                      4

WinWord Add-in (Feature)             DocuPower                        1

WinWord Add-in (Feature)             Fileware                         1

Word Game                            Bog                              2

Zip Shell                            Zippity Do Da                    6

Zip Shell (feature                   WinZip                          18


Wolly's Test System

Wolly uses the following system

to evaluate programs auditioned

for the Shareware Briefs:

Siemens UM 486-33DX

16 megs RAM, 256K cache

14" .28 SVGA Monitor

Diamond Stealth 24, (S3, 1 meg)

2 IDE Drives 245, 210 megs

Colorado 250 meg Tape Backup

Soundblaster 16

Panasonic CD ROM 150kb, 390ms

A second system is also used on

occasion to confirm results:

386-25DX

4 megs RAM

14" .31 VGA

Generic 256K VGA

1 ESDI Drive using Stacker


BSORTER REVIEW

Windows, for all its positive aspects, does have one annoying habit  hiding files all over your system. No matter what type of program you load into Windows, if you want to remove it, you're never quite sure you've got it all. It's a lot like getting rid of cock roaches. Just when you think their gone, one will pop up in the least expected area. Those familiar with DOS know that aside from the occasional addition to the AUTOEXEC.BAT or CONFIG.SYS, most DOS programs pretty well stay where they are put. Not so with Windows. As one who works with a large number of programs, both commercial and shareware, I've found the size of my system grows and grows for no apparent reason. While I knew this was happening, there seemed to be precious little I could do to stop this spread of files.

Sure, you could go into your Windows directory and System directory and ferret out the files you know don't belong there. But you must be careful, removing the wrong file can cause your complete system to go on an unexpected sabbatical. So, I've taken the cowards way out, if I have ANY doubt about a file, I leave it alone. While not the best approach to the problem, it was the safest method. But, now I have another alternative to help keep my hard drive reasonably free of unwanted files. This alternative is Uninstall for Windows, a unique and well written file utility that has made life much easier.

Uninstall for Windows is written as a DOS application, rather then a Windows program. There are two major reasons for this: first, since the information that Uninstall for Windows deals with originates at DOS level, it is better to treat it at the DOS level. Second, making Uninstall for Windows a DOS program, relieves the inherent Windows overhead, and makes the program much smaller. In addition, Uninstall for Windows is so easy to use, there isn't even an issue over the interface  there's just one menu with five choices  does anyone REALLY need 3-D buttons for that? For those more comfortable in Windows however, an icon and PIF are included to let you set up Uninstall for Windows to run directly from Windows at the click of a mouse.

The program is very simple and straight forward to use. To run the Uninstall for Windows program simply comply with the following five-step sequence:

First select <A> Do a System Survey. This performs a complete survey of your system.

Install the new Windows application as you normally would by following the specific instructions for the program.

 	Once the new software is installed, run the program as you would with any other Windows application.

When finished running the program, close it by following the specific instructions for the software.

Then select <B> Compare Old System to New. This compares what your system looked like before software installation to how it is afterward.

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This last step creates a file called REPORT.TXT. This file shows you all differences between the old system and the new system. This includes all additions, alterations, or other changes made to your system. This report will serve as your guide in undoing any changes made by the software you installed. BUT, BE CAREFUL, BEFORE YOU REMOVE ANY FILES FROM YOUR SYSTEM MAKE SURE YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE REMOVING.

The Uninstall for Windows program is one that has found a definite home on my system. Now, when I want to remove those pesky unwanted programs, I'll have a guide to help prevent me from deleting more than I'm supposed to remove. Sort of an insurance policy to protect me from myself. Members of Windows OnLine can find Uninstall for Windows as UN4WIN15.ZIP in Directory #150 - (Windows- New Uploads).

Uninstall for Windows 1.5

(Registration: $19.00; $28.00 with printed documentation)

It's Your Money Inc.

3 Floyd Drive

Mount Arlington NJ 07856

201-663-4577

Brought to you by

Ed Hoffman

Staff Writer