In keeping with its tradition of providing high-quality, low-cost software, Digital Impact proudly introduces its new product line, the Power Bytes CD-ROM shareware collection.
Power Bytes is the latest in a growing library of categorized software published on CD-ROM for PC. The editors at Digital Impact select and rate the top programs from around the world in order to offer customers the most for their money.
Power Bytes employs the most user-friendly interface available to make the line attractive for use at home by the mainstream consumer. The Power Bytes line also offers its audience a wide selection of topics ranging from arcade games and educational programs to personal finance and accounting programs.
Shareware is a "try-before-you-buy" method of selling software. In the beginning, shareware was purchased directly from the author. Because the authors were able to avoid the cost of marketing through normal retail channels, consumers received great bargains. One drawback, however, was the limited information available to the public about which software titles were available. Distributing shareware through computer bulletin boards was the logical solution that soon became the standard procedure for all shareware authors. By allowing their programs to be copied from bulletin boards and shared with few restrictions, shareware authors are able to reach a much greater number of users.
COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS:
From the very beginning, Digital Impact has recognized the importance of the consumer. Digital Impact's success in distributing its software has depended upon listening to and understanding the needs of its clients, and providing solutions when they are needed. The same is true for its CD-ROM collections. It is important for Digital Impact to hear your suggestions for improving its products . So, please feel free to contact the technical support staff which is available to help with any questions you may have.
DIGITAL IMPACT, INC.
6506 South Lewis Suite 250
Tulsa, OK 74136 USA
(800) 775-4232 in the USA and Canada
(918) 742-2022 International
The shareware concept makes it possible for you to obtain extremely powerful software at an affordable price, along with the opportunity to try it before you buy it.
The Association of Shareware Professionals (ASP) is an organization formed to strengthen the future of shareware. Its members, all of whom 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. The ASP also sets the standards for shareware disk vendors and provides information to the public about shareware.
Shareware is a unique marketing approach which allows consumers to purchase software directly from the author. Because this eliminates costly marketing, promotion, and packaging, consumers can 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 using 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 the registration fee. Registration also insures further development of the program.
Digital Impact, Inc., distributor of Power Bytes, 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.
COPYRIGHT NOTICE:
1. Copyright 1995, Digital Impact, Incorporated. All rights reserved. Digital Impact'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 Digital Impact, Inc. Unless otherwise specified, Digital Impact, Inc. does not claim literary rights to individual programs which have been licensed for use by others.
2. Digital Impact Incorporated 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.
Register your favorite shareware directly with the author of the program. Shareware authors work many long hours to produce and test these programs, and deserve to be paid for their programming efforts.
The registration fee for shareware is often very inexpensive, usually between $5.00 - $85.00 US. Registering a program brings with it additional benefits. In many cases, you will get the latest version of the program and a printed manual. Since shareware is constantly being improved, there is a good chance that when you register, you will get a newer, better version of the program. Many authors also offer technical support by phone, e-mail, or snail mail [letters].
If you register a program with an author who lives outside the USA, payment should be made in US-dollars, unless otherwise specified.
You will usually have about 30 days to evaluate a program before registration is required.
LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMER
Digital Impact 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.
Digital Impact 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. Digital Impact 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 Digital Impact 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 Digital Impact has been advised of the possibility of such damage. Under no circumstances shall the liability of Digital Impact exceed the actual amount paid to and received by Digital Impact 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, Digital Impact does not guarantee the compatibility of a Power Bytes 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.
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)
Digital Impact is a software developer and publisher which designs, publishes, and directly supports several lines of proprietary software.
Digital Impact designs a wide variety of products, ranging from basic menu and utilities packages to multimedia "edutainment" products. Each product is designed for all types of computer users--from the novice to the expert.
The Power Bytes software line is the lastest of Digital Impact's shareware collections with one marked change. Instead of the hundreds of program that are offered by other shareware lines, Power Bytes offers the top 10. The editors at Digital Impact select, test, and rate the latest programs for the consumer, and only offer the top 10 for each collection.
Digital Impact also distributes the SoftwareVAULT CD-ROM shareware collections. The SoftwareVAULT line is unique because it offers a large collection of shareware: users will find hundreds of megabytes of useful programs, utilities, and much more. Furthermore, no shareware title is duplicated in any of the other general collections.
Digital Impact stands behind every product it sells and values every one of its customers. When you call the technical support staff, you will always speak with an experienced person who is very familiar with the products. It is Digital Impact's goal to provide genuine help when you need it and to offer the same high quality service to all users, retailers, distributors, and OEMs.
For your convenience, Digital Impact maintains a 24-hour Bulletin Board System (BBS) with separate conferences for each product. In addition to a large library of shareware available on the BBS, information can be exchanged by customers, programmers, and software retailers.
Shareware authors who wish to have their shareware considered for future Power Bytes Collections should send complete copies of their programs to:
AUTHOR SUBMISSIONS
Digital Impact
6506 South Lewis, Suite 250
Tulsa, OK 74136
BBS: (918) 742-8037
Phone: (918) 742-2022
Digital Impact offers the SoftwareVAULT BBS free to end users, licensees, OEMs, retailers, and distributors of DI products. The BBS has several nodes and is available 24 hours per day, every day of the year.
Phone Number: (918) 742-8037
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 the questions on the NEW USER QUESTIONNAIRE. We ask for basic information such as your name, company name, address, work phone number, home phone number, the password you would like to have, and if you own any DI 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 DI 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 Digital Impact, Inc. 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 can be left for the BBS operators. There is also a Dealers and Distributors Conference, as well as special conferences for our products such as SNAP and the SoftwareVAULT CD-ROM Collections.
Race against the clock as you rotate paths for Beetle to run across. Quick thinking and fast reflexes are required to keep Beetle scurrying across the leaf board. Gain extra points for bonus grids and other items as you try for the Top Ten High Scores. Beetle Run has sound card support, animations and is filled with educational beetle facts.
Beetle Run 1.1 requires a 33mhz 386 or better running Windows 3.1x, SVGA 256 colors, with at least 4 meg.Ram, and 1.65MB of free disk space. The author has included a README.TXT file and online help to flatten any learning curves you may encounter.
Registration is $20, payable to:
Soleau Software
163 Amsterdam Ave
Suite 213
New York, NY 10023
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Based on a game played in ancient China, Shih Dao is the ultimate strategy game. Call upon your deepest powers of intuition as you match beautifully rendered tiles! You will learn new puzzle skills while using logic and cunning to match tiles and form the four-way combinations that are the mark of the true Shih Dao master! Test your skills with those of the masters in the ultimate Oriental mind game. The program includes a variety of boards and tiles with fantastic 256 color SVGA graphics.
To run Shih Dao, you will need an IBM compatible PC with a mouse, a VGA video display, Microsoft Windows 3.1 or higher, and 2.2MB of disk space.
Registration is $19.95, payable to:
Impulse Software
PO Box 3119
Indianapolis, IN 46231
BBS at 1-508-368-7139
Adam.Pedersen or Ronald.Davis @SWCBBS.com
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The Crossword Construction Kit gives you the unique ability to create puzzles in fun shapes. It includes over 25 predefined puzzle shapes (diamonds, donuts, trains, etc) and includes the ability to create unlimited new shapes. Teachers, students, publishers and puzzle fans will be able to put more flare and pizzazz into their puzzles. The Kit can create puzzles up to 30 x 30 in size. Simply select a shape, enter your words and clues, enter a title and click on the "Create Puzzle" button. Words and clues can be imported from a text file. A variety of print options are available including printing answer keys, selecting fonts for clues and answers, selecting gray or black filled boxes and viewing the puzzle before printing.
To start construction you will need an IBM PC, Windows 3.x, and 1MB of free disk space. To make it easy for you, the author has included online help.
Registration is $18, payable to:
Insight Software Solutions
P.O. Box 354
Bountiful, UT 84011-0354
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Magic Hexagons is a simple Windows game. The aim of the game is rather simple. In order to complete each game, you must move the hexagonal pieces so that each color is connected. All the red must connect to each other, all the green must connect, etc. Don't worry about how each color connects, they must all be joined in a "lump."
Magic Hexagons requires the following minimum hardware to function correctly: IBM compatible PC AT; Microsoft Windows 3.1; Mouse, trackball, or pointing device; color monitor.
Registration cost is five Pounds sterling or equivalent payment in readily convertible currency or money order when registering by postal mail. Payments should be payable to Steven Porter, written in Pounds sterling and drawable on a United Kingdom bank.
To register (or to contact the author for information), print out the registration form, fill it in and send it with your payment to:
Steven Porter
(Magic Hexagons)
27 Elm Place
Aberdeen
Scotland, United Kingdom
AB2 3SN
CompuServe: 100421,505
Internet: 100421.505@compuserve.com
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Mah Jongg is an Oriental game of chance and calculation, divine beauty and earthly greed, mysticism and mortality. This game is as old as memories or as young as the sunrise. It is a game of wisdom and of luck; a game easy to play but difficult to master; a game of excellence and poetry, of gambling and gain. The four winds come together around the Great Wall of China to witness the game unfold according to ancient rituals. The four winds claim and discard, decide and chance. The four winds strive to accomplish a Mah Jongg of sheer beauty or excessive value. The four winds gain respect for artistry or jealousy for luck. This is a game where the loser might win!
To play this game you will need an IBM PC, Windows 3.x, and 750KB of free disk space. The author has supplied an MJREADME.TXT file and online help to remove the inscrutablity of the program.
Registration is $29.95 + $5 for posting an packaging, and MUST BE in the form of an international money order payable to:
Bloem
69, All
e des Plaqueminiers
le Verte
06560 Valbonne
France
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Backgammon is a classic game of skill and chance. In Ultimate Backgammon, this most ancient game meets the future. This multi-media version of a famous board game permits you to experience everything you would on a board and more.
To play this game you will need an IBM-PC with an 80386 (or higher) CPU, 4 MB RAM, DOS 5.0, a VGA (or SVGA) monitor, and 4 MB of free disk space. The author includes online help.
Registration is $59.95, payable to:
IntraCorp, Inc.
501 Brickell Key Dr., Suite 600
Miami FL 33131
GNU Chess is a communal chess program. Contributors donate their time and effort in order to make it a stronger, better, sleeker program. Contributions take many forms: interfaces to high-resolution displays, opening book treatises, speedups of the underlying algorithms, additions of extra heuristics. These contributions are then distributed to the large user-base so that all may enjoy the fruits of the labor. The original and continuing purpose of this project is to permanently end the rampant
hoarding of computer chess software that has been the case for the past 20 years.
Many people have contributed to GNU Chess. Their contributions have improved the program from being a patzer (weak program) to being a grandpatzer (decently strong program). In its growth since initial release, GNU Chess has gone from approximately class D to strong master strength. It beats the Fidelity Mach 3 (USCF 2265) rather handily when run on a Sparc-1 (RISC). Since these types of RISC chips are becoming fairly common, the age
of "master chess in your computer lab" is now a reality. From there, it will be a short hop to master chess in your home with FSF software.
This program is freeware, registration is not required.
The author may be reached through a variety of methods.
Via U.S. mail: Stuart Cracraft
P.O. Box 2841
Laguna Hills, CA 92654-2841.
Via Email: cracraft@wheaties.ai.mit.edu.
The author may also be contacted via the Free Software Foundation, Inc. 675 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge MA 02139.
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Dash through woodlands, jump over streams, climb rail fences and race through farm fields as you search for and attempt to capture the opposing team
s flag before they capture yours. Analyze your defensive team
s skills and develop tactics, then deploy them in natural cover to intercept and capture the opposition raiders. Choose between running, walking, crawling, or just standing as a lookout. Enjoy the suspense and sounds (supports Sound Blaster) of combat. All of this action takes place on a large, detailed playing field in high resolution VGA (640 x 480), with synchronized sound and animation. Popup help displays help to familiarize the user with many program features.
To register this game, send $29.95 to:
Carr Software
P.O. Box 3919
Merced, CA 95344-1919
(209) 383-9231
Conquest is a war game similar to the board game Risk. You are the lord of an entire world, destined to rule the galaxy. Some worlds are virgin fruits, ready for you to colonize. Some worlds have natives who do not wish to accept your rule, these you must conquer for they will yield more valuable resources.
As you claim the galaxy you will find that you are not the only one
extending your dominion. This is a two-player game. Be prepared to defend yourself and to take what is yours!
To register, send $10-20 (whatever you think it is worth) to:
Mike Bryant
2035 Tamahawk Lane
Naperville, IL 60564
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Wordsearch Mania is a program that allows you to solve Word Search or Word Circle puzzles. A Word Search puzzle is a grid of letters containing hidden words. To solve a puzzle, you must find all of the hidden words in the grid. A list of words to look for is provided with each puzzle. The words hidden in the puzzle can go in all directions--forward, backward, up, down, and diagonally. This program allows you to solve as many as 10 puzzles simultaneously. You can also design your own puzzles and have them printed with or without solutions. An optional time limit feature can make the puzzles even more challenging. Wordsearch Mania comes with over 90 puzzles!
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