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- Software of the Month Club
- December 1996 CD-ROM Program Guide
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- - Windows Latest and Greatest -
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- Arrrggh! The Pirate Game 1.2
- Ahoy, matey
- Raise the sails and batten down the hatches! This
- swashbuckling game isn't for landlubbers. In this
- excellent strategy game, you play a ruthless pirate out
- to conquer a group of islands. Build and crew ships,
- storm the islands, attack the enemy and lay mines. Put
- an X on this program -- it's a real treasure.
- * Play with up to five opponents
- * Interactive tutorial
- * Customize the length of each game
- * Track game status
- * Logs high scores
- (Application by Lost Shaker Productions, Inc.)
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- Barraging Barriers 1.1
- Overcome obstacles
- Can you solve this challenging multi-level puzzle?
- Score points by collecting bonuses as you advance to
- higher levels, trying not to get barricaded by the
- barriers.
- * The game grid gets larger with each level
- * Various barrier setups are available on each level
- * Bonus points increase at each level
- (Application by Sage Software)
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- Book-It 2.0a
- Membership system
- This administration system is perfect for clubs,
- associations, societies, institutes, fraternities,
- recreation, sports groups and more. Easy inquiry
- handling, member terms, dues and renewals, credit
- notes, event scheduling, bookings, payments and
- more.
- * Quick searching, filtering, sorting and reporting
- * Prints letters and labels individually and in batches
- (Application by Instinctive Systems, Ltd.)
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- CyberDice 1.0 for Windows 95
- Shake, rattle and roll
- You'll enjoy this fun Yahtzee-style game. You'll want
- to reach out and grab the 3D-rendered dice. Roll five
- die to get different combinations, including three, four
- and five of a kind, full house and flush.
- * 3D ray-traced dice
- * Play solo or challenge one of the MoraffWare
- development team members
- * Three game modes
- (Application by MoraffWare)
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- Fund Manager 9.1
- Investment system
- Monitor your investments with a variety of graphic
- and numeric displays. Graph the performance of your
- investments. Also, calculate and display Return on
- Investment, Fund Performance with Distributed
- Distributions, and Fund Performance with Reinvested
- Distributions for each investment or your entire
- portfolio.
- * Import or manually enter prices
- * Reports follow IRS formatting
- * Set up and monitor different portfolios
- * View one, four or nine investments simultaneously
- for comparison
- (Application by Mark Beiley)
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- Fund Manager 2.1 for Windows 95
- Investment system
- Monitor your investments with a variety of graphic
- and numeric displays. Graph the performance of your
- investments. Also, calculate and display Return on
- Investment, Fund Performance with Distributed
- Distributions, and Fund Performance with Reinvested
- Distributions for each investment or your entire
- portfolio.
- * Import or manually enter prices
- * Reports follow IRS formatting
- * Set up and monitor different portfolios
- * View one, four or nine investments simultaneously
- for comparison
- (Application by Mark Beiley; A 16-bit version is also
- included on this Volume)
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- Hulbert's Upgrade Center 1.0
- Computer systems
- Learn to upgrade your computer with this handy
- tutorial. It shows you how to install a CD-ROM drive,
- add or remove floppy drives, expand memory and
- more. Also learn to create your own Web page with
- the easy-to-follow instructions.
- * On-screen tutorial and animations
- * Print options
- (Application by Kevin J. Mulholland)
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- -Feature Program-
- PC Baby 3.0
- Is it a boy or girl?
- Treasure the moments of you children's lives with this
- electronic scrapbook. Record all aspects of their lives,
- including health, birthdays, special events and first
- words.
- * Track pre-birth examinations
- * Records up to 16th birthday
- * Input descriptions
- * Track health facts, including date of shots
- (Application by At Home Software)
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- SoftShow 2.0 for Windows 95
- Presentation tool suite
- Turn your computer into an educational presentation
- system with this program collection. Use Chalkboard
- for real-time mark ups on your screen. Capture screen
- shots and magnify highlighted areas in Snap. Mouse
- Spy turns your cursor into a magnifying camera for
- real-time highlighting. Ideal for seminars and lectures.
- * Runs in Task bar
- * Highly configurable
- * Run tools together or individually
- (Application by ThunderWare)
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- Vcalc 3.4
- Vehicle tracking
- Hit the road with this vehicle tracking system.
- Monitor vehicles and associated costs. Track gasoline,
- repairs, services and insurance costs. Graph and
- analyze these expenses over a period of time.
- * Keep data on a single vehicle or an entire fleet
- * Eight information categories
- * Print or view information on screen
- (Application by Hansen Software)
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- Xross Word 2.3
- Educational fun
- This program combines entertainment and education
- with crossword puzzles. Choose from botany, earth,
- people, science, zoology and more.
- * Provides hints (vowels, consonants and letters)
- * Print puzzles with or without solutions
- * Save incomplete puzzles and finish them later
- (Application by Centaurus Software Design)
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