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RE-01: RETAIL PRODUCTS
This section describes Retail-Only products sold by PsL. Unlike shareware, you
cannot try these programs before buying them and our rock-bottom mark-ups do
not allow for returns, but we only carry items which have received top marks
by everyone trying them and which we have tested ourselves. Most of these
items have been reviewed extensively in magazines such as PC Magazine and PC
World and recognized as the best of their kind.
Selling retail products represents a departure from PsL's devotion to public
domain and shareware software; however, it is still in keeping with our overall
philosophy of providing information about (and a source of) high quality, low
cost answers to your computing needs. It also is in keeping with the more
aggressively commercial approach that shareware authors have moved towards over
the years. In most areas in which there are both shareware and retail-only
programs, the shareware programs often are better programs at better prices.
PsL offers these products at only a few dollars above our cost, which is why we
have to charge more for credit card orders and why the prices are subject to
change when the prices we pay go up. Products are also subject to availability.
Call or check the current PsL News for current prices.
"Cash Price" is for payment by cash, check or money order. Retail product
orders paid by check are held for 10 days for checks to clear.
Prices are subject to change. If this file does not have a recent date on it,
check with PsL for latest prices.
All sales are final unless otherwise noted. Warranties are solely the
responsibility of the manufacturer. If unsure about compatibility of a product
with your system, contact the manufacturer for more information.
Following are write-ups of some of the Retail Products carried by PsL. Call
for pricing on other products.
Categories:
1. Special Promotion Prices
2. Desktop Publishing
3. Task Swapping, Multi-Tasking, DOS
4. Business
5. Supplies & General Hardware
6. Voice and Music
7. Modem and FAX
8. Mouse and Ports
9. Video and Printers
10. Games & Education
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Special Promotion Prices:
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The following are items for which we received special promotional prices which
we are passing along. Quantities are limited at these prices.
#30391 Out of This World & Alone in the Dark
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PsL Price: $39.95
Out of This World and Alone in the Dark are two exciting graphical
adventure games with scrolling 3-D graphics, excellent sound effects and
music.
In ...World, you are hurtled thorugh space and time by a nuclear
experiment gone wrong. You are faced with alien monsters and deadly
earthquakes.
In ...Dark, inspired by the work of H.P. Lovecraft, you explore Derceto,
a huge mansion that becomes a nightmare world of the macarbe and the
monstrous.
Both of these programs have terrific 3-D graphics that are constantly
scrolling, panning, and changing perspectives, more like the scenes in a
movie than in a video game.
We have a limited number of these bundles that let you get both programs
for less than $20 each.
#30387 Personal Label Printer
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PsL Price: $129.95
The Avery Label Printer is another of those dedicated label printers
about the size of a tape dispenser. What makes this one special is the
price ($129.95), plus the fact that it is from Avery.
Whether you have a laser printer through which you have to run a full
sheet of labels to print a single one*, or a dot matrix printer which
requires five minutes to swap between paper and labels, almost everyone
can make good use of a dedicated label printer.
(* Feeding a sheet of laser labels back through with labels missing can
melt the wax paper where the labels are missing and cause serious damage
to the drum.)
The PLP comes with about $100 worth of software. The PLP software lets
you grab and print addresses (or any other text) right from the screen
while in your word processor, database, etc. The famous Avery LabelPro
Software (list price:$99) lets you design professional looking labels
with graphics (import PCX files) and fonts.
Although you get some labels with the PLP, you'll also want to stock up
while we have them at "show special" prices too:
#30388 White $6.99 per roll
#30389 Clear $6.99 per roll
U.S. Robotics FAX-Modem Deal
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#30363 $289 Internal
#30364 $299 External
We have made a special purchase of U.S. Robotics 14400 Sportster FAX-modems.
Features include V.32 bis at 14400/12000 bps, V.25, V.42 & MNP 2-4 error
control, V.42 bis and MNP 5 data compression for effective throughput to 57600
bps, and 9600 bps Group3 send-receive FAX capability. And of course it
supports all modem speeds down to 300 bps. 5-year warranty by U.S. Robotics.
Modem Bonus
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PCFDial is an excellent program for keeping track of names, phone numbers, and
phone calls. If you have a modem, it will dial the phone for you. Despite this
obvious tie-in to modems, we have never thought before about bundling this
program with the sale of a modem, so here it is:
Purchase any modem from PsL and we will include this disk free. To get it, be
sure to mention this offer and specify disk size needed. (NOTE: PFDial is a
shareware program; payment to the author is required for use of the program
beyond a reasonable evaluation period.)
FREE Games with Mouse!
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PsL's $29.95 mouse is so good that we have always said that if you do not agree
that it has the best feel and is the best-tracking mouse you have ever tried,
you can return it (with all the original materials) for a full refund (excluding
shipping).
Now, because we have just gotten in a big supply of these mice as part of
another deal, we are sweetening the pot: when you buy a mouse, we will throw in
four disks of arcade games to use your mouse with. (Be sure to specify 5.25" or
high density 3.5" disks.)
Desktop Publishing
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#30336 FrameMaker
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Psl Price: SPECIAL PURCHASE - ONLY $399! (quantities limited)
This is the powerful Windows-based desktop publishing package that
is used to produce PsL News.
#30366 Print Shop Deluxe
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PsL Price: $54.95
Print Shop Deluxe has come a long way from the original Print Shop. The old
Print Shop used to produce cutesy greeting cards and banners, but this Deluxe
version is now more of a full-blown desktop publishing package with full
control over text and graphics that yields very impressive, professional
looking results.
It allows you to easily create greeting cards/invitations, signs and
posters, bulletins and flyers, banners, stationery, and calendars
(yearly, monthy, weekly, and daily) using the included 300+ graphics and
30 different fonts.
The scalable graphics can be stretched, flipped, and rotated for an
unlimited number of special effects. The outline fonts can be also be
freely resized without loss of resolution, and special Headline Text
adds flamboyant shapes and styles for eye-catching effects.
If you are not especially creative, many pre-designed layouts are
provided to give you professional results right out of the box. The
WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get) interface lets you instantly
preview any changes on the screen, so you'll never have to guess what
the printed product will look like.
Many popular printers are supported, from 9- and 24-pin Epson and
compatibles, to HP LaserJets, and PostScript printers. The resolution
independent printer support uses the highest resolution your printer can
produce, and the included graphics are designed t