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PsL Computer Products
CD-ROM and Multimedia
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
1. The #1 complaint about CD-ROM's is that they are over-priced. PsL is trying
to do something about that problem. Our prices are marked up only a few
dollars over our cost. (Don't worry - we've operated like this for years and
done fine.)
Other companies offer to "beat any advertised price". Doesn't this mean that
unless you shop around, they are going to overcharge you? PsL gives you our
best price to start with.
2. "Multimedia" means that a CD combines sounds, text, and graphics.
3. "MPC" is multimedia which requires Windows 3.1 or Windows MME.
4. The numbers in parentheses are PsL's part number to use when
ordering.
Prices shown are:
[Mfr.'s Suggested Price] - Our Price
SALE: greatly reduced prices (limited supply)
Business
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Corporate Snapshots [$995] $649 - $219 (#30169)
Information about over 12,000 public companies.
Clip Art & Graphics
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The Women of Venus CD #30403 $29.95
No, this is not a collection of UFO sightings. It is a collection of hundreds
of full-color pictures of winners in the Venus Swimwear's International
Pageant.
The CD has software for DOS, Windows, Macs, Amiga, and Unix with music files
which play in the background while pictures are being viewed. Or you can view
the files with any program which can handle the TIF graphics format, such as
Paint Shop Pro for Windows, and convert the files to other formats.
If you like the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, you will love this CD.
Color Magic Clip Art CD #30404 $49
This CD contains over 600MB of 256-color, 300dpi drawings which you can use
royalty free in publications. Software for Windows 3.1 makes it easy to
browse by thumbnail or keyword to quickly find the picture you want, as well
as to convert the drawings into a dozen different standard graphics formats.
Works on the Mac, too, plus has support software in English, Spanish,
Portuguese and Japanese.
Pixel Perfect Graphics CD #30406 $29
Get thousands of black and white, 300 dpi drawings for use in desktop
publishing. Pictures are in the following formats: PCX, TIF, WPG, BMP, MAC,
Printshop (old & new), Newsroom, Printmaster, and First Publisher.
Categories include animals, business, computers, food, frames, holidays,
medical, sports, states, countries, transportation, occupations and more. The
artist is Kirk Gibson of Disneyworld, Forida.
Cataloging software is included. The CD has support in Spanish, French,
German and Portuguese.
Education
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Mavis Beacon Teaches Typing SALE: $39 (#30178) (MPC)
Macmillan Dictionary For Children [$60] $49 - n/a (#30259) (MPC)
Covers 12,000 words with 1000 colorful illustrations and 400 sound effects.
You can also hear any word spoken by clicking on it. You can look up words
within a definition just by clicking on them.
The dictionary alone is worth the price, but also included are three word
games. This is a delightful CD, sure to please children of any age.
Multimedia Beethoven [$99] $60 (#30154) (MPC)
In addition to this being a music CD that you can play on any CD player, this
is a detailed study of the music and of Beethoven himself. This is a must for
any serious music lover or student.
Timetable of History [$130] $89 - $59 (#30180)
Chronological perspective on cosmic and earthly events.
Time Table of History: Business, Politics & Media - SALE: $49 (#30307)
This multimedia presentation traces business, politics and the media
from the Trojan Horse to Desert Storm. The attractive graphical
interface is supplemented with hundreds of pictures, animation,
portraits, zoom-in maps, graphs, charts, and more.
The program provides an historical Time Line perspective from which to
select events to read about. You can also search on any word or phrase.
Time Table of History: Arts and Entertainment [-] $79 - $69 (#30306)
This CD traces Arts and Entertainment from cave drawings to computer
drawings. It shares the same attractive, efficient and easy-to-use
interface of the other Time Table CD's, but adds musical samples to the
other multimedia features.
U.S. Presidents [$129] $79 - $39 (#30182)
Biographies of all Presidents from Washington to Bush.
USA Wars: Vietnam [$129] $84 - $39 (#30185)
Multimedia databases of information about Vietnam conflict.
Viva 2000 Spanish & French
#30294 - Learn Spanish from English [ $150] $49(Each)
#30293 - Learn French from English
#30303 - Learn English from Spanish
#30304 - Learn English from French
This series of CD's make it easy to learn another language because you get
to hear the words spoken as they should be. (Requires a Sound Blaster
compatible card or LANtastic Voice Adapter or Covox Sound/Voice Master.)
The use of graphics also keeps things interesting.
Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego $79 (#30268)
Enhanced features of the Deluxe CD version include 256-color graphics (VGA
required), 11 talking characters, animation, 500+ (from a total 3200) clues
in foreign languages, 130+ digitized photos from National Geographic et al,
150 music recordings from Smithsonian/Folkways Recordings, musical
soundtrack, digitized sounds, and more.
Games
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Annabel's Dreams of Ancient Egypt $69 - $59 (#30296)
This MPC multimedia package uses an original children's story about Annabel
the cat and her sisters to explore ancient Egypt. Sound effects, graphics,
animation and a full musical sound track make this an entertaining package
for young and old. Children can also learn about opera (Verdi's "Aida"),
polish reading comprehension and vocabulary skills in the Story Activities,
and even learn to write messages in hieroglyphics.
CD Storyline: Red Hen & Boy and the Donkey $30 (#30284)
The two popular children's stories on this CD are narrated while a graphic
drawing depicts each scene. The young user can click the mouse cursor on
parts of the picture to have the narrator identify them. The excellent
music sound track makes this a well-polished production. An extra
attraction to this package is that each of the story scenes can be printed
out for the child to color.
Battle Chess [$80] $69 - n/a (#30240)
CD Game Pak II [$99] SALE: $30 (#30241)
Chessmaster MPC SALE: $30 (#30242)
Future Wars [$79] $62 - $39 (#30244)
The Hound of the Baskervilles [n/a] - $45 (#30319)
This CD lets you join the master sleuth Sherlock Holmes in solving one of
his most famous cases. From the beginning animated sequence of the evil
hell hound galloping across the darkness, to the digitized voice recounting
the chilling history of the Baskerville curse, you will find yourself
helplessly drawn into the fiendish plot of this murder mystery.
You will have journals, photos, newspaper clippings, police reports, maps,
and other material evidence at your disposal. Stunning digitized VGA
graphics and CD sound combined with an easy-to-use mouse interface make
this multimedia game of intrigue, passion, and murder an interesting voyage
into vintage crime fighting. 640K is required.
King's Quest V SALE: $30 (#30187) [MPC optional]
Journey through fearsome lands on a noble quest. Beautiful 3-D graphics.
King's Quest VI $45 (#30382)
Mad Dog McCree $39.95 (#30407)
This is based on one of the most popular video arcade