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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
U.S. Robotics FAX-Modem Deal
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#30363 $289.95 Internal
#30364 $299.00 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.)
#30004 Publish It! Lite
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List: $60. PSL Price: $41.95. Cash Discount Price: $39.95.
is a wonderful bargain for those interested in getting into desktop
publishing. We can only assume that for Timeworks, this is a loss leader
which they hope will make people want to upgrade to their full Publish
It! program. Naturally this one does not have as many features as the
full program, but it is certainly competitive with First Publisher and
at just half the price. The only drawback is that laser support is not
available.
#30369 Virtual Reality Studio 2.0
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PsL Price: $59.95
lets you create your own personal, scrolling 3-D world. It contains a
complete library disk of pre-designed objects (cars, trees, boats,
houses, furniture, etc.) to form the basis of your virtual environment.
You have complete control over color, shading, shape, detail, layout,
sound, and animation.
You can create a replica of your home which people can "walk" through or
you can design a game that takes place in a 3-D, scrolling fantasy
world, and you have a choice of moving through your world by walking,
driving or flying. You can even record your journey like a VCR and play
it back.
A sound editor is provided for adding sound effects and a library of
sound clips is available. AdLib, Sound Blaster, and Roland sound cards
are supported. Requires 640K, a mouse, and EGA/VGA. A tutorial video
tape is included.
#30010 Grammatik IV
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List: $100. PsL Price: $63.95. Cash Price: $61.95.
We have tested many grammar checking programs and this is the best. Many
magazine reviews have found the same. It also checks spelling and is user
configurable.
#30281 HiJaak PostScript
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PsL Price: $228.95 Cash Discount Price: $219.95
If you have a FAX card, you should check out HiJaak PS, which, in addition to
having all the features of HiJaak 2.0, will convert a PostScript file to a
format acceptable by virtually any FAX card made.
Since most major desktop publishing and graphics programs will print-to-disk in
PostScript format, anyone can create professional looking FAXes with a variety
of fonts and graphics without needing a PostScript printer. (Call 800-828-8088
for a demo sent to your FAX.)
Task-Swapping, Multi-Tasking, DOS
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Supplies & General
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#30021 Avery LabelPro for Lasers
#30117 Avery LabelPro for Dot Matrix
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List Price: $100. PsL Price: $59.95.
It is not too surprising that the top name in laser labels would come out with a
pretty good label printing program, and this is the best we have seen for laser
printers. Features include preset layouts for various sizes of Avery labels (or
other brands), graphics displays and the ability to view the output on screen
before printing. It comes with an integrated database function or labels can be
printed from existing database files or from dBase or WordPerfect and other file
formats.
Two typefaces are included and they can be scaled from 6 point to 96 point. In
addition, clip art and other designs are included. PCX files can be imported as
well. To get you started, several sheets of many different types of labels and
other Avery materials are included. (PsL stocks the popular 4"x1.3" size laser
labels and can get the other sizes quickly.) Printers supported include the
HPLJ, Canon, Xerox 4045, PostScript and compatibles.
A version for dot matrix printers is available at the same price.
#30122 Dot Matrix 3.5" Disk Labels
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PsL Price: $16.95
Avery Laser Labels
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are specially designed for use in copiers and laser printers. Good for mailing
list, disk labels, etc.
#30339: 3.5" Disk Labels (#30339) (qty: 600) $35.00
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Make professional looking disk labels with either a dot matrix or laser
printer. User Avery LabelPro, below, or see the label making shareware
programs in the Words & Graphics - Printing section.
#30338: Laser Labels - Video Tape (#30338) $35.00
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300 spine labels, 300 face labels. Tidy up your video tape collection
with custom printed labels.
#30376 System Memory
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PsL Price: $59/meg
If your system uses SIMMs for holding RAM chips, you can upgrade memory
as easily as you would insert an expansion card in an interface slot.
If you are not sure