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=====Windows Programs
Contents:
-----Home Applications
-----Business Applications
-----Desktop Utilities
-----Education
-----Small Games
-----Large Games
-----Graphics, Icons, Fonts, Wallpaper
-----Program/File Management
-----Home Applications
Master Amortizer 2.92 [AMO292] (Don Norman, reg. fee: $30) is an
amortization program for Windows with a number of useful functions. It can
calculate payments, create a comparative table of payments, and produce a
variable amortization schedule with any start date and any year end.
CDMaster for Windows 2.01 [CDMASTER] (Unicorn Software Limited, ASP; reg.
fee: $30.) is a Windows version of the popular CD catalogging system for
DOS. It features compatibility with the DOS version and a host of useful
features for the novice collector or ardent audiofile.
Features include user-defined fields and pick lists, no limit to the number
of songs per CD, a user-defined pull-down category list, sophisticated
printing options, and much more. This is available on 1.44mb MegaDisk and
CD only. <CDM4WIN.PCX>
Guitar Teacher for Windows 1.5 [GT_WIN] (Celista Software, reg. fee:
$17-25) is a system for displaying guitar-chord diagrams. Features include
five chord formulas (major, major 7, minor, minor 7, 7), four alternatives
for each chord, formula and voicing displays, right- or left-handed
fingering, a guitar tuner, and more. Requires WIN31, VGA, and a mouse.
VBRUN200 is required.
InfoPop for Windows 1.11 [IPWIN] (Clyde W. Grotophorst, reg. fee: $0) is a
Windows 3.1 help file that provides a hypertext guide to the Internet, BBS
systems, Compuserve and much more.
This information is useful to both the Internet novice as well as
experienced users.
Military Pay Calculator 2.0a [MILPAY] (Ralph Sabene, reg. fee: $5)
calculates military retirement income and active duty pay. It can also
calculate federal income tax, social security (FICA) taxes, BAQ, BAS, VHA,
etc. The new DOD early retirement option is addressed, and there is an
option to update the paytable and taxtable as they change. Requires
VBRUN300. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
Mortgage Plus & Mortgage Tracker 1.0b [MTGPLUS] (Michael J. Peters, reg.
fee: $43.00) is a detailed mortgage analysis package including itemized
closing cost details, fixed or ARM, monthly or bi-weekly. It also provides
pre-qualification analysis, and the most detailed refinance analysis on the
market. Mortgage Tracker keeps you in touch with your mortgage payments,
gives you an analysis of making extra payments, and much more. Requires
WIN31. (1.44mb)
The CIS Node Locator 1.0 [NODES1] (Andy Abercrombie, reg. fee: $0) will
find a location when you enter a CIS node and press the Find Button. It
should be helpful during a conference to find out where the others are
calling from without having to ask.
Nutrisoft Pregnancy Nutritition for Windows 2.1 [NSPREG] (NutriSoft, reg.
fee: $39) is a valuable tool for expectant parents who want to improve the
health of their unborn child. It contains a database of common foods, and
allows you to track their nutritional content. This program is based on the
latest findings of the National Academy of Pediatrics, the National Academy
of Sciences and on the U.S. Surgeon General's report on maternal and child
nutrition. Requires VBRUN300. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD
only. <PREG.PCX>
New Testament for Windows 1.5 [NTW15] (Craig Mortensen, reg. fee: $17)
features the complete King James text of the New Testament in an intuitive,
easy-to-use graphical user interface. It includes hypertext and text search
capabilities, color reference maps, timelines, tutorials and study-aids.
This is ideal for Bible students and others seeking to learn more about the
New Testament. VBRUN300 is included. This is available on 3.5" 1.44mb
MegaDisk and CD only. <NEWTEST.PCX>
SeedMaster for Windows 2.3 [SEEDMSTW] (Scott Musser, reg. fee: $40) is a
complete Bible study and concordance program for Windows 3.1. It allows you
to create multiple Bible text windows, with up to 10 Commentary and/or
Topics windows, and a Lexicon window.
An indexed concordance searches quickly for Bible words and phrases.
Searches can be stored to disk and combined using AND, OR, XOR and NOT
logic. Search Statistics gives a book by book summary of number of hits and
percentages. This is fully compatible with the DOS version which is
available on disk #27137.
FundExpert for Windows 3.2 [WFUND32] (George R. Cotten, reg. fee: $40) is a
portfolio manager program for investors in stocks, bonds, and mutual funds.
It maintains a record of all transactions, calculates actual return on
investments and yield to maturity of bonds, prepares tabulations for IRS
Schedule D, and much more.
It also facilitates telephone communication with many mutual funds (for
quotes and account information,) and permits placing of telephoned orders
with Fidelity Brokerage. Requires Windows 3.1
---Updates: Home Applications
(WI-01) Address Manager 2.1d [AM_21D] (Wilson WindoWare, Inc., ASP; reg.
fee: $40) helps you track address, phone numbers, comments, and important
dates.
(WI-01) The Bill Drawer 2.11 [BDRAWER] (MelissaSoft Systems, reg. fee:
$15-30) helps you organize and pay your bills in a timely manner. NEW:
handles detail tracking of credit cards with full reconciliation features,
additional options for splitting income and expense amounts to different
budget categories, and more. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
(WI-01) buttonFile 1.0 [BFILE1A, BFILE1B, BFILE1C, BFILE1D, BFILE1E]
(ButtonWare, reg. fee: $77) (formerly TakeNote) is a powerful personal
database for Windows. It can store names, addresses and multiple phone
numbers on pre-defined cards; manage and maintain multiple address files;
auto-dial any phone number and create a list of frequently-used speed dial
numbers; print mailing labels, various reports, and 3x5 cards.
Other features include advanced search capabilities including "sounds-like"
searches, import/export to Windows Cardfile, ASCII CSV, dBase and
WordPerfect, and much more. This is available on five 360K disks or two
3.5" 1.44mb disks for the special disk fee of $9.99.
(WI-01) Collect! for Windows 2.0 [COLWIN2] (Gary Alston, reg. fee: $25.00)
is a powerful program for managing any sort of collection. Requires VGA and
a mouse.
(WI-01) Mortgage Designer for Windows 2.03 [MDW] (MaeDae Enterprises, reg.
fee: $44) performs fast and easy mortgage calculations. NEW: better
performance, and a more logical layout.
(WI-01) Paramind 1.3 [PARAMIND] (Robert Pearson, reg. fee: $50) is an
interesting brainstorming program for Windows. You simply type an idea into
the familiar word processor-like interface, and the program can produce a
list of hundreds of related ideas. Now available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk
and CD only.
(WI-01) Parents 3.06 [PARENTS] (NickleWare, reg. fee: $25) is a genealogy
program for Windows 3.1. NEW: GEDCOM import/export, font selection for
reports, family group sheet report, improved search capabilities, and more.
(WI-01) RetireA for Windows 1.1 [RETIREA] (Tom McGrath, reg. fee: $15) is a
powerful retirement planning tool for Windows 3.1.
(WI-01) Time Log 1.5 [TIMELOG] (Timothy J. Denihan, reg. fee: $17) allows
you to log, total, and print dates and amount of time spent on any number
of projects. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-01) Financial Analysis for Windows 3.2 [WINFN32A,WINFN32B] (Gjetaas,
Inc, ASP; reg. fee: $44.) is a collection of financial analysis programs
for Windows. NEW: a total of 18 analysis modules, support for international
date and currency formats, allows for "short and long" first payment
periods in loan amortization schedules, and more. Now on two disks.
(WI-01) WinStorm 2.0 [WINSTORM] (Ingramation, reg. fee: $25) is a storm
tracking program for Windows. NEW: printing capabilities, the ability to
screen historical storms by geographic region, an editable list of warning
cities, and more. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb Megadisk and CD only.
-----Business Applications
FileBox [FILEBOX] (L. E. Brown, reg. fee: $20) is a file management package
for Word for Windows. It allows you to organize your documents using a
simple metaphor of Folders and Files. Each folder can have an unlimited
number of files, and each folder and file can have longer detailed
descriptions to help you remember their contents. Items can be easily
opened by browsing lists and clicking on descriptions.
KWCast [KWCAST] (Karl Weller, reg. fee: $29) is a network broadcast utility
for Windows and DOS. It allows you to send a message to all stations.
MailWatcher 3.0 [MAILWTC] (DLW Consulting, Inc., reg. fee: $10) notifies
users of Microsoft Mail that they have mail even after MSMail is unloaded.
Requires VBRUN300.
Money Math 1.1 [MOMATH1] (Lovell's, ASP; reg. fee: $26.) provides financial
analysis tools capable of calculating Annuities, Bank Discount, Bonds,
CD's, Compound Interest, Discounted Cash Flow, Loan Amortization, and
Simple Interest in ten different dialog boxes. Overall, more than
forty-five different unknown variables can be calculated. Extensive Windows
help is available for each calculation dialog box including twelve detailed
examples. <MOMATH.PCX>
Maintenance Planning and Management 1.0D [MPMDEMO] (Borje Kyrklund, reg.
fee: $130) a tool for planning and management of the maintenance activities
of an industry of any kind that uses equipment to produce its output. The
number of data records in this demo version is limited to 15.
Netlinx 2.0 [NETLINX] (S.I.G.M.A. Software Limited, reg. fee: $75/server)
is a Windows-based network login program. It also allows users to
connect/disconnect from available printers and services. Requires VBRUN200.
Time Card 1.1 [TIMCARD] (David Merriman, ASP; reg. fee: $5) keeps track of
how long you spend on different projects or tasks. It uses a unique
graphical time clock/time card interface, and can maintain up to 100 timing
periods for up to 10 projects.
Most actions are accomplished by dragging a time card onto the Start Clock,
Stop Clock, Trash Can, etc. Accumulated information may be exported in
Excel compatible format. VBRUN200 is included.
WinNet Mail 2.0 [WINNET20] (Bob Tague, ASP; reg. fee: $0) is the start-up
software for access to WinNet services and serves as an application for
sending and receiving Electronic Mail and News articles with the world-wide
Internet and Usenet networks. Connection is provided by Computer
Witchcraft, Inc. (720K)
---Updates: Business Applications
(WI-1a) Almanac for Windows 3.1 [ALM31] (Impact Software, reg. fee: $52-84)
is a powerful calendar and information utility for Windows 3.1. NEW: new
sizes of day binder printouts added, a Phonebook tool has been added that
tracks phone numbers/addresses and dials numbers using a Hayes compatible
modem, more accurate sunrise/sunset calculations, individual notes may be
printed, language customization, and much more. Now available on a single
360K disk.
(WI-1a) AutoSavit! 2.0 [AUTOSV] (Alessandro Gatti, reg. fee: $10)
automatically saves your files and subdirectories to a network server. Now
requires VBRUN300.
(WI-1a) Chartist 1.05 [CHARTIST] (NOVAGRAPH, ASP; reg. fee: $82) is a
comprehensive flow charting and organization charting package for Windows 3.1.
(WI-1a) Windows Reminder 2.0a [RM_20A] (jWilson WindoWare, Inc., ASP; reg.
fee: $60) is a powerful time and task manager. NEW: DDE and Microsoft Mail
support.
(WI-1a) Scheduling Employees for Windows 3.00 [SEW] (Guia International
Corporation, ASP; reg. fee: $40) is designed to assist managers in
scheduling weekly personnel resources. Windows 3.1 is required. Now
available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
(WI-1a) Address for Windows 2.0b [WINADRES] (Tomer Guez, reg. fee: $25)
business/personal address manager. (1.44mb)
(WI-1a) ZGRAPH for Windows 3.9 [ZGRAFWIN] (John Jakob, reg. fee: $15) lets
you create, display, and print a variety of graph styles within Windows.
NEW: ability to save graph data files, and the ability to record the number
of graph axis divisions and significant digits displayed along graph axes
in these files.
-----Desktop Utilities
DDEDial 1.0 [DDED10] (DameWare Development, reg. fee: $20) is a dynamic
data exchange dial server intended for use with Windows 3.1 and Windows NT
3.1 database, spreadsheet and word processors which support DDE. This will
eliminate the need to have separate telephone dialers for programs such as
Microsoft's Acces, Excel, and Word. It also supports clipboard dialing.
Desktop 1.0 [DESKTOP] (Michael James, reg. fee: $?) is an editor for
Windows 3.1 that allows editing files of any size.
Evaluate for Windows 3.00 [EVW300] (Eugene Nelson, reg. fee: $19) is an
expression calculator that performs number base conversions and consumes
minimal desktop space.
EzyExit 1.34 [EZEXIT] (Ralph Arvesen, reg. fee: $0) allows you to quickly
close any window currently beneath your cursor by double-clicking the right
mouse button. This is a very handy little utility.
Fatty Calc Tape Calculator [FATTYCLC] (Robert J. Piechuta, reg. fee:
$25.00) is a calculator with a tape which works like a simple spreadsheet.
It contains basic calculator functions, as well as integrated financial
functions, such as calculations for mortgage payment, and future value of
investment/savings. Tape entries can be annotated with comments and can be
edited, printed, saved and retrieved as files. Tape entries can also be
copied to the Clipboard for use in other apps like spreadsheets and word
processors. (720K)
KeyPro 1.2 [KEYPRO] (Eric V. Grass, reg. fee: $43) is a text file editor
for Windows. Features include the display of text in both fixed and
variable width fonts, unlimited file size capacity, tab stop settings,
optional text and background colors, a toolbar with font and point size
controls, a status bar with line and column number display, clipboard
operations, text search and replacement, printing, command line support,
and more.
Margin Calculator 2.0 [MARGCAL] (Stan Silverman, reg. fee: $10) is a
dedicated financial calculator which determines margins, cost, or sell
price. You enter any two of the variables, and it provides the third. An
Enhanced Calculator mode adds optional fields for discount and list price.
Requires VBRUN300.
M-B-A-nalyst 3.0 [MBA_CAL] (CalcTech, Inc., reg. fee: $35) is an
easy-to-use financial calculator which emulates the popular Texas
Instruments BA-II Plus. Requires WIN31+. <MBA.PCX>
Powerbar/Write 5.5 [PBWRITE] (David Stewart, reg. fee: $12) is a powerful
add-on package for Windows Write. It provides Write with a toolbar of the
most commonly used menu features. Other features include a clock, a file
finder, a directory maker, application launching, a printer page
orientation toggle, timed automatic file saving, and much more. Requires
VBRUN200.
SmartTop 1.0 [SMRTTOP] (Bill Dickson, ASP; reg. fee: $19) allows you to
quickly and easily mark any Window as "Always-on-Top" even if it wasn't
programmed that way. It can also program applications to always start on-top.
Weights & Measures 2.0 [WM2] (John Q. Lavelle, reg. fee: $30) is a desktop
unit conversion program for Windows. Requires VBRUN200.
---Updates: Desktop Utilities
(WI-02) BarClock 2.3 [BARCLOK] (Patrick Breen, reg. fee: $15) is a small
utility that displays useful information such as the time, the date, free
memory, free resources and free disk space in the caption bar of the active
window. Requires WIN31.
(WI-02) Beyond Windows Exit 1.50.12 [BWE] (Martinsen's Software, reg. fee:
$10) is a powerful, multi-function utility for exiting Windows. Requires
VBRUN300.
(WI-02) CatchMe 1.2 [CATCHME] (Jeff Nagle, reg. fee: $15) displays a very
small date/time window that stays on top and moves out of the way whenever
the mouse cursor comes near it. Now requires VBRUN300.
(WI-02) Converter 1.5 [CONVRTR] (Mike Smith, reg. fee: $5) is a
comprehensive conversion program for units of measure. NEW: improved
interface, online help, and Biblical measures.
(WI-02) Dial-It Pro 2.0 [DIALIT] (Louis Collado, reg. fee: $20) is a
desktop phone dialing package for Windows 3.1. NEW:
full keyboard access, auto re-dial, credit card calling with security,
speaker control, filtering, improved help, and more. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-02) InfView 1.2 [INFVIEW] (Dean Software Design, reg. fee: $7) is a
file viewer/printer that can handle all files in ASCII or Hex regardless of
file size.
(WI-02) Lawyer-Joke-A-Day 1.02 [LAWJOKE] (Ivory Tower Software, reg. fee:
$10) is a hilarious database of jokes about the legal profession. Requires
VBRUN300.
(WI-02) Mega Edit 2.08 [MEGAED] (Computer Witchcraft, Inc., reg. fee: $39)
is a Notepad replacement that can handle files of any size in ASCII,
binary, UNIX, and Mac formats.
(WI-02) Notebook for Windows NT 1.L [NOTE_NT] (Mark Berlinger, reg. fee:
$10) is a powerful text editor for Windows NT. NEW: allows documents to be
saved with long filenames in an NTFS partition.
(WI-02) The Phone Master 1.8 [PMASTER] (Thomas Ens, reg. fee: $20) is a
powerful phone number tracking package for Windows. Requires VBRUN300. (720K)
(WI-02) The Gray Tree Frog Address List 9/27/93 [TFMAIL] (Jonathan
Schwartz, reg. fee: $10) is a name, address, and phone number management
package. Now requires VBRUN300.
(WI-02) Text Manager 2.0 [TXTMGR] (Digital Software, reg. fee: $10) is a
nice replacement for NotePad. NEW: font support, multiple file type
support, and more. Requires WIN31.
(WI-02) Text View 1.10 [TXTVIEW] (Celista Software, reg. fee: $10) is a
utility for viewing text files in Windows 3.1. Includes VBRUN200. Requires
VGA and a mouse.
(WI-02) WinEdit 2.0N [WE_20N] (Wilson WindoWare, Inc., ASP; reg. fee:
$30-90) is a fast, full-featured programmable editor for Windows with
special features designed for creating and maintaining program source code.
NEW: Lite, Standard, and Pro versions with increasing functionality are
included on the same disk. Now available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
(WI-02) WhizNotes 1.2 [WHIZNOTE] (Sanjay Kanade, ASP; reg. fee: $55) is a
text organizer/help generator package for WIN31.
(WI-02) WinWisdom 4.0 [WINWISDM] (Richard Pitts, reg. fee: $15) displays a
pop-up quote every time you start Windows. There is also a timer option
that displays a new quote at a user defined interval. You may also
customize the colors and fonts of the display.
A quote reference/editor is also provided that allows you quick and easy
access to all of the quotes in your database. You can search by subject,
author, or any text string. Quotes can easily be added, edited, or deleted.
All quotes can be copied to the clipboard for export to other programs.
VBRUN300 is included. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
-----Education
Accel-One 1.0a [ACCEL1] (P. Fraundorf, reg. fee: $30) helps investigate
questions about the motion of an object undergoing constant acceleration in
one dimension. It provides graphical, numerical, and analytic solutions to
such problems using either Newtonian or special relativistic expressions.
Any 3 of 5 independent variables are allowed. VBRUN200 is required.
<ACCEL.PCX>
Cash for Kids 1.0T [CASHKID] (Adrian-Thomas Developments Inc., reg. fee:
$30) helps teach children 5-13 to manage their money wisely. A simple
checkbook-style register records transactions, and allowances are deposited
automatically. Your child sets future spending goals and graphs show if
they are saving enough to reach them.
Optional password security keeps each child's records private. A handy
calendar and the Windows calculator can be activated with a single mouse
click. Requires VGA and a mouse. <CASHK.PCX>
Examiner 1.0 [EXAMINER] (J. Roy Burman, reg. fee: $59) is a quiz producing
package. It allows the creation of multiple-choice and fill in the blank
tests, and has a "learner" mode that presents a question and displays the
correct answer. Length and time of a session is user configurable.
Flashmath for Windows 2.0 [FLASHMTH] (George Cole, reg. fee: $22.00) helps
students learn addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. The
program displays the problems in flash card fashion on top of a BMP picture
that you can change. Limits and ranges can be set for each student. Tests
can also be created and saved. This is available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk
and CD only. <FMATH.PCX>
HangWin 1.21a [HANGWIN] (Thomas A. Early, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is the
traditional hangman word game for Windows 3.1. It features colorful
animation and WAV sound support. There is a standard game which allows six
guesses and an easy game which allows ten guesses.
A sample dictionary is supplied, or you can create your own word list. The
scoring window displays the average number of guesses per word, the number
of words played in the current game, and the percentage of correctly
guessed words. This is a nicely done package, suitable for all ages.
<HANGW.PCX>
Hangman Jr. Hebrew Edition [HJH] (Alston Software Labs, reg. fee: $24) is a
Hebrew-language spelling game for children. A Hebrew font is included.
VBRUN200 is required.
---Updates: Education
(WI-03) Automata 3.2 [AUTOMATA] (Paul Franceschi, reg. fee: $50) study and
analyze cellular automata. Also creates interesting bitmaps. NEW: several
new bitmap and icon patterns included.
(WI-03) Kurv+ for Windows 2.4 [KURV1,KURV2] (Conrad Button, reg. fee: $16.)
is a curve fitting program for Windows 3.x. It uses X,Y data to determine
the coefficients for 27 mathematical equations (including third and fourth
order polynomials).
(WI-03) Vocabulary Builder 1.06 [VOCABLD] (Ivory Tower Software, reg. fee:
$0) can extract a vocabulary list from a text file and save the list. Now
requires VBRUN300.
-----Small Games
PentaBlox 1.0 [PENTABL] (Aquila Software, reg. fee: $20) is a puzzle game
with twelve unusual pieces and 2339 unique solutions. The pieces may be
rotated and flipped for placement using a handy toolbar and the drag and
drop interface. There is no timer and no falling pieces as in Tetris games,
and your solutions can be saved to a file for future reference. <PENTAB.PCX>
Slam! 1.0 [WSLAM] (Robert Epps, reg. fee: $10) an excellent air hockey game
for Windows 3.1. It allows you to play on a 3-D table agains a computerized
opponent with adjustable speed and aggressiveness. You may also customize
screen colors and the overhead view angle. A 386 or better CPU is required.
<SLAM.PCX>
---Updates: Small Games
(WI-04) Block Breaker 3.13E [BLOK_BR] (Yutaka Emura, reg. fee: $10) is a
colorful WIN31 version of the old Breakout game.
(WI-04) Jewel Thief 1.4 [JEWLTHF] (ServantWare, ASP; reg. fee: $10) is a
mouse-driven arcade game where you try to steal as many jewels as you can
while avoiding the ever-present guards.
-----Large Games
Battles on Distant Deserts 1.5 [BDD150] (Glacier Edge Technology, reg. fee:
$15-25) is a strategic war game for Windows that presents hypothetical
battles which could have occurred during Operation Desert Storm. You can
command M1A1 Tanks, M2 Bradleys, AH-64 Apaches, Infantry and other units
against Saddam's T72s, T62s, T55 tanks, BMP IFVs, and Infantry in a variety
of tactical situations. You can play against the computer or a friend, and
choose to fight for the Coalition or Iraqi forces. <BDD.PCX>
Boxem 1.0 [BOXEM] (Flat Rabbit Software, reg. fee: $18) is a game of logic
similar to "pen-the-pig" or "squares". The object of the game is to build
more boxes on the game grid than your opponent. When a complete box is
made, the box is removed to show a portion of a picture which lies under
the playing board. When all the boxes are made, the complete picture
becomes visible and a brief description of the picture appears.
This game features beautiful 256-color pictures and high quality digitized
sound clips. You can also add your own pictures, sounds, and descriptions
to the game. Requires WIN31, 4meg RAM, VGA, mouse, and a hard disk. This is
available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
Rhapsody! A King Kong Battle 1.0 [RHAPSODY] (Jeffrey R. Marken, reg. fee:
$10) is an interesting 2-player strategy game for Windows. You must
maneuver your King Kong around the maze-like city to try to capture your
opponent.
Each player's turn consists of giving his Kong directions (North, South,
East, or West) and the number of steps to take in that direction. Your turn
is ended if you run into a building or fail to reach your opponent's
location. <RHAP.PCX>
Tee Time 1.2 [TEETIME] (MerryWare, reg. fee: $20) is an interesting
strategy/puzzle game based on Tetris. The object of the game is to clear
all the blocks on a 10x10 playing grid. The target blocks do not fall but
appear in a window for placement, and can be rotated and reversed.
The playing grid is divided into four 5x5 quadrants by two mirrors, one
vertical and one horizontal. A row or column clears when it can be divided
into two halves that are "negative mirrors" of each other. This is a very
challenging game.
Ultima 21 Deluxe for Windows 1.7 [ULTIMA21] (Bitwise Software
International,, reg. fee: $40.) allows you to play blackjack in one of four
different casinos with computerized or human players. You can control the
card count, change dealers, keep statistics, and change any or all of the
casino rules. (720K) <ULTIMA.PCX>
Video Draw Poker 2.0 [VDP20] (WT Enterprises, reg. fee: $15 CDN) is a game
of video poker for WIN31. Features include WAV sound support and 256-color
card backs. A 386/33 or better machine is recommended. Requires VBRUN300.
<VDPOK.PCX>
Zanti! 1.2b [ZANTI1, ZANTI2] (Patrick Sheaffer, reg. fee: $5) is an
exciting multi-media arcade game. You must guide the Zanti aliens into the
hands of Earth's military. This is accomplished by connecting pieces of a
tunnel from the invader's ship to an ending piece. If you have played any
of the "Pipe Dream" type games, you'll understand how this works.
There are great 256-color graphics and digitized WAV files to add to the
enjoyment of the game. This is available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD
only. (A set of PG-13 rated graphic files for this game is available on
the CD in ZANTI3.ZIP.) <ZANT.PCX>
---Updates: Large Games
(WI-4a) CardShark Hearts 4.06a [CSHEARTS] is an award-winning Hearts game.
NEW: more WAV files, play strengthened. Because the complete set of WAV
files and other files take over 5MB, the program has been preinstalled
in WIN\PRE_HRTS.
(WI-4a) Stardate 2140.2: Battles on Distant Planets 1.5 [BDP150] (Glacier
Edge Technology, reg. fee: $5-40) is a complex sci-fi battlefield strategy
game for Windows.
(WI-4a) Personal Golf Tracker for Windows 1.1 [PGT11] (John I. Hancock,
ASP; reg. fee: $25) is a golf score database with extensive analysis of
your golf game. Now includes VBRUN200 on the second disk.
(WI-4a) Triple Yahoo! 2.0f [TYAHOO] (Dan Puraty, reg. fee: $10) is a
Windows 3.1 version of the dice game Triple Yahtzee for up to four players.
Requires VBRUN200.
-----Graphics, Icons, Fonts, Wallpaper
NOTE: BMP files are in ZIP format for ease of downloading and copying.
BMP files have also been pre-installed on the CD in WIN\PRE_BMP
for ease of use.
Most icons are ZIPped and have been pre-installed in WIN\PRE_ICON.
486DX [486DX] (Graphniques Software, reg. fee: $0) is a 3-dimensional BMP
file of the Intel 486 DX logo.
Baby Dino [BBDINO] (reg. fee: $0) is a 256-color BMP file of the Baby from
the TV show Dinosaurs!
Beavis and Butthead Icons [BEV_BUT] (reg. fee: $0) contains two icons of
the infamous MTV characters.
BLANKA.ICO [BLANKA] (Lucio A. Perez, reg. fee: $0) is an icon of the
character "Blanka" from the video game Street Fighter 2.
CANDY.BMP [CANDY] (reg. fee: $0) is a beautiful 256-color fractal image.
CD.BMP [CD] (reg. fee: $0) is a color graphic file of a compact disk.
CLINTON.BMP [CLINTON] (reg. fee: $) is a 256-color graphic file of
President Clinton.
Fractal Wallpaper [FRACWAL] (SCIS, Inc., reg. fee: $?) is a set of four BMP
wallpaper files of fractal images.
Desktop Ghost 1.1 [GHOST11] (TOGGLE BOOLEANS, reg. fee: $0) displays a cute
little ghost that wanders around your desktop.
Handwriting Font [HANDWR] (Alexander Walter, reg. fee: $0) is a fluid
hand-written style font in both TrueType and LaserJet bitmapped formats.
Hiero Font [HIERO] (Alexander Walter, reg. fee: $0) is an Egyptian
Hieroglyphics font in both TrueType and LaserJet bitmapped formats.
Ico2Bmp 1.0 [ICOBMP] (Gary R. Hawkins, reg. fee: $15) is a tool for
converting icons into bitmap images. It can automatically convert one or a
list of icon files to bitmap files giving the resulting bitmaps the same
name as the icon files with a BMP extension. This can also function as an
icon viewer. Requires VBRUN300. <ICO2B.PCX>
Christian Icons [ICONJES] (Ryan Neaveill, reg. fee: $?) contains a dozen
icons with Christian themes.
Icon Manager for Windows NT 3.3 [IMNT33] (Impact Software, reg. fee: $27)
is a powerful tool for working with icons in the Windows NT operating
environment. Icons can easily be moved, copied, and organized using a
drag-and-drop interface. It can install icons directly into Program Manager
or Norton Desktop using DDE, and cons may be edited using Windows Paintbrush.
Load AVI [LOADAVI] (Karl Weller, reg. fee: $0) automatically imports 24-bit
TGA files into Video for Windows. A hicolor card is required.
Logogo 3.1b [LOGOGO] (Dick Koster, reg. fee: $6) allows you to keep
multiple startup logo graphics in a ZIP file and have a new one come up
every time you start Windows. Requires PKZIP/UNZIP.
NOBARN.ICO [NOBARN] (reg. fee: $0) is a rather negative icon of Barney for
people who don't particularly care for the ubiquitous purple dino.
Desktop Pumpkin 1.1 [PUMPKIN] (TOGGLE BOOLEANS, reg. fee: $0) displays a
cute blinking pumpkin icon on your desktop.
SmartFont 1.0 [SMTFNT] (Bill Dickson, ASP; reg. fee: $29) is a handy font
previewer that provides a scrollable window that displays all installed
fonts. You can double click on any font to zoom in on it, and a window pops
up with a display of sample text. You can instantly preview the font in a
larger or smaller point size with bold or italic effects. <SMARTF.PCX>
TakeOne 1.0 [TAKEONE] (Rainer Doebele, ASP; reg. fee: $45) helps you create
and modify bitmap images which can be imported and exported for use in
other applications. TakeOne can also create animations for use in
presentations, slide shows, greeting card or invitations on disk.
Tpak2 [TPAK2] (T. Lee Harris, reg. fee: $15) is a set of three Mayan images
for use as Windows wallpaper. Color and black and white versions are
included. (720K)
UNDERS.BMP [UNDERS] (reg. fee: $0) is a hilarious graphic file that
succinctly parodies the complexity of modern computer systems.
VIDvue 1.0 [VIDVUE] (Lawrence Gozum, reg. fee: $35) is an image
viewer/utility package for Windows 3.1. It also functions as an AVI player
and frame grabber. It supports a wide variety of image formats including
PCX, TIFF, GIF, BMP, EPS, TGA, DIB, WPG, JPG/JIF, and DCX.
Its extensive editing features allow you to zoom in, dither, convert,
flip/rotate, resize, reduce color, sharpen/smooth, and adjust
contrast/brightness. The VFW runtime is required for AVI playback. Requires
VBRUN200. .
Wallpick 1.00 [WALLPK] (Williston Consulting, reg. fee: $0) is a simple
tool that allows you to quickly preview and select wallpaper files without
having to go through the Control Panel.
WinkBear [WINKER] (George Campbell, reg. fee: $0) is an animated graphic of
a cute winking teddy bear. A sound file is provided for systems with sound
cards. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN200.
Zipbar 1.1 [ZIPBAR] (Jerry Whiting, reg. fee: $10) is a TrueType font that
creates the PostNet bar codes used for zip codes on mail.
---Updates: Graphics, Icons, Fonts, Wallpaper
(WI-05) BMP Viewer 2.0 [BMPVIEW] (Mike Young, reg. fee: $0) is a simple BMP
viewing utility. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-05) Comics Icons [COMICS] (reg. fee: $0) is a set of 60 icons of
assorted comic book characters.
(WI-05) DropView 2.01 [DRPVIEW] (SCOTT HANRAHAN, reg. fee: $20) is a drag
and drop image editor/viewer for Windows 3.1. NEW: support for BMP, GIF,
PCX, TIF, EPS, and JPEG, supports all VESA true color video cards.
(WI-05) Font Monster 3.3 [FMONST33] (Leaping Lizards, reg. fee: $20) is a
TrueType and Type 1 font data editor, previewer, and installer for WIN31.
NEW: on-screen help via a status bar, pop-up menus on right mouse click,
the ability to print uninstalled TrueType fonts, and more. Requires
VBRUN300. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
(WI-05) FontSpec 4.20 [FNTSPEC] (UniTech Corporation, reg. fee: $25) is a
TrueType font viewer and type specimen printer for Windows 3.1. NEW: the
ability to install a single font. Now requires VBRUN300. ($25)
(WI-05) Graphic Workshop For Windows 1.1h [GWSWIN11] (Steve Rimmer, reg.
fee: $40.) lets you view, print, dither, flip, rotate, reverse, crop,
convert, and perform special effects on virtually all bitmapped image files.
(WI-05) Icon Manager for Windows 3.3 [ICM33] (Impact Software, reg. fee:
$27) helps create, edit, organize, extract, and install large numbers of
icons in Windows 3.1.
(WI-05) WinWall Plus 1.351 [WWPLUS] (Don Bradner, reg. fee: $15) tools to
change, edit, and convert wallpaper. Requires Windows 3.1. Includes
VBRUN300. NEW: wallpaper changes will not disrupt serial communications. (1.44)