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=====Home:
...games, home accounting/finance, eduation, astrology, collecting, diet,
health, food & drinks, genealogy, home management, science/weather/maps,
vehicle management, misc.
-----Games
-----October 1993 Games Additions Disk
EGA-Poker. [EGAPOK]
Card Games
John A. Junod; $0-$5
is a nice implementation of a video poker game.
EGA-Pyramid [EGAPYR]
Card Games
John A. Junod; $0-$5
is a pyramid type solitaire game in which you remove cards which add up to
13. <EGAPYR1.PCX>
EGA-Solitaire. [EGASOL]
Card Games
John A. Junod; $0-$5
is a standard solitaire game with excellent graphics.
EGASpiders [EGASPID]
Card Games
John A. Junod; $0-$5
is a different type of solitaire game with an unusual twist you can cheat,
but when you do, another spider comes out on the screen to crawl around and
annoy you. <EGASPID1.PCX>
PCStud. 1.5 [PCSTUD]
Video Poker
Eric Jarrett; $8
is a video poker game using ASCII graphics.
[Rebound]
Arcade Games
Progressive Software; $15
is a combination of pool and pinball. You must hit the ball in the hole
within the time limit. <REBOUND.PCX>
Large Games Disks
BattleShip 2.3 [BATLSHIP]
Board Games
#12557 (GA-05)
SimoneSystems Software; $15
is a computerized version of BattleShip with a twist. It features islands,
mine sweeping, submerge submarine, moving spy ship, and more. Requires 286+
and mouse. <BATLS.PCX>
Electronic Aggravation 1.2 [AGGR12]
Board Games
#12556 (GA-05)
SimoneSystems Software; $15
is a computerized adaptation of the classic board game, Aggravation. It
allows 2-6 players, human or computer. Players race to beat their opponents
from their base to their home safe positions. The game features an
easy-to-use graphical interface and high resolution graphics. Requires a
286+, mouse and VGA. <AGGR.PCX>
Coloring Book 1.4a [CBOOK1]
Kid's Stuff
#12524 (GA-10)
Russell Holloway; $15
is a computerized coloring book that includes 10 pictures. You can change
the colors in the picture, go to the next or previous pictures, erase the
colors in the current picture or restore the original colors of the
picture. <COLOR.PCX>
General Retail Operations Training 3.1 [GROT31]
Simulations
#12525
P.K. Winter; $20
is a simulation game in which players act as managers of competing
department stores. Players must make all the financial decisions required
to run a successful business. This is an educational game that would be
good training for aspiring business persons. <GROT31.PCX>
Jet Pack 1.1 [JETPK11A]
Arcade Games
#12526
Software Creations, ASP; $20
is a climb-and-jump type game, but with the twist that you also have a jet
pack with which to fly around while you collect treasures and avoid various
deadly creatures. <JETPACK1.PCX> <JETPACK2.PCX>
Metropolis [METRO]
Arcade Games
#12527
Lori Johnson; $20
is an interactive game in which you must investigate and solve crimes in
the teeming city of Metropolis. This game is a cross between Blade Runner
and Tron, taking place in a futuristic, pixel-sized world. <METRO1.PCX>
<METRO2.PCX>
Night Raid [NTRAID01]
Arcade Games
#20266
Software Creations, ASP; $15
challenges you to shoot planes, bombs, and paratroopers out of the sky.
Although you can hold down the trigger and blow away everything, missed
shots lower your score and you will soon run out of ammo. <NITERAI1.PCX>
<NITERAI2.PCX> Available on 1.44MB 3.5" MegaDisk or CD only.
Nyet III [NYET3]
Tetris Type Games
#20267
PROLINE Software; $40
is a super Tetris type game with many innovative features. There are many
different variations of the game, such as one in which blocks that have
already come down partially melt away and the next in which appendages
suddenly appear.
You have to win "money" on the lower levels with which to buy tools for
taking on the higher levels. The program features great graphics, sounds,
and opening animation. Requires VGA, hard disk, 286+. On 3.5" disk or CD
only. <NYET1.PCX> (Preinstalled on the CD in \DOS\NYET3.)
[Puzzle]
Jig-Saw Puzzle
#20268/12528 [2 disks] (GA-06)
Team 200; $?
is an on-screen jigsaw puzzle. Piece sizes can be selected from tiny (156
pieces) to huge (25 pieces). Requires mouse, VGA and offers Sound Blaster
support.
Ultimate Baccarat 1.0 [BACRAT]
Card Games
#12529 (GA-04)
Accidental Software; $13
is an animated casino Baccarat game. It lets you play with three computer
characters and up to six human players. A tutor takes you through the game
step by step and the dealer talks you through the game. Requires EGA/VGA,
hard disk, 540K RAM. <ULTBAC1.PCX>
Video BlackJack 1.0 [BJACKV]
Card Games
#12530
SNR Software; $10
is an exciting casino style video blackjack game. Options include split,
double down, insurance, surrender and user defined wagering. Outstanding
graphics with 3D effects, icons, buttons and animation. Full mouse and
keyboard support, as well as music and sound effects! <21.PCX>
---Quick Looks, Games:
Chopper Pilot Mission 1 [CHOPPER] (Cave Data Software; $10) is a
shoot-orbe-shot commando game. You fly a helicopter and battle your way
into the enemy bunker to find secret documents. You must get out alive and
fly back to base; all while trying to avoid mines, alarms and killer
robots. It features VGA animated graphics,sound effects, and more.
Concentration 1.0 [CONCV1] (SNR Software; $10) the game of Concentration
using playing cards. Turn up two jokers, and you lose! <CONCEN.PCX>
[Cryptik] 1.25 (Cascoly Software ASP; $?) is an encoded jigsaw puzzle. The
puzzle you choose is encoded to show its major colors, then the pieces are
jumbled. You need to match the colors to restore the image. All puzzles are
original photography. Requires VGA/SVGA and a mouse.
Enchanted Castle 3.0 [EC3] (Michaeil Wilk; $15) - text-based adventure
game.
Fantasy Five Spot 1.0 [FFSV1] is a combination of lotto, keno and bingo.
<FFS1.PCX>
Lotto-Buster [LOTTO] keeps track of numbers, helps pick numbers, records
past winners and analyzes trends.
[MTCHPLAY] (B.J. Ball; $0) allows you to track the scores for a match play
tournament the most common form of competition among ordinary golfers. C
source code included.
Pool Shark 1.1 [POOLSHRK] (Eduline Software Productions; $6-$12) is a 3-D
pool game with nice graphics and interface. The "shareware" version comes
with five balls. Mouse, VGA/EGA required. <POOL.PCX>
[PuzSVG] 1.2 (Cascoly Software ASP; $?) is a puzzle game. It contains
images from around the world in SuperVGA color. All puzzles are original
photography. Requires EGA/VGA/SVGA and a mouse.
Tejas Lotto [TEXLOTT] is a quick pick program for the Texas lottery.
USA-Crypto 1.1 [CRYPTOSW] (Unicorn Systems Associates; $20) helps find
solutions to cryptograms. A database of 15 ready-to-solve ciphers are
included. Statistics are kept on each cipher in this database. A tutorial
is also provided.
---Updates, Games:
(GA-03: #1611) Air Traffic Controller [ATC] (ASP) is a simulation of the
duties of a sector air traffic controller.
(GA-05: #12420) [Domino] 4.2 (B.J.Ball, $15) is a two-person,
single-spinner game of dominos that you play against the computer. Although
the version number did not change, the author has substituted the full
registered version for the shareware version of the same number.
(GA-03: #4763) Graviton 2.02 [GVT202] is an excellent simulated vector
graphics space game. NEW: Sound Blaster support and 16 new planets to
explore.
(GA-04: #27670/2575) [Decko] 2.0 is a card game that is similar to Keno but
played with cards. ($10)
(GA-04: #27669/3345) Double Down Video Poker 2.0 [DDVPV2] is a game of
five-card draw poker with beautiful graphics and an added twist.
(GA-04: #12558) [Peg], 2.02 presents various challenges of peg solitaire
with multiple starting positions, and changing endgames.
(GA-05: #4514) [TakeNote] 6.6 - a study tool for chess.
(GA-07: #4633) Pro Football Edge! 93 2.0 [PFE] is a NFL handicapping
program for NFL Winners and Over/Unders.
(GA-10: #20026/4176) [Dot2Dot] 2.0 is a dot-to-dot game for children.
-----Home, Other
Beat the Bomb [BTB105]
Education: Math
#12531
First Magnitude, ASP; $18
is a math quiz program which uses animated graphics to make learning more
interesting. A mouse and EGA/VGA are required. <BEATBOMB.PCX>
Children's Tutors 1.1 [CHILDTUT]
Math Tutor
#12532 (ED-06)
Synergistic Consultants, Incorporated
are two tutorials designed for children ages preschool through 3rd grade.
The math tutor teaches basic arithmetic by quizzing for missing digits or
operators in addition, subtraction or multiplication and division problems.
A memory game is included that tests the memory of the children. The time
tutor teaches children how to tell time on an analog clock. A quiz mode is
included that requires the child to move the clock hands to match the time
in the digital clock window. Mouse required.
Languages
#12559
Arthur Wells, Jr.; $15 per program
Descriptions & Compilation Copyright 1993 Nelson Ford, PsL ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
is a set of four different programs that help in learning various
languages:
[Euro41] covers French, German, Italian and Spanish.
[Euro91] includes Czech, Danish, Dutch, Finnish, Hungarian, Norwegian,
Polish, Portuguese and Swedish.
[Russian1] covers Russian.
[ESL4SPAN] is for Spanish-speaking people wanting to learn English.
Numero Uno 1.02 [NUMEROU]
Numerology
#12533 (MS-01)
Christopher Noyes; $30-$50
produces a personality report that analyzes birth dates and names and
interprets the results and a numeric personality report, which analyzes the
data, but does not interpret it.
There are two interactive calendar screens so you can see the numerological
influences of any day in a month and year. You can also produce several
types of reports. With each report, you can view, print, or convert it to a
file for use with your word processer. This is a fun and easy-to-use
program.
Tune-In [TUNE_IN1]
Scanners
#12535 (MS-10)
David W. Carroll; $20
is a scanner database which can keep track of hundreds of frequencies. You
can print convenient pocket-size cards or fullsize reports of all your
scanner frequencies.
PC-Piano Teacher [PCPT]
Education: Music
#12534 (MU-03)
Data Assist, Inc.; $29
is an instruction package for teaching music. By using colorful graphic
screens, the student is presented with a series of questions designed to
test their understanding of musical notes and scales supplementing their
music lessons. <PIANO.PCX>
Your Birthday Almanac 2.06s &
Your Anniversary Almanac 2.06s [ALMANAC]
#12536
Kenneth G. Kirkpatrick ASP; $50 each
creates a commercial quality printout of what happened the day/year you
were born. Your Anniversary Almanac 2.06s is a companion program that
produces a printout of what happened the day//year you were married.
Requires a Laser printer or Deskjet compatible, and 1MB disk space.
You're Hired 1.1a [YH11A]
Job Assistance
#12537 (MS-10)
DataWell; $30
is a job interview simulator that provides realistic training and
experience to prepare you for job interviews. The program displays tough
questions one at a time, automatically reset and display elapsed time,
offer advice when asked, and allows you to attach reminder notes to each
question.
---Quick Looks, Education:
Bon Rewarding French 1 [BON] (Robert Walker; $20) is a French tutorial. It
features phonetic translation and covers greetings, numbers 1-60,
adjectives, family terms and more.
[GetIt] 1.0 (Frances P. Barnes; $0) is a tutorial for Spanish speaking
students learning to read English.
---Quick Looks, Misc.:
[dbCoin] 1.0 (Changing Seasons Software; $25) is a coin collection
inventory system. You can record information on the country, catalog
number, mint year, denomination, grade, purchase date, cost, market value
and notes.
[fCalc] 5.0 (WrightWare; $25) performs a variety of financial calculations
(eg: NPV) with either single or comparative calculation displays.
[Length] (Jerry Lamp; $8) is a length conversion program. It includes 342
conversions.
Signet Software Stock Utilities for Dow Jones News Retrieval 1.0 [DJQ]
(Signet Software; $10) converts stock quotes downloaded from Dow Jones into
Quicken format.
StampBase 1.0 [STAMPBAS] (Changing Seasons Software; $25) is a stamp
collection inventory system. Information can be recorded on country,
catalog number, category, issue year, description, grade, condition,
purchase date, cost, market value and comments. Stamp information can be
displayed on screen or in printed reports. Requires 640K RAM and a hard
drive.
The Financial Planner 3.0 [FINPLAN] (Frank Barrett; $20; #4845) performs
comprehensive financial calculations and retirement planning, including
lease/rent/buy analysis. NEW: supports the recently enacted 1993 changes in
the Federal Tax Laws.
[Profile] 1.0 (J.A. Judd; $15) evaluates the user's personality.
RoadWays 3.2 [ROAD32] (Doug Fitler; $10) tells you the distance, travel
time, recommended highways, and mileage cost between selected cities.
Starting and ending cities are selected from a scrolling list. The same
data is shown for intermediate cities for long trips.
[Thot4Day] 1.1 (Gary S. Tessler; $20) displays a personalized message.
Sample thoughts are included.
[VTR] 1.1 (Eric Jarrett; $13) is a vehicle expense/mileage tracking program
for taxes or whatever. It keeps records for up to 5 vehicles, adds your
input up, and checks for invalid entries. Reports can also be printed.
Requires 640K RAM and any color monitor.
X10 Direct Control 1.4 [X10DC] (D. Huras; $20) allows you to send commands
to the X10 CP290 Controller. It features a point & click DOS character
interface, ON/OFF/DIM for multiple unit codes, Self-Test, Set Base
HouseCode, Set Time, Sync Time, X10.DAT file format and Signal Test.
Supports CommPorts 1-4
---Updates, Financial:
(AH-01: #20269/12041 [2 disks]) Your-Plan 2.0 will help you prepare a
budget and cash-flow projections for the next six months. NEW: graph
printing and the ability to forecast one month at a time.
(AH-03: #27550 [3 disks]) Capital Gainz 3.2 [CAPGAINZ] (ASP) is an
investment tracking program for the small investor who accumulates shares
in Mutual Funds and Dividend Reinvestment Plans over a period of time. NEW:
portfolio history, bond maturity/issue values, bond discount/amortization
support, support for year 2000 and beyond, consistency check, automatic
wash sale adjustment, comment fields, pop-up calculator with paste option,
and price alerts.
(AH-03: #12225) FundExpert 2.5 [EFUND3] (formerly Fund Investor) automates
access to mutual funds using automated service telephones.
---Updates, Education:
(ED-04: #20273/0611 [2 disks]) Language Teacher 2.52 [LNGTEACH] is a series
of language tutorial programs for French, German, Spanish, Italian.
(ED-04: #27605/4628) Ole! Rewarding Spanish [OLE] is a well rounded Spanish
tutorial offering verb conjugation, travelling Spanish as well as
conversational phrases. NEW: phonetic translation.
(ED-06: #27754 [3 disks]) Math-Shop Series 2.51 [MTHSHOP1, MTHSHOP2,
MTHSHOP3] generates math problem worksheets in addition, subtraction,
multiplication, and division. NEW: Canon Bubble-Jet support and up to 5
identical worksheets can be printed.
(ED-06: #27824/4549) Mom's Math 4.3 [MM43] (ASP) includes three arcadelike
math games and other modules for addition, subtraction, multiplication,
division, and pre-algebra for children of all ages.
(ED-06: #7654/3468) XYSee VGA 4.0 [XYSEEVGA] is designed as an insight
enhancing addition to high-school and college level studies in Algebra,
Geometry, and Trigonometry.
(ED-08: #12230) Words Alive 2.01 (Lana Chakoff; $14) is an entertaining set
of educational games for children. The program uses colorful animated
pictures, popular children's tunes, and excellent quality PC-speaker speech
to teach spelling, letter and case recognition, and telling time.
(ED-08: #2267) School-Mom 4.3 [MOM430] (ASP) helps teach children ages 4-14
about music composition, art, spelling, english and math.
(ED-10: #12204) Easy Seats [EZSEAT] creates/prints classroom seating
charts. NEW: includes Easy Seats, Easy Drill, Easy Roster and Formula Club.
(ED-11: #27474/0875) PC-Quizzer 2.3 [QUIZ23] - CAI program that aids in
creating and administering the quizzes, optionally making use of graphics.
(ED-12: #4412) DC Circuit Analysis 1.2 [DCIRCUIT] (ASP) teaches the
concepts of DC circuits in general and digital computer circuits in
particular. NEW: on-line tutorial with hypertext features.
---Updates, Other Home:
(MS-04: #12366) HealthFreebies 3.0 [HEALTH3] is a listing of free
healthrelated items.
(MS-06: #2965) [ChroNos] 2.18 is an historical timelines program that
allows you to trace patterns across different eras and cultures.
(MS-07: #27743) My Little Realm is a series of programs that track books,
tapes, collections, documents, address/phone books, investment, and more:
[MLRCC25]
[MLRCHK25]
[MLRCRG25]
[MLRDIZ10]
[MLRPRI25]
[MLRPUB25]
[MLRRM25]
[MLRROR25]
[MLRSAV25]
(MS-07: #20033/4335) [SMart10] 2.0 (ASP)- X10/CP290 home control system.
(MS-08: #27048/3381) Versamap 1.3 [VM1, VM2] ASP is a versatile mapping
program which can transform spherical latitude and longitude values into
planar X,Y map coordinates and plot them on a map projection of your choice.
New: 5 new map projections, new countries for Soviet Union, boundaries added
for Australian, and Canadian provinces.
(MS-10: #4971) Freebies 4.0 [FREEBIE4] is a sample database of companies
with toll free numbers where you can obtain free magazines, game demos,
videos and more. NEW: better Freebies, computer tutorial and dictionary. A
total of 77 companies are included that offer free items.