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=====Windows 3 Programs, Continued
Contents:
-----Program/File Management
-----Sounds/Multimedia
-----Windows Programming
-----Visual Basic Programming
-----Small Windows Utilities
-----Large Windows Utilities
-----Program/File Management
Catman 3.10 [CAT31] (N.Waltham, reg. fee: $50) helps keep track of files
stored on your floppy disks. It can scan archived files, track available
free space on floppies, find files, launch files, and more.
Cool-Cool-Can 1.0 [CCCAN] (Kansmen Corporation, reg. fee: $59) is a
one-hour demo of a Program Manager replacement. It features quick graphical
file viewers, ZIP file support, file identification, drag-and-drop
functionality, and more.
DiskSweep 1.0 [DISKSWP] (Elite High Technology, Inc., reg. fee: $30) is a
unique program for managing files on your hard drive. It keeps track of the
last time you accessed a file and informs you which of your files have not
been used within a certain number of days.
Seldomly used files can be moved to secondary storage on a floppy disk.
When a program attempts to open a stored file, it is automatically
restored. It can also scan for duplicate files. This is an excellent way to
help free up valuable hard disk space. Requires VBRUN200.
Dropper 1.2 [DROPPER] (Harlequin Ltd., reg. fee: $?) allows you to drag and
drop files from the File Manager onto the desktop. The dropped file is
represented by an icon, and to launch the application you simply double
click on the icon. You can also drag a file onto the icon to have it
launched from within that application. Requires WIN31.
Easy Access 1.1 [EASYACC] (Browns Computerworks, reg. fee: $10) is a tiny
program launcher for Windows 3.1. Up to 100 items can be added to the
launch list. The program's icon is about half the size of a standard icon,
so it can stay on top of other applications without getting in your way.
Other features include a graphic resource monitor, four-page note keeper,
and a quick run dialog box. VBRUN200 is required.
Finder 3.5 [FINDER] (Malcolm Hoar, reg. fee: $20) is a small and fast
replacement for Windows Task Manager. It places a special icon on the
titlebar of the currently active window. A single click on this icon
displays a popup list of all programs running.
Other features include a time/free memory display, an exit Windows option,
a handy run dialog, and more. This is an excellent productivity enhancement
package.
Flush 1.01 [FLUSH] (Unique Software, reg. fee: $0) is a drag and drop file
deletion utility for WIN31. Simply drag a file to the animated toilet icon,
and the file is held until you "flush". The appropriate WAV sound files are
included. Requires VBRUN300.
FM Applic 1.0 [FMAPLIC] (Howard Knight, reg. fee: $25) is a powerful
extension to the Windows File Manager. It provides a menu for launching
your favorite applications, and can automatically launch specified programs
when File Manager is invoked.
Other features include special toolbar options for Windows for Workgroups
users, and a unique association function that allows you to click once on
an application and click on a file and have them load simultaneously.
LaunchPad 1.01 [LNCHPAD] (Acelong Ltd., reg. fee: $15) is a powerful task
switcher, application launcher and document manager for Windows 3.1. It
features a user-configurable popup menu that lets you assign your favorite
applications and commonly-used documents to a list.
Adding new items to the list is extremely simple, and the application list
can be accessed in a variety of ways. This is an excellent way to help
increase your desktop productivity.
PMmenu 1.0 [PMMENU] (MRL, ASP; reg. fee: $8) allows you to add an
additional set of menu items to the Program Manager menu.
Small Shell for Windows NT [SMSHLNT] (Caro Software by Wendy, reg. fee:
$10) is a significantly smaller replacement for Program Manager. It uses
less resources, and provides a list of commonly used programs.
zDEL 2.11 [ZDELNT] (P & J's Software, reg. fee: $1-5) a file and directory
deletion tool for Windows NT. Multiple filespecs may be specified to delete
files and exclude files. Other features include the ability to scan all
logical drives, a "wipe" option for file security, and more.
---Updates: Program/File Management
(WI-06) ButtonStar Deluxe 5.0.4 [BSTAR5] (Mark DiBiasio, reg. fee: $28)
(formerly ButtonBar Plus) an icon-based menu system for Windows 3.1. NEW:
drag and drop configuration, popup alarms, application scheduler, popup
task manager, and more. A hard disk and VGA are required. Now requires
VBRUN300. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only. ($28)
(WI-06) Command Post 8.0h [CP_80H] (Wilson Windoware, Inc., ASP; reg. fee:
$50) is a powerful text based shell for Windows with programmable menus, a
built-in batch language, a file manager, a file viewer, and more. Now
available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
(WI-06) File Commander 2.0k [FC_20K] (Wilson WindoWare, Inc., ASP; reg.
fee: $50) allows the addition of programmable menu items to the Windows 3.1
File Manager. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
(WI-06) IconBar 1.71 [ICONBAR] (Tai-Wei Yin,, reg. fee: $15) is a NeXT
dock-like supplement to Program Manager. NEW: support for ProgMan STARTUP
group file.
(WI-06) RipBar 4.0 [RIPBAR] (Jonathan Carroll, reg. fee: $25) is a drag and
drop application launcher, memory resource tracker, and desktop clock. NEW:
hotkeys, Windows NT support, keyboard navigation, an exit tool, Post-it
style notes, sound support, and much more.
(WI-06) Sloop Manager 1.2d [SLOOPMAN] (Sloop Software, ASP; reg. fee: $37)
is a complete graphical replacement for Windows' Program Manager. NEW:
corrected 256-color display problem.
(WI-06) Same<>Same 1.1 [SMESME] (DPM Computer Solutions, reg. fee: $8-13)
makes it easy to transfer files from one computer to another via floppy
disks. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) Volume Library File Manager 00.99.02 [VLFM99] (By Matthew Murray,
reg. fee: $10) is a replacement for Windows File Manager. NEW: better
subdirectory operations, small/medium/large icon sizes, and more.
(WI-06) WinCat/PRO 3.3 [WINCAT] (Mart Heubel, reg. fee: $15) is a powerful
disk catalog/file management program for Windows. NEW: WAV file player, 3-D
windows, disk label printing, CD support, extended search/sort
capabilities, and more. (720K)
(WI-06) WinFast Plus 1.2 [WINFSTP] (Art Ullman, reg. fee: $15) is a quick
and easy utility for launching appliations in WIN31 and Windows NT. NEW:
better setup tools, lets you minimize groups on the desktop, quick keyboard
interface, and more.
(WI-06) WinSince 4.0 [WINSINC] (Rob Hueniken, reg. fee: $20) allows you to
search for files created on or after a particular date. NEW: built-in timer
to automate file management. Includes VBRUN300. Available on 3.5" 1.44mb
MegaDisk and CD only.
(WI-06) WizManager 1.1c [WIZMGR] (Mijenix, reg. fee: $44) is a powerful
add-on for Windows 3.1 File Manager. NEW: Windows for Workgroups support.
(WI-06) WinMenu 3.0b [WMENU3] (Ricky Freyre, reg. fee: $20) is a menu
system for Windows 3.1+. NEW: you can optionally categorize menu items into
"sections" with up to 80 items, online help, instant screen saver
invocation, and more. (360K)
(WI-06) WinMenu for Networks 3.0b [WMENUN] (Ricky Freyre, reg. fee: $60+)
is a menu system for Novell networks.
-----Sounds/Multimedia
NOTE: Do to the large size of WAV files and for the convenience of trying
them out, the WAV files in this section have been preinstalled in the
directory WIN\PRE_SNDS
AutoWave 1.0 [AUTOWAV] (OsoSoft, reg. fee: $0) lets you play a WAV file by
simply double-clicking on the filename in File Manager. Requires WIN31, a
sound card, a mouse, and a hard disk. VBRUN200 is also required.
Boing! 1.0 [BOING1] (Bob Hayes, reg. fee: $5) allows you to assign a WAV
file to its icon for instant playback by pressing the right mouse button.
Sound files may also be dragged and dropped from File Manager, and multiple
instances of the program are allowed.
BORG.WAV [BORG] (reg. fee: $0) is a 23-second sound file of Captain Picard
proclaiming that he is "Locutus of Borg".
BUTTON.WAV [BUTTON] (reg. fee: $0) is a sound clip of Ren warning Stimpy
not to push the "time eraser" button.
Cartoon Waves [CARTOON] (reg. fee: $0) contains four interesting WAV sound
files from classic Warner Brothers cartoons.
CURLY.WAV [CURLY] (reg. fee: $0) is an interesting sound splice of the
Three Stooges, Star Trek, and Laurel and Hardy.
FALLEN.WAV [FALLEN] (reg. fee: $0) says "I've fallen...and I can't get up!".
HELLO.WAV [HELLO] (reg. fee: $0) is a sample from "Big Science" by Laurie
Anderson. A synthesized, robotic voice says hello.
HitLine for Windows 1.0 [HITLINE] (Dieter & Jurgen Schmitz, reg. fee: $0)
is a multi-functional audio CD-Player/Database. It stores Artist, Title,
Tracks, Length, etc. in a high-speed BTREE-Database. <HITLIN.PCX>
Scare [SCARE] (Mike Murphy, reg. fee: $1) displays scary Halloween images
with sounds on your desktop. It runs in the background and has sound card
support. Requires VBRUN300.
Sounds and Sights 4.0 [SSVWR4] (Whitehall Publishers, reg. fee: $40) is a
combination GIF and WAV player for Windows 3.1. It allows you to play slide
shows and to design your own scripts. You can also zoom in on pictures and
save the results. Requires VGA or better, 4meg RAM, and VBRUN300. A sound
card is required for sound features.
WavMaker 1.06 [WMAKER] (Tony Azevedo, reg. fee: $?) will generate WAV files
with pure sine or square wave tones. It does not require a sound card and
is not a WAV player.
---Updates: Sounds/Multimedia
(WI-07) SoundFX for Windows 2.0 [SFXWIN20] (David Smith, reg. fee: $20.00)
contains some fun sound effects. This was recently chosen as one of top ten
Windows programs by CompuServe Magazine.
(WI-07) WaveS 1.6b [WAVES] (Station Software, reg. fee: $30) is a demo of a
sound file editor that's fast and easy to use with many advanced features.
(WI-07) WavSorter 3.0 [WAVSORT] (Shepherd Software, reg. fee: $19) provides
an intuitive way to sort sound files into Macintosh-like folders. Requires
WIN31 and VBRUN300.
-----Windows Programming
Animation Kit 1.0b [ANIMATEK] (ServantWare, reg. fee: $20) contains samples
for animating bitmaps, text, and cursors. These routines are taken from the
popular game Jewel Thief. A complete help file and installation utility are
included. Requires Windows 3.1, SDK, C compiler, DOS 3.3+, EGA or better,
and a mouse.
Animator [ANIMATR] (Scott Stephenson, reg. fee: $0) contains Pascal source
code and an executable that shows how to access and write to the desktop
screen. It simply draws some rays across the desktop while other programs
are running.
CShowPrcnt [CSHOWPR] (reg. fee: $?) is a class which enables you to display
a modeless dialog box with a subclassed UserControl to display graphically
the current state of your background processing.
DBEngine 3.0 [DBENG3] (Douglas A. Bebber, reg. fee: $75) is a custom
control interface to the Paradox Engine 3.x. It allows VB and Visual C++
programmers to build multi-user network-compatible database management
applications. This is compatible with VB 1.0, 2.0, and 3.0 and Visual C++ 1.0.
DLL Master 2.03 [DLLMST] (Shaftel Software, reg. fee: $28) lists all
modules currently loaded in memory. It then allows you to load, unload, or
decrement the use count.. Module path, date, time and file size are shown,
and lists may be saved or printed. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300.
TheLister 1.01 [LISTER] (Enrico Lodolo, reg. fee: $20) is an advanced
listing utility for Pascal programs. It enhances the readability of your
listings, allowing you to identify at a glance the most important parts in
a program.
It will also number each page and mark a date/time stamp.
Myddx [MYDDX] (reg. fee: $0) contains some common DDX routines for use in
MFC applications. Included are Date, Time, Directory Existence and simple
DDX routines for INT and float types with special handling.
PackIt! 1.11.04 [PKT111] (Martinsen's Software, reg. fee: $23) is a Windows
front-end to Microsoft Compress and Expand. It allows command line
arguments, the ability to process multiple files at once, fast expansion
using LZEXPAND.DLL, and much more. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300.
TDWGUI [TDWGUI] (Jorge Monasterio, reg. fee: $0) allows you to run the
Turbo Debugger as a graphical application. This should be especially useful
for those who have conflicts between their graphics card and the standard
debugger DLLs. Works only with Turbo Debugger for Windows.
VBAPI [VBAPI] (Juancarlo Anez, reg. fee: $0) lets you build VBX custom
controls using Borland Pascal. This includes source code in Pascal and
Assembler, and an assembled OBJ.
Windows Disassembler 1.8 [WDSM] (Eric Grass & Todd Snoddy, reg. fee: $43)
disassembles Windows executable, DLLs, and device drivers. The generated
assembly language code is MASM 6.0 compatible and may be displayed in a
window and/or written to files. A utility is included which converts simple
MASM source code into MASM 6.0 high level syntax for reducing the amount of
source code and easier comprehension.
WIL Technical Reference 1.1 [WILREF11] (Wilson WindoWare, Inc., ASP; reg.
fee: $?) contains documentation files for the Windows Interface Language as
used in several popular Wilson WindoWare programs including File Commander,
Command Post, WinBatch and WinEdit.
Rosenthal WinLite 1.0 [WINLITE] (Doren Rosenthal, ASP; reg. fee: $?)
compresses MS-Windows programs to help dramatically reduce their size.
Compressed programs are functionally identical to the originals, only
smaller.
The smaller, more efficient programs save disk space, LAN overhead, disk
caching resources, and help discourage reverse engineering. The menu-driven
process is totally automatic and requires no additional drivers and no
modification to source code or linking.
Xbase ISAM Driver [XBS110] (reg. fee: $0) contains version 1.00.0002 of the
Xbase ISAM driver. This is the same version that is currently shipping with
Access 1.1.
---Updates: Windows Programming
(WI-08) Videosoft Custom Controls 3.0 [3CTRLS] (VideoSoft, reg. fee: $45)
set of three VB custom controls. NEW: optimized speed for loading/unloading
VBX's and creates smaller EXE and FRM files.
(WI-08) CEnvi for Windows 1.005 [CENVIW] (Nombas, reg. fee: $38) a C
interpreter that doubles as a Windows batch language.
(WI-08) Pprint 01 [PPRINT] (Michael Cornelison, reg. fee: $15) is a
programmer's printing utility for WIN31.
(WI-08) Visual Help 2.0e [VH] (WinWare, reg. fee: $49) makes it easy to
create Windows Help files without having to know any of the technical in's
and out's. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-08) WinBatch 4.0L [WB_40L] (Wilson WindoWare, Inc., ASP; reg. fee: $70)
is a batch language interpreter for the Windows environment. Now available
on a single 360K disk.
(WI-08) Windows Developer 1.561 [WINDEV] (Helios Software Solutions, ASP;
reg. fee: $32) is an integrated program development environment.
(WI-08) Windows Programmer's Journal Vol. 1 #8 [WPJ1_8] (Peter J. Davis,
reg. fee: $?) is a monthly forum for novice/advanced programmers to share
ideas and concepts about programming in the Windows environment. This issue
contains information in a Windows Help file and plain ASCII text. (720K)
-----Visual Basic Programming
AllText [ALLTEXT] (Bennet-Tec Information Systems, reg. fee: $125) t is a
multiple font/color text box custom control. It supports the simultaneous
display of multiple fonts, font characteristics and color, paragraph
formatting, and the inclusion of a bitmapped background to the
control.
You can include an edit/display text box as part of your VB program. The
ability to highlight words with colors as well as font characteristics make
an excellent choice for use in word processing and hypertext applications.
An executable demo is included.
BarCod [BARCOD] (James Shields, reg. fee: $15) is a custom control that
displays bar codes. You simply place it on your form, size it to your
liking, and set the style. It supports 3 of 9, 2 of five, and more.
Balloon.vbx 3.0 [BLOONVB] (Weimar Software, reg. fee: $18) is a custom
control that allows you to add a unique colored balloon help feature to
your VB application.
BMP Viewer Source Code [BMPVWS] (Mike Young, reg. fee: $0) contains VB
source code for a simple BMP file viewing utility.
Custom Cursors Demo [CUSTCRS] (reg. fee: $0) contains code and icons from
Mike Stanley's article on Creating Custom Cursors in VB, from Visual Basic
Programmer's Journal, Dec./Jan. 1993/94.
FSP.DLL [FSP] (Chris Vardy, reg. fee: $0) contains a small DLL that returns
the number of bytes free on the given drive.
Grid [GRID] (G. Guardalben, reg. fee: $0) is a data-aware grid control. A
demo application is included.
Joy Stick Custom Control [JOYSTK] (Mabry Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15)
gives joystick information (movement, buttons) for your VB programs.
Menu Event Nofication Control [MENUEV] (Mabry Software, ASP; reg. fee: $10)
is a custom control that provides menu selection notification. It will tell
you when the user has selected a menu item, and is useful for status
bar-style help.
Metaprn [METAPRN] (P. B. Dyson, reg. fee: $5 pounds Sterling) lets you use
Metafiles in VB without VBX's. You can load both types without needing to
use a picture box. Source code and an executable are included.
Mslot [MSLOT] (Zane Thomas, reg. fee: $25) is a VB custom control that
provides simple interprocess communication between programs running on the
same or different computers running Windows for Workgroups. No API calls
are required.
Visual Basic Conventions and Guidelines [NAM_VB] (Jim Collier, reg. fee:
$?) contains a complete VB naming convention and resource text. It Includes
methods for creating readable, reusable code and covers data access.
NetBIOS Custom Control [NETBIO] (Intelec Systems Corporation, reg. fee:
$99) lets you easily create client/server applications for Windows 3.1 or
Windows for Workgroups. Requires VB 2.0 or higher. This is a runtime demo
version.
Node Database Grid Browser [NODEFND] ([75210,3332], reg. fee: $0) contains
full source code that implements a table browser using a grid control.
There are no limitations on record numbers, no VBX's or DLL's, and no fees
or copyrights. Requires VB 3.0.
NUMWIN.VBX 3.0 [NUMWIN] (Weimar Software,, reg. fee: $18) is a VB custom
control that makes it easy for you to provide your users with additional
programming features like DDE, OLE, and other custom features which require
hWnds of other application's windows. It can also be used to obtain the
hWnd of all VB hWnds of the running application to enable you to send
messages to or manipulate the other windows in the application in ways VB
does not directly allow.
Rotext [ROTEXT] (James Shields, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is a custom control
that lets you put a label on your form at any angle of rotation.
SHADBX.VBX 3.0 [SHAD20] (Weimar Software,, reg. fee: $18) is a VB custom
control that provides a popup text display feature similar to that
provided by Windows help. It allows you to provide advisory or "hotspot"
context sensitive text for your VB application. A mouse click or any
keypress removes the window and continues the program.
SNDDEX.VBX 3.0 [SNDDEX] (Weimar Software, reg. fee: $18) is a VB custom
control for doing "sounds like" word matching. A standard soundex matching
and an enhanced soundex matching version are both included.
Communications Control 2.0 [VBCOMM] (Mark Gamber, reg. fee: $0) a custom
control that lets you access a modem through a VB application. It can be
configured in many ways. A sample application is included to help you get
started.
Visual Basic Office 1.03 [VBO103] (Marquette Computer Consultants, reg.
fee: $40) is an add-on package for VB 2/3. Features include a
Code Librarian for managing reusable code, a ClipBoard File Manager that
saves Clipboard text for search/retrieval, ButtonBar access to EXE, HLP
document, VBX and MAK files, and much more. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300.
Windows ID Spy [VBWINSP] (David Stewart, reg. fee: $0) will identify the
Class Name, hWnd (Handle), Parent and Caption of any window or control the
mouse passes over, as well as the x and y coordinates of the window's or
control's rectangle. These pieces of data can then be passed as parameters
to Windows API functions or used in other ways.
---Updates: Visual Basic Programming
(WI-8a) BmpLst [BMPLST] (James Shields, ASP; reg. fee: $20) is a VB custom
control that provides a list box that displays a bitmap and a line of text
for each item in the list.
(WI-8a) Charlie 2.0 [CHARLIE] (Monte Carlo Software, reg. fee: $10) allows
you to manage the data-dictionary of an access database, as it's used by
the engine delivered with VB3. NEW: online help, friendlier interface with
animated buttons, and more.
(WI-8a) Clacker 3.0 [CLACKER] (Weimar Software,, reg. fee: $18) is a VB
custom control that allows you to add a dynamic menu help status bar to
your applications.
(WI-8a) Inicon 2.2 [INICON] (James Shields, ASP; reg. fee: $5.00) Visual
Basic custom control that makes INI file access simple. No Windows API
calls required.
(WI-8a) MF 1.02 [MF_DB] (Carl Brown, reg. fee: $2-186) is a multi-user,
high performance database for creating professional Windows 3.x
applications. NEW: a sample VB2 application is included, and several new
functions were added.
(WI-8a) Mhelp [MHELP] (MicroHelp, Inc., reg. fee: $0) is a DLL with VB
versions of PEEK, POKE, INP, OUT, VARPTR, VARSEG, VARSEGPTR, SADD, SSEG and
SSEGADD.
(WI-8a) Setup 1.00.004 [SETUPK] (reg. fee: $0) is an updated version of
SETUP.EXE for VB.
(WI-8a) Setupwiz 1.00.532 [SETUPW] (reg. fee: $0) contains an updated
version of SETUPWIZ.EXE for VB3.
(WI-8a) STR2BMP 1.1 [STRBMP] (Jorge Monasterio, reg. fee: $0) contains a
DLL for converting VB bitmaps into VB strings and vice versa. NEW: updated
for VB3.
(WI-8a) VB Source to Document [VB2DOC] (Eddie Juden, reg. fee: $25) creates
a Word For Windows document from any MAK file.
(WI-8a) VBCtl3D [VB3D] (Jeff Simms, reg. fee: $29) allows you to easily add
3-D effects to controls, message boxes, dialogs, etc.
(WI-8a) vxBase 3.07 [VXBASE_1, VXBASE_2] (Terry Orletsky, reg. fee:
$65.00) create database apps for Windows. NEW: 20 new functions; bitmaps;
and subindexes.
-----Small Windows Utilities
AccuBoard 1.1 [ACUBO] (Chris Gerdji, reg. fee: $7) captures all text
entries passing through the Clipboard and saves them to its own memory. The
accumulated text can be restored back into the Clipboard at any time for
further processing. There is a 3K memory limit in this evaluation version.
Bitmaps .SCR 1.0a [BMPSAV] (Dave Charbonnet, reg. fee: $25) is a WIN31
screen saver module that uses 256-color bitmapped images. Requires SVGA and
VBRUN300.
Beavis & Butthead Screen Saver [BUTTHD] (reg. fee: $0) is a Windows 3.1
screen saver module featuring those lovable lame-brains from MTV. Pascal
source code is included.
Custom Cursor 1.03 [CCURSOR] (John Di Troia, reg. fee: $15) allows you to
instantly change your mouse cursor into a variety of different left and
right-handed arrows, rockets, pointing fingers, swords, and more. <CCURS.PCX>
Dancing Lines Screen Saver [DANCE] (Pocket-Sized Software, reg. fee: $0) is
a screen saver module for Windows NT.
Descrip [DESCRIP] (Daniel McCann, reg. fee: $0) is a utility to view the
module descriptions of files that contain a Windows 3.1 executable file header.
Examine 1.0a [EXAMINE] (Aquila Software, reg. fee: $18) is a fast text
search utility for WIN31. It can search both text and binary files using
ordinary strings or grep-like regular expressions.
Flip [FLIP] (R.E. Frazier, reg. fee: $0) is a Windows 3.1 screen saver that
flips your video like a television in desperate need of a vertical hold
adjustment.
HyperCycloids [HYPERS] (Pocket-Sized Software, reg. fee: $0) is a screen
saver module for Windows NT.
IniDif [INIDIF] (Computer Tyme, reg. fee: $35/user) is a DOS command line
utility that compares two INI files and produces a third file that contains
the differences between the two files. This allows you to install a new
Windows program and compare the changed INI file to the original one.
IniTyme [INITME] (Computer Tyme, reg. fee: $95/server) is a DOS program
that can change INI files on the fly as you load Windows. It allows you to
write a CHANGE.INI file and apply changes to any INI file you want. It can
also be used to mass update INI files on a network.
INI Update and Edit Utility 1.1a [INIUPDA] (Nick Payne, reg. fee: $35)
helps maintain INI files on networked versions of Windows.
Kaleidescope [KALEID] (R.E. Frazier, reg. fee: $0) is a colorful screen
saver module for Windows 3.1.
Life Screen Saver [LIFE] (Pocket-Sized Software, reg. fee: $0) is a screen
saver module for Windows NT.
NTRemote [NTREMOT] (Techsys Computing, reg. fee: $20) is an installable
service for Microsoft Windows NT 3.1 that provides the remote start function.
PrClip 1.0 [PRCLIP] (Jeff R. Broughton, reg. fee: $0) provides an easy way
of doing screen prints. Once the data is on the clipboard, a double click
on the program's icon will send your data to the printer. Requires VBRUN300.
People Savers 1.1 [PSAVER] (Robert W. Smith, reg. fee: $18) contains three
WIN31 Christian screen saver modules that fade in bible verses and display
religious graphics. Requires VBRUN300.
Qprint 1.0 [QPRINT] (Alpine Electronics, reg. fee: $10) is a print
formatting utility for Windows. It allows you to quickly print ASCII files
in a variety of user-defined formats. You can control margins, word wrap,
line numbering, tab spacing, header information, and more.
The formats are automatically chosen based on the file extension, allowing
".C" and ".H" files to print with one set of formatting rules, while ".TXT"
files print with a different format. Several files may be selected to print
at one time, and are spooled using Print Manager.
Spheres [SPHERES] (Pocket-Sized Software, reg. fee: $0) is a screen saver
module for Windows NT. It clears the screen and draws brightly-colored
3-dimensional spheres.
SSCFG32 [SSCFG32] (Pocket-Sized Software, reg. fee: $5) allows Windows 3.1
users to configure and run many Windows NT screen savers. Requires WIN31
running in Enhanced Mode and Win32s. Several sample NT screen savers are
provided.
Star2 [STAR2] (R.E. Frazier, reg. fee: $0) is a WIN31 screen saver module
that produces a 3-D starfield simulation. A 386 or better is recommended.
Testv86 [TESTV86] (Michael Maurice, reg. fee: $?) contains demonstration
programs of how to use EDOS internal entry points to display message boxes
and run Windows applications. (Requires EDOS on disk #12570.)
Twdyn 1.1 [TWDYN] (Finetel, reg. fee: $?) allows you to quickly capture
portions of windows and put them in your clipboard. Formats supported are
TEXT, Windows METAFILE (graphics) and Csv (for spreadsheet and database).
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(WI-09) Crazy Balls [CBALLS] (Computer Mindware Corp., reg. fee: $?) is a
screen blanking module for WIN31. NEW: sound support, magnetic balls, and more.
(WI-09) Corporate Logo Screen Saver 1.7 [CORP_SS] (White Software, reg.
fee: $8) lets you use any BMP graphic file as a Windows 3.1 screen saver.
NEW: file share options for LANs.
(WI-09) Macro Manager 2.0 [MACQ] (John Ruzicka, reg. fee: $25) lets you
program any number of keystrokes into a two-key macro. NEW: improved speed
and responsiveness, and now fits on a 640x480 screen. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-09) PrintSwitch 1.8 [PRSWIT] (Graphic Impact, reg. fee: $12) provides a
fast and easy way to change your default printer. Now requires VBRUN300.
(WI-09) RightOn 2.1 [RIGHTON] (Steven J. McCarthy, reg. fee: $15) allows
you to program the right and middle mouse buttons to send virtually and
keystroke to the window the mouse is in. Requires WIN31.
(WI-09) RightOn 2.1 [RITEON21] (Steve McCarthy, reg. fee: $15.) allows you
to program the right and middle mouse buttons to send virtually any
keystroke to the window.
(WI-09) Searcher for Windows 3.0b [SEARCHR] (Cognitronix,, reg. fee: $30)
can locate files based on file name, path, text contents, or attributes.
NEW: search and extract text in ZIP archives, fast entry recall from past
sessions, and pop-up context sensitive help.
(WI-09) SmilerShell 2.0 [SSHEL] (Barry Smiler, ASP; reg. fee: $12) is a
powerful replacement for Program Manager's RUN dialog.
(WI-09) Task Killer 1.1 [TKILL11] (Hyperion Microsystems, reg. fee: $15)
can display and optionally terminate/decrement all of the modules (DLL's
and EXE's) currently loaded in Windows. Requires WIN31.
(WI-09) UnZip Front End for Windows 1.1 [UZPFRNT] (Shoreham Data, reg. fee:
$10) is a simple Windows shell for PKUNZIP. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-09) WatchMan! 1.0b [WATCHMN] (DISTANT MARKETS, reg. fee: $39) is a
powerful Windows file protection program.
(WI-09) DF Lite 1.12 [WDF] (Mark Vitt, reg. fee: $20) copies the image of a
floppy to a hard disk and lets you make multiple disk copies from it.
(WI-09) WinDupe 1.13 [WINDUPE] (MaeDae Enterprises, reg. fee: $44) is a
fast and powerful diskette duplicator for Windows.
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Clocker 2.2 [CLOCKER] (Winnovation, reg. fee: $25) will execute
pre-determined events at a specific time. It can also function as an alarm
clock, with popup reminder messages. Other features include network
support, command line operation, and more. Requires WIN31.
Floppy Copy for Windows 1.0 [FC4WIN] (Barry Pearlman, reg. fee: $20) is a
file duplication utility that stores data on hard disk for future
duplication. Features include auto detection of media size, disk format
while duplicating, verification, and more.
Visual FX Screen Saver [FXSAVE] (Tim Hitchings, reg. fee: $0) contains a
WIN31 screen saver module that can display AutoDesk FLC, FLI, and AAS
files. It can also play AVI files or move a user-selected BMP, ICO, or WMF
file around the screen in four different styles. Requires VBRUN300.
Hot Corners 1.5 and Task List ++ 1.0 [HOTTASK] (Ken Walters, reg. fee: $10)
is a set of two handy Windows 3.1 utilities. Hot Corners will allow you to
assign actions to each of the four corners of your screen, including
launching programs and invoking the screen saver. Task List ++ allows you
to switch among running programs and also start any new program very quickly.
JDSCopy 1.0 [JSDCOPY] (Johnathan Mark Smith, reg. fee: $15.00) allows you
to copy a disk with the click of only one button.
MicroBoot 6.1 [MBOOT61] (Fred Freel, reg. fee: $30) is a set of system
configuration utilities for Windows 3.1. It allows up to 10 levels of
system configuration for both DOS and Windows, and allows for up to 10
different Program Managers.
Other features include context sensitive help, multi-reboot and system copy
options, and much more. Seven freeware utilities are also provided,
including a system resource monitor, desktop clock, calendar, and a
drag-and-drop WAV sound file player. VGA is required. This is available on
3.5" 1.44mb MegaDisk and CD only.
MegaWord [MEGAWORD] (Romke Soldaat, reg. fee: $54.) is a collection of
tools for Word for Windows. It contains, editing, formatting, viewing
tools, date and time tools, plus 200+ subroutines for WinWord programmers.
Security for Windows [SECLAU] (John Jeffries, reg. fee: $0) contains two
programs that add a measure of security to Windows. The first utility
alters Program Manager to remove the FILE command and SAVE options so no
programs can be run that are not on the ProgMan menu.
The second utility is a program launcher that requires passwords. Sample
setup files are provided. VB source code and VBRUN200 are included.
Show Groups 1.2 [SHOWGRP] (TecLogic, Inc., reg. fee: $30) produces visual,
hard-copy and/or archive access to the information contained in your WIN31
GRP files. Information can be printed or saved to a disk file. Includes
VBRUN300. (720K)
T2: The Screen Saver Sampler Pak [T2SAMPL] (Sound Source Unlimited, reg.
fee: $25) contains a WIN31 screen saver module, a BMP file, and three audio
clips based on the movie "Terminator 2: Judgement Day". The screen saver is
an incredible animated scene of a factory where the killer cyborgs are
manufactured. It features password protection and digitized sounds. This is
a MUST for all science-fiction fans! <TTSS.PCX>
VLSI Response 3.1 [XTN] (Bob Brinkoetter, reg. fee: $25) causes the
computer system to automatically perform certain functions when a security
sensor is tripped. This might include sending commands to turn switches on,
autodialing you at work to send a voice message, etc.
It is designed to work in conjunction with popular remote automation or
security systems like the X-10, AT&T, G.E., Schlage, Sears, Stanley and
many other systems. Requires 2 meg memory, 1.5 meg of disk space, Windows
3.1 or greater, DOS 5.0 or greater, Hayes compatible modem, a mouse and VGA
640x480 or better.
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(WI-9a) 3x3 Labeler 1.2 [3X3] (TANSTAAFL Software, reg. fee: $20) reads
3.5" disks and prints a directory listing on a label. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-9a) CodePrint 2.20 [CD_PRNT] (Micro Software Solutions, reg. fee: $20)
is a powerful file printing utility for Windows 3.1. NEW: most recently
used file list, support for printers that internally support duplex
printing, drag and drop support, bug fixes, and more.
(WI-9a) ClipMate for Windows 2.09b [CLIPMT] (Thornton Software Solutions,
ASP; reg. fee: $25) is a powerful clipboard enhancement tool. NEW: support
for most clipboard formats (Bitmap, Picture, RTF, OLE, and more), thumbnail
view, easier pasting, and more.
(WI-9a) Drag & Zip 3.0 [DRAGZIP] (Dan Baumbach, ASP; reg. fee: $25) is a
drag and drop font end for PKZIP and LHA. NEW: enhanced documentation, an
uninstall routine, and more.
(WI-9a) EDOS for Windows 3.65-H [EDOS365] (FireFly Software Inc., reg. fee:
$70) a powerful device driver that adds many amazing features to your DOS
sessions in Windows 386 Enhanced Mode.
(WI-9a) Encrypt-It for Windows 2.01 [EIW] (MaeDae Enterprises, reg. fee:
$59) is a powerful encryption/decription package. NEW: command/icon bar for
quick execution of common commands, date/time display, and more.
(WI-9a) Find-It for Windows 3.59 [FINDITW] (RME Enterprises, reg. fee: $25)
is a fast and powerful search utility.
(WI-9a) Sabdu 2.40 [SDU240] (Stewart A. Berman, ASP; reg. fee: $20)
provides an interface for copying, comparing, and formatting diskettes.
NEW: improved user interface, easier installation, and more.
(WI-9a) Super Stuff 3Q93 [SUPERST] (Super Tools, ASP; reg. fee: $20)
(formerly Super Group) is a useful set of utilities for Windows 3.1. It
includes a Task Manager replacement and a Program Manager application that
lets you configure program groups as individual windows anywhere on the
desktop. NEW: a drag-and-drop wallpaper changer.
(WI-9a) Win Change 1.4 [WCHG14] (JRE Enterprises, reg. fee: $15) provides
the ability to globally change text in GRP, INI, PIF, and other file types.
Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-9a) WinImage 1.11 [WINIMA11] (Gilles Vollant, reg. fee: $20) is a
powerful disk copying tool. NEW: greater manipulation of images.
(WI-9a) WinOCR 2.0c [WINOCR20] (Softech, ASP; reg. fee: $30) is an Optical
Character Recognition program that works with bitmaps produced using low
cost hand-held scanners and is intended to provide a cheap and effective
method of data entry for computer programmers. Requires Windows 3.1 and 2MB
RAM. Now on two disks.
(WI-9a) WinPrint 1.51 [WINPRNT] (Kindel, Charles E. Jr., reg. fee: $25)
lets you print plain ASCII text files from within Windows. NEW: now
supports multiple pages up, uses Print Manager for background printing, a
complete command line interface, and more.
(WI-9a) WinSecure 1.0 [WINSEC10] (H. Rudy Nesmith, reg. fee: $13) is a
screen saver with password protection and messaging abilities. Includes
VBRUN200.