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=====Games
-----Graphic Adventure Games
Dschump! 1.2 [DSCHUMP] (Peter Hinz, ASP; reg. fee: $34) is a puzzle solving
game from South Africa. The object is to navigate the bouncing ball across
a scrolling maze of tiles. If the ball misses any tiles, it will plummet
into the ocean below. Some of the tiles are fragile and will break if the
ball bounces on them. There are also other tricky tiles to watch out for,
such as the ones that will reverse the direction of the ball. Requires 500K
RAM, and VGA. It also supports Sound Blaster compatible sound cards and
joysticks. <BALL.PCX>
Duke2Map 1.0 [DUK2MAP] (David Bollinger, reg. fee: $0) is a mapping utility
for use with Apogee's Duke Nukem II game. It provides an on screen map
display for helping you navigate Duke through the first episode of the game.
-----Small Arcade Games
Alien Spaceball 1.0 [SBALL] (Brian Porter, reg. fee: $?) is a simple
pinball machine game simulation. It is unplayable on a fast machine without
a cpu slowdown utility. <SBALL.PCX>
Stellar Defense 2.0 [STELLAR] (Bill Dickson, ASP; reg. fee: $14-24) is
similar to the classic arcade game Asteroids. Your objective is to destroy
asteroids that may threaten the supply lines to friendly starbases. Use the
missiles on your star cruiser to blow the asteroids apart. You will also be
engaged in battle by the evil Yarian invaders. Requires 580K RAM, and 256K
VGA Graphics. Soundblaster sound cards, mouse and joysticks are supported.
<BLAST.PCX>
-----Large Arcade Games
Columns VGA [COLUMNS] (Michael Foegelle, reg. fee: $25) is a falling-block
type game in which gems fall down a vertical shaft in groups of three. The
order of gems can be rotated as the object falls. Get three of the same gem
in a row, horizontally, vertically, or diagonally. The matching gems are
removed and the ones above them fall down to take their place. <COLUMN.PCX>
Rescue! 1.2 [RESCUE] (Carr Software, reg. fee: $34) is an arcade game that
puts you in the seat of an armed hovercraft. Your mission is to scan the
thick forests and mountains for enemy vessels and rocket launchers. Use
your rapid fire cannons to clear trees and brush and to wipe out the enemy.
Rescue! also includes music and sound effects for soundblaster compatible
sound cards. Requires 640k RAM.
Xargon 1: Beyond Reality 3.0 [XARGON] (Epic MegaGames, ASP; reg. fee: $34)
takes you deep into the jungles of futuristic Madagascar. You must help our
hero Malvineous explore the mystical world of Xargon. You will encounter
several creatures in your expedition, including giant bees and centipedes.
Along the way, you'll meet up with the eagle named Silvertongue, who will
reveal your ultimate goal in Xargon.
This game is in the tradition of Epic's Jill of the Jungle, with a screen
full of high quality 256-color graphics, music, and sound effects. There
are 10 levels to explore and each level contains it's own soundtrack.
Requires VGA graphics, hard drive, and 545KB of RAM. A Sound Blaster
compatible card is required for music. Joysticks are also supporte <XARGON.PCX>
-----Card and Casino Games
BlackJack Plus [BJPLUS] (Musicode Software, reg. fee: $25) is a realistic
casino blackjack simulation. Features include joystick support, adjustable
playing speed, 1-9 decks, support for 1-7 players, hints, ability to set
the casino rules, printed statistics, and more. Requires EGA/VGA.
<BJPLUS1.PCX>, <BJPLUS2.PCX>
MVP Bridge 1.0 [MVPBRIDG] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $33) lets you play
bridge against the computer. A short tutorial on bridge will get you
started. The computer plays Goren with optional conventions: takeout
doubles, Stayman, Blackwood, and Weak/Strong two-bids.
Bridge games for the PC are notoriously weak and MVP Bridge may not satisfy
experienced duplicate players, but it is by far the best shareware bridge
game we have seen and will provide a good game for casual player <CARDS.PCX>
---Updates: Card and Casino Games
(GA-04) Gin Rummy Challenge 8.2a [RUMMYX] (Jim Cody, reg. fee: $0) pits you
against the computer in a game of Gin Rummy. NEW: support for FAXmodems and
COM1, COM2, COM3 and COM4.
-----Board/Strategy Games
Chinese Chess and Xianqi [CCHESS] (Roleigh Martin, reg. fee: $0) is a set
of two Chinese Chess games. Chinese Chess is similar to the standard chess
game. However, the rules of the game make it faster and the outcome less
predictable. Xianqi is another variation of the game. Rules for each game
and more information about various East Asian games of Chess are included.
ChessClock 1.0 [CHESCLK] (Mendel Cooper, reg. fee: $1) is a digital chess
clock with a visual move counter, settings range from one minute to 99
hours, an optional low-time warning, and an optional graphic tick
indicator. Player's end their moves by hitting any key. C source code is
included. <CHESS.PCX>
Scrabble List 1.0 [SCRABLST] (Mendel Cooper, reg. fee: $0) is a list of
words for scrabble players. You can find all words from the list that
contain a specified set of letters.
Simultaneous Match Player [SIMUL] (Pep-Cal SoftWare, reg. fee: $20) lets
you experience putting on a simultaneous chess exhibition by playing ten
different computer opponents at once, alternating one move in each game at
a time. The purpose is to let you try out a whole series of opening
strategies at one time.
Thor [THOR] (Sylvain Quin, reg. fee: $0) is a very strong Othello/Reversi
game. It allows you to play against the computer or to use it as an Othello
board to play another person. A complete set of functions for the study of
the game is included. Requires 512K memory, a high density floppy or a hard
disk with 2 mb of free space. <THOR.PCX>
---Updates: Board/Strategy Games
(GA-05) Blockade 1.9 [BLOKAD19] (PC Solutions, reg. fee: $15) is a strategy
board game similar to Othello.
(GA-05) Dynamo Draughts 6.3 [DYNAMO63] (PC Solutions, reg. fee: $15-49) is
the European version of Draughts, a variant of checkers.
-----Logic/Puzzle Games
Cube 1.0 [CUBE1] (Cooney Applied Technology, reg. fee: $0) is a simulation
of a visual IQ test. Nine blocks, each with a different pattern on each
side, are stacked in a 3X3 grid. You're task is to arrange the blocks so
that they form a pattern identical to the one that appears in a smaller
window on the screen. A table will appear at the end of the game to show
you how long you took to complete each puzzle. There is also a cube
generator which will allow you to create your own puzzles. <CUBES.PCX>
Floatris 1.1 [FLOATRIS] (Loyd L Towe, reg. fee: $15) is a game in which
blocks float up from the bottom of the screen to the top in eight different
columns. Your objective is to move quickly to each column as the block is
released and position it before it reaches the top. Requires VGA. <FLOAT.PCX>
Jigsaw Puzzle Demo 1.0 [JIGSAW] (InTime Corporation, reg. fee: $30) creates
very realistic puzzle shapes. You can choose from large to small pieces.
There are five different pictures, each of which can be cut in different
ways for a total of 40 different puzzles. Requires EGA/VGA, 500K RAM, and
800K of disk space. This version only allows you to play with every 3rd
picture. <JIGSAW1.PCX> <JIGSAW2.PCX>
Modern Problems 5.017 [MP_ARC] (Malcolm Michael, reg. fee: $5-10) is a
collection of puzzles in logic and reflexes. You must figure out what to do
to solve each level. Features include arcade action, on-line hints, clues,
and demo mode. Requires at least a 286/12 with 512K of RAM, EGA/VGA and a
mouse. <MP_ARC.PCX>
---Updates: Logic/Puzzle Games
(GA-06) Capture the Flag 1.4 [CFLAG14] (Carr Software, reg. fee: $33) is an
exceptional animated strategy game that lets you assemble a team of players
and search through woodlands and farm fields in a frenzied race to capture
the opposing team's flag.
-----War Games
Galaxy Trek 1.0 [GALAXY1, GALAXY2, GALAXY3] (TAC Enterprises, reg. fee:
$30) is a war game set in space. You are the commander of the X10A
starship. Your mission is to roam the outer regions of the galaxy,
searching for enemy space ships. When you find them, or when they find you,
the battle begins. Requires 560k RAM, 3 MBdisk space, mouse, and VGA with
256 color graphics. It supports Sound Blaster compatible sound cards.
<TREK.PCX>
---Updates: War Games
(GA-07) Conquest 2.1 [CONQUEST] (David Burns, reg. fee: $10-22) is a
Conquer the World type game. NEW: plots the number of armies and
territories per player over the last 20 turns, recognizes if a single
opponent is dominating the game.
-----Gambling
Slots 1.0 [SLOTS] (Marc Perlman, reg. fee: $0) is a simple slot machine game.
---Updates: Gambling
(GA-08) Handicap Horse Racing [HORSE] (Data-Plane Inc., reg. fee: $25-68)
is an animated horse-racing simulation.
---Updates: Kid's Stuff
(GA-10) Coloring Book 1.5 [CBOOK15] (HollowSoft Consulting, reg. fee: $15)
is a computerized coloring book that includes 10 pictures.
-----Sports
3 Point Basketball 1.0 [3POINT] (MVP Software, ASP; reg. fee: $33) is a fun
simulation of the three-point shooting contest seen each year before the
pro all-star game. You play against the pros in a one-on-one contest to
determine who gets the trophy. Up to 7 people can play.Requires VGA+ and a
mouse. Sound Blaster compatible cards allow you to hear the sound effects
and music. <BBALL.PCX>
Prime Nine Baseball (demo) 1.0E [PRIME9] (Dick Withington, reg. fee: $17)
is a baseball simulation game, complete with scores, statistics, and a
scoreboard that flashes each time a home run is made.
-----Word & Quiz Games
Crossword Construction Kit 1.3 [CCK13] (Kijin Jung, reg. fee: $19) allows
you to create crossword puzzles. Clues can be saved separately in text files.
Phrase 1.0 [PHRASE] (Larry W Parker, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is a letter/word
guessing game. Features include hints, peeking, scorecards, and the ability
to create five user files with your own phrases and hints. Requires a
mouse. <PHRASE.PCX>
Word for Word 1.0 [WRD4WRD] (Richard Cember, reg. fee: $12) is a word
puzzle game for two or more players. The object of the game is to create as
many words as possible from the set of letters you've been given.Players
continue to take turns until all the possible combinations are completed.
Doublets 1.0 [XDBLET] (Looking Glass Games, reg. fee: $3) is a set of 216
Doublets word puzzles in text format. The solution to a Doublets puzzle is
a sequence of words that connects the first puzzle word to the second
puzzle word by containing the same letters in a different order, or by
changing a single letter.
---Updates: Word & Quiz Games
(GA-12) Cryptogrammer 2.1 [CRYPT21] (Paul McGuire, reg. fee: $10) is a
cryptogram solving program. NEW: extended mouse support, easier-to-see
solid block cursor, improved screen layout.
(GA-12) EGAWheel 1.91 [EGAWHEEL] (Russell Mueller, reg. fee: $10) is a
hangman type of word game for EGA. NEW: mouse control and command line
switches added, renumbered version to be comparable for VGAWheel.
(GA-12) VGAWheel 1.9 [VGAWHEEL] (Russell Mueller, reg. fee: $10 each) is a
hangman kind of word game for VGA. NEW: mouse support added.
=====Education
-----Government/Geography
PC Geography 2.0 [PCG20] (Ascmetz Software, reg. fee: $19) will challenge
your knowledge of the capitols of states and nations. Choose a continent
and a map will appear. As each nation or state is selected, it will be
highlighted on the map and you will be asked to type in it's capitol.
---Updates: Government/Geography
(ED-02) World Name Game 7.6 [WNG2] (Robert L. Lloyd, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is
an educational geography and map program for children.
---Updates: Languages
(ED-04) GAKUSEI 1.1.1 [GAKUSEI] (Barham Software, reg. fee: $59) is a
tutorial on the Japanese language.
---Updates: Math
(ED-06) Driller 3.0 [DRILLER] (Robert C. Feague, reg. fee: $5) drills the
student in the four basic math functions.
(ED-06) Children's Tutors 1.4 [GEN7TU14] (Synergistic Consultants, Incor,
reg. fee: $10) are two math tutorials for children ages preschool through
3rd grade.
(ED-06) Treasure Hunt Math 2.0 [THMATH] (Adventure LearningWare, reg. fee:
$23) is an arcade-style math game for grades 1-6. NEW: added MathTris game,
mouse support, and better performance under Windows 3.1.
-----Reading/Spelling/Vocabulary
Ultimate Spelling Tutor [ULTSPELL] (Tom Jacobs, reg. fee: $23) is a set of
programs which allow you to use your voice to create custom spelling lists.
These lists can contain any words in any language. It can be used for
quizzing your child on his/her weekly spelling words. Requires a Sound
Blaster or compatible and EGA/VGA.
---Updates: Reading/Spelling/Vocabulary
(ED-07) Verbal Vanquish 2.0 [VVFILE] (James Bair, reg. fee: $5-25) provides
preparation for the Scholastic Achievement Test's verbal portion. NEW:
updated to reflect the changes in S.A.T., two more lessons added, and new
questions added to other lessons.
(ED-07) Zpeller 3.00 [ZPLR300] (Unicorn Software Limited, ASP; reg. fee:
$20) helps improve spelling and vocabulary. NEW: three types of spelling
and vocabulary tests.
-----Science
Rocky Tumblestone 1.0 [ROCKY] (Feagins Software Group, reg. fee: $20) is a
guide to collecting and identifying rocks and minerals. Determinative
tables are provided for over 100 specimen. Minerals are described by
properties and chemical classification, as well as locations of occurrence
whenever possible. It includes listings of suppliers and further reading
material, an introduction to lapidary working techniques such as tumbling
and hand polishing, ideas for projects involving rocks and more. Requires
VGA, 640K memory, and DOS 4.0+. <ROCKY.PCX>
---Updates: Science
(ED-09) Pendulum 3.01 [PENDULUM] (Peter Thieberger, ASP; reg. fee: $23)
teaches about pendulums by letting you create and experiment with a
computer simulated pendulum.
-----Test Making
Educatabase 1.2 [EDUCAT21] (Simon Griffiths, reg. fee: $40) creates
multiple choice tests. Tests can be printed or run on the computer. It
features 5 line questions with 5, two line multi-choices. Sample tests are
included.
---Updates: Test Making
(ED-11) Create A Quiz 1.3 [CAQUIZ13] (Philip Kapusta, reg. fee: $12) lets
you create multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank quizzes. NEW: automatic
word wrap and encrypted scoreboard files.
-----Other Education
Animal Trivia 1.0 [ANIMAL] (Linne Bailey, reg. fee: $1) is a set of trivia
and rare facts about animals, including pets, mammals, fish, rodents, etc.
Tunes 3.0 [TUNES] (Jeff Dmochowski, reg. fee: $15) teaches guitar and piano
music theory with audio and visual cues. You can play songs on the
on-screen guitar or piano, computer speaker or MIDI instrument. It also
allows you to step forward and backward through songs, and display and edit
chord and scale diagrams.
Tunes 3.00 [TUNES300] (Jeffrey R. Dmochowski, reg. fee: $15) enhances
traditional guitar and piano music theory with an audio/visual approach.
You can play songs on your on-screen guitar or piano, computer speaker or
MIDI instrument; step forward and backward through songs for a more in
depth study; and display, print and edit chord and scale diagrams. It also
features a built-in sequencer and much more. The record option and some
other options are not available in this version.
---Updates: Other Education
(ED-12) ListenUp 3.02 [LISTENUP] (Fred Palmer Software, reg. fee: $19)
helps improve your sense of pitch.
=====Home, Financial
-----Home Accounting & Budgeting
Charge Account Management 1.11 [CAM111] (M. P. Data, ASP; reg. fee: $25)
manages your charge accounts. Features include numerous reports, printer
support, up to 50 budget categories, and up to 50 charge accounts.
Checkbook Management 5.1 [CHKMG51] (M. P. Data, ASP; reg. fee: $35) is a
full-featured checkbook manager. Features include bank statement
reconciliation, check printing in any format, various reports including
expense and income summaries, and up to 50 budget categories.
Checkmaster 2.0 [CHKMSTR2] (One Command Software, ASP; reg. fee: $19) is a
checkbook management system for the home or office. Features include check
printing, checkbook balancing, expense and vendor tracking, and bank
statement reconciliation. Requires 512K RAM and a hard disk.
Gen7 Accounting Module 1.4 [GEN7AC14] (Synergistic Consultants, Incor, reg.
fee: $10) keeps track of up to four banking accounts. It will also keep
track of debts and alert you when the program is started if you are about
to be late with a payment.
Lazy Ledger 1.0 [LAZYLED] (Duchek Computer Services, reg. fee: $30-35)
keeps track of your home or business accounts. It can give you instant
monthly or year-to-date totals of each account. Requires VGA.
Mortgage Analyst 1.0 [MORTGAG] (Sebastian J. Palack, reg. fee: $15)
provides analysis of normal, extra payment and fixed principal mortgages.
It will determine the mortgage payment amount, find unknown variables, such
as principal, interest, terms, etc., and determine the effective interest
rate per year.
Personal Finances 2 4.02g [PF2A, PF2B, PF2C] (Spitfire Software, reg. fee:
$39) is designed to manage personal or small business finances. It consists
of five main subsystems: account management, budget management, bills
management, fixed asset management, and financial investments management.
Cash flow analysis/ planning reports and income tax data reports are
provided. Also a set of utilities are included for such functions as
archiving old records.
Savings Account Management 1.0 [SAM1] (M. P. Data, ASP; reg. fee: $25)
helps you manage your savings account. It keeps current information of
accounts, interest earned, etc. It also generates reports listing all
transactions and deposits within specified dates, transactions with same
budget category, annual income reports, and more.
Living Assistant 0.5 [TLA_FM] (Custom Computer Systems, reg. fee: $35) is a
checkbook, savings and budget management program which can handle multiple
accounts.
Ultra/Easy Accounting [ULTRACCT] (Ultra Soft/Development Co., reg. fee: $?)
is an easy to use accounting package. Requires FoxPro.
---Updates: Home Accounting & Budgeting
(AH-01) Quick Personal Accounting System 3.2 [QPACS32] (Richard A.
Williams, reg. fee: $22) is a multi-featured checkbook program.
(AH-01) Your-Plan 2.1 [YOURPLAN] (Invest-Tech Limited, reg. fee: $40) will
help you prepare a budget and cashflow projections.
-----Loan Amort., Inc. Tax, & Other
Loan Accelerator 1.05 [LOANACCL] (Compuloan, reg. fee: $?) shows the
savings that occur when extra or oversized payments are made on a loan.
Married Filing Status Analysis 3.3 [MFS3X3] (Michael T. Wing, reg. fee: $8)
analyzes the advantage of filing joint or separate tax returns, the impact
of the so-called marriage penalty, and other tax filing situations related
to marriage, separation or divorce.
My Own Financial Consultant 1.0 [MOFC] (Eastern Digital Resources, reg.
fee: $25) provides help for comparing different loan rates and depreciation
procedures for acquiring assets. It features mortgage rate comparisons, an
amortization schedule, compound interest calculations, loan analysis, and more.
Patterson's 1993 Quick Tax Calculator [PTAX93] (John B Patterson, reg. fee:
$7) is a one-screen 1993 Federal income tax calculator. It uses all new
rates and gives warnings when IRS thresholds are exceeded. You can easily
change amounts to play what-if. <PQTC.PCX>
QForm [QFORM] (Premiere Software, reg. fee: $22) prints W2's for QuickPay
and 1099's for QuickBooks (version 2.0 for DOS only).
R. I. F. F. 1.0 [RIFF] (Charles Henry, reg. fee: $17) will forecast future
retirement income. It makes a financial model reflecting various assets,
incomes and desired requirements in the way of gross yearly income. The
model allows you to enter inflation rate on income, show interest on
investments, index pensions and more.
---Updates: Loan Amort., Inc. Tax, & Other
(AH-02) Amortization Table 3.53 [AMT353J] (H&P Software, reg. fee: $34) is
a good dedicated amortization program. NEW: loan period extended to 50
years, and 66 line laser printing command.
(AH-02) QuickTax 1.05 [QTAX05] (Bates Engineering, ASP; reg. fee: $23)
maintains up-to-date information on your total expected tax liability for
the year. NEW: expanded tax coverage, new tax rate schedules and other
changes from the 1993 deficit reduction tax law legislation.
-----Investment
Market Master 4.53 [MRKTMSTR] (R.M.C., reg. fee: $49-799) generates precise
and reliable price forecasts for stocks, futures, and world market indices.
This is a crippled version and it quits working at the end of 1994.
Requires 512K RAM and 950K hard disk space. <MRKTMSTR.PCX>
---Updates: Investment
(AH-03) Chart 1 1.2 [CHART1] (Scott Andrews, reg. fee: $10) is a stock and
mutual fund charting program. We could not get it to accept a 1994 date and
the user interface is fairly crude.
(AH-03) Owl Personal Portfolio Manager 5.01 [OPPM50] (Otto-Williams Ltd.,
reg. fee: $45) combines graphic analysis of stock trends with portfolio
management and tracking.
(AH-03) PFroi 3.9b [PFROI39B] (TechServe, Inc., reg. fee: $33-43) performs
portfolio management plus ROI calculations.
(AH-03) Stock Analyst 2.0 [STK200] (Visionary Software, ASP; reg. fee: $60)
is a stock analysis program.
=====Home, Other
-----Collecting
Library 1.0 [LIBRARY] (PC-Professional Services, reg. fee: $10) keeps track
of your collection of books, video tapes, and music. You can search your
collections by subject, author, artist, etc.
SCIM - Sports Card Inventory Manager 1.0 [SCIM1, SCIM2] (Silver Hill
Development, reg. fee: $45) manages and evaluates sports card collections
which includes card data for baseball, football, and basketball. As you add
cards, SCIM will enable you to analyze your collection with a variety of
flexible reports. Requires 640K RAM and a hard disk. A 132 column printer
is necessary for the full range of printed reports.
Sights & Sounds 1.2 [SIGHTS] (Doug Scott, reg. fee: $30-40) is a database
for video tape and laser disc video collections. You can define categories
and movie ratings, and determine how much information to record on each
video. Features include viewing and printing, insurance value listing,
label printing, mouse support, and a star search for finding videos for a
selected star.
---Updates: Collecting
(MS-03) Book Librarian 1.53 [BOOKLIB] (TurboSystemsCo, ASP; reg. fee: $38)
will help organize and keep track of a library of books. NEW: printer
drivers for Cannon BJC-600 and HP Deskjet 500/550C.
(MS-03) CDMaster 8.01 [CDM801] (Unicorn Software Limited, ASP; reg. fee:
$30) catalogs compact discs. NEW: more options and a new interface.
(MS-03) TrainTrax 3.1 [TRAINTRX] (Doug Scott, reg. fee: $20) keeps track of
a model railroad collection. NEW: mouse support.
(MS-03) US Philatelist Professional 1.50 [USPHIL] (Greg Morken, reg. fee:
$60) aids in keeping detailed information about U.S. stamps.
(MS-03) Video Librarian 4.02 [VIDEOLIB] (TurboSystemsCo, reg. fee: $39)
will help organize and keep track of your video library. NEW: printer
driver for Cannon BJC-600.
-----Diet, Nutrition & Health
Cycle Weight Training [CYCLEWT] (R & G Software, reg. fee: $25) is a weight
lifting program designed to help avoid the problems of overtraining or
hitting a plateau.
Family Medical History 1.1 [FMH1] (Doug Scott, reg. fee: $30-40) is a
database for recording family medical history. It keeps track of
immunizations, injuries, illnesses, treatments, and more.
-----Food & Drinks
MicroCook 1.3 [MCOOK13] (Norski Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is a database
for collecting and maintaining recipes. It contains over 130 recipes with
the capacity for keeping over 2000 recipes per database. You can also
import Meal-Master recipes, perform text searches, and direct recipes to
any printer.
---Updates: Food & Drinks
(MS-05) Shopper's Assistant 4.0 [SHOPPER4] (Norman O. Morgan, reg. fee:
$22) will help you organize your weekly trip to the grocery. NEW: improved
store mapping, comparison shopping between the 5 stores, and more.
---Updates: Genealogy
(MS-06) Cumberland Tree 3.5 [CTREE] (Cumberland Software, ASP; reg. fee:
$34) keeps your family-tree organized.
(MS-06) EZ-Tree 2.21A [EZT221] (MicroFox Company, reg. fee: $42) is a
genealogy program to track and report on family trees.
-----Home Management
Energy Cost 2.0 [ENERGY] (Electrical Design Software, reg. fee: $64)
creates total or comparison reports in cost/kilowatt hours or demand
charges. You can quickly identify the cost of one lighting system to
another, determine the savings on changing to energy efficient equipment to
calculate a pay back period, analyze the savings by improving the power
factor, and compare usage at peak and off-peak times.
HouseHold 1.5 [HOUSEHLD] (Saturn Systems, reg. fee: $13) is a general
purpose database program for the home. It features storage, retrieval, and
report functions for telephone numbers, addresses, checking and savings
accounts, retirement/IRA accounts, appointments, home equity and payments,
label printing, personal inventory, credit card tracking, stock and mutual
fund ownership, coin and stamp collections, recipes and more.
Stuff! 1.0 [STUFF] (Doug Scott, reg. fee: $30-40) is a property inventory
database for the home or a small office. It keeps track of any type of
property including electronics, credit cards, cars, and important papers.
Features include viewing and printing, a warranty list, user defined
categories, owners, and locations for the pop up pick lists. All reports
can be directed to a printer, screen, or saved as an ASCII file. Requires
DOS 3.3+ and 512K.
X10 Event Control 1.01 [X10EC] (David Huras, reg. fee: $25) is an event
scheduler for the X-10 CP290 controller. It supports X10 DAT file format,
five undocumented CP290 commands, sunset/sunrise offsets, and more.
---Updates: Home Management
(MS-07) HandsOff! 1.20a [HANDSOFF] (Pinnacle Software, reg. fee: $0) turns
your computer into a simple home burglar alarm system.
(MS-07) HouseHold Register 3.12 [HR] (TurboSystemsCo, ASP; reg. fee: $35)
is a home-inventory program that lets you record category, location, owner,
purchase price, replacement price and warranty information. NEW: printer
driver for Cannon BJC-600.
(MS-07) XA Command Interpreter 2.1 [X10XA2] (Bruce Christensen, reg. fee:
$29) can set a CP-290 X10 controller from a command line argument or from a
file of commands.
-----Science, Weather & Maps
WindCool 1.1 [WIND11] (Orrin S. Edwards, reg. fee: $10) will calculate the
wind chill factor for a given temperature and wind speed.
---Updates: Science, Weather & Maps
(MS-08) MapIt 1.3 [MAPITA,MAPITB] (Allison Software, ASP; reg. fee: $49) is
a world map program with interesting features.
(MS-08) Merlin 1.6g [MERLIN] (T. M. Parker, reg. fee: $31) is a
comprehensive hurricane/tropical storm tracking tool for the 1994 hurricane
season. NEW: wind field input, N.H.C. 12 or 24 hour forecast, pacific
tracking locations, and five degrees longitude was added to east coast
tracking map.
-----Vehicle Management
Car Restoration Diary 2.3 [CREST230] (RMH Computer Services, ASP; reg. fee:
$29) keeps track of expenses and time spent while restoring vintage cars.
It will also maintain a database of parts dealers, car shows, swap meets,
etc. Includes an appointment calendar and a pop-up calculator.
---Updates: Vehicle Management
(MS-09) Chris's Automobile Recorder 13.2 [CAR132] (Cooney Applied
Technology, ASP; reg. fee: $0) keeps a maintenance log for any car, truck,
motorcycle, boat, or train and reminds you when Preventive Maintenance and
Inspections are due.
(MS-09) LogMiles [LOGMILE] (Kent V. Busse, reg. fee: $0) lets you record
vehicle maintenance and report vehicle use by classes or categories such as
private, charitable, medical, business, and so on.
-----Other Home & Miscellaneous
Countdown Timer 1.0 [CDNTIME] (Mendel Cooper, reg. fee: $1) is an
all-purpose timer for your computer. Use it as a cooking timer, with board
games, task timer, etc. Requires VGA graphics. C source code is included.
<TIMER.PCX>
First Name Almanac 1.02 [FNA] (Kenneth G. Kirkpatrick, ASP; reg. fee: $50)
generates a commercial quality printout of the meanings of more than 14,000
first names. Names are printed in calligraphy script suitable for framing.
Requires HPLaserJet compatible printer with 1 meg memory,and 2MB disk space.
Garage Sale Manager 2.0 [GARAGE] (Norman O. Morgan, reg. fee: $22) helps
you organize garage sales. It can track items by name and price, who an
item is being sold by, and money that is due to each person.
Lawn Mower Shop [LAWNMWR] (DIY Software, reg. fee: $30) is a collection of
text and graphic screens that will help a person learn to maintain and
repair small gasoline engines. The program supports most equipment
including 2 and 4 cycle engines. Requires a hard drive. <LAWNMWR1.PCX>,
<LAWNMWR2.PCX>
Living Will 1.0 [LIVEWIL] (Mas Publishing, reg. fee: $12-22) is a set of
forms for preparing a living will for you and your family members.
Measures and Weights 1.0 [MEASURE] (Ruud Hendrickx, reg. fee: $10) converts
between common and metric measures from a graphical user interface.
---Updates: Other Home & Miscellaneous
(MS-10) Data-Plane Aviation Software [FPLANNER] (Data-Plane, Inc., reg.
fee: $63-228) is a comprehensive flight planning package. This is a 4-disk
set containing Flight Planner, Omni-DB, Automatic, and Weather Station.
NEW: This is an update to Flight Planner only. The other modules did not
change.
(MS-10) JobNet 2.0 [JOBNET2] (Tom Welch Financial, ASP; reg. fee: $29) is a
1-800 directory of the most active and high profile contract service firms
in industry.
(MS-10) Pilot Log Book 7.01 [PILOTLOG] (Data-Plane Inc., reg. fee: $39) is
a professional pilot's log book.