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=====Words & Graphics (Includes Printer apps & utilities)
---Updates: Word Processing Programs
(WP-01) Boxer 6.0 [BOXER] (Boxer Software, reg. fee: $39-54) is a
full-featured text editor. NEW: improved mouse interface for pull-down and
horizontal menus, locates differing lines in two or more files, uses mouse
for scrolling text, better use of memory, and more.
(WP-01) Universal Editor 2.2 [ESUE3] (Erhard Schreck, reg. fee: $any) will
edit ASCII and binary files of unlimited size, perform string searches, do
conversions from EBDIC to ASCII and more.
(WP-01) pE - The "perfect" Editor 4.03 [PE403] (Just Excellent Software,
Inc., ASP; reg. fee: $42) is a text editor with over 160 functions,
including the ability to read and convert all major word processing formats.
-----Hypertext
Ares 1.0 [ARES1A] (Ted Husted, reg. fee: $30) creates hypertext from any
ASCII text file.
HT 1.0 [HT01] (Will Ware, reg. fee: $15) is a simple hypertext viewer.
HyperDex 1.1 [HYPERDEX] (Text Technology, ASP; reg. fee: $?) is the
database version of HyperShell. It supports dBase compatible databases,
index files and memo files.
NeoBook Professional [NEOBKPRO] (OSCS Software Development, reg. fee: $90)
is an authoring system for multimedia disk-based newsletters, books,
catalogs, and more. It links to word processors and paint programs. It
imports PCX/GIF format images, and supports Sound Blaster-compatible VOC or
PC speaker files. Requires EGA/VGA/SVGA, a mouse, hard disk, and 640K RAM.
NeoBook [NEOBOOK] (OSCS Software Development, Inc., reg. fee: $45) is
system for authoring disk based, interactive newsletters, books, catalogs,
educational materials, and more. It links to popular word processors and
paint programs. It imports PCX/GIF format images and ASCII text files.
Requires EGA/VGA/SVGA, mouse, a hard disk and 640K RAM.
---Updates: Hypertext
(WP-03) HyperText Reader and Generator 5.0 [HRG5] (Leithauser Research,
reg. fee: $25) is a file viewing utility that allows the user to read
computer text files. NEW: allows editing existing HyperRead documents
without destroying the links, converts most text files that are not
compatible with HyperRead to a compatible format, and more.
(WP-03) HyperShell 5.0 [HSHELL1, HSHELL2, HSHELL3] (Text Technology, ASP;
reg. fee: $?) is a hypertext authoring and control system. NEW: extended
backtrack, scripting language block control structures, note editor,
interactive/selective auto-reference, and display of PCX or BLOAD images.
-----Forms Creators
PC-Forms 6.30 [PCFORMS] (William W. Blackledge, ASP; reg. fee: $35) is a
document assembly system for business and legal documents. It allows you to
assemble business and legal documents and create, maintain and print text
libraries. Completed documents are loaded into WordStar, WordPerfect, MS-
Word, VDE, PC-Write, FriendlyWriter or other word processors, when linked
with the system.
-----Other Word Processing Utilities
Grammar Online! 1.01 [GRAMMAR] (Roberts & Richards, Inc., reg. fee: $15) is
a 116k TSR grammar aid which can be used with most word processing programs
as a pop-up menu. It will provide assistance on the proper use of commas,
punctuation, sentence structure, etc.
---Updates: Other Word Processing Utilities
(WU-05) Cumberland Diary 1.3 [CDIARY] (Cumberland Software, ASP; reg. fee:
$24) makes it easy to keep a diary.
(WU-05) Cumberland Story 1.2 [CSTORY] (Cumberland Software, ASP; reg. fee:
$24) helps you write a book about your life or the lives of your ancestors.
(WU-05) Document Cleaner 1.1 [DOCL11] (David Leithauser, reg. fee: $5)
converts word processor files into ASCII files by converting tab characters
into spaces, stripping out non-text control characters, adding hard
carriage returns, and adding margins.
(WU-05) HyperSee 1.4 [HYPRSEE] (Norman Newman, reg. fee: $25) displays
ASCII files in a hypertext format. ASCII text files can be created with any
text editor or word processor which will save in straight ASCII. NEW: shell
to DOS and executable links.
(WU-05) OmniDay 4.01 [ODAY401] (Unicorn Software Limited, ASP; reg. fee:
$30) lets you create your own personal electronic diary. NEW: the ability
to set up one of hundreds of spell checkers for use with the program.
(WU-05) Typemate 5.20 [TYPEMATE] (De Deugd Automatisering, reg. fee: $25+)
is a typing tutor for the English, French and Dutch languages.
-----Clip Art and Fonts
Cartoon Theater Series-1 - CGA [CTS1CGA] (Paul Huffman, reg. fee: $20) is a
library of PCX files containing cartoon characters, head positions, body
positions, props, and tools to help you create cartoons.
Merlin's Deluxe Font Editor 1.0d [MDFEDIT] (Merlin's Software, reg. fee:
$20 ) designs screen fonts, and mouse cursors and proportionally spaced
fonts for use in your programs. Requires VGA and a mouse. <MDFEDIT1.PCX>
<MDFEDIT2.PCX>
---Updates: Clip Art and Fonts
(DP-01) Cartoon Theater Series-1 - VGA [CTS1VGA] (Paul Huffman, reg. fee:
$20) is a library of PCX files containing cartoon characters, head
positions, body positions, props, and tools to help you create cartoon
drawings. Requires VGA. <CTS.PCX>
-----Graphics Displays, Pictures
Amnesia MegaDemo 1.0 [AMNESIA] (Renaissance, reg. fee: $0) is an impressive
demonstration of multi-media routines which includes a variety of graphics
and relaxing electronic music. Graphics include a virtual reality
simulation, vector demonstrations, shading, entropy, and more. Requires VGA
Graphics. SoundBlaster compatible sound card needed for music.
Dust 1.0 [DUST_PRE] (Dust, reg. fee: $0) is an impressive VGA graphics
demo. Music can be played through a sound card or pc speaker.
The Jungly Kitchen 1.0 [JUNGLY] (Twilight Zone, reg. fee: $0) is a
demonstration for VGA graphics. A jungle tribesman plays a tune on the
drums, but is frequently interrupted by a crazy bird who has ideas of his
own. This is a cute presentation with sound that can be played with a sound
card or through the pc speaker. Requires VGA and 560k of memory.
RRay4 1.0 [RRAY4] (Clive Probert, reg. fee: $0) is a black and white ray
tracing of objects in a room with a tiled floor in PCX format. <RRAY4.PCX>
Sier 1.0 [SIER] (Mendel Cooper, reg. fee: $0) is a graphic example of a
Sierpinsky Gasket. Watch as a triangle pattern emerges and is filled in by
various colors. C source code is included.
VESAView 4.6 [VESAVW46] (William M. White, reg. fee: $30) allows you to
view and print BMP, GIF, IMG, GEM, JPG, PCX, TGA & TIF images & HPGL
plotter files. It also allows you to pan images that are larger than your
screen resolution, make adjustments to color, brightness, and contrast,
crop images, and more. Requires a VESA driver for your graphics card and
enough extended memory to hold the entire image. Supports VESA modes thru
1280x1024x256.
---Updates: Graphics Displays, Pictures
(GR-01) SuperShow IV [SS4] (PC West, reg. fee: $95) (formerly PCX-Show)
lets you create graphics presentations with PCX and GIF files.
-----General Drawing Programs
CirCAD Demo 3.52 [CIRCAD] (Dover Research Corp., reg. fee: $300-995) is a
multitasking PCB editor. It also functions as a standard CAD program. This
demo limits the size of the files you can work with and does not include
all export drivers. <CIRCAD1.PCX> <CIRCAD2.PCX>
EEDLib 1.0 [EEDLIB] (Mendel Cooper, reg. fee: $0) is a set of additional
libraries for use with Gershon Elber's EEDraw (PsL disk #3308), an
electronic schematic CAD program.
IBM CAD/3SX 3.0.1 [IBMCADSX] (IBMCAD, reg. fee: $50) supplies all the tools
needed to create CAD drawings. It features highlighting, which eliminates
magnifying and zooming on complex or dense drawings, point & line markers,
a step-by-step tutorial through the construction of a sample drawing, a
macro facility, engineering analysis, and text importing. Requires 512k
available RAM, VGA card, math coprocessor and a hard disk.
Easy Draft - Mouse 3.1 [MEZDRAFT] (Astek Software, reg. fee: $10) is a
drafting program. Features include zooming, panning distance/angle
measuring, parallel lines, circles, erase window, object and symbol
library. Objects can be moved, copied, rotated and hidden. Requires VGA and
a mouse.
Panic 1.0 [PANIC] (Future Crew, reg. fee: $0) is a VGA and Soundblaster
demonstration with fractal images, entropic displays, and an upbeat music
score. Requires VGA graphics. Music requires a Soundblaster compatible
sound card and 1 MB of EMS memory.
Stamp Pad [STAMPP] (Dataware, reg. fee: $10) is a paint program that lets
you use clip art like a rubber stamp on your picture. You can also make
game characters, backgrounds, or other graphic images for your own
programs. Requires VGA. <STAMPP1.PCX> <STAMPP2.PCX>
---Updates: General Drawing Programs
(GR-02) Draft Choice 2.0d [DRAFTC] (Trius, Inc., ASP; reg. fee: $75) is a
unique object-oriented drawing program.
(GR-02) Easy Draft 3.1 [EZDRAFT] (Scott Andrews, reg. fee: $0) is a
drafting program.
(GR-02) HomePlan 2.6 [HOMEPLN] (Chuck Herndon, ASP; reg. fee: $24) draws
and prints house plans. NEW: reverse plans vertically and horizontally,
move the plan, move and copy groups of drawing elements, re-size drawing
elements and pre-drawn figures, rearrange furniture and appliances, and an
on-screen line protractor.
(GR-02) Picture Editing Package 1.4 [PEP] (Trionum Inc., reg. fee: $45-75)
is a drawing and layout program. NEW: support for PostScript printers,
shrink-to-fit and multi-page options for printing oversized images,
introductory slide show for new users, a library of symmetrical ornament
objects, and dozens of new shapes and symbols.
-----Graphic Presentations
AutoMessage 32-Column 2.0 [AM2032] (HollowSoft Consulting, reg. fee: $35)
displays graphical scrolling messages with your choice font types, font
sizes, justification, display speeds, and more. The display dimensions are
10 rows of text with 32 characters per row. Up to 300 different messages
can be shown per session, making this ideal for trade shows, store
displays, etc. Requires VGA, 420K memory, and a hard disk or HD floppy.
<AM2032_A.PCX> <AM2032_B.PCX>
---Updates: Graphic Presentations
(GR-04) AutoMessage 20 Column 2.0 [AM2020] (HollowSoft Consulting, reg.
fee: $35) displays graphical scrolling messages with your choice of font
types, font sizes, justification, display speeds, and more. NEW: password
protection, more fonts and a QuickShow feature to simplify message playback.
(GR-04) CompuShow 2000 1.01a [CMPUSHO] (Canyon State Systems, reg. fee:
$33) is a robust program for viewing graphics files. NEW: zoom function for
images in 256-color SVGA mode, support for HAM 8 format and improved
rescaling of Amiga images, Grayscale JPEG and Targa graphics, and support
for 80x43 mode on an EGA, 80x50 on a VGA, and 80x60, 132x25, 132x43,
132x50, or 132x60 on Super-VGAs with VESA BIOS.
(GR-04) XL-Show [XLSHOW] (REXXCOM Systems, reg. fee: $24) allows you to
display auto-scrolling text screens which change automatically in style and
color with each new topic. Requires EGA/VGA.
-----Printing Utilities & Applications
MiLabel 2.5 [MILABEL] (John M. Haro, reg. fee: $15) allows you to create
labels and print them to an Epson or IBM dot matrix, or HP compatible LaserJet.
---Updates: Printing Utilities & Applications
(P1-01) LPT-Swap 2.0 [LPTSWAP] (Robert F. Keber Jr., reg. fee: $0) allows
you to switch between two printer ports.
(P1-01) Pop-Label 2.6 [PL26] (Robert F. Keber Jr., reg. fee: $20) is a
small program for creating and printing labels.
-----Text File Formatting/Printing
Label 1.0 [LABEL] (Alexander G Orr, reg. fee: $0) is an address label
program written in QBasic. Source code is included.
PASCII 1.2 [PASCII] (Nemosoft Technologies, reg. fee: $0) prepares an ASCII
file for printing. It supports headers and footers, pagination, time and
date, and margins.
---Updates: Text File Formatting/Printing
(P1-02) Margarine 3.2 [MARGARIN] (Tay-Jee Software, reg. fee: $15) adds
left, top, and bottom margins to text files. NEW: support for laser
printers and Epson conversions.
(P1-02) PrintPlus 6.8 [PRNPLS] (Lambert Klein, reg. fee: $19) is a
full-featured file printing utility. NEW: added a Trashcan option to
operate similar to DOS 6's Delete Sentry Utility, fixed mouse problems.
-----For HP LaserJet and Compatibles
LaserMate 1.00 [LMATE] (Key Software Services, reg. fee: $10) prints 3.5"
and 5.25" diskette labels on Avery #5196 and 5197 and compatible labels on
HP compatible laser printers.
---Updates: For HP LaserJet and Compatibles
(P2-02) BookLet-Screen 2.3 [BOOKLS] (Sympathetic Software, ASP; reg. fee:
$20) prints up to four document pages per sheet of paper on a laser or
DeskJet printer for folding into a booklet.
(P2-02) LJ4 Utility 1.1 [LJ4U11] (Tim Tschirner, reg. fee: $10-13) allows
you to change the settings of the LaserJet 4 family of printers. NEW:
support for all hardware symbol sets, added reset and eject commands.
(P2-02) XPrt 5.0 [XPRT50] (Paul R. Bearden, reg. fee: $15) is an excellent
file printing and control utility for HP LaserJet compatible printers. NEW:
support for printing multiple copies and for LPT4.
---Updates: For Other Specific Printers
(P2-03) PSPrint 2.1 [PSP21] (Control Enterprises, Inc., reg. fee: $12)
prints text files on a PostScript printer. NEW: improved use of memory,
corrected error when form feeds are immediately followed by text, support
for 8-bit character sets, improved user interface, and more.