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Windows 3, Section 2 of 3
-----Large Games
Black Dog Cribbage 1.0c [BDCRIB] (Black Dog Software, reg. fee: $15) is an
excellent game of Cribbage for Windows. Optional in-game instructions guide
you through the game like cue cards.
Euchre 1.1 [EUCH11] (Land-J Technologies, reg. fee: $0) is a nicely-done
version of Euchre for Windows. Euchre is played by two teams of two
players. The objective is to be the first team to score 10 points by
winning tricks in each of a number of hands. Detailed instructions are
available in the help file for those unfamiliar with this card game.
<WIN_EUCH.PCX>
FigurePic [FIGUREP] (Star Graphics Corp, reg. fee: $33) is a unique puzzle
game that blends logic and art. You must fill in squares based on the
information given by the numbers at the top and side of the grid. When you
have correctly filled them in, you will have uncovered a graphic of some
sort. Some of the puzzles have amusing animations when solved. <FIGURE.PCX>
LK-Spots 1.1W [LKSPOT] (Stengel Enterprises, reg. fee: $24-$29) records
actual winning numbers for Lotto and Keno games, analyzes these winning
numbers using simple statistical relationships, and forecasts sets of
future numbers. Includes VBRUN200.
Matchem 1.0 [MATCHEM] (Flat Rabbit Software, reg. fee: $15-$25) is an
intriguing game for younger children. It allows the child to match
digitized sounds with a colorful picture of an animal. The excellent sounds
can be played through a sound card or the PC speaker. A hard drive is
required. <MATCH.PCX>
MatchUp [MATCHUP] (Al Yanchak, reg. fee: $0) is a challenging brain-teaser
for Windows. The objective is to scramble the tiles, then reorder them as
quickly as you can. Each of the 8 identically shaped tiles can be rotated
into 4 positions yielding a virtually endless combination of incorrect
arrangements, but only one correct one. Other features include amusing
sound effects, a high score list, a hint button, and more. <MATCH_UP.PCX>
Noughts & Crosses Quiz 1.1 [N_CROSS] (D.M. Woods, reg. fee: $13 Pounds
Sterling) is an interesting version of Tic-Tac-Toe for Windows. You must
first answer a multiple-choice trivia question before you can place an X or
an O on the board. Many of the questions deal with English history or
literature and may not be easily answered. Includes VBRUN200. <NOUGHTS.PCX>
Picture Puzzler [PICPUZ] (Frank Font's WorkShop, reg. fee: $8) allows you
to turn almost any bitmap into a puzzle. Requires VBRUN300. <PUZZLER.PCX>
SmartMaze 1.0 [SMAZE1_0] (Mike Purdy, reg. fee: $9-$12) is an easy to use
maze generating utility for Windows. VBRUN300 is included. <S_MAZE.PCX>
Windows Hangman [WINHANG] (D.M. Woods, reg. fee: $13 Pounds Sterling) is a
version of the classic word-guessing game for Windows. Word categories
include Wildlife, Computer Jargon, Sport & Games, Music, Wildflowers, and
more. Digitized sounds enhance the game play. VBRUN200 is included.
---Updates: Large Games
(WI-4a) Keno+Plus 2.0 [KENOPL20] (Bailey Enterprises, reg. fee: $10) is a
WIN31 version of the popular casino game Keno. NEW: estimates of casino
returns, an option to change the payoff schedules, a random ball selector
for lotteries, improved graphics, and more. Requires VGA and VBRUN300.
(WI-4a) Quatra Command 2.01 [QCWGAME] (DOE Entertainment, reg. fee: $20) is
a shoot-everything-that-moves space adventure. This interactive demo
features three levels with a 40,000 point limit.
(WI-4a) Z&Z Color 2.01 [ZZCOLOR] (Jason Balmuth, reg. fee: $18) is a
color-by-number program for children ages 3 and up. NEW: sound support for
any Windows-compatible sound board.
-----Graphics, Icons, Fonts, Wallpaper
Alfie.ICO [ALFIE] (Charles Williams, reg. fee: $0) is a Windows icon of a
cute green alien.
AutoWallpaper 1.1 [AUTOWALL] (Ronald K Logan, reg. fee: $15) is a wallpaper
management system which allows easy changing of the Windows desktop
wallpaper by both manual and automatic means. Several interesting graphic
files are included.
Babar.BMP [BABAR] (D. McIntosh, reg. fee: $0) is a Windows graphic file of
Babar the Elephant.
Bluesn.ICO [BLUESN] (reg. fee: $0) is a Windows icon of a big blue snake.
BMP2RLE [BMP2RLE] (Chris Velazquez, reg. fee: $?) compresses Windows
bitmapped graphic files into space-saving RLE format. Requires VBRUN300.
Mandelbrot Fractals [BROT_0] (Robert Ross, reg. fee: $0) contains four
beautiful 256-color BMP files of various Mandelbrot fractals.
Bucky [BUCKY] (reg. fee: $0) contains two BMP graphic of the Wisconsin
Badgers football helmet logo.
Icon Catalog 1.0 [CATALOG] (Jman Software, Inc., reg. fee: $10) is an
icon/bitmap viewer for Windows. It allows you to browse through pages with
up to 60 icons/graphics per page from a specified directory. Catalogs of
files can be printed. Includes VBRUN300.
Comics Icons [COMICS] (LOU, reg. fee: $0) is a fantastic collection of 91
icons featuring comic book characters.
Funky Icons [FUNKIC] (Rick Stoeppelwerth, reg. fee: $0) is a collection of
256-color icons in ICL format.
GammaCAD 1.10 [GCAD110] (Gamma Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15-25) is a full
featured CAD program. Drawing elements include lines, arcs, circles, points
and text. Edit options include select, cut, copy, paste, rotate, scale and
undo. Line type, width and color can be set. Other features include full
text font control, element snaps, zoom, pan, scaled printouts/plots and
much more. Requires WIN31, 286 or better, 640K memory, hard disk and 650K
free disk space.
Gibutn.DLL [GIBUTN] (Gloria Lund, reg. fee: $5) is a library set of 66
icons in DLL format. These artist-drawn icons appear on button-like
backgrounds.
Giestr.DLL [GIESTR] (Gloria Lund, reg. fee: $5) is a library of 22 icons in
DLL format with an Easter/Spring theme
Gifood.DLL [GIFOOD] (Gloria Lund, reg. fee: $5) is a library of 80
artist-rendered icons in DLL format covering almost every kind of food
category.
ICONan the Librarian 1.1 [ICONAN] (Absolute Software, reg. fee: $5) is a
simple program that allows you to view and print all icons in a specified
directory, with up to 56 icons per page. VBRUN300 is required.
Misc. Icons [ICONS] (Rick Stoeppelwerth, reg. fee: $0) is a collection of
miscellaneous icons in ICL format.
Love & Peace Bitmaps [LUVPCE] (reg. fee: $0) contains two simple bitmaps of
60's era sentiments.
Matrix.BMP [MATRIX] (Finn, reg. fee: $0) is a 256-color BMP graphic file
featuring a look at the Internet Information Center in tomorrow's possible
matrix. A near invisible program is lurking detectable only by it's reflection.
Microscopy Wallpapers for Windows [MICWALL1] (Molcol Software, reg. fee:
$0) is a compressed set of wallpaper pics for users interested in
microscopes or microscopy in general. A range of formats are included, from
16-color grey scale to 256-color 640x480.
MK&BAR [MK_BAR] (reg. fee: $0) is an amusing BMP graphic combining Mortal
Kombat and Barney.
Mr. Natural [MR_NAT] (Jerry Lavallee, reg. fee: $0) is a RLE graphic file
of that loveable counter-culture icon, Mr. Natural.
Misc. Icons [MSCICON] (Jeff, reg. fee: $0) contains two icons -
ABSTRAC.ICO: the tip of a paint brush on a page, and RATMAZ.ICO: an icon of
a rat eating a maze.
Oktrev.BMP [OKTREV] (reg. fee: $0) is the Oktober Revolution medallion from
the masthead of the Soviet newspaper Pravda.
Olympic Icons [OLYM] (reg. fee: $0) is a library of Olympic icons in ICL
format.
Ordlen.BMP [ORDLEN] (reg. fee: $0) is the Order of Lenin from the masthead
of the Soviet newpaper Pravda.
Paddington [PADNGT] (Deborah McIntosh, reg. fee: $0) contains a color BMP
graphic of Paddington Bear, a character from children's books.
PistolBMP [PISTOL] (reg. fee: $0) is a color BMP graphic of Pistol Pete,
the mascot of OSU.
POPOUT [POPOUT] (Bob Hankinson & Gary Peterson, reg. fee: $20) generates
Random Dot Stereogram (RDS) images from drawings that you create.
Stereogram images appear at first glance to be a repeating pattern of
random dots. When viewed properly, however, a "hidden" three dimensional
image will "pop out".
Ratsample 3D PS 2.0 [RATS_PS] (Quadrat Communications, reg. fee: $0) is a
complete PostScript Type 1 (ATM) keycap font designed for optimum output
from low resolution laser printers (300 and 600 DPI) at standard text
sizes. This font contains the complete alpha/numeric and basic
punctuation/symbol keys on a standard PC keyboard, plus sample function key
characters.
Ratsample 3D TTF 2.0 [RATS_TT] (Quadrat Communications, reg. fee: $0) is a
complete TrueType keycap fontd esigned for optimum output from low
resolution laser printers (300 and 600 DPI) at standard text sizes. This
font contains the complete alpha/numeric and basic punctuation/symbol keys
on a standard PC keyboard, plus sample function key characters.
RISS Font Pak #1 1.3 [RISSFP1] (Rhode Island Soft Systems, Inc., ASP; reg.
fee: $25) contains five scalable TrueType Fonts for Windows 3.1. The fonts
are highly ornamental, decorated typefaces that are excellent for
headlines, newsletters, and business documents.
Skins2.BMP [SKINS2] (reg. fee: $0) is a color BMP graphic of the Washington
Redskins logo.
Smiley [SMILEY] (reg. fee: $0) adds a smiley face to the ProgMan or FileMan
menu.
Starry.ICO [STARRY] (reg. fee: $0) contains a Windows icon of a starry night.
WinChange 4.0 [WCHANGE] (G. L. Liadis & Associates, reg. fee: $8) allows
you to change the startup Windows RLE with one of your choice. Requires
VBRUN300.
Wallpaper Manager Plus 2.80 [WM_PLUS] (Noble Dog Software, reg. fee: $20)
allows you to manage and display desktop wallpaper files in WIN31. Features
include the ability to assemble and edit multiple wallpaper display lists,
four switching modes to determine when new wallpaper is selected, graphic
file conversion, and more.
Wallpaper Manager Plus NT 2.80 [WMP_NT] (Noble Dog Software, reg. fee: $20)
manages and displays desktop wallpapers under Windows NT. Features include
the ability to assemble and edit multiple wallpaper lists, four switching
modes for selecting new wallpaper, sound support, graphics conversion, and
more.
---Updates: Graphics, Icons, Fonts, Wallpaper
(WI-05) Logo F/X 1.5 [LOGOFX] (AdMation, reg. fee: $10) allows the user to
create an animated screen saver incorporating a company logo. NEW: includes
SAVENOW, a desktop icon you can use to invoke a screen saver.
(WI-05) Media BlastOff! 1.1 [MB11] (TEK* Development, reg. fee: $30) is a
Windows 3.1 player for most common multimedia graphic and audio file types.
Support is provided for FLI, FLC, AVI, AAS, DIB, RLE, PCX, GIF, BMP, WAV,
MID, and CD Audio. The Video for Windows drivers are required for AVI
playback, and a sound card is required for audio reproduction. Requires VGA
and a hard drive.
(WI-05) ThumbsUp! 1.3d [THUMB13D] (Cerious Software, reg. fee: $50) is a
graphic image and clip-art browsing and catalog program which provides
extensive viewing, thumbnailing, printing and file organization. NEW:
support for Targa (TGA) graphic files, drag-and-drop service to other
applications, and several bug fixes. Requires WIN31 and a 386+.
*** NOW MEGA ONLY! ***
(WI-05) TrueType Font Explorer 1.2 [TTFONT] (DoLo Enterprises, Inc., reg.
fee: $15) lets you explore the makeup of any TrueType font. NEW:
determination of the DOS filename for the selected fontface name, embedded
file tables are counted/identified/listed by name, improved printouts, and
more. Now includes VBRUN300.
-----Program/File Management
AutoMan 1.0 [AUTOMAN1] (Dwight Hamm, reg. fee: $25) arranges your Program
Manager groups for easy and consistent access. Features include easy window
sizing to optimize desktop space, auto-arrangement of icons, one-click exit
or restart Windows, and more.
Cleo 1.1 [CLEO11] (Burrell Software Enterprises, reg. fee: $15) allows you
to customize your desktop operating environment. It places a menu at the
top of the screen which allows you to quickly launch your Program Manager
items or any user-defined menu items. You can also define several "virtual"
workspaces. A status bar is displayed at the bottom of the screen with a
system resource monitor, date/time, run dialog, quick exit, quick virtual
screen switcher, and more. Requires WIN31 and 4+ MB RAM.
DDLaunch 1.1 [DDLAUNCH] (David A. Hall, reg. fee: $0) allows you to take
advantage of the Drag & Drop features of the Windows File Manager. You
simply create a template that will be executed when one or more files are
dragged from the File Manager onto the DDLaunch icon. The names of the
files will be combined with the template and the resulting command will be
executed.
D'Menu 2.0 [DMENU2] (David S. Reinhart, reg. fee: $15) is a customizable
menu system that you can have pop up from within any application that you
are currently running. Up to 99 items can be placed on the menu, and a
browse feature makes setting up applications very easy. The menu can be
invoked by clicking the right mouse button within a Windows's title bar, or
clicking on the the open desktop.
Drag and File 1.0 [DRGFILE1] (Canyon Software, reg. fee: $70) is a powerful
replacement for File Manager. It is integated with Drag and View (which
allows you to view the contents of a file without having to run the program
that created the file), Drag and Zip (a drag and drop interface for PKZIP
and LHA), and Zip View (an archive file viewer).
Features include a directory finder, duplicate file finder, the ability to
tag multiple files for performing batch operations on non-contiguous groups
of files, up to 12 drive windows open simultaneously, drag-and-drop
move/copy/delete, hot key control, a toolbar with buttons for frequent
tasks, and much more.
DeskTop Menu 5.0a [DTM50A] (Lester Hightower, reg. fee: $10-$15) is a
powerful menuing system for Window 3.1. It can be used to simply launch
programs or be configured as your main shell. Features include hot key
support, File Manager drag and drop support, screen saver activation, task
management functions, and more. Requires VBRUN300.
Group Filer [GRPFILE] (Joe Meadows, reg. fee: $0) allows you to have nested
groups in Program Manager. You can easily organize program groups into
customized categories, greatly reducing the clutter on your desktop.
ViaCommander 1.0 [GVCOM1] (Viable Software Alternatives, reg. fee: $27) is
a toolbar application launcher that lets you define application windows to
your own specifications. Features include a fast drag and drop interface,
support for multiple instances of applications, and more. Requires VBRUN300.
IcoFloat [ICOFLOAT] (Sparrow Information Systems, reg. fee: $20) is a
floating icon application launcher for WIN31. It can display one or two
columns of buttons which can switch to a specified drive or directory,
launch an application, send a command line and a sequence of keystrokes to
a Windows app, and display text as the cursor passes over the button. Other
features include date/time/resource display and a daily reminder function.
Includes VBRUN200.
JG's Task Manager 1.50 [JGSTASK] (Jon Goodwin, reg. fee: $0) is a task
switcher and program launcher for WIN31. The program is activated by
double-clicking on any window title bar. It can launch applications from
your Program Manager groups or from a command line. This is a very handy
little utility.
Launcher [LAUNCH] (D-Squared Inc., reg. fee: $5) is an easy to use
button-bar interface to launch your commonly-used Windows applications.
Requires VBRUN300.
Launch++ 1.00 [LPPWIN] (Daryl Schmoldt, reg. fee: $10) is an extension to
Windows File Manager which allows you to launch any program listed in the
Program Manager.
Qmenu 1.05 [QM105] (SawBuck Systems, reg. fee: $10) provides is floating
pop up menu for Windows. The menu pops up when the right mouse button is
pressed on a non-active area of the screen. Other feaures include quick
exit for Windows, an option to enable the PrtScr key to print the active
window, quick restart, and more.
QuikBar! 1.1a [QUIKBAR] (D2 Software, reg. fee: $12) is an easy to use
Windows button-bar program launcher. Applications can be added directly
from ProgMan or dropped from FileMan. Other features include a flexible
layout arrangement, always on top option, and more.
The RIGHT Button 1.3 [RBTN13] (Mike Bohn & Matt E. Hart, reg. fee: $25) is
a replacement/enhancement for Program Manager. It pops up over any
application with a right or middle mouse button click. Applications are
shown as icons for fast access, and all ProgMan groups are available via
pop down list boxes. Requires VBRUN300.
Session Guru! 2.01 [SGURU2] (Pierre-Eric Colin, reg. fee: $0) lets you
arrange documents and programs in work session and launch all of them
simultaneously. Requires WIN31.
Suckmeister 1.35 [SM135] (Craig Crutcher, reg. fee: $10) is a command-line
launch utility with several enhancements. It displays a graphic list of all
currently executing applications that allows you to switch to an
application by clicking on an icon. Several buttons can be configured to
launch applications. Other features convenient File Manager launching, a
clock, and more.
Window Manager 1.4 [WINMAN14] (KiwiSoft, reg. fee: $20) provides a quick
and easy way to launch Windows applications as well as switch between
tasks. It displays a "speedbar" of currently running apps on the title bar
of the active window, so all you have to do is point and click to switch
tasks. You can configure a pop-up menu of your favorite programs, and
invoke it with a hot key or mouse press.
---Updates: Program/File Management
(WI-06) ADW 1.4 [ADW14] (MicroSpec, reg. fee: $) lets you build an
alternative to the Windows/Windows-NT Program Manager interface. NEW:
automated setup program, help file, and several bug fixes. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) ButtonStar Deluxe 5.32 [BSTAR53] (Mark DiBiasio, reg. fee: $28) is
an icon-based menu system for WIN31. NEW: ProgMan groups/programs can be
accessed directly from Popup TaskManager, 23 short-cut keys for quick
access to programs or assigning macros, and more. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) Directory Comparison Utility 2.3 [DIRC23] (David Hay Shareware,
reg. fee: $10) lets you compare the contents of two directories. Requires
VBRUN300.
(WI-06) DiskSweep 1.03 [DISKSWP] (Elite High Technology, Inc., reg. fee:
$30) is a unique program for managing files on your hard drive. NEW: when
files are selected, the message banner at the bottom displays the number of
files selected as well as the total size in bytes occupied by those files.
Requires VBRUN200.
(WI-06) FM Applic 1.1d [FMAPLIC] (Howard Knight, reg. fee: $25) is a
powerful extension to the Windows File Manager.
(WI-06) KickOff 3.0 [KICKOFF] (Steve B. Sutherland, reg. fee: $25) is a
program and file launcher which uses a hierarchy of popup menus to organize
your applications.
(WI-06) Little Color File Manager 6.0 [LCFM6] (James Pollman, reg. fee: $0)
displays files using user-defined colors. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) METZ Task Manager 2.03 [MTM203] (METZ Software, reg. fee: $39) is a
comprehensive replacent for the Windows Task Manager. NEW: the ability to
automate routine tasks, powerful file managment functions, customizable
launch buttons, and much more.
(WI-06) PM Fonts Chooser 1.10 [PMFNTS] (VB Expressions, reg. fee: $5) lets
you easily customize the font used by ProgMan for group and icon titles.
Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) PM Group Sorter 1.05 [PMGRPS] (VB Expressions, reg. fee: $5) allows
you to set the order of your WIN31 Program Manager Groups. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) RipBar for Windows 3.1 5.1 [RIPBAR16] (Jonathan Carroll, reg. fee:
$25) is a drag and drop application launcher, memory resource tracker, and
desktop clock for WIN31.
(WI-06) RipBar for Windows NT 5.5 [RIPBAR32] (Jonathan Carroll, reg. fee:
$25) combines an application toolbar, command line launching, Drag & Drop
server, memory and system information display, Post-It style notes, hot key
support and more in a package that remains unobtrusive on your screen.
(WI-06) Same<>Same 2.0b [SMESME] (DPM Computer Solutions, reg. fee: $8-13)
makes it easy to transfer files from one computer to another via floppy
disks. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300.
(WI-06) WinGroup 1.2 [WIN_GRP] (Russell E. Holcomb, reg. fee: $0) will read
the Program Manager Groups and display them alphabetically on a button list
for easy launching. Requires WIN31 or greater.
(WI-06) WinGuard 2.0 [WINGUARD] (Cetus Software, reg. fee: $15) protects
WIN31 Program Manager groups or items from being rearranged or damaged.
NEW: seven levels of protection, lets you hide individual ProgMan groups,
allows you to remove individual icons from unauthorized use, network
support, and increased password security. Now includes VBRUN300.
-----Sounds/Multimedia
Bob's CD Player 2.0 [BCDP20] (Bob's Software, reg. fee: $10) allows you to
play audio CDs on your computer's CD-ROM drive. The controls are contained
in a small and unobtrusive window. Other features include repeat play,
shuffle/random play, and auto play.
CD-Jammer 2.01 [CDJAMMR] (Michael Marchuk, reg. fee: $0) is an audio
Compact Disc player/database for Windows 3.1. Requires VBRUN300.
CD JukeBox 1.0 [CDJUKE] (Scott Wathen, reg. fee: $10) is an audio CD player
for use under Windows 3.1 or greater. Features include a built-in database
that stores the CD title, a fit to cassette utility, and a disk information
utility.
The End [END] (reg. fee: $0) is a WAV file containing an excerpt from the
song "The End" by the Doors.
HAL 2000 Sound Effects [HAL] (reg. fee: $0) contains seven WAV sound files
of HAL the computer from "2001: A Space Odyssey". These are great for
system events.
Notit.WAV [NOTIT] (reg. fee: $0) is a sample of the rap group Salt -n -
Pepa singing "that's not it".
QAZ Sound Player 1.0 [QSNDPL] (Justin Ronco, reg. fee: $0) is a simple WAV
sound file player. Requires VBRUN300.
ShowStopper 1.0 [SHOWSTP] (Ward Mundy Software, ASP; reg. fee: $55) is a
quick and easy Windows-based multimedia development tool to create
interactive multimedia presentations featuring 256-color BMP images, WAV
sound clips, and scrollable text. Scripts must be created in dBASE file
format, which displays screens to the end-user.
Each screen may contain a picture, a box with scrollable text, and a sound
clip created with any Windows-compatible sound card. You may also present
the user with a question and up to five multiple choice answers. This is
well-suited for training applications and other multimedia presentations.
Requires VBRUN300.
---Updates: Sounds/Multimedia
(WI-07) MicroPlayerCD 1.03 [MPCD103] (Daniel Thomas, ASP; reg. fee: $23) is
an audio CD player which features a stay-on-top control panel, a disc
catalog database, a track and disc name display, volume control, and more.