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=====Windows Programs, Section 2 of 4
-----Small Games
GoMoku Narabe [GOMOKU] (Steve Neeley, reg. fee: $10) is a fun logic/puzzle
game where you try to get five stones of your color in a row on a playing
board. You can play against a friend or the computer. Requires VBRUN300.
<GO_MOKU.PCX>
Mazer 1.0 [MAZER] (Richard Shock, reg. fee: $10) is a 3-D maze game for
Windows.Just find your way from beginning to end, trying to keep directions
straight in your head.
Telephone Puzzle for Windows 1.0 [TELPZL1] (Pocket-Sized Software, reg.
fee: $5) is a word game that displays a word as a telphone number, and you
must guess the word correctly.
wCUBE 1.1.2 [WCUBE] (Fritz Mueller, reg. fee: $0) is a Windows adaptation
of the classic Rubik's Cube.
Winvade [WINVADE] (Peter C. Finch, reg. fee: $0) is a fun game of Space
Invaders for Windows. You can use the mouse or the keyboard to control your
ship. If you have a sound card, there are digital sound effects for your
enjoyment. <WINVAD.PCX>
WinHangMan 1.0 [WWHANG] (Space-Time Associates, reg. fee: $10) is a fun
word-guessing game for Windows. <WH_MAN.PCX>
Zack's Video Poker 1.0 [ZPOKER] (ExpressWare, reg. fee: $0) is a simple
game fo video poker for Windows.
---Updates: Small Games
(WI-04) Cyberspace Crossword Puzzle 1.25 [3DXWD] (Ivory Tower Software,
reg. fee: $0) is a 3-D crossword puzzle game. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-04) Bingo 2.0 [BINGOV2] (Michael A. Maners, reg. fee: $10) is a
single-player game of bingo for Windows. NEW: ten bingo patterns are
included. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-04) Block Breaker 4.02E [BLC402] (Yutaka Emura, reg. fee: $10) is a
colorful WIN31 version of the old Breakout game.
-----Large Games
Bridge Assistant 1.0 [BRIDGE] (SoftTech, ASP; reg. fee: $38) enables you to
improve your game of bridge by study and practice away from the table. The
program can save and restore hands and also deal hands of chosen types
enabling you to study aspects of bridge where you are weak. Requires WIN31.
Dragon's Quest 3.3 [DRAGON33] (StoneAge Software, reg. fee: $15) is a
text-based adventure game for Windows where you must conquer a dragon and
retrieve a princess and stolen treasure. This demo is limited to 20 games.
<DRAGON.PCX>
Goldrush, USA 3.2 [G_RUSH32] (StoneAge Software, reg. fee: $15) is a
text-adventure game for Windows that takes you back to 1846 to search for
gold. This demo is limited to 20 game plays.
Hide 'N Seek 1.0 [HDSK01] (Phillip L. Lynch, ASP; reg. fee: $20) is a fun
and educational word search game for Windows. The more words you find and
the faster you find them the higher your score will be.
Lone Star Lotto Player 2.0 [LOTTO20] (Blue Sky Microware, ASP; reg. fee:
$15) is a Windows-based lotto game for the Texas lottery. It will pick
lotto numbers for you at random or you may enter your own. It can also
check your numbers for matches after you have entered the winning lotto
numbers.
LunarBBall [LUNARB] (P.S. Neeley, reg. fee: $10) is a baskeball simulation
that lets you shoot baskets on Earth, the Moon, Jupiter, or in orbit around
the Earth. As you experiment with different shots for unusual gravity,
educational science facts pop up in the background. Other features include
WAV sound effects, automatic scoring, three-point shots, and more. Requires
VBRUN300. <LBALL.PCX>
MicroMan Adventure 1: Crazy Computers [MICRO1] (Brian L. Goble, reg. fee:
$25) is an action/arcade game for for Windows 3.1. Using smooth animation
and fun digitized sound effects, you will run, jump, and explore a
dangerous world inside a computer. There are lots of weird creatures to
destroy, puzzles to solve, and much more. A 386 or better with a sound card
is recommended. <M_MAN.PCX>
Mush 3.0 [MUSH30] (StoneAge Software, reg. fee: $15) is a text-adventure
game for Windows that puts you in a dog sled race across an Arctic
landscape. This demo is limited to 20 game plays.
Noisy Video Blackjack for Windows 1.0 [NVBJ] (Ultimate Software, reg. fee:
$20) is similar to the video blackjack machines found in casinos, complete
with digitized sound effects.
Noisy Video Poker 1.0 [NVPOKE] (Ultimate Software, reg. fee: $20) is
similar to the video draw poker machines found in casinos. This computer
version is packed with a variety of comical sounds to make the game even
more exciting. Requires VGA, a hard drive, and a mouse. Sounds require a
SoundBlaster compatible sound card. VBRUN300 is required. <POKER.PCX>
Spiderette [SPIDER] (Star Graphics Corp, reg. fee: $23) is a game of spider
solitarire for Windows.
Combat Tanks 1.0 [TANK] (Red Herring, reg. fee: $10) is an exciting tank
battle game for Windows. One or two players can compete on several
danger-filled levels. You must destroy tanks, helicopters, and foot
soldiers before advancing to the next level. The excellent animation and
sound effects add immensely to the arcade feel of this game. A sound card
is recommended. <C_TANKS.PCX>
TLC Word Game 2.0 [TLCWRD20] (Terry L. Conkright, reg. fee: $10) is a
unique Windows word game that combines elements of Scrabble with Upwords.
It comes with a 26,000 word English dictionary. Another interesting feature
is the player can select from 16 different sets of rules to play by.
Westedge Programs [WESTEDGE] (Westedge Corporation, reg. fee: $5) is a
small collection of fun programs for Windows. LAIR is a game fashioned
after Minesweeper where you search for gold and jewels in a Mayan Ruin.
LAVALAMP simulates the classic 60's light on your desktop. TICTAC allows
two players to play a simple game of tic-tac-toe. CONVERTS allows you to
convert different types of measurements. <LAIR_1.PCX>
Bible Baseball for Windows 1.4 [WINBB14] (Barbor Software, reg. fee: $0-$5)
is a unique Bible trivia game with a baseball-game interface. You select
what type of hit you want (single, double, etc.) and must answer a question
correctly to move onto base. Questions can be from the Old Testament or the
New Testament. Requires WIN31 and VBRUN300. <BB_WIN.PCX>
Windows Blackjack 2.0 [WINBJ2] (Robert R. Villwock, reg. fee: $10) is a
game of blackjack you play against the computer.
Core War 1.0 [WINCORE] (Stage Research, reg. fee: $35) is a unique Windows
game where user-written programs battle each other in a computer's virtual
memory.
TOUZAI-Mahjong 1.01 [WMAJ101] (Junichi Saitoh, reg. fee: $25) is a Japanese
version of Mahjong that you play agains three computer opponents.
WordWiz 1.0.1 [WORDWIZ1] (James A. Buccigrossi, reg. fee: $19-$79) is a
word puzzle composition program for WIN31. You can easily create and print
crossword, word fill-in, word search, and number fill-in puzzles. This
version is limited to a 9x9 puzzle grid. A 386/20 or better with 4MB RAM is
required.
Wordsearch Mania! 1.0 [WSRCH1] (Michael J. Baker, reg. fee: $20) allows you
to create and solve 'Word Search' puzzles in Windows. Features include the
ability to work on up to ten puzzle simultaneously, puzzle printing with or
without solutions, full font support, a timer option, and three different
methods of circling words. Ten sample puzzles are inlcuded. <WS_MAN.PCX>
---Updates: Large Games
(WI-4a) Canfield for Windows 1.01 [CANFIELD] (Daniel Thomas, ASP; reg. fee:
$17) is an interesting and fun variation of solitaire.
(WI-4a) FigurePic 1.0 [FIGURP] (Star Graphics Corp., reg. fee: $33) is a
unique puzzle game for Windows that blends logic and art into an addictive
puzzle.
(WI-4a) K-Chess for Windows 1.5 [KCHESW15] (Ark Angles, reg. fee: $18-20)
is an educational Chess program for Windows that shows its own calculations
as it works.
(WI-4a) Super Video Poker for Windows 1.0c [SVPOKER] (Elton Inada, reg.
fee: $15) is a game of Jacks-or-better video poker for Windows 3.1.
(WI-4a) Bridge for Windows 3.40 [WBRIDGE] (Full Circle Computing, reg. fee:
$49) is a Windows version of the classic card game. Requires WIN31 and
VBRUN300.
(WI-4a) WinJack 3.0i [WJ3_0] (Opaque Software, reg. fee: $12) is a game of
Blackjack for Windows.
-----Graphics, Icons, Fonts, Wallpaper
400 Icons [400ICONS] (Ricky Ticky Tavy, reg. fee: $0) contains 400
all-purpose icons for Windows in a DLL.
Bamboo TTF [BAMBOO] (Ryan Neaveill, reg. fee: $2) is an unusual all-caps
TrueType font for Windows that looks like bamboo stalks.
Don's BMPs [DONBMP] (Don Lebow, reg. fee: $0) contains two interesting
fractal graphic files in BMP format.
Funny Face [FUNFACE] (Ryan Neaveill, reg. fee: $2) is a TrueType font made
up of different funny facial expressions.
Icon Thief 1.0 [ICNTHF] (Dale C. Fritchen, reg. fee: $5) is a simple to use
utility that allows you to search and extract icons in EXE and DLL files.
IconView 1.0 [ICONVI] (Brandon Fridley, reg. fee: $15) is an icon viewing
utility for Windows. You can view several icons at once, copy them to the
clipboard and paste them into a paint program. Requires VBRUN200.
Idelica [IDELICA] (Green Harbor Design, reg. fee: $39) is a unique
automated paint program for Windows 3.1. It allows you to create unusual
and interesting patterns that can be used as components within other images
or as stand alone artwork. There are no preprogrammed patterns, and you
determine the outcome and the process selecting up to 1000 different
colors. Requires 4MB RAM and SVGA display.
Indic Fonts 1.1 [INDIC] (Anthony Matthews, reg. fee: $10 Pounds Sterling)
contains two diacritic fonts for users of Romanised Sanskrit and Pali. Both
TrueType and Postscript versions are included.
Israeli Graphics [ISRAEL] (reg. fee: $0) contains several BMP and RLE files
having to do with Israel.
Lovely Illusions [LOVELY] (reg. fee: $25) contains a sampler collection of
25 Draw40 images, with how-to-do-it hints.
Generate Whirl Images 2.0 [MJYWHRL] (Mike Young, reg. fee: $0) generates
chaos whirl images in Windows. It allows you to place from 3 to 256 random
point, then have the points chase each other. The results can be very
unusual. You can also interact with the image being generated with the
mouse. Requires VBRUN300.
MultiView 1.1 [MV11] (Robert Reinstein, reg. fee: $5) is an AVI movie
viewer for WIN31. It allows you to view up to four AVI files at once, zoom
and switch between files, and play them forward or backward. Requires Video
for Windows runtime and VBRUN300.
Papers 1.12 [PAPERS] (clySmic Software, reg. fee: $10) is a series of
wallpaper loading utilities that ease loading Windows wallpaper.
Shwfonts.REC [SHWFONTS] (Mike Hillberg, reg. fee: $0) is a nifty Windows
Recorder file which can be run from within Windows Write to show all of the
installed fonts in Widows. It writes the basic ASCII character set for each
of the fonts to a Write file, which can then be easily viewed or printed.
SpreadTall Font [SPREDTAL] (Steve Hammond, reg. fee: $3) is an improved
version of the author's "Roundy" TrueType font, which proved to be too big
to display properly in PageMaker.
Spring Wallpaper [SPRING] (Gloricon Designs, reg. fee: $10) contains 11
Easter and Sping themed wallpaper files.
Stock Bitmap Editor 1.1 [STKBMP11] (Stage Research, reg. fee: $15) lets you
customize all those little doodads at the corner of all Microsoft Windows
applications. Requires VBRUN300.
Surfcow.BMP [SURFCOW] (reg. fee: $0) is a hilarious 256-color graphic file
of a surfing cow.
Tiny Elvis for Windows 1.0 [TELVIS] (Pegasus Development, reg. fee: $0)
displays Tiny Elvis in an icon, saying phrases like "Man, check out that
cursor.. oh, baby that thing is HUGE!"
Throat [THROAT] (reg. fee: $?) provides an interesting, spiral 3D display
in Windows. Requires VBRUN300.
The Timing Diagrammer 1.0 [TIMING] (SynaptiCAD, reg. fee: $250) is demo of
an easy-to-use CAD environment for drawing timing diagrams in Windows.
Victor.BMP [VICTOR] (Deborah McIntosh, reg. fee: $0) is a BMP graphic of
England's Queen Victoria.
---Updates: Graphics, Icons, Fonts, Wallpaper
(WI-05) DAUB Dynamic Brush 1.5 [DAUB15] (TOPline Software, reg. fee:
$40-50) is an unique vector-based graphics program for Windows 3.1. NEW:
text objects and associated functions.
(WI-05) ESF's TrueType Font Collection #1 1.3 [ESFTT13] (Elfring Soft
Fonts, ASP; reg. fee: $25) is a set of 12 high-quality fonts for use with
Windows 3.1 and WordPerfect 6.0.
(WI-05) Fonter 6.2 [FONTER] (OsoSoft, ASP; reg. fee: $20) lets you view and
print charts for all the Windows fonts available for your printer and
screen. NEW: lets you preview and install TrueType fonts. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-05) KidArt 1.0 [KIDART] (R.K. West Consulting, reg. fee: $0) contains
20 children's drawings converted to graphics files. 16-color BMP and PCX
formats are included. (Formerly KidPix.)
(WI-05) PopOut 2.0 [POP20] (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". NEW: the ability to read and write Targa formatted
images.
(WI-05) SuperFlow 1.01 [SFLOW] (ATG., Inc., ASP; reg. fee: $35) is a
powerful charting and presentation package for Windows.
(WI-05) VidVue 2.2 [VIDVUE22] (Lawrence Gozum, reg. fee: $35) is an image
viewer/utility and multimedia player/slideshow package for Windows 3.1.
Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-05) VuePrint 2.0 [VUEPRNT2] (Ed Hamrick, reg. fee: $40) lets you
display and print GIF, JPEG, and BMP graphic files. NEW: the ability to
display 24-bit per pixel JPEG files on 16-bit and 24-bit Windows displays.
Requires a 386+ and WIN31.
(WI-05) WinRoach 2.3 [WRCH23] (New Generation Software, reg. fee: $15)
scatters animated roaches across your desktop.
(WI-05) WinWall Plus 1.358 [WWPLUS] (Don Bradner, reg. fee: $15) provides
poweful tools to change, edit, and convert Windows wallpaper.
-----Program/File Management
ARIS Toolbar 1.2 [A_TOOLBR] (ARIS Informations-Systeme, reg. fee: $20)
displays a narrow window on the right side of your screen where you can
install your most often used applications.
Enhancer 1.0 [ENHANCER] (Brandon Fridley, reg. fee: $20) adds features to
File Manager to make it more flexible. Features include a Run menu that
runs programs defined by the user, a program toolbar, a garbage can to
delete files and a command line program utility.
Tasker 1.1 [TASKER11] (Michael Mitterer, reg. fee: $20) is an icon-based
replacement for Windows Task Manager.
TaskView [TASKVIEW] (David Weaver, reg. fee: $10) displays a floating
button-bar with a movable caption bar at the top and a System Meter at the
bottom. Tasks are displayed as icons and text on the buttons whenever they
appear on your desktop.Keeps track of all the tasks or windows currently on
your desktop and allows you to automatically restore them or iconize them
with the click of a mouse.
Toolbar 3.0 [TOOLBAR] (Alex Black, reg. fee: $15) provides a handy toolbar
at the bottom of your screen. It comes pre-configured with a trashcan for
deleting files, a system information button, a shell to DOS icon,
exit/restart Windows button, and more. You can easily drag and drop icons
of your favorite applications directly onto the toolbar for pushbutton
execution. Requires VBRUN300.
WinTabs 1.0 [WINTABS] (MicroSpec, reg. fee: $16) places a stay-on-top bar
with icons of all running applications on your desktop. This allows you to
easily switch between apps with a single click on an icon. Requires VBRUN300.
WinSwitch [WSWITCH] (Roger C. Spaeder, reg. fee: $0) automates changing
your Windows shell. It allows you to select another shell from a user
specified program list, instantly switch to the new shell and restart
Windows. Requires VBRUN300.
XTools 3.10 [XTOOLS] (Thorsten Ochs, reg. fee: $15) is a extension for the
WIN31 File Manger. It lets you add up to 15 programs to a tools menu for
instant execution.
---Updates: Program/File Management
(WI-06) Too Cool Tool Cube 1.2 [2COOL12] (A Priori Software, reg. fee: $15)
is a program launcher with multiple faces like a cube. NEW: optional
titlebar clock, icon files may now be used to customize icons from the icon
browser, PIF files may be browsed for associating with a tool button, and
more. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) Directory Comparison Utility for Windows 2.4 [DIRC24] (David Hay
Shareware, reg. fee: $10) lets you compare the contents of two directories.
Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) JJ Flash 1.1 [JFLASH11] (Desktop Solutions, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is
a fast program launching utility that allows you to search for and run
applications by typing in a portion of the icon name.
(WI-06) Plain Ol' Button Bar 1.02 [PLNBAR] (Michael Grice, reg. fee: $15)
is a configurable vertical button bar for up to 52 user applications.
Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) QuikBar! 1.2 [QUIKBAR] (D2 Software, reg. fee: $8) is an easy to
use Windows button-bar program launcher.
(WI-06) Trash 2.0b [TRASH20] (Ralf Glogau, reg. fee: $30) is a
drag-and-drop file deletion utility for WIN31. It allows you to quickly and
easily delete files and directories using a desktop trashcan.
(WI-06) Volume Library File Manager 1.1 [VLFM11] (Matthew Murray, reg. fee:
$17) is a replacement for Windows File Manager.
(WI-06) Windows Commander 1.22e [WCMDE] (Christian Ghisler, reg. fee: $20)
is a replacement for Windows File Manager.
(WI-06) WingDir 2.3 [WDIR23] (Silverwing Systems, reg. fee: $5) displays
side-by-side directories with functions provided to copy/move/delete files.
Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) WinEZ Pro 1.4 [WEZP14] (New Generation Software, ASP; reg. fee:
$30) adds a pop-up task list and application launcher to the current window.
(WI-06) WinGroup 1.3 [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) WinCat/PRO 3.4 [WINCAT34] (Mart Heubel, reg. fee: $20) is a
powerful disk catalog/file management program for Windows. NEW: improved
graphics, French/German/Dutch language support, and an additional unzip tool.
(WI-06) WinJade 1.1 [WINJADE] (Nick Hall, reg. fee: $0) is program launcher
for WIN31.
(WI-06) Winshell 1.4 [WINSHEL] (Jens B. Junkermann, reg. fee: $5) is a
handly little buttonbar replacement for Program Manager.
(WI-06) WinSince 5.0 [WINSNC] (Rob Hueniken, reg. fee: $25) is a unique and
powerful file manager that allows you to search for files created on or
after a particular date. NEW: a button bar that lets you define actions to
be taken on located files, the ability to print file details for selected
files, can now handle up to 7000 files, and more. Requires VBRUN300.
(WI-06) WinMenu 4.1 [WMENU] (Ricky Freyre, reg. fee: $20) is a menu system
for Windows 3.1+. NEW: enhanced menu with more menu items and icons, sound
effects support for most events, and support for environment variables in
the command line.
(WI-06) WinMenu for Networks 4.2 [WMENUN] (Ricky Freyre, reg. fee: $60+) is
a menu system for Novell networks.