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=====Words & Graphics (Includes Printer apps & utilities)
-----Word Processing Programs
MacroPIK'r 1.5 [MPIK] (Samkhya // Software Research & Development, ASP;
reg. fee: $35) is designed to edit ASCII files, mainframe reports, files
with DIF and SYLK extensions, delimited files, and files produced by dBase
and Lotus. It can clean up messy numbers, trailing CRs, European and metric
formats, and transpose rows into columns.
Qwerty 7.1 [QWERTY71] (HFK Software, ASP; reg. fee: $20) is a word
processor designed to feel like a Selectric Typewriter and to be easy to
learn and use.
StatMan 1.0 [STATMAN] (Darryl G. Whitmore, reg. fee: $44) is a companion
utility for the Brief programmer's editor. It extends Brief's restore
feature and allows you to manage multiple editing states easily. Requires
Brief 3.0.
The Writer's Editor 2.0 [WEPACKS] (John Alway, ASP; reg. fee: $39) is a
text editor for writing and editing several large files simultaneously. It
features cut and paste, search and replace, and more.
---Updates: Word Processing Programs
(WP-01) EZ-Dex 1.3 [EZDEX13] (HFK Software, ASP; reg. fee: $20) is a 10K
TSR which automatically types names and addresses into running word
processors, or other text oriented programs, upon user command.
(WP-01) Hebrew Edit 1.2 [HEBED12] (Right to Left Software, reg. fee: $19)
is a Hebrew text editor.
(WP-01) NE 2.01 [NE201] (GDSoft, reg. fee: $0) is a replacement editor for
Edlin and DOS Edit. Features include wordwrap, spell checking, multiple
file support, block commands, justify, search, replace and more.
(WP-01) PC-Write 4.15 [PCW415A,PCW415B,PCW415C] (Starlite Software Corp.,
reg. fee: $74) is a very popular, full-featured word processing program
that has been around and frequently updated since the early days of the PC.
This release supersedes all prior versions (PC-Write 3.0, PC-Write Lite
1.0, Standard Level 2.0, Advanced Level 4.0), except that Standard Level is
still available for use on very small machines. Requires 640K memory and 4
MB of disk space.
(WP-01) EZX-Word ywp500c [YWP500C] (EZX Publishing, reg. fee: $20) is a
full-featured, WordStar compatible word processor.
-----Programmer's Editors
Willow Creek Programmer's Editor [WE30] (Willow Creek Software, reg. fee:
$49) is a powerful multi-window programmer's editor with an extensive set
of text manipulation tools.
---Updates: Programmer's Editors
(WP-02) QEdit Advanced 3.00c [QEDIT3C] (SemWare Corporation, ASP; reg. fee:
$64) is a very popular, small, fast text editor.
-----Hypertext
Dart [DART] (UserWare, reg. fee: $29) is a hypertext file viewer and
program launcher. It is designed for publishing material on-disk, for
personal or commercial use.The program supports a modern desktop
environment with multiple, overlapping windows, mouse support and more.
Desktop Advisor 2.0 [DTA20A, DTA20B] (Ivden Technologies, Inc., ASP; reg.
fee: $59) creates TSR hypertext documents which can also include images and
sound. It features text search, various browsing functions, linking words,
and more.
-----Spelling & Thesarus
GDSpell 1.7b [GDSPELL] (GDSoft, reg. fee: $30) is an ASCII file spell
checker. It includes a very fast RAM dictionary for quick lookup of about
10000 common words, and a disk based dictionary of another 50000 less
common words. You can also build an AUXI dictionary of words you commonly use.
Thelma's SpellPlus 1.1 [TTS11] (Timpanogos Software, ASP; reg. fee: $29)
will check any file created by a word processor for proper grammar and
spelling. It can also check for informal language, slang expressions,
offensive words, and more.
---Updates: Forms Creators
(WU-02) ECPage Design & Print 2.05D [ECPAGE] (David R. Erickson, reg. fee:
$25) allows you to design pages and forms using the scalable proportional
fonts in the Hewlett Packard LaserJet 3, 4L or 4. Requires 640K RAM, and 3+
MB available disk space.
(WU-02) EZ-Forms Executive 4.01d [EZFX401D] (EZX Publishing & Distributing,
reg. fee: $136-141) is an advanced version of EZ-Forms Plus.
(WU-02) EZ-Forms Plus YFG500C [YFG500C] (EZX Publishing, reg. fee: $20)
lets you create, fill in, and print forms.
-----Writing Analyzers
Thelma's GrammarPlus 5.2 [TT52] (Timpanogos Software, ASP; reg. fee: $29)
checks any text file or file created by a word processor for misspelled
words and grammatical errors. It uses pattern-matching and an extensive
dictionary to find and display possible errors, along with an explanation,
and gives suggestions for corrections.
Thelma's ClichePlus 1.8 [TTC18] (Timpanogos Software, ASP; reg. fee: $9)
will search any file created by a word processor for cliches, idioms, and
too many or too few spaces at the end of sentences. When a problem is
found, it will be highlighted, along with an explanation, and suggestions
will be made to correct it.
-----Other Word Processing Utilities
NumPad 1.2 [NUMPAD] (Fred Howard, reg. fee: $10) allows you to practice
using the numeric keypad. It contains an on-screen numeric keypad, a set of
random numbers to type, and a game in which you must type falling numbers
before they strike buildings and destroy them.
Typing Test/Classroom [TYPECLAS] (Viktor Khalfon's Instructional Tool, reg.
fee: $ 12) allows you to set up a variety of typing drills and tests based
on a preset time interval or the length of the typed document.
---Updates: Other Word Processing Utilities
(WU-05) DataPro 4.0 [DATAPRO4] (Fred Howard, reg. fee: $22) hones your
typing skills for data processing types of applications.
(WU-05) Poetry Generator 2.4a [POET24A, POET24B] (R. K. West Consulting,
ASP; reg. fee: $10-15) creates poems from a vocabulary of thousands of phrases.
---Updates: For WordPerfect
(WU-06) Textout/5 2.05 [TO5_205] (CrossCourt Systems, reg. fee: $20)
converts WordPerfect 5.0 document files to ASCII.
(WU-06) Thelma Thistleblossom 5.10 [TT_510A, TT_510B] (Timpanogos Software,
ASP; reg. fee: $29) is a grammar and writing style checker for WordPerfect.
-----Clip Art and Fonts
Calendar Critters I 1.0 [CALCRT_1] (Ray Litman Photo Graphics, ASP; reg.
fee: $8) is a collection of 50 original black-and-white line drawings,
mostly of cartoon-styled animals, in PCX format. <BATHSQRL.PCX>
-----DTP Utilities and Programs
Spool Library [SPOOL] (GeoWorks, reg. fee: $?) is a print spooler library
for Ensemble 2.0.
---Updates: DTP Utilities and Programs
(DP-02) PCX2PCL 1.62 [2PCL] (TaxWare, reg. fee: $30) converts PCX graphics
to Hewlett Packard PCL format.
-----Graphics Displays, Pictures
3D Mona Lisa 1.0 [3DMONA] (George Val, reg. fee: $0) is an image of Mona
Lisa in GIF format which has been processed to appear in 3D when viewed
with red and blue 3D glasses.
3D Night 1.0 [3DNIGHT] (George Val, reg. fee: $0) is a 3D rendition of
Edward Hopper's painting "Night Hawks" in GIF format. Requires a pair of
those fun red and blue glasses for 3D effect.
3D Sharks 1.0 [3DSHARKS] (George Val, reg. fee: $0) is a 3D image of two
sharks in GIF format. Get out those red and blue glasses for the 3D effect.
The Complete Image 3.11 [CIMAGE] (Paul D. Nettle, ASP; reg. fee: $38) is an
image processing program which uses batch files and macros executed from
the command line. It supports TGA, IMG, BMP, GIF, and IPI files. The
program includes over 100 filters, can generate terrain maps for the BOB
ray tracer and POV Ray, negatives, gamma correction. Show images using
built-in SuperVGA drivers, BIOS or go above 256 colors and display 24-bit
images with VESA support. Requires 386DX or greater, and 4M or RAM.
Move Over Mondrian [MOM] (MDS.Inc., reg. fee: $13) creates an infinite
series of geometric paintings in the style of Piet Mondrian. VGA required.
<MOM.PCX>
Random Dot Stereogram 1.0 [RDS] (Andy Jennings, reg. fee: $15) is a random
dot stereogram generator. The stereogram tricks your eyes into seeing
something as 3-D.
TICO Extras [TICOXTRA] (Mike Williams, reg. fee: $25-50) are accessories to
the graphics program TICO. This package includes programs to customise the
TICO display, display SVGA hardware information, import and export Silicon
Graphics Image (SGI) files. It also includes a screen saver, PCX file
viewer, and TICO286 and TICO386 which are smaller and faster versions of
TICO requiring a 286 or 386 minimum to run.
---Updates: Graphics Displays, Pictures
(GR-01) Dazzle 5.1A [DAZZLE] (Worldwide MicroTronics, Inc., reg. fee: $15)
is an incredible screen blanking/kaleidoscope program.
(GR-01) TagVue 1.34 [TAGVUE] (Monumental Computer applications, Inc., reg.
fee: $20) is a VGA file management program.
(GR-01) TICO 1.10 [TICO110] (Mike Williams, reg. fee: $25) is a collection
of utilities for working with PCX files. Requires 520K RAM, and 1MB of free
disk space. NEW: supports the Image Alchemy program, reads PCL files and
TIFF previews in EPS files, reads Windows DIB files in any format, thus
enabling the import of ICO files, and some CLP and WMF files. (Note: you
must use the -d option when unzipping this program to recreate the proper
directory structure.)
-----General Drawing Programs
PatternMaster Lite 1.0 [PM] (SoftCraft, Inc., reg. fee: $35) is a set of
CAD tools customized for developing clothing patterns from a basic sloper.
Basic slopers are provided for bodice, pants, and sleeve patterns.
Patterns, when completed, cab be printed full size on most types of printers.
Purge 2.22 [PURGE] (Blue Ridge Software, Inc., ASP; reg. fee: $70) allows
you to purge multiple files from your AutoCAD program without the use of
scripts or batch files.
---Updates: General Drawing Programs
(GR-02) PC-Draft-CAD 3.06g [PCDCAD1] (Natural Software, reg. fee: $65) is
an object oriented CAD utility. NEW: prints a report totaling costs based
on the named objects in your drawing.
---Updates: Graphic Presentations
(GR-04) AutoMessage 20-Column 2.01 [AM2120] (HollowSoft Consulting, reg.
fee: $35) displays graphical scrolling messages with your choice of font
types, font sizes, justification, display speeds, and more.
(GR-04) AutoMessage 32-Column 2.01 [AM2132] (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.
(GR-04) Cinema 3.0 [CINEMA3] (DareWare Inc., ASP; reg. fee: $24) displays
PCX, GIF, FLI and GL files, and plays VOC, WAV, CMF and MIDI files through
your sound board or PC speaker.
-----Printing Utilities & Applications
Application Label Generator 2.2 [ALG22] (MyLife Software, ASP; reg. fee:
$24) will print six different labels most used by shareware authors. Use it
to print 5.25 and 3.5 inch diskette labels, return labels, product
description labels, disk size labels, and new version labels. It also
features a database for storing up to 20 of your applications with up to 10
diskettes in a set and individual labels can be printed for each.
Baby Spooler 2.02 [BABYSPL] (Budget Software Company, ASP; reg. fee: $22)
is a set of print spooling programs which perform background printing,
rerouting of printer output to a disk file, monitoring the destination
directory for the presence of a file skeleton, and more.
Duplex 1.0 [DUPLEX] (Feico Nater Shareware, ASP; reg. fee: $10) will divide
a text file into even and odd numbered pages, allowing you to print all odd
sided pages on one side of the paper, and then all even numbered pages on
the other side.
EZ-Envelope 1.0 [EZENVLOP] (Eric Jarrett, reg. fee: $8) addresses #10
envelopes. It's a simple and easy-to-use program which should work with
most printers which don't feed envelopes lengthwise. It prints to LPT1,
LPT2 or LPT3.
QEnv 2.43 [QENV] (Annette Cuomo, ASP; reg. fee: $15) allows you to print
addresses on envelopes, store the addresses in a database which will update
automatically, and includes a simple text editor for typing letters and
merging the address into your text.
Thunder!Bar 0.4 [THUNBAR] (Binary Systems, reg. fee: $15) is a 3K TSR which
print code 39 bar codes and can be used with any text editor or word processor.
TypIt 2.2 [TYPIT22] (MDS.Inc, reg. fee: $13) uses the computer as a
typewriter to fill out forms, documents, checks or make labels. It provides
a ruler and a 80 column one line visible buffer which can be corrected or
adjusted before the text is sent to the printer.
MicroFox Utilities 1.03 [UTL103] (MicroFox Company, ASP; reg. fee: $10
each) is a set of printer utilities for Epson 2.24, NECPin 1.0, and IBMPro
1.02. It includes a file lister and printer list, tick counter for testing
BIOS and TSRs, and a batch delay command.
---Updates: Printing Utilities & Applications
(P1-01) Print Commander 3.5S [PRNCOM] (Sorcerer Software, ASP; reg. fee:
$15) is a 4k printer control TSR.
(P1-01) Print2 3.1 [PRT2V31] (William R. Mantz II, reg. fee: $15) will
print two pages of ASCII text on one sheet of paper using a dot matrix or
Laserjet printer. NEW: prints in landscape mode on DeskJet and LaserJet
printers, draws a dividing line down the middle to separate the two pages,
support for dot matrix printers.
(P1-01) Simply Labels 4.02 [SIMLAB42] (Robert E. Pitcher, ASP; reg. fee:
$39) prints custom free form labels.
(P1-01) UnderBar 3.0 [UNDERBAR] (Binary Systems, reg. fee: $15) is a 2K TSR
which prints a Postnet bar code under any address that has a zip+4 code or
a delivery point bar code. NEW: fixes a problem determining the correct
delivery point code from P.O. Box numbers,
(P1-01) WonderBar 4.7 [WUNBAR] (Binary Systems, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is a 2k
TSR that prints five and nine digit Bar Codes and also Zip+4 codes.
-----Text File Formatting/Printing
Lines 1.0 [LINES] (Doug Gabbard, reg. fee: $10) will print any text file
with a header containing the file name, date printed, page number, and a
name. Each line will be preceded with the line number. Long lines are split
automatically.
Listr 3.11 [LISTR311] (Brent W. Miller, ASP; reg. fee: $15) will format
program listings and other ASCII text files for directing to a printer. You
can use it to add headers and footers that include file names and dates,
page numbers, number lines, control margins, and keep important blocks of
text together on a page.
---Updates: For Epson and Compatibles
(P2-01) LQMatrix 4.44b [LQMX444] (Jimmy Paris Software, ASP; reg. fee: $23)
allows you to create, store, and download fonts on the Epson LQ family of
24-pin dot matrix printers.
-----For HP LaserJet and Compatibles
LJLand 3.11 [LJLAND] (TaxWare, ASP; reg. fee: $30) prints text files in
landscape orientation on any HP LaserJet compatible printer. You can also
add custom headers and titles, line numbering, page and column formatting
with page numbers, titles, and headers that can be printed either once per
column, or once per side of paper.
---Updates: For HP LaserJet and Compatibles
(P2-02) Jet Pilot 1.4 [JETPILOT] (Morton Utilities, ASP; reg. fee: $28)
will control every feature of your LaserJet or compatible printer. NEW:
LaserJet IV and software font support.
(P2-02) LJSleeve 2.01 [LJSLEEVE] (JMJ Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15) prints
3-1/2" or 5-1/4" disk storage sleeves on LaserJet printers with the disk's
directory printed on it.
(P2-02) Lasr_Man 5.20 [LMAN520A, LMAN520B, LMAN520C, LMAN520D]
(MicroMetric, ASP; reg. fee: $40) prints unformatted ASCII files on a laser
printer in different styles.
---Updates: For Other Specific Printers
(P2-03) DJCheck 2.01 [DJCHECK] (JMJ Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is a
check printing program for DeskJet printers.
(P2-03) DJLope 4.01 [DJLOPE] (JMJ Software, ASP; reg. fee: $15) is an
envelope printing utility for DeskJet. NEW: improved user interface,
multiple return address support, prints PostNet bar codes.