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Software of the Month Club
February 1996 CD-ROM Master Program Guide
DOS Business
BASIC BOOKKEEPING v2.1
by Otto-Williams, Ltd.
Simplicity is the key to this great
bookkeeping system for small businesses.
Without any accounting experience, you can
track income and expenses using single entry
bookkeeping as recommended by the IRS. It
includes fiscal or calendar year accounting
and supports up to 1,000 different expense
accounts. Produce your own income, expense,
profit and general ledger reports.
COMET v2.0a
by Caro Research Associates
Document basic information with this office
management tool. This program provides a
framework for tracking information in four
distinct areas: contacts, office guides,
property books and vital records. Great for
businesses of any size.
DIGITAL BUSINESS CARDS v1.71
by Softcopy Software
Pass out your business card -- on disk!
Create an electronic card that includes more
than just printed information. Choose from
four different formats, and include
electronic images and sounds! Supports PCX,
MIDI, CMF and VOC. Create a lasting impact
with your clients with this electronic card.
THE DISK VENDOR v3.0
by Philip P. Kapusta
Create on-disk product catalogs with this
tool. Include your product line, prices,
availability and even an order form. A
powerful tool for you and your customers!
EASI-PLAN MICRO v3.3
by Invest Tech, Ltd.
Outline your business goals with this easy-
to-use planner. Prepare comprehensive
financial projections, budgets, funding
applications, business plans and more.
Incorporate this program for strategic
planning and financial appraisals. It is
ideal for small businesses with annual sales
of $50,000 to $250,000.
FED Forms Editor
by MicroFox Company
Fill out your forms with this easy-to-use
program. Create a standard form with any text
editor and use this program to fill it out
and print it. If your business deals with
many forms, this program will prove its
worth. Complete with search features.
FIXED ASSET PRO v2.10
by HammerSoft
Track your business equipment for tax and
financial purposes. Ease the complex task of
fixed management by calculating depreciation
on multiple bases. Apply tax limits, perform
projections and conduct comparisons. Complete
with extensive online help. Great for any
size business.
LABEL MASTER v5.1c
by Robert K. Summers
Create and print your own labels, envelopes
and hard copy reports with this mailing list
program. Utilities include automatic
duplication detection, generation of delivery
point bar codes, and search and replace
options. Enter an unlimited number of
records.
TRUCK DATA SYSTEM v6.1
by TLC Software
Keep track of your fleet with this full-
featured maintenance package. Track vehicle
descriptions, repairs, fuel use, maintenance
schedules, permit-tag expirations, tires and
more. Print repair schedules, fuel reports,
maintenance due flags, parts inventory and
reorder charts. Includes extensive file
maintenance selections and built-in backup
routine.
DOS Children
Animated Memory
Animated Memory uses 30 animated sequences to test memory skills. Requires
EGA/VGA.
CROSSWORD POWER v7.0
by WISCO Computing
Create and print your own crossword puzzles.
Printing options include printing the quizzes
and answers. Enter your own words or choose
from the four word lists provided. It's not
only fun, it's educational.
Dr. Doodle
This is a drawing program that will entertain kids of all ages. Dr. Doodle
is easy enough to use that a two year old can enjoy it with only minimal
supervision, powerful enough to amuse and entertain adults. Drawing is a
simple matter of selecting a color, a line thickness, and an object by
simple mouse clicks, then placing and sizing the objects with the mouse.
Dr. Doodle provides 16 different drawing objects including triangles,
stars, diamonds, and text.
Dr. Mote's Colorbook
Easy-to-use coloring program for children. Requires EGA/VGA and a mouse.
Flash Quiz
Flash Quiz is a combination game/tutor program for all age groups. You
create quiz files on any subject you like. Then, with extreme flexibility,
you can have multiple choice quizzes or fill in the blanks. You can even
have the answers given and have to provide the questions.
Kid Paint
Fun paint program just for kids! Requires EGA/VGA.
KITES MADE EASY
by Paul DeMay
Let's go fly a kite! Learn how to build some
of the most popular types of kites with
common items. You'll find out how much fun
and enjoyable the sport of kite flying can
be.
Krazy-Face
Spectacular children's art program! Pick from pre-made face shapes or
start from scratch and add facial features, shapes, colors, and graphics
to create a masterpiece.
MAGIC CRAYON
Collection of three colorful and fun games for children. Requires EGA/VGA
and a mouse.
MISS PIGGY BANK v2.2
by Kidstuff Software
Teach your children how to count money with
this cute educational program. Choose from
six different money activities, all using
high quality speech and graphics. Great for
kids 6- to 10-years-old.
QuizMaker
A multi-media educational tool. You can make or take quizzes and tests in
multiple formats. Requires a hard disk and a color monitor.
SIR ADDALOT'S "MINI" MATH ADVENTURE
by Landmark Solutions, Inc.
Battle dragons as you brush up on your math
skills. Defeat Scorch, the tricky dragon by
solving addition and subtraction problems.
This is an exciting and educational math game
for kids 6- to 12-years-old. With colorful
graphics and sounds, this will keep your kids
entertained and educated.
TEACHER
Includes practice sessions for spelling, antonyms, synonyms, math, history,
geography, and more.
TREASURE HUNT MATH
by Adventure Learningware
Teach kids addition, multiplication and
fractions with this great educational game.
Explore sunken pirate treasure in four
different game phases. You must solve the
math problems to find the treasure. Great
colorful graphics!
VOCABULARY POWER v3.0
by WISCO Computing
Create word games that will keep the keenest
puzzler happy. Design personalized word
searches, bingo cards, magic number squares,
matching, multiple choice quizzes and flash
cards. Use the provided word list or create
your own.
DOS Dtp
CHART'S UNLIMITED
Integrates graphics and text processing into one powerful system. Create
flow, organizational, and Gantt charts, along with floor plans and electrical
diagrams.
C Morph
The Complete Morph is a very user-friendly morphing facility.
Requires: 386DX+/4MB+
CompuShow
This is the hottest DOS-based graphics viewing program out there! Not only
is it DOS-based, but it works with any display adapter even Hercules and CGA!
Easy Word v10
by Easy Software
An upgrade to the popular word processor,
Easy Word! Its comprehensive features include
spell checking, line checking, table creation
and macros. Print odd and even pages
separately for double-sided printing. The
Secure Erase feature protects important and
sensitive documents. If you already use Easy
Word, you'll appreciate this upgrade. If you
don't, take a close look at this word
processor.
ECPAGE v3.17c
by David R. Erickson
Create your own designs in pure PCL code
without writing a line of code -- the program
does that for you. Design simple to extremely
complex forms, including letterheads,
announcements, invitations, flyers,
brochures, price lists, invoices, service
tags and menus. A great DOS-based design
program!
ENVISION PUBLISHER
The only true shareware desktop publishing application. Includes WYSIWYG
interface, fonts, clip art/text importing, good printer support, and much
more.
GRAPHIC WORKSHOP
Manipulate PCX, GEM/IMG, TIFF, EPS, WPG, MSP IFF/LBMCE, BMP, and PIC files.
Image Gallery
Creates a visual database for your clip art. Also performs graphic
conversions.
MULTIMEDIA MAKER
Multimedia presentation authoring software.
NeoBook Pro
This is a very affordable multimedia authoring software.
NeoPaint
The ultimate image editor! Supports many drawing functions and includes
many special effects.
NeoShow Pro
A great image presentation package for DOS.
PC-DRAFT-CAD
Provides features found only in more expensive CAD systems, including
automatic dimensions, unlimited layers, multiple fonts, object libraries,
and dot-matrix printer support.
PRINT PARTNER
Create your own multi-page horizontal banners, full-page signs, and
one-month calendars on dot matrix printers. Requires CGA and a printer.
prO-CR
One of the only DOS OCR programs available.
QPEG
QPEG is just about the fastest graphics file viewer we've seen. It supports
JPG, TGA, GIF, PCX, BMP IFF/ILBM formats.
QUICKVIEW v1.03
by Wolfgang Hesseler
View multimedia files, including animations
and video, with this handy tool. This
excellent DOS-based multimedia viewer
supports a wide range of file types,
including AVI with sound, FLC, FLI, GIF, ICO,
TGA, VOC, WAV and more.
Screen Thief
Why spend hours trying to recreate what's on your terminal when Screen Thief
can capture it for you? Capture to PCX, TIF, GIF or BMP graphic formats.
SHOW MAKER v3.0sw
by DareWare, Inc.
Finally -- a DOS-based multimedia package!
Create custom presentations, advertisements,
self-running demos, educational projects,
tutorials and more. Supports common formats,
including PCX, GIF, TIFF, VOC and WAV. This
program is an invaluable tool for your
multimedia projects.
FONTS
BRUSHSTROKE PLAIN
by Kevin Willis, Ransom Group Design
Use this paint brush font for brochure and
flier headlines. (TrueType)
CHROMOSOME TTF
by Brian Willson
This sans serif, all-caps font mimics the
type from the 1960s, hand-held label guns.
Complete with two weights -- light and heavy.
This typeface provides visual impact when
used appropriately. (TrueType)
HOTDOG
by Gerard E. Bernor
This quirky sans serif font features rounded
corners and drop shadows. Great for fancy or
comical designs. (TrueType)
OVEREXPOSED
by Todd Dever, Big Things-Little Things
This typewriter-style font looks like
overexposed film -- funky, yet legible. It is
best used in sizes larger than 12 points, but
looks even better at 16 points. Perfect for
video graphics. (TrueType)
RansomGroupAntique
by Kevin Willis
This antique, mottled font is perfect for
creating old-looking documents, classic signs
or letters on old maps. Includes two weights
-- plain and bold. (TrueType)
SMASH
by Todd Dever, Big Things-Little Things
This typewriter-style font looks like it's
been smashed. It's nicely distressed and has
cracks, chunks and blobs. (TrueType)
CLIP ART
ANIMAL CLIPARTS
by Elfring Soft Fonts
Spice up your designs with these cartoon
animals. The images include koalas, turtles
and giraffes. All images are in color. This
is a wonderful collection of 20 PCX images.
BORDERS
Surround your designs with this collection of
more than 40 borders. These high-quality
black-and-white line drawings are in the
popular PCX format. They may inspire you to
create your own borders!
CLIPART POTPOURRI
by John Adams
This collection of 20 high-quality black-and-
white TIFF images provides a wonderful
addition to your clip art gallery. This
package contains a variety of images
including gulls, a potter at work, a shopper,
a bear and a dog.
COMIC CLIPART
Add a spark of fun to your newsletter or
flier with this excellent collection of clip
art. Complete with 50 high-quality black-and-
white line drawings in the PCX format,
including jumping cows and a dentist
examining a vampire.
Cruisin'
by CARSoft
Go back to the 1950s and 1960s with this
collection of clip art. With 62 PCX images,
this fantastic group of images includes
Marilyn Monroe, a Thunderbird and Elvis
Presley.
DOS Education
DC Circuits Training System
Thirteen different exercises, designed to test, educate, and expand your
knowledge, make this an indispensable tutor for electronics students or
enthusiasts.
GEOCLOCK
GeoClock shows the current time (based on your computer's clock) with a
high quality map of the Earth. GeoClock requires an EGA-VGA-SVGA system.
GRADING SKILLS POWER v3.03
by Wisco Computing
Keep track of student skills in Outcome Based
Education programs with this educational
database. Generate student skill mastery
reports with up to 900 skills per student.
Create databases for up to 15 classes, 36
students per class, 60 skills per group.
Skills can be weighted, revised and dropped.
Add your own comments to this customizable
program.
LANGUAGE LAB v2.0
by Skillware
Brush up on your English with this excellent
tutorial. Instructional areas include word
roots, spelling and word usage. Based on
multiple choice and single response testing,
this program is an excellent tutorial.
MAPIT
An integrated world wide mapping system with amazing detail.
MY MAGS v3.1
by RAD Software
Keep track of your magazines, journals,
articles and books with this handy
publication organizer. Maintain up to 10,000
entries, define your own powerful search
patterns and choose from the flexible
printing options.
PUNCTUATION FUNDAMENTALS v1.0
by Moonlight Software
Mind your Ps and Qs with this grammatical
program. This great program explains the
rules of correct punctuation. Brush up on the
usage of common punctuation marks, including
the colon, comma, dash, hyphen, quotation
mark, semicolon and more! This handy
reference tool is short, concise and has a
simple and intuitive user interface.
Pendulum
Create and modify computer-simulated pendulums. Move their suspension
points and see how they react.
Science Trivia
Join the quest for knowledge, learn, explore and discover while you have
fun. Requires EGA/VGA.
SKYGLOBE
Star-gazer system shows 9 planets and 89 constellations (about 5,000 stars).
SOLAR SYSTEM
Easily view the complete Solar System at the exact date, time, latitude,
longitude, and even change the Atlas Apoch! This is a high-resolution
program that gives anyone access to an infinite amount of information
about size and position of planets and constellations.
IF YOU WANT TO LEARN U.S. GEOGRAPHY, YOU
GOTTA HAVE THIS PROGRAM v2.2sw
by Kidstuff Software
Improve your knowledge of geography with this
excellent educational tool. Choose from 11
different activities, like naming geographic
regions, locating major cities, listing
professional sports teams, matching capitals
to states and identifying state flags.
Verbal Vanquish v2.3
by James Bair
Vanquish your college placement anguish with
this great program! This tutor really
improves your entrance exam scores. Several
lessons emphasize study technique strategies,
not boring lesson drills. The strategic word
lists show how you can improve your SAT
score.
DOS Games
ABUSE
by Crack Dot Com
You'll have to fight to survive this
adventure game. Battle your way through
tunnels and by-ways, avoiding aliens and
collecting bonuses. Look out for secret
passages and teleporters. Complete with a
level editor!
Alien Carnage
Stop the army of mindless zombies from taking over the universe! As
Harry, you roam the streets and sewers fighting aliens and rescuing
helpless hostages.
ANT RUN v2.3
by Soleau Software
Race against the clock in this maze game.
Create a path by rotating tunnels for your
ant to run through. Gain extra points for
bonus tunnels and other objects as you try
for high scores. You'll need quick thinking
and fast reflexes to keep the ant scurrying
through the passages. This exciting game has
enough challenges to keep you playing for
hours.
BACKLASH - A TURRET GUNNER SIMULATION v1.2
by Sanctuary Software, Inc.
Attack! This space-age game has excellent 3D
arcade action. You're a turret gunner on a
mother ship, defending it from enemy
spacecraft and drones. Complete the training
level before battling against real fighters.
With its great graphics and sound this is a
fantastic program!
Back to the Forest
Skunny and his side kick girlfriend Rosie comes to the rescue, their
mission is to free the little gray squirrels by knocking off King Toads
and his disciples. Program requires VGA and Sound Blaster supported.
Billy The Kid
3D VGA western action arcade game.
Bio Menace
As a CIA agent, you must rescue Metro City from the mutant army of Dr.
Nangle. Use high powered weapons and watch creatures explode.
Requires VGA.
Brudal Baddle The Quest for Talis Ra by SandBird Software
Los Alamos, Nevada 2023. Dr. Chen has invented a way to punch holes in
the space-time fabric. On his attempt to make a hole into the future,
a half-man/ half-machine (Talis Ra) comes through and steals the equipment.
Cannon Fodder
Lead your squad as you kill the enemy and destroy their facilities.
Not just another shoot'em-up game, but strategically challenging.
CD-MAN
This is a Pac-man type game with a difference! We're talking a whole
new arcade experience filled with fabulous graphics! Creepy, crawling
creatures test your reflexes, and you must be wise enough to make the
correct choices on these deadly paths.
Commander Keen
Mega-hit from Apogee Productions.
Commander Keen Good-Bye Galaxy
Can you help Commander Keen save the galaxy?
CRUSHER CASTLE II v2.2
by Soleau Software
Escape a haunted castle filled with ghosts,
bombs, maps and more. Move boxes and other
obstacles, avoid ghosts and pick up items. Be
sure not to run out of candles. This is both
an adventure and strategic game that requires
careful planning and logical thinking. Will
you be one of the few to escape?
DESPAIR 2 v1.0b
by U-Neek Software
Try to stay alive in this first-person
adventure game. Explore intricate levels,
each filled with guards, warps and secret
rooms. Find weapons along the way -- like a
shotgun, rocket launcher and even the new
"Goo Gun." This exciting game combines
animations, sound effects and music to put
you in the middle of the action.
NOTE: Requires at least 580K of free
conventional memory.
DESPAIR3
by U-Neek Software & Rick Gardner
Continue the legacy of the Despair series
with this incredible game. This is a full
multi-level 3D action game complete with 256-
color graphics, excellent action, terrific
sound effects, awesome music and great
animation. Battle the bad guys and collect
bonuses along the way. Don't forget to look
out for the secrets.
Duke Nukem
Nonstop arcade action with ultra-smooth scrolling animation.
Requires EGA/VGA and a hard disk.
Duke Nukem II
This sequel takes Duke to an alien planet where his brain can be
used to devise the ultimate attack against Earth! Requires 386 or
higher and Sound Blaster supported.
ElfLand
In this great adventure game you will encounter many obstacles
and creatures.
EUCHRE v1.01
by Richard Gardner
Pit your skills against three other computer
players in this classic card game. The
original rules apply -- the computer doesn't
even cheat. Complete with smooth graphics,
sound effects and large text fonts so you
don't have to squint. Supports both mouse or
keyboard input.
Galacta I
Your goal is to save Saturn from doomsday. Requires EGA/VGA.
GateWorld
Captain Klondike meets the G.O.R.G. machine in an asteroid in Part
One: The Seed Ship. Requires VGA.
God of Thunder
Arcade/adventure game. Thor must think and fight his way past dozens
of puzzles and hundreds of enemies to reach the final showdown with
the evil boss terrorizing innocent villagers. Program requires VGA,
286 or higher and Sound Blaster support.
Halloween Harry
Arsenal of powerful weapons, guided missile, photon cannon, micro nukes,
jetpack, and more. Requires VGA and a 386 or higher.
Heroes: The Tantalizing Trio
A light hearted action/adventure game. Defeat Wild Hare and his band of
villains by guiding three heroes with unique special powers through ten
levels of excitement!
MIMI & THE MITES v1.01f
by Unobstructed Reason Corporation
Solve puzzles in this action game! Progress
through each level by solving a puzzle.
Beware of the mites -- they are unflappable,
agile, morph-manic and out to get you. Each
level becomes more difficult as you progress.
This game is great fun!
ROCK MAN v1.2
by Soleau Software
Don't get stuck between a rock and a hard
place with this challenging puzzle game!
Collect all the Pink Moths in each puzzle.
Once gathered, reach the Red Flag to solve
the puzzle. This challenging game is ideal
for older children -- and adults!
TOMMY'S DUMB & DUMBER CHESS!
by Tommy's Toys
Check this out, mate! Learn how to play chess
with this easy and fast-paced game. Play on a
smaller board (5x5 or 5x6 squares) with fewer
pieces. Complete with several levels of
difficulty and a comprehensive help system.
TOMMY'S GO MAKU
by Tommy's Toys
Play the classic game of tic-tac-toe with a
twist. Complete a row of five Xs or Os
horizontally, vertically or diagonally.
Challenge a friend or play against the
computer. Choose from several difficulty
levels.
TROLOLO
by Cedric Francoys
Solve several puzzles in this mind-boggling
game. Work your way to the exit by
negotiating a series of obstacles. This
excellent game with colorful graphics will
get you thinking!
WORDLE v1.1
by Soleau Software
Test your vocabulary with this word scramble
game. Spell as many words possible from a
list of 25 random letters. Choose from five
different levels of difficulty. Complete with
a dictionary of 80,000 words.
DOS General Interest
KITCHEN SURVIVAL
by Marjorie L. Catlin
Bon appetite! You can select from a
collection of delectable recipes for the
novice or experienced chef. This simple,
powerful program comes with more than 100
recipes, including a delicious fresh Tomato
and Mozzarella Salad, an interesting Trees
with Beer Cheese Sauce and the scrumptious
Sour Cream Chocolate Frosting.
L'AMORT v1.4
by Henry F. and Lucja Glodny
Organize your personal finances with this
fully-functional loan program. Features
include generating a loan payment schedule,
keeping the balance accurate and up-to-date
(even with pre-payments and interest rate
adjustments), evaluating what combination of
rate/points/fees is best by comparing loan
terms, helping you decide if you should
refinance an existing loan, estimating all
loan fees and more. Online documentation and
context-sensitive help are provided.
M-TRAC v3.0
by Bucher's PC Software
This wonderful software simplifies the work
of any organization or club. Organize
membership records with less work. Keep up to
date on individual billing accounts and track
detailed member records, including their
awards, committee posts and personal details.
SPANISH HELPER LEVEL ONE v1.6
by G. B. Blanchard and S. Gonzalez
Learn Spanish with this excellent
instructional aid. This program provides
interactive quizzes to test your knowledge of
vocabulary with more than 1,000 common
Spanish words. Includes both English to
Spanish and Spanish to English translations.
Save your own word lists to test yourself.
YOUR CASH v2.1
by RAD Software
Conduct all your banking transactions from
your computer! It looks just like your
checkbook, but with more powerful, useful
features. Maintain 1,000 separate accounts of
up to 10,000 transactions each. Other
features include automatic debit/credit
calculations, automatic reconciliation with
your statements and even check printing! If
you like to keep track of your spending or if
you have trouble balancing your checkbook,
you will find this program a great help.
OS/2 & Warp!
4FILES v3.30
by Hand-Crafted Software
Combine fast disk management and program
launching with this command-line navigator.
It can also add 4DOS/NDOS compatible file
annotations that identify what each file
does. Other features include directory
sorting, expanded macro capability and an
easy-to-use interface.
DROPZONE v1.0
by Black Pine Development
Manage your OS/2 system with these helpful
tools. WarpCore optimizes your drive
performance. Disk Info reports your disk
space. Icon Man assigns icons to different
objects. You can drag 'n drop files and
folders for deleting, attribute setting and
more. DropZone also archives (compresses) and
unarchives files for storage or transfer.
FBDIFF v0.9.9a
by Goliath Software
Keep track of modified files with this handy
monitor. This is a file-base differencer that
monitors what files have been changed and
which are new. It also checks for deleted
files and duplicate files.
FM/2 TASKBAR v1.02
by Barebones Software
Manage your application tasks the easy way
with this handy desktop tool. Keep track of
what programs are running so you can easily
switch between applications. This program
uses virtual desktops, allowing up to nine
separate workspaces. Complete with date and
time.
MR. FILE/PM v5.2
by Mike Kaczmarski
Organize your files with this easy-to-use
file manager. It supports drag 'n drop for
easy movement of files and folders and
includes file/directory attribute displays
and modifications. Copy selected filenames to
the clipboard. A great collection of tools
for your desktop.
PM SATELLITE/2 v1.0
by Fredrick Ax
NASA has lost their satellites and it's up to
you to find them! Guess their location by
choosing a spot on the game board. The number
that comes up indicates the number of
satellites touching that spot. It's up to you
determine which ones are which. You'll need
logical thinking and accuracy to complete
your mission!
PM WIPE v1.01
by Ralf Hauser
Protect your classified files with this
security utility. This is a Presentation
Manager program that wipes the classified
files and directories completely from any
disks. It achieves unrecoverable deletion by
overwriting the file contents with "X"
characters and then deleting them from the
disk forever.
POST TO YOU/2 v2.0
by Eric Carmody
Organize your schedule with this real-time
event reminder. Stick a note on your desktop
as a quick reminder of an appointment,
meeting or event. Each note supports copying
and pasting from the clipboard, alarms,
floating windows, font selection and more.
Never forget an important event again!
PROGRAM CREATOR v1.1
by Anssi Blomqvist
Access your programs easier with this handy
tool. It creates a program icon on your
desktop -- open your program from this icon,
instead of searching through complicated
paths. Drag 'n drop the program file on the
Program Creator icon and it automatically
puts an icon for that program on the desktop.
This program also supports command lines for
creating program objects.
STICKY/2 v1.12
by AB Software
Pass notes around the office and to the
Internet via your computers. This is a simple
client-server program that allows you to send
notes across a TCP/IP network. It is useful
for interoffice messages or just sending
friendly notes. The program allows up to 2K
of messages and 1,500 names in your
destination list.
SUPER PAGER v1.0
by Borghese Software Engineering
Page anyone with a numeric or alphanumeric
pager from your computer. Supports Telocator
Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP). Features include
paging by name or number, delaying pages,
logging the time and date of the page, and
paging at a specified time and date. It even
has both client and server applications for
paging over a network.
NOTE: Requires a Hayes-compatible modem.
Windows Business
DIGITAL RESUME WRITER
by CompuSoft Technologies
Make a great impression on future employers
with this digital resume application. It
builds resume files (text and photo) you can
send to potential employers. Employers can
receive and create resume data files based on
job type, location and more. This software
doubles as a great employee management tool
for businesses.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
BASIC BOOKKEEPING v4.0W
by Otto-Williams Ltd.
Track your income, expenses, profit and
losses with this "single entry" accounting
system. Tax preparation is simplified with
reports that detail and summarize income and
expenses. It handles up to 1,000 different
expense types and supports both calendar and
fiscal year accounting.
EZ LOAN MANAGER 96
by Kevin Cai
Save money with this simple, flexible loan
manager, especially if you pay your loans
early or are a home owner with adjustable
loans. Find out how to choose a mortgage type
and determine when to pay extra principle.
MR. WIMPLE
by CompuSoft Technologies
Keep tabs on all your office supply inventory
information. This program tracks item and
part numbers, warranties, model and serial
numbers, purchase price, descriptions,
vendors, locations, quantities, inventory
categories, supply expiration dates and more.
The built-in vendor tracking system maintains
vendor names, addresses, phone and FAX
numbers, contacts, account numbers,
department/billing codes and remarks.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
PERSONAL MEDIA MANAGER
by Simple Soft
Manage your reference library with this
cataloging program. Organize your
publications, software, video tapes and audio
cassettes. Track when and where items were
purchased, prices, versions and revisions.
Create a digital library and store all your
important information.
POWER PLANNER
by Sphygmic Software Ltd.
You'll enjoy the many benefits in this
project management package. Includes an
Access database, SQL report writer, Resource
Leveling, and Cost and Earned Value
Calculations. Create your own schedule with
Calendar in just minutes, complete with
hours, days, weeks and an unlimited number of
work patterns per calendar. Preselect Gantt
Charts (bar chart), 32,000 activities per
project, Import/Export MS Project (MPX) and
interchangable options within a single plan.
SUPEREDIT v2.60
by Blind Mellon Software
Maintain your productivity with these
powerful tools. This collection of programs
includes a document editor, a calculator and
calendar. Great for any size business.
SURVEY FOR WINDOWS v1.5
by Walter K. MacAdam
Conduct your own marketing survey and let
your computer figure the results! Once you've
conducted your survey, this program
calculates the results, simplifies the
analysis and produces reports in the desired
format. This is a complete survey planner --
it even creates questionnaires for
distribution.
VALUE TREND INDICATOR v2.62
by William W. Odlum
Record, track and graph your investment
performance with this database program. It
provides calculations, projections and graphs
for many types of accounts, including
savings, investment, retirement, stocks,
mutual funds and more. Uses ratios and
averages to compare and determine the value
of your company share prices and recognizes
growth stocks and mutual funds. Track and
graph all popular stock market Indices.
Windows Children
The Spelling Voice v1.20
by Bob Dolan Software
Test and enhance your spelling skills with
this fun, unique program. Whether you are an
advanced or beginning speller, reach your
spelling goals and enjoy spelling at the same
time. Create your own list of words or use
the predefined word list. (Create lists by
entering words, and record them by using a
microphone.) Determine and work at your own
skill level.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection), and a sound card.
AL BUNNY'S TYPING CLASS v1.22
by Sunmoon USA
Brush up on your typing skills with this
program. This great typing tutor is a simple
game. Follow Al, a bunny, as he jumps from
hole to hole. Each hole has a letter that
corresponds to your keyboard layout. Use this
cute game to learn how to type without
looking at the keyboard.
Child's Play
by Alston Software Labs
Let your children create their own
masterpieces with this quality paint program.
It offers a wealth of paint tools and
effects, including rubber stamps
(butterflies, boots, houses and more), sound
effects and various screen erasers. Also
loads, saves and prints your kid's art work.
NOTE: Requires Windows running in 256-color
graphics mode.
FINDERZ-KEEPERZ
by Steven T. Fricke
Match pictures, colors, letters and shapes in
this Concentration-style game. Intended for
youngsters, but the fun will keep older kids
entertained too.
HUGO'S HORRIFIC ADVENTURE v1.3
by David P. Gray
Boo! Scare up some monsters in this eerie
adventure game. As Hugo, you must find and
save your beloved Penelope in a haunted
house. Watch out for monsters lurking in the
hallways, including a mad scientist and
Dracula. Use your mouse to move around -- no
need to use your keyboard. Save your progress
and load it anytime. It comes with digitized
sounds and creepy music -- perfect for young
kids.
JT'S WORD SKRAMBLE
by John Turner
Test your vocabulary with this fun word game.
Create words (of at least three letters) from
a list of 16 letters. Longer words earn you
more points. Choose from three difficulty
levels and set your own time limits. Complete
with great online help. This game requires
quick thinking and good vocabulary skills.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
LOGO (BERKELEY) FOR WINDOWS
by Free Software Foundation, Inc.
Write your own software with this simple
programming language. LOGO is an interpretive
language that is executed line by line. This
is a slow process, but it has a great
advantage -- it doesn't require a complete
compile for each change. It's ideal in a
learning environment. Use LOGO to create
graphic masterpieces in the beginning to
advanced applications.
MAXIT v1.01C
by Guido Klemans
This program really adds up! Challenge your
skill and luck with this mathematical
program. Count numbers in several columns,
selecting the positive numbers. Gather as
many points as you can while competing
against the computer.
ROXIE'S ABC FISH v1.2
by LatticeWork Software
Teach your children the alphabet and numbers
with this cool multimedia game. Roxie is a
charismatic, animated talking cat. With
attractive animation and excellent sound
effects, Roxie plays "Go Fish" with kids,
helping them to choose the correct card. Used
in many schools. Great for early elementary
school kids. We've included versions for
Windows v3.1 and Windowsr 95.
ROXIE'S READING FISH v1.20
by LatticeWork Software
Expand your child's vocabulary with the help
of Roxie, an animated cat. Roxie teaches kids
to read many words. The program is intuitive
and progresses at your child's own pace. This
program is already being used by early
elementary schools. We've included versions
for Windows v3.1 and Windowsr 95.
TEACH YOUR CHILDREN v2.0
by Q&D Software Development
A great math and reading tutor for kids.
Provides fun audio and visual reinforcement,
but doesn't require a sound card! They'll
brush up on addition, subtraction,
multiplication, spelling and reading. Track
quiz results to determine strengths and
problem areas.
Windows Desktop Publishing
FONTSPEC PRO v7.1
by UniTech
Manage your fonts with this advanced
organizer. Preview fonts before you install
them or view and print samples of your
installed fonts. A great feature is the
program's ability to organize fonts into
groups. Create Font Groups for specific
projects or different applications and
install those groups when needed. Mix and
match different groups of fonts as needed.
WINDOWS 95
DLR Draw v1.0
by DLR Software
Create your own masterpieces with this full-
featured object drawing tool. Draw vector-
based images using a complete set of tools,
including rectangles, ellipses and free-form
polygons. Save your files as common Windows
metafile (.WMF) or in DLR binary format
(which can cross-over to the Macintosh).
Other features include 100 levels of
undo/redo, full 24-bit color support and
automatic document growth (creates and tracks
the number of pages your drawing needs).
NOTE: Requires Windowsr 95.
Program Descriptions
GRAPHICS GALLERY v2.0
by Mike Skibeness, SkiSoft, Inc.
Find, organize, display and print picture
files with this handy program. Multiple
picture files are displayed in a resizeable
gallery for organizing, sorting and saving.
Run a slide show from the gallery or a list
of files. It supports TIFF, GIF, JPEG, BMP,
PCX, PICT, EPS and more. This program works
great with Graphics View/Print v2.0, included
in this volume.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
GRAPHICS VIEW/PRINT v2.0
by Mike Skibeness, SkiSoft, Inc.
View, print, capture, convert and resize
picture files. Supports class conversion to
gray scale, palette and true color. There are
built-in links to other image editors and
thumbnail displays (including Graphics
Gallery v2.0, included in this volume). For
the best copy on paper, print using different
halftone methods, including angle dot screen,
error diffusion, threshold, printer halftone
and more. Reduce image file sizes using file
compression, including LZW, RLE, CCITT and
JPEG. It supports BMP, PCX, TIFF, GIF, JPG,
PICT, TGA, CUT and more.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
IMAGE MASTER PLUS v1.72
by Accidental Software
Create personal screen savers with this image
viewer. Produce an attractive slide show of
graphic images from advertisements to family
pictures. Features include playing music from
CDs or MIDI files while the pictures are
being shown.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
Clip Art
CLIPART POTPOURRI
by John McAdams
This potpourri of clip art images can be used
for many occasions. It includes images of
fishing, animals, bikes, exercising and more.
The black-and-white images come in TIFF
format and can be used in many applications.
ANIMAL CLIPARTS
by Elfring Soft Fonts
Spice up your designs with these cartoon
animals. The images include a koala, a turtle
and a giraffe. All images are in color. This
is a wonderful collecton of 20 PCX images.
Fonts
BRUSHSTROKE PLAIN
by Kevin Willis, Ransom Group Design
Use this paint brush font for brochure and
flier headlines. (TrueType)
HOTDOG
by Gerard E. Bernor
This quirky sans serif font features rounded
corners and drop shadows. Great for fancy or
comical designs. (TrueType)
OVEREXPOSED
by Todd Dever, Big Things-Little Things
This typewriter-style font looks like
overexposed film -- funky, yet legible. It is
best used in sizes larger than 12 points, but
looks even better when used larger than 16
points. Perfect for video graphics.
(TrueType)
SMASH
by Todd Dever, Big Things-Little Things
This typewriter-style font looks like it's
been smashed. It's nicely distressed and has
cracks, chunks and blobs. This font is
compatible with Overexposed, included in this
volume. (TrueType)
Windows Education
FLASH CARD MANAGER v2.01
by Christian Carrillo
Organize your flash card collections with
this handy manager. Scroll forward and
backward through your cards, search for cards
and create new collections. Add, flip, edit,
delete, shuffle and print any collection. The
shuffle function ensures you fully memorize
cards, not just their order. The shuffle
function has four types: reverse, random,
pattern and alphabetize orders. A great
organizer!
NOTE: Requires Windowsr 95 or Windows NT
v3.5.1.
COMPUTER DICTIONARY FOR WINDOWS v2.00
by Gary FitzGerald
Expand your computer vocabulary with this
collection of more than 1,000 terms. These
definitions are the most important terms that
every computer user should know. Easy to
install and use, this program belongs on
everyone's hard disk.
MAXIT v1.01C
by Guido Klemans
This program really adds up. Challenge your
skills and luck with this mathematical
program. Count numbers in several columns,
selecting the positive numbers. Gather as
many points as you can while competing
against the computer.
MERLIN v2.0a
by T. M. Parker
Track hurricanes and tropical storms with
this weather program. This easy-to-use
hurricane/tropical storm tracking tool
provides current information about storms,
with easy-to-understand text report and five
tracking maps. Advisories contain information
calculated from minimal input, great circle
calculations, Ratio Tracking Algorithm
mathematical modeling and neural network
decisions based on a trained network
(artificial intelligence).
Periodic Table 3.0b
by SMI Corporation
Learn the basic elements and more with this
program. It offers 110 elements, 890 isotopes
and more than 500 radioisotopes with decay
trees. Calculate molecular weights, compare
bond properties, list properties in sorted
lists and graph the properties. Print tables,
data and decays. Has more than 30 data items
on each element, including abundance,
melt/boil point, electronegativity, oxidation
states and more. Complete with a quiz mode.
SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS FOR WINDOWS
by CompuSoft Technologies
One of the major problems college students
face is the high cost of college tuition.
This program helps solve that dilemma with an
information management system for
scholarships and grants. Search grant sources
by title, academic major and dollar amount.
Scholarship and grants range from $500 to
$2,300 per year and/or semester. You can even
add your own scholarship and grant sources.
The Student Profile Writer allows students
and scholarship granting institutions to
create and read student profiles.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
TEACHER'S HELPER v2.0
by Paul A. Hanson
Manage and execute grade management with this
invaluable tool. Options include user-defined
weights for letter grades (from A+ to F),
Class Summary Report and Letters to Parents.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
VARIATION v1.0
by Steve Horn
Test the theory of inherent random variations
with this statistical program. The theory
says that to successfully control any
process, you must understand the fundamental
differences in the variations. In this
program, balls fire from a launcher, bounce
once and land on a target scale. Random
variations are built into each launch,
including speed, size and "bounciness." This
process helps you visualize vital processes
and systems.
Windows Games
MUD RACER
by Andrew McNab
Here's mud in your eyes! Race your sprint car
in the mud, screeching around corners as you
splash your opponents with mud. This fast-
paced racing game has a two-player option,
two levels of difficulty and tough race
tracks.
FREECELL v1.2
by Michael Stevens
Master the classic game of FreeCell
Solitaire. Place cards of the same suit in
order from ace to king. Start with four free
spaces to hold your cards. Move cards to a
foundation in the proper order and suit to
earn four points -- finish the deck to gain
the most points. The Auto Move feature
automatically places cards in the
foundations.
HOUNDS & JACKALS v1.0s
by P. S. Neeley
Shake, rattle and roll the dice in this
ancient Egyptian game. Roll dice to race your
hounds or jackals around a course. You'll
find historic bits of information along the
way. This exciting game is full of stunning
graphics and great sounds.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
PROLIFERATION v1.0
by Silicon Commander Games
Will you be the next world leader? Stop
warring factions by establishing a single
nation in this futuristic global strategy
game. During this dangerous period, the
separated Soviet Union states arm themselves
with nuclear weapons and Iraq conquers most
of the Middle East. Play on a world map with
each player assuming the role of major powers
vying for dominance. Build up your forces,
feed the population and conquer territories
to win the game.
RED DOG v1.2
by LVC Software
Place your bets with this Acey Deucy-style
casino game. Bet from $10 to $10,000 and try
to match the spread of two cards. Change how
fast the cards are dealt, how often a deck is
reshuffled and how many decks are used. A
cheat feature lets you remove or add any
card.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
SOLAR VENGEANCE v2.0
by Silicon Commander Games
Conquer the entire solar system in this
interstellar conflict. Eliminate enemy
empires by conquering their capital star
systems. Use spy ships, fighter ships and
scout ships to explore and fight your enemy.
Defeat everyone to win the game and dominate
the universe! Save your progress in different
games.
Create your own solar systems with Solar
Vengeance Scenario Editor v2.1, included in
this volume.
SOLAR VENGEANCE SCENARIO EDITOR v2.1
by Silicon Commander Games
Create your own custom solar system for Solar
Vengeance v2.0, included in this volume.
Determine the number of shields and scanners
in an area, set the star system as neutral
and make capital systems. Editing features
include grid lines and mirroring.
SORCERER'S CAVE v1.0
by Skookum Software
Face an evil sorcerer and his army in this
game of exploration, magic and adventure.
Travel inside the evil sorcerer's labyrinth.
Meet priests, dwarfs, specters, trolls,
dragons and the sorcerer himself. Make allies
or fight while collecting as much loot
possible. There are enough challenges to keep
you coming back for more.
SPADES
by Dart Consulting
Compete against three other computer
opponents in this challenging card game of
Spades. Place the highest card of the suit
being played and you get that point. First
one to 250 points wins the game.
WINCRAPS v2.0
by Cloud City Software
Come on snake eyes! Play this classic casino
game, complete with different sets of chips
and dice. This game follows the professional
rules with only one objective: winning big!
It records all statistics and allows auto-
play, which automatically arranges your
chips, checks your bets and adjusts them.
Complete with colorful graphics and digitized
male and female voices.
WINDOWS 95 Program
SUPER MARBLE SOLITAIRE v1.10
by Wrenware
Enjoy this peg-board-style game. Jump marbles
into vacant spaces, eliminating marbles on
the game board. Remove all but one marble.
Choose from different game boards, including
classic, square, hexagonal and triangular.
Design your own game boards and save them for
future play. Complete with smooth graphics
and addictive gameplay.
NOTE: Requires Windowsr 95.
Windows General Interest
MUD RACER
by Andrew McNab
Here's mud in your eyes! Race your sprint car
in the mud, screeching around corners as you
splash your opponents with mud. This fast-
paced racing game has a two-player option,
two levels of difficulty and tough race
tracks.
FREECELL v1.2
by Michael Stevens
Master the classic game of FreeCell
Solitaire. Place cards of the same suit in
order from ace to king. Start with four free
spaces to hold your cards. Move cards to a
foundation in the proper order and suit to
earn four points -- finish the deck to gain
the most points. The Auto Move feature
automatically places cards in the
foundations.
HOUNDS & JACKALS v1.0s
by P. S. Neeley
Shake, rattle and roll the dice in this
ancient Egyptian game. Roll dice to race your
hounds or jackals around a course. You'll
find historic bits of information along the
way. This exciting game is full of stunning
graphics and great sounds.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
PROLIFERATION v1.0
by Silicon Commander Games
Will you be the next world leader? Stop
warring factions by establishing a single
nation in this futuristic global strategy
game. During this dangerous period, the
separated Soviet Union states arm themselves
with nuclear weapons and Iraq conquers most
of the Middle East. Play on a world map with
each player assuming the role of major powers
vying for dominance. Build up your forces,
feed the population and conquer territories
to win the game.
RED DOG v1.2
by LVC Software
Place your bets with this Acey Deucy-style
casino game. Bet from $10 to $10,000 and try
to match the spread of two cards. Change how
fast the cards are dealt, how often a deck is
reshuffled and how many decks are used. A
cheat feature lets you remove or add any
card.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
SOLAR VENGEANCE v2.0
by Silicon Commander Games
Conquer the entire solar system in this
interstellar conflict. Eliminate enemy
empires by conquering their capital star
systems. Use spy ships, fighter ships and
scout ships to explore and fight your enemy.
Defeat everyone to win the game and dominate
the universe! Save your progress in different
games.
Create your own solar systems with Solar
Vengeance Scenario Editor v2.1, included in
this volume.
SOLAR VENGEANCE SCENARIO EDITOR v2.1
by Silicon Commander Games
Create your own custom solar system for Solar
Vengeance v2.0, included in this volume.
Determine the number of shields and scanners
in an area, set the star system as neutral
and make capital systems. Editing features
include grid lines and mirroring.
SORCERER'S CAVE v1.0
by Skookum Software
Face an evil sorcerer and his army in this
game of exploration, magic and adventure.
Travel inside the evil sorcerer's labyrinth.
Meet priests, dwarfs, specters, trolls,
dragons and the sorcerer himself. Make allies
or fight while collecting as much loot
possible. There are enough challenges to keep
you coming back for more.
SPADES
by Dart Consulting
Compete against three other computer
opponents in this challenging card game of
Spades. Place the highest card of the suit
being played and you get that point. First
one to 250 points wins the game.
WINCRAPS v2.0
by Cloud City Software
Come on snake eyes! Play this classic casino
game, complete with different sets of chips
and dice. This game follows the professional
rules with only one objective: winning big!
It records all statistics and allows auto-
play, which automatically arranges your
chips, checks your bets and adjusts them.
Complete with colorful graphics and digitized
male and female voices.
WORD SKRAMBLE v1.0
by John Turner
Test your vocabulary. Create as many words
possible from a selection of letters as you
race against the clock. Larger words earn
more points. Choose from three difficulty
levels -- even change the time limit. This
game requires quick thinking and good
vocabulary skills.
NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your
Utility Collection).
WINDOWS 95 Program
SUPER MARBLE SOLITAIRE v1.10
by Wrenware
Enjoy this peg-board-style game. Jump marbles
into vacant spaces, eliminating marbles on
the game board. Remove all but one marble.
Choose from different game boards, including
classic, square, hexagonal and triangular.
Design your own game boards and save them for
future play. Complete with smooth graphics
and addictive gameplay.
NOTE: Requires Windowsr 95.
-Software Research Institute
--Febuary 1996
-WINDOWS GRAPHICS & PUBLISHING-
ABC SnapGraphics
ABC SnapGraphics is a very useful program. Use it for school, personal
or creating a business presentation for work.
Cad/Draw
Powerful CAD and drawing application. Features numerous drawing tools,
associated dimensioning, library management, user defined hatching
and more.
Cad Vantage
Cad Vantage allows you to create drawings of real world objects in
two dimensions, using their actual measurements.
ChartTamer
ChartTamer is a powerful, easy-to-use chart creation program. Requires
Visual Basic Run-Time v2.0.
CHARTIST
Create, edit, and print flow charts, organization charts, or others
with similar components.
Form Power
The ultimate form processor! Design, produce and fill-out forms with
true WYSIWYG ease. It includes a wealth of predesigned forms - forms
for invoicing, sales, pricing, every type of form a small business
could need.
Graphic WorkShop
The popular DOS graphic manipulator, now available for Windows.
Image Commander
Image management and manipulation. Features: Organizing images into
albums, arrange drag and drop or sort option. Supports different file
formats and more.
Image Conversion
Image Conversion is a true Windows drag and drop application. Formats
supported are TIFF, BMP, PCX, GIF, and more.
Paint Shop Pro
Paint Shop Pro will display, scan, alter, print and convert images.
PSP supports 23 of the most common bitmap formats.
Tek Illustrator
A fantastic illustration program with the all the capabilities of a
high-end drawing program.
ThumbsPlus
Graphic image and clip art browsing, thumb-nailing, cataloging, and
printing program. Supports over a dozen graphic file types.
TopDraw
Powerful yet easy to use object-oriented drawing program. For desktop
publishing, illustrations, diagrams, logos, brochure, newsletters, and more.
-WINDOWS/SCIENCE-
Astronomy Lab
Generates animated movies that simulate a host of astronomical events.
Convert It!
Fifteen conversion categories with custom setup. Edit conversion factors,
and add, change or delete units. Categories include temperature, mass,
volume, time, area, angle, currency and more.
The Earth Centered Universe
Designed as an observing tool for the amateur astronomer, but is equally
useful to the -armchair+ astronomer.
Eye On Sunrise
Gives you the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and full moon for
any location. Requires Visual Basic Run-Time v3.0.
Phoebe
Calculates sunrise and sunset times to within about a minute, and
the moonrise and moonset times to within 5 minutes.
SkyMap
Highly accurate -planetarium+. Draw a map of the sky, displaying stars,
planets, comets, deep-sky objects and constellation names.
Sky Planetarium
Planetarium simulation software.
US Weather Atlas
Can view up to three cities at a time. Provides a variety of weather
elements that can be displayed on a data graph and more.
-Software Research Institute
--Febuary 1996
-WINDOWS GRAPHICS & PUBLISHING-
ABC SnapGraphics
ABC SnapGraphics is a very useful program. Use it for school, personal
or creating a business presentation for work.
Cad/Draw
Powerful CAD and drawing application. Features numerous drawing tools,
associated dimensioning, library management, user defined hatching
and more.
Cad Vantage
Cad Vantage allows you to create drawings of real world objects in
two dimensions, using their actual measurements.
ChartTamer
ChartTamer is a powerful, easy-to-use chart creation program. Requires
Visual Basic Run-Time v2.0.
CHARTIST
Create, edit, and print flow charts, organization charts, or others
with similar components.
Form Power
The ultimate form processor! Design, produce and fill-out forms with
true WYSIWYG ease. It includes a wealth of predesigned forms - forms
for invoicing, sales, pricing, every type of form a small business
could need.
Graphic WorkShop
The popular DOS graphic manipulator, now available for Windows.
Image Commander
Image management and manipulation. Features: Organizing images into
albums, arrange drag and drop or sort option. Supports different file
formats and more.
Image Conversion
Image Conversion is a true Windows drag and drop application. Formats
supported are TIFF, BMP, PCX, GIF, and more.
Paint Shop Pro
Paint Shop Pro will display, scan, alter, print and convert images.
PSP supports 23 of the most common bitmap formats.
Tek Illustrator
A fantastic illustration program with the all the capabilities of a
high-end drawing program.
ThumbsPlus
Graphic image and clip art browsing, thumb-nailing, cataloging, and
printing program. Supports over a dozen graphic file types.
TopDraw
Powerful yet easy to use object-oriented drawing program. For desktop
publishing, illustrations, diagrams, logos, brochure, newsletters, and more.
-WINDOWS/SCIENCE-
Astronomy Lab
Generates animated movies that simulate a host of astronomical events.
Convert It!
Fifteen conversion categories with custom setup. Edit conversion factors,
and add, change or delete units. Categories include temperature, mass,
volume, time, area, angle, currency and more.
The Earth Centered Universe
Designed as an observing tool for the amateur astronomer, but is equally
useful to the -armchair+ astronomer.
Eye On Sunrise
Gives you the sunrise, sunset, moonrise, moonset and full moon for
any location. Requires Visual Basic Run-Time v3.0.
Phoebe
Calculates sunrise and sunset times to within about a minute, and
the moonrise and moonset times to within 5 minutes.
SkyMap
Highly accurate -planetarium+. Draw a map of the sky, displaying stars,
planets, comets, deep-sky objects and constellation names.
Sky Planetarium
Planetarium simulation software.
US Weather Atlas
Can view up to three cities at a time. Provides a variety of weather
elements that can be displayed on a data graph and more.
Utilities General Interest
LIST
by Vernon D. Buerg
Tired of using the TYPE command to display your text and document
files? LIST gives you more then just text viewing capabilities. It
supports searching, printing, copy and paste to file, archive and
hex viewing modes, filters, EGA/VGA display toggle and much more!
MEG
by Jim Tolliver
These large, clear pie charts and 3-D bar graphs make it simple to
track drive space and memory. These easy to read displays work with
your hard disk, network, floppy and CD-ROM drives. Also checks the
CPU speed. VGA required.
PKZIP
by Pkware, Inc.
Need to squeeze some free space on your hard disk? Do you have file(s)
too large to copy onto floppies or transfer via modem? With Pkware's
suite of compression tools it's easy to create your own .ZIP or
self-extracting archive. (Self-extracting files do not require PKUNZIP
to decompress.) Also provides for backup switches.
QuikMenu
by NeoSoft Corp.
What a great icon-based graphical menu and desktop for DOS! This
powerful utility and file management does it all! It launches all
DOS based software! It comes with a phone database and dialer,
password protection, screen saver, wallpaper and supports Hercules,
mono, CGA, EGA and VGA displays.
SHEZ
by California Software Design
If you like using compression tools and are tired of memorizing
command switches then check out SHEZ! This gives you a front-end
to ZIP, LHA, ZOO, ARC, ARJ, SQZ, PAK, UC2 and HAP file compression
packages.
Visual Basic Run-Times
by Microsoft
'Club' members occasionally receive fantastic MS Windows applications
written in Visual Basic. This set of .DLL files insure that these
exciting new applications run properly. Includes Visual Basics
Utilities Windows
DLLMAN
by Barry Press
Have you ever installed a Windows application and then tried to
uninstall it? Trying to figure out which .DLL files the program
used can be a real hassle, till now. This program shows you the
relationships between EXE and DLL files.
Drag And File
by Canyon Software
Streamline and simplify file management! You've got control over
directory and file finding capabilities! It's all here file and
graphic viewing, directory tree, drag-and-drop file move, copy
and delete and other features too numerous to mention! Customize
the program to meet your needs, your work style and your experience.
This one's for you!
Font Monster
by Leaping Lizards
The ultimate TrueType and Type 1 font utility! Whether you're a font
novice or a font nerd, this is a 'must-have!' If you've got font
troubles, then you haven't got Font Monster. It's acclaimed by
thousands of DTP professionals world-wide. Find out why!
InWatch
by Rick Green
Keep an eye on your important system files (AUTOEXEC.BAT, CONFIG.SYS,
WIN.INI, SYSTEM.INI). InWatch copies them, then monitors them for
changes. You will be alerted if any changes occur. With InWatch, you've
got peace of mind.
Memory Watcher
by Martin Roskelly
Monitor system resources while working in Windows! Don't let your
resources run dangerously low! While loaded, Memory Watcher is a great
early warning system! Requires Visual Basic Run-Time v3.0 and
THREED.VBX files.
PKZIP
by Pkware, Inc.
Need to squeeze some free space on your hard disk? Do you have file(s)
too large to copy onto floppies or transfer via modem? With Pkware's
suite of compression tools it's easy to create your own .ZIP or
self-extracting archives. (Self-extracting files do not require PKUNZIP
to decompress.) Also provides for backup switches.
ThumbsPlus
by Cerious Software
Everything at your fingertips! Create thumbnail catalogs of all your
clip art, wall paper and electronic art. Supports just about every
image format you can imagine! This one's hot!
Trash Manager
by CheckBox Software
Delete files and directories the safe way. Trash Manager creates a
trash-can on your desktop. Have fun associating various WAV sounds
with different events and choosing from assorted icons.
Visual Basic Run-Times
by Microsoft
'Club' members occasionally receive fantastic MS Windows applications
written in Visual Basic. This set of .DLL files insure that these
exciting new applications run properly. Includes Visual Basics's
VBRUN100/200/300.DLL files.
WinZip
by Nico Mak Computing, Inc.
Now you can use the popular Pkware file compression without ever
leaving Windows! Drag and drop your files into WinZip. Voila! They
are now compressed. It's that easy!