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- Software of the Month Club
- December 1996 CD-ROM Program Guide
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- - DOS Latest And Greatest -
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- The Adventures of Maddog Williams in The Dungeons of
- Duridian
- Mystical quests
- This animated adventure transports you to a world of castles,
- kings, dragons and princesses. You must save the good king and
- his daughter from the evil Serak by defeating their enemies and
- solving complex puzzles. The fate of the Kingdom is in your
- hands.
- * Three difficulty settings: Easy, Hard and Pray for Deliverance
- * Hint features
- * Save and load
- * Accepts English commands
- * Joystick and sound card support
- * Internet members: check out http://www.gamecrafters.com for
- hints, cover art, map and illustrated novella
- (Application by Game Crafters)
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- Cash Machine 4.00
- Cha-ching!
- Turn your computer into a cash register with this handy program.
- Make and record sales, figure change and charge credit cards.
- * Network compatible
- * Password protection
- * Client mode allows customers to view prices
- * Includes a stock database
- (Application by Theo Pistorius; Requires a minimum of
- FILES=59 for CONFIG.SYS -- consult your DOS manual for
- instructions)
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- EF Pro-Vocabulary 2.0
- Say what?
- This program is great for anyone teaching or learning a foreign
- language. You can put together word and phrase lists, lessons
- and quizzes. It helps memorization, and improves spelling and
- pronunciation.
- * Includes French, Czech, Indonesian, Norwegian and Latin
- examples
- * Hear the proper pronunciations from sample files with audio
- clips
- * Includes a demo tutorial with step-by-step instructions
- * Imports and exports tab delimited ASCII files
- (Application by Eric G.V. Fookes)
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- Knots 1.3
- Browser
- An amazing HTML document browser for DOS. It displays
- pages so you can see how each page looks without the images.
- * Up to 1,800 lines per HTML page
- * Up to 400 links per page
- * Supports HTML headings, page titles and text formatting
- * Uses Hypertext "refs" to refer to local files
- (Application by Nick Gray)
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- Orchis 1.2
- Get organized
- Orchis stands for Organizational Chart Imaging Software -- a
- powerful tool for creating charts. Use it to display hierarchies,
- menu structures, decision trees, sentence parsing and more.
- * Graphical user interface with a WYSIWYG chart display
- * Eight sample diagrams
- * Exports to EPS, PDL and PCX
- * Change each element's properties, like shadows, line weights,
- fonts, type size and type color
- (Application by Trionum, Inc.)
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- OWL Basic Bookkeeping 3.1
- Easy accounting
- This bookkeeping system is perfect for small businesses and
- individuals without accounting experience. Track income and
- expenses using single-entry bookkeeping as recommended by the
- IRS.
- * Produces easy-to-understand income, expense, profit and
- general ledger reports
- * Supports both fiscal and calendar year accounting
- * Archives and de-archives incomes and expenses
- * Up to 9,999 account categories
- (Application by Otto-Williams, Ltd.)
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- Payroll Calculator 6.00
- Pay to the order of
- Manage employee payroll information. Enter employees' wages,
- hours and tax information to automatically calculate the proper
- salaries. This is an invaluable tool for finance and payroll
- departments.
- * Easy to navigate graphical interface
- * Print Form 941 and Schedule B payroll forms
- * Backup and restore important data
- * Print payroll checks
- (Application by HJP Associates, Inc.)
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- Veralite 2.0
- Invoicing system
- Billing departments can depend on this invoice and inventory
- manager. Record and print invoices and purchase orders.
- * Up to $9,999.99 per item on invoices
- * Automatic price finder
- * Print product and mailing labels
- * Graphical interface with online help
- (Application by Clay Reid; Requires a DOS mouse driver)
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- Word Challenge 1.4
- Game collection
- This set of educational games will improve your vocabulary,
- deduction and spelling skills. It contains 800 words. The five
- games are:
- * Vocabulary
- * Anagrams
- * Hangman
- * Track-word
- * Word Challenge
- (Application by Rick Pedley, Coffee Mug Software)
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- Writer's Dream 5.0
- Once upon a time
- Create your own electronic books with this amazing program.
- Compile individual chapters, fonts and images into one
- executable file. Perfect for writers and novelists.
- * Display GIF and PCX pictures of up to 256-colors
- * Up to 100 chapter files
- * Encrypt text files for security
- * Password protection
- (Application by Jeff Napier, Another Company)
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