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Software of the Month Club
June 1996 CD-ROM DOS Master Program Guide




-DOS Business-

ATTEND v4.1a
by Robert J. Manning
Track employee attendance with this schedule database. Record
vacations, sick leave, tardies -- even list them as excused or
unexcused. List up to 200 employees per working directory. It
alerts you when updates are due, computes statistics on employee
leave types, stores employee personal information and records
notes. Complete with a time clock tracking program. You can
even run it on a network.

BANK-PLAN v3.30
by Invest-Tech Limited
Organize your cash flow with this small business planner. Project
income, expenses and bank balances for 12 months. Easy-to-use
for forecasting cash and short-term funding needs. Create many
reports and graphs. Comprehensive online help and
documentation included.

BUSINESS INVENTORY ORGANIZER v.2.0
by Tomas Martin
Organize and group your business inventory and supplies.
Unlimited number of entries, sort feature, fast search option,
browse and edit options.  Records can be displayed on the screen
or printed out.  This program also has many useful desktop
utilities, like calculator, calendar, note pad, compress and print.

EASY BASE v10.5
by Easy Software
Create your own program for data management with this
programming language file. Generate sophisticated menu-driven
applications in record time with disk files called Forms. Forms
store data and procedures that manipulate that data, allowing you
to present information in a logical menu system. The user-friendly
interface makes this program easy-to-use.

FPLAN - INSURANCE & ESTATE FINANCIAL PLANNER v5.0
by First Financial Software
Analyze your finances with this easy-to-use planner. This simple
guide helps you gather important information. Review basic
economic factors, including inflation, income projection and life
insurance status. Great for personal use.

LOAN CHIEF v1.12
by Insight Software Solutions
Organize your loans with ease and flexibility. Work with a variety
of loan tools, including Loan Amortization Schedules, Loan
Charts and Loan Calculators. These tools consider variable
payments, interest rates and compounding methods. Professional
schedules can be generated with monthly, quarterly, semi-annual
or annual detail. Several pre-defined acceleration methods and
variable payment types are available. Accelerated schedules can
be illustrated side by side with the original schedule.

MOTELMAX v2.60
by Ken Mashburn
A complete hotel/motel management system!  This comprehensive
program includes modules for reservation, advance deposit, front
desk, accounting, room inventory, point of sale, guest history,
audit trail and general ledger.  Room charges are assigned
automatically according to rate tables you enter.  Track travel
agent commissions and export data to your favorite word
processor, spreadsheet or database program.  Print custom
reservation and guest letters.  It is very easy-to-use and all entries
are verified.  Other features include one key check-in and check-
out, password protection, user access limits and full audit trails for
complete verification of all account totals.  This version manages
up to 50 rooms.

ORDER PRO v3.1
by Automated Systems
A complete ordering and invoicing program! Track your
customers from the orders they place to the balances they owe.
Ideal for medium to large businesses that have large and complex
inventories and need to closely track purchases, sales and
inventory.

PC-FLORIST v2.0
by Schreck Software
Keep track of product costs in your flower shop with PC-Florist.
It calculates costs based on a desired gross profit percentage or
dollar amount.  Find total revenues and required selling prices.
Edit the input cost to see the effect on the final costs and margins.
PC-Florist is the right program for your flower shop.

PROPERTY MASTER
The complete rental-management system.

TASK MASTER v2.4c
by Robert K. Summers
What's going on? Track your projects, assignment, tasks, office
work and more with this management program. Complete with a
sophisticated pop-up appointment calendar, pop-up calculator and
other useful business tools. Produce reports in one of several pre-
defined formats, or design your own.

TELEMARKETING
by Data-Plane, Inc.
File your marketing leads. Sort, collate and track past and future
appointments and sales. Several forms are available, including
lead sheets for sales people who work in the field. This version is
geared toward home improvement contractors, but can be used by
similar businesses.

TRACKEQUIP v1.0
by John A. Tulley
Keep track of company equipment with this organizer. Features
include an easy-to-use query system, extensive help, labeling,
reports and more. Record when equipment is inspected, measured
and tested. Maintain calibration and verification schedules.
NOTE: To run properly, let the program update
AUTOEXEC.BAT.

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.

VERALITE v1.1
by Clay Reid
Manage your stock on hand with this inventory manager. Includes
a price finder and a comprehensive invoicing system. Easy-to-use
with a graphical interface and complete online help.



-DOS Childrens-

AMY'S FUN-2-3 ADVENTURE! v2.1
by Devasoft
A "educational game for two to five year old children. Amy, a cute
little puppy, leads your child on an entertaining number learning
journey! Follow Amy through four fantastic learning activities.
AmyOs Doghouse is a fun introduction to number recognition and
counting skills. Marty the Match Machine develops logical
comparison skills and reinforces number recognition. Children
can create their own songs or play one of the eight popular
children's songs on an electronic xylophone with Music Magic.
(Titles include "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star," "London Bridge"
and "Three Blind Mice.") Striking graphics, outstanding
animation, and loads of digitized speech and sound effects!
NOTE: Requires Sound Blaster and a VGA.

ANIMATED WORDS v4.0
by Flix Productions
Correctly spell words to animate these cute puzzles. Match words
with corresponding pictures to add a piece to the puzzle. The
puzzle becomes animated after five correct answers. Perfect for
children in pre-school through first grade.

BENJI AND EMILY'S TOYBOX
by John Rehm
Learn letters and numbers with this fun and educational program!
ToyBox offers six activities. In Matching Game, move the letters
from one column and match them to the corresponding picture in
the other column. Identification is the key in Identify the Letter,
Identify the Numbers and Match the Color. Count the number of
objects in Counting Game. Have fun connecting the dots in Dot
the Dot and watch the images come to life. Great for younger
children.

BRANDON'S PRESCHOOL GRAPHICS LUNCHBOX
by Robichaux and Associates
These matching and counting games add up to educational fun for
your preschoolers. This revamped version of the classic Lunchbox
uses VGA graphics and Sound Blaster/PC Speaker support to
bring each lesson alive with voice, music and classic guitar
sounds.

BRILLIANT BABY BENNY
by AVSTAR
Stimulate kids' imagination with this cute story. Follow a genius
baby and his tale of how he made a difference in the world. Cute
pictures animate each event of the incredible story. You can even
color the pictures and use them for puzzles.

DID YOU EVER SEE AN ANIMAL HIDING IN A WORD?
by AVSTAR
Find all sorts of animals within the English vocabulary. See an
owl bowling, a cat in catsup and more. Turn the pictures into
puzzles after you color them.

KIDS AT PLAY v2.0
by Avazpour Systems
Children interact with a series of different scenes. Click on
objects and watch corresponding animations and listen to its
sounds. Take your child to the zoo, visit the farm or walk through
the city. There are even puzzles to solve.

MAGIC MADE EASY v2.0
by Gary Killops
Presto! Learn the secrets of magic with this introductory program.
It covers a series of basic magic pranks, including card tricks,
impromptu magic and mind reading. A magic program wouldn't
be complete without a bunny -- click on Ralph the Rabbit when
you see him.

MY PAL INDROME
by AVSTAR
Palindromes are numbers, words, or sentences that read the same
backwards or forwards. This program shows ten palindromes,
including " No bib on," "Loop a pool" and "Net a ten." Includes
colorful pictures and animals. Turn the pictures into jigsaw
puzzles or color the pictures.

RIDDLE BALLOON v1.0
by Robert J. Deustch
This educational program uses riddles to help kids learn several
topics. A delightful host, named Little Robby, guides your child
through a series of fun riddles. They teach spelling, logic and
coordination. Correct answers are rewarded with humorous
comments and bundles of colorful balloons.

SAM THE MAGIC RUBBERBAND
by AVSTAR
Enjoy the adventures of Sam, the magic rubberband. This lively,
little character goes through different places trying to locate his
owners. Along the way, he meets all sorts of things, from a spider
to toys. Color each picture and use them as puzzles.



-DOS Desktop Publishing-

ANIMAGICIAN v2.5
by KAVIK Software
AniMagician is a full-featured animation development system.
Create animations with up to 256-colors! Features include color
palette cycling, image embossing, oil paint effects, frame flips,
pixelation and more! Add impact by embedding VOC sounds to
your FLI animations.

AURORA 2.00b
by nuText Systems
One of the finest text editors available.  Blazing speed, superb
interface, mouse support, very powerful AND easy-to-use.  Huge
capacity to 1 Gigabyte, 16k line length. FAST Color syntax
highlighting!  New colorized easy-to-learn macro language with
more than 3000 lines of macros, unlimited undo-redo, LIVE
wordwrap, regular expressions, folding, integrated file manager.
Configurable menus, keyboard, windows, and much more!

CLICHE FINDER v2.0
by Rosemary K. West
Cliche Finder is exactly that!  This program helps  improve your
writing by helping you identify --  and avoid --  more than 300
cliches.  You can even add to the list.  This is an ideal tool for
anyone preparing documents -- from high school  assignments to
business reports.

DISPLAY
by Jih-Shin Ho
Now you can view, convert, manipulate, read and write images and
movies. You can even create movies and slide-shows. View images
in any resolution  supported by your video card. Super VGA
drivers for many video cards are included. It supports BMP, PCX,
TIF, TGA, IMG, Mac Paint and more. It also supports sound files
and animation files, including FLI, FLC, DL, AVI, MPG, and
QuickTime MOV.

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.

PCXDUMP v9.3 & PCXLAB v1.3
by Viper Software
A great way to save your screen images to a disk file. PCXDUMP
is memory resident, which means once it's been executed, the
program is always waiting in the background. Tell PCXDUMP to
capture current screen image by pressing a key combination of
keys. The images are saved to the disk in PCX format. The
PCXLAB utility is a format converter.

Clip Art

BRIGHT IDEAS CLIP ART
a Software of the Month Club exclusive
A beetle, and elephant and a child on stilts - all this and more! This
original clip art collection is from the individuals of our Bright
Ideasr staff. These images are guaranteed to please! Nineteen high
quality PCX pictures. For more information about how to receive
even more original Bright Ideasr clip art, along with fantastic
fonts, original backgrounds and useful desktop publishing tricks,
call Customer Service at [phone].

TRIANGLE CLIP ART VOL 1
by Cengiz Akinli
Playing children, a rocket, a caduceus and an old-fashioned hat box
are just a few of the images in this exciting collection! You get a
total of 60 wonderful black-and-white TIFF images with a variety
of objects and people.

US AND CANADA Clip Art
by Albert K. Hon
Add these sketches of the 50 states, 10 provinces and two
territories of the USA and Canada to your collection. These PCX
map sketches are perfect for presentations, reports and geography
projects.

Fonts

BANKRUPT
by Gerard E. Bernor
Bankrupt is an unusual addition to your type library. The characters
resemble the strokes of a calligrapher's pen.  (TrueType)

BOLTED BOLD
by Gerard E. Bernor
This strong typeface makes an impression. (TrueType)

DOUBLE TROUBLE
by Gerard E. Bernor
Another bold, sans serif font. Its uniquely curved surfaces add a
distinctive look to your publications. (TrueType)




-DOS Education-

ANNA'S LANGUAGE TUTOR v2.2
by Abavagada Software
This user-definable language teaching tool is flexible and
adaptable. Use it to create language lessons for teaching any
language. Choose from a variety of methods, including readings,
drills, translations, games, verb helpers and a phrase builder. This
program comes with a sampler language. You can add other
language plug-ins (like those included in this volume).
NOTE: You may have received this program in a previous volume.
We are including it here for our new members.

GERMAN and SWEDISH LANGUAGE ADD-ONS
by Abavagada Software
This is the easy way to learn German and Swedish. These language
add-ons work with Anna's Language Tutor v2.2, included in this
volume.

BIG MATH ATTACK! v2.35
by Philip P. Kapusta
Test your math, spelling, typing and metric conversion skills with
this fun, arcade-style environment. Whether you are a child or an
adult, there's a perfect skill level just for you. Top scores are
maintained to track progress. You can even create your own
spelling lists. Educational and fun!

THE CONSTITUTION NOTEBOOK FOR DOS v3.3
by TCNbp Software
The Constitution is possibly the most important democratic
document ever written. Do you know why? This document helps you
understand the importance of this document. Use the Interactive
Search feature to quickly locate areas of interest to you. Review
its extensive rights commentary pages to gain insight into the Bill
of Rights. It's easy to create notes with the notebook interactive
indexing and comments features. Context-sensitive help and three
on-screen tutorials are included.

CREATE A QUIZ v3.02
by Philip P. Kapusta
Teachers and students can now generate their own on-screen
interactive quizzes! Play with one to nine participants -- great for
games! Supports multiple choice and fill-in-the-blank questions.
You can even use Create a Quiz to create surveys. This program
includes a wealth of options, and is menu driven with an easy-to-
use interface.

MATHTEST v3.0s
by Kenneth Perrine
This problem solving game lets you practice addition, subtraction,
multiplication and division. Choose the skill and difficulty level
right for you. Advanced problems include drills in multi-digits,
negative numbers, decimals, carrying, borrowing and long division.
This program is ideal for beginners and students wanting to
improve speed and accuracy.

SHOW 'N SPELL v2.1
by Philip P. Kapusta
A fun way to improve spelling skills! Random pictures appear for
you to identify and spell. Three different skill levels are available
and several play options (reveal clues, play against the clock,
display word skeleton dashes). Imports customized word lists for
spelling reviews.

STEFI v1.0a
by Balint Toth
Save, edit, view and analyze graphs with this comprehensive
program. Generate reports including important data on weights,
matrices, components, minimum cost path and tree, eccentricity,
center, topologic order, strong components and more.

STRATEGIES TO REDUCE COLLEGE COSTS v2.2 &
COLLEGE AID CALCULATOR v2.2
by Think Ahead, Inc.
Thinking about going to college? Then you need to read this
document - it explains the college financial aid system. Find out
how individual finances can affect financial aid, and ways to
improve your chances of receiving financial assistance. You'll learn
the differences between public and private college assistance.

WATER AND STEAM PROPERTIES v1.21
by Katmar Software
An excellent aid for any chemistry student. This is a
straightforward replacement for traditional printed Steam Tables.
Because it includes a much wider set of properties, it eliminates the
necessity of interpolating between data points, and works with all
generally accepted units. It contains data for 15 point properties,
and 17 temperature and pressure dependent properties.

WORD GAMES AT CAMELOT v1.0
by Adventure LearningWare
Learn the correct use of adjectives with this outstanding program.
As a knight seeking to join King Arthur's Court you must prove
your vocabulary knowledge. With nine sets of words lists, five
levels of difficulty, colorful graphics and entertaining game play
this program appeals to youngsters of all ages. The more difficult
levels may even prove challenging to adults.




-DOS Games-

ADVENTURES WITH CHICKENS v1.0
by RockSolid Software
Don't be a chicken. Planet Heck has depleted its source of
chickens and it's up to you to steal some from Earth. Guide your
spaceship through absurd mazes and snatch up purple chickens.
It's a fast, 256-color VGA game with ten interesting levels.
Supports up to 12 players, joystick, mouse and sound cards.
NOTE: No chickens were harmed when making this game.

BLACK KNIGHT SE:F/A-18 FLIGHT SIMULATOR v1.2
by FormGen
The most realistic air combat experience -- and you don't even
have to enlist! In your F/A-18 flight simulator, battle either MIG-
29s or take on ground attack missions using some of today's most
advanced weapons systems. Terrific graphics, thunderous stereo
sound and awesome realism.
NOTE: Requires 8MB of RAM.

CUBIX v1.1
by Astro Computing
One of the most challenging and frustrating puzzles ever
conceived is the Rubik's cube. Now, you can experience all the
challenge and frustration of Rubik's cube right on your computer
screen! Manipulate rows and columns with your mouse. All sides
are visible at all times. Scramble the cube then try to unscramble
it. Sounds easy but you won't think so after the first few hours!

FIRESTORM! v1.3
by John Daigle
Sound the alarm the forest is on fire! In this real-time simulation,
you are the captain of Central Fire Command, a computerized
forest fire fighting command center. It' up to you to put out the
fire.Using an infrared satellite in geo-synchronous orbit, you have
a bird' eye view of 180,000 acres of coast somewhere in the
Northwest. The land is heavily forested and mountainous, and has
rivers, roads and a lake. Even buildings are visible with computer
enhancement of satellite images. Using the GPS (geo-positioning
system), you have the real-time location of four ground fire crews
and two air tankers. Using your command console you can direct
the movement of the ground and air units to fight the fire. You
also have access to weather information, wind direction and
speed. Other information is provided: acres on fire, acres burned,
structures lost, day and time.You can have the computer run a
random simulation or customize how many fires you fight and
their location. This great simulation won' burn you.

FUZION v2.6
by ZeezRealm
Puzzled? You will be after playing this game. This puzzle is based
on the exact science of polyominoes. Any piece can fit next to
another -- but the picture may not match. Rotate the puzzle tiles
any direction -- you can even flip them. There are thousands of
ways to solve these puzzles. Can you find one?

GARGOYLE MEDIEVAL PACK v1.4
by Synaptic Entertainment
Help a colony of elves reclaim their town from the evil Gargoyle
Empire. There are three fascinating levels to this intense game.
First, elves attack the Gargoyle's castle. Next, they must escape
from the castle, unharmed. Finally, the elves must defend their
village from another Gargoyle attack. If you fail, the game starts
all over. Grab the coins and rubies, but watch out for falling rocks
and fireballs.

GLOOK v1.0
by Laser Point
Blast your way through this Defender-style arcade game. Shoot
alien ships and save humans on the planet's surface. Clear all the
waves of alien ships before going to the next level. Complete with
pounding sound effects, colorful graphics and fast side-scrolling
action.

GROUNDFIRE v1.1
by Ben Page
You're grounded in this challenging shooting game. Your ground
forces fire missiles while dodging bombs and gunfire from
attacking armies. Different enemies attack in each level, including
helicopters and jet fighters. This fast-paced game requires quick
reflexes and accurate shooting.

N-CARD
by Horne Software
Pair up with this Concentration-style card game. Match 15 pairs
from a standard deck of 52 cards. Score higher when you finish
fast with the fewest attempts.

PAINTERS
by James Saito
In this simple strategic game you paint the field with as much of
your color as possible. You compete against three opponents,
human or computer. There are five rounds to complete in the
singles games. You must decide on the best tactics, sabotage your
opponent's  efforts or go all out for yourself. This is a great game
with colorful graphics.

PUZZLE WIZARD v2.2
by Geoff Napier
Create your own puzzles with this entertaining program! Puzzle
Wizard turns ordinary PCX or GIF files (which you can create in
your favorite paint program) into puzzles. It then creates an
executable file so you can distribute these puzzles to friends,
family or colleagues, or you can solve them yourself.
NOTE:Requires a GIF or PCX image, not included.

SHOOTING GALLERY v3.3
by Nels Anderson
Build dexterity and hand/eye coordination while enjoying this
colorful VGA action game! Seven rounds of shooting action with
arcade, range, skeet, target and Wild West shooting. Runs in 256
color mode. Includes Sound Blaster support, multiple players,
select rounds, practice modes and other options.
NOTE: Requires a VGA or MCGA system and a mouse.

STRONG LINES v1.0
by Homebrew Software
Strong Lines is a strategy game where you race against the clock
to reveal hidden pictures while trying to avoid colliding with
small points of light. You have to move quick and remember once
you start a line you  cannot backup.  Each level contains a
complete percentage which you must reach in order to move into
another level.  These same complete percentages are also used to
determine initial startup difficulty such as 75%, 80%, 85%, and
90%.  As levels are advanced additional points of light are added
to make this game  really challenging.  If your familiar with the
popular arcade game QIX then your going to really enjoy Strong
Lines, it's much better.

TOMMY'S STRING OF PEARLS
by Tommy's Toys
Collect pearls in this intriguing board game. Collect the longest
string of pearls by moving squares around a game board. Play solo
or challenge up to five other friends. Complete with Demo mode,
different speed settings and save functions.

WORLD QUEST v2.0b
by Chris Egerter
Attack! Try to stay alive in this fast-action, shoot 'em up, arcade
game. Rescue hostages and attack alien defense bases in this
Defender-style world. Includes realistic graphics, digitized sound
effects and smooth 256-color parallax scrolling.

XENOBALL v1.0
by HomeBrew Software
The excitement never stops! In this excellent action puzzle game
you must guide the ball around a broken track. Can you repair the
track before the ball arrives? Do you know which type of track you
should use? If you don't, the ball falls off the track and you lose.
With colorful graphics and cool sound effects this game will keep
puzzlers coming back for more.



-DOS General Interest-

AVOIDING SEXUAL HARASSMENT
by Guided Learning Systems
Help employees understand sexual harassment with this one hour
training program.  Learn to recognize words and behavior
commonly regarded as sexual harassment.  The built-in mastery
exam may be used to certify employees when they have
successfully completed the course.

BUILD-IT v4.0
by D. J. Elliott
Build your own computer!  This comprehensive overview of
computers gives you the information you need to build your own
486 for approximately $800.  You'll also learn about PCs and their
individual components.
NOTE: Build-it is provided in both text and Microsoft Word
formats.

DIGITYPE
Incredible! A completely new class of typing program that lets you
have fun and refines your typing skills. The best part is, it all
happens while you play animated VGA games!

HOUSEHOLD REGISTER v3.15
by TurboSystemsCo
It's the only program you'll care about the day your home or office
is robbed or destroyed!  Records all the right information about
your assets so that your insurance company pays.  This unique
inventory program enables you to quickly find any item by
category, location, or owner.  Reports to screen, disk or printer.

MYBOOKS v4.3
by Rad Software
Keep track of your publications with this handy organizer.  This is
a library inventory program for any size book collection up to
10,000 volumes!  Powerful features include user-defined searches,
flexible printing options and the ability to print any identification
labels you need.  Never lose track of books again.

MYMAGS v3.1
by RAD Software
Keep track of your magazines, journals, and articles with this
handy publication organizer.  Maintain up to 10,000 entries,
define your own powerful search patterns and choose from the
flexible printing options.

SIMUDOS
Does the stark, blinking cursor on the DOS command line give
you an uneasy feeling? SimuDOS is a friendly, tireless teacher.
You get a tutorial and a simulated DOS environment where you
can practice the ins and outs of DOS.



-DOS Utility-

BOBBY
by Jimmy & Jon Yergaw
Manage your DOS interface easier with this comprehensive, DOS
prompt replacer! This excellent software provides an intuitive 3D
graphical interface. It incorporates an extensive online help system,
plain English error messages, file managing, a built-in player for
WAV files and a PCX, GIF image viewer. Configure Bobby to
provide single-click access to your favorite programs.

EASY WORD v10
by Easy Software
This wonderful word processor will fulfill all of your word
processing needs. 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
haven't tried it yet, then take a close look at Easy Word.

INTOUCH v5.4
RAD Software
InTouch will keep you "in touch" with people.  InTouch has a host
of powerful features. InTouch maintains 100 Address Lists, with
10,000 names per list, and provides a 1,000-line comment card for
each listing. InTouch prints mailing labels, address envelopes, and
it even has dialing/modem support. InTouch is a simple and easy
way to maintain your contacts.

LIST
by Vernon D. Buerg
Tired of using the TYPE command to display your text and
document files? LIST gives you much more than simple text
viewing capabilities. List will view, search and print documents,
copy and paste selected text to a new file, and  even has archive
and hex viewing modes. List has filters, EGA/VGA display toggle
and much more!

NEOPAINT v3.2
by NeoSoft Corporation
Create dazzling images with this powerful, full-featured DOS art
studio. NeoPaint is easy-to-use. It's simple for children to use, but
comprehensive enough for professional artists.  Illustration features
include highlighter, water color, oil, charcoal and crayon specialty
brushes in multiple sizes. Multiple on-screen editing is also
possible. Supports PCX, BMP, TIFF and GIF file formats.

SYSCHK v2.41
Advanced Personal Systems
SYSCHK provides comprehensive information about the devices
installed in your system. SYSCHK will search for: Computer
model and manufacturer, if known, micro processor type,
including the Intel Pentium(tm) and Cyrix chips. SYSCHK
detects early Pentium chips with the floating point bug, gives a
complete IRQ list that shows usage and availablity, math
coprocessor type, and Microsoft Windows setup information. It
detects a slave 8259 interrupt controller, checks for the presence of
a real time clock. Reports ISA, PCI, Micro Channel, or EISA bus
System BIOS, including source, date and size.