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- Software of the Month Club
- January 1997 CD-ROM Program Guide
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- - Software Research Institute -
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- - Business -
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- BusinessCards 3.21
- by Michael Dvorkin
- Organize your business contacts with this useful database.
- Manage vital information, including names, addresses and phone
- numbers. This program is integrated with BusinessDialer,
- allowing you to dial phone numbers using your modem. Even
- store random data, like Internet numbers, video or CD titles,
- short articles, inventories and more.
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- E-Book
- by Techno-Marketing, Inc.
- Create your own disk-based programs with this handy utility.
- Use it for sales, products, electronic resumes, corporate
- newsletters and more! Configure buttons to display scrolling text
- windows, show pictures, play video clips and animations, print
- text, run 20-image slide shows or run external applications. A
- great marketing tool for businesses.
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- Money Math 2.0
- by Robert Lovell
- A comprehensive set of financial analysis tools in one package!
- Performs more than 50 financial calculations, including bank
- discounts, and simple and compound interests. Figure multiple
- calculations in the specialized work sheets -- from refinancing
- mortgages to calculating savings income. Any way you look at it,
- this program really adds up.
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- WInvoices 1.0d
- by Q&D Software Development
- Calculate bills easily with this great invoicing program! Create
- and print professional invoices and work orders. This program
- includes databases for tracking your customers, parts and
- resources. All these packages are tightly integrated, providing
- you with total control over your receivables.
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- - Children's -
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- 1st Class GradeBook 6.51
- by First Class Software
- This wonderful program is an invaluable utility for teachers.
- Organize your class schedules,activities, subjects and students.
- Graph your information and quickly spot trends that may
- otherwise escape your attention. A must-have program for
- teachers.
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- Crossword Express 3.4
- by Aus-PC-Soft
- This is an excellent educational game for crossword enthusiasts.
- Create your own puzzles from the program's six dictionaries of
- various topics. You can even create your own dictionaries. All
- puzzles can be printed or solved on the screen. An excellent
- interface rounds off this wonderful piece of software.
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- GEOUSA
- by On-Target Software
- Broaden your knowledge of the United States with this great
- educational program. Begin by finding out facts about each state,
- including population, state capital, largest city, state bird and
- more. Test yourself on the knowledge you've learned. Learn
- about your own state and every state in the nation.
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- Laura's Math Practice 1.0
- by Laura Ashley Sturgeon
- This math program really adds up. Test your skills in addition,
- multiplication, subtraction and division. Change the difficulty to
- match your grade level. Great for kids of any age.
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- Starcharts 1.0
- by Steven C. Strouse
- Turn life's little chores into fun projects with this charting
- system. Inspire your children to do their daily tasks --
- homework, taking out the trash, brushing their teeth and
- more. It helps children take a more active part in household
- chores and encourages them to develop new skills.Charts are
- organized with the tasks listed on the left and the dates of the
- week on top. Fill in the appropriate boxes with symbols that
- represents anything you want (like a happy face for a job well
- done). A variety of symbols are included. This program replaces
- the "chores" list on the refrigerator and puts your children on the
- right track.
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- WordWiz 3.0d
- by James A. Buccigrossi
- Create four different word puzzles with this highly-automated
- composition program. Design a crossword puzzle by clicking on
- a grid to open or close letter squares. The WordWiz composer
- automatically finds words to fit your empty pattern. In Word
- Search, the Instant Construction feature creates puzzles from any
- short word list. It comes with a built-in word list of more than
- 30,000 words. Compile your own special word lists from any
- ASCII text or word processing document. Also, create your own
- Number Fill-In or Word Fill-In puzzles. Print your games or
- export them to any Windows page layout program. Use the
- puzzles for party activities and school projects.
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- - Desktop Publishing -
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- Text Recall 1.1
- by Informatik, Inc.
- Process repetitive and complex text editing with this powerful
- utility. Select a commonly-used text block. Assign this text a hot
- key and abbreviation. When you need to insert the text into a
- document, press the hot key, type the abbreviation and the text is
- inserted. This utility increases efficiency and is an excellent
- utility for serious desktop publishers.
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- - Clip Art -
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- Clipit Clip Art
- by Daniel Austin
- These beautifully-rendered images cover a wide range of themes.
- Thiscollection has 39 clip art images in the PCX format
- including fish, money, tools, Christmas images and everything in
- between. These images are rendered in several styles ranging
- from simple black and white sketches to elaborate grayscale
- drawings. They make a fine addition to any clip art library.
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- - Fonts -
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- Angelus
- Angelus is an attractive, somewhat angular text or display font.
- Use thismono-spaced font in titles. (TrueType)
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- Benevento
- Benevento is based on ninth-century Lombardic calligraphy.
- This distinctive font adds flair to headings or text. (True Type)
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- Isometric Fonts
- by Rubicon Labs
- Add spice to your publications with 11 first-rate isometric fonts.
- This collection has TrueType and PostScript versions, and each
- font contains a full character complement and provides kerning
- pairs. Some fonts in this packages include the popular Stempel
- Garamond, Frobisher, and CGThames an Helvetica families.
- (TrueType and Type 1)
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- Zabdiel
- Zabdiel is an unusual, archaic-looking display font. It has sharp,
- blade-like serifs and is easy to read in both small or large.
- (TrueType and Type 1)
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- - Education -
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- Chemical 1.5
- by Larry Puhl
- Construct molecule models with this scientific program. Select
- atoms from a complete periodic table and drag them to other
- atoms. The Time feature sets the molecule in motion. Determine
- the energy configuration by working with the Minimize Energy
- option. See your molecule in 3D with the Shade feature.
- Transfer your scientific creation to a graphics program through
- the clipboard.
- NOTE: Requires a 256-color display.
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- Grammar Slammer 1.1
- by James Bair
- This writing program answers questions not covered by standard
- grammar checkers. Based on the Windows help file format, this
- extensive file provides resources for all writers. Topics include
- writing style, word usage, abbreviations, capitalization and
- punctuation.
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- Piano Professor 2.5
- by SofTech Multimedia Inc.
- Learn how to read music with this melodic program. Begin by
- learning the basics of the piano with Keyboard Teacher. Identify
- corresponding keys on a piano keyboard in Note Tutor. Expand
- your musical talents with Chord Encyclopedia, Key Signatures,
- Name that Note and a detailed help system. Music to your ears!
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- - Games -
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- Arasan Chess for Windows 2.0
- by Jon Dart
- Put the computer in check with this challenging chess game. For
- serious chess players only. Levels change in difficulty depending
- on the computer you're using. This program is the 16-bit version
- designed for the original Windows v3.1 operating system.
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- Arasan Chess for Windows 95/NT 2.0
- by Jon Dart
- A 32-bit version of the same game meaning faster speeds. You
- can even play while your computer is working on something else.
- The Windows v3.1 operating system will not support this version
- without Win32s (not provided). It is recommended that you run
- this version with Windows 95.
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- Caro 1.22
- by Thu Nguyen
- Expand the classic Tick-Tack-Toe game into tremendous
- proportions. Play on a whopping 14x14 game board instead of
- the normal 3x3 grid. First player to connect four in a row wins!
- Watch out for the computer player, it is tough and very tricky.
- NOTE: Requires VBRUN300.DLL (included in your Utilities
- Collection).
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- Funcrd 1.2
- by The Softgame Co. of Vermont
- Challenge three computer players to a game of hearts. Choose
- from eight different opponents, each having unique skills.
- Features include score tallying, cheat mode and card counting.
- Comes with realistic graphics and multiple card backs.
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- Solar Vengeance 2.0
- 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.
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- Solar Vengeance Scenario Editor 2.1
- 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.
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- - Special Interest -
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- CompuPic 1.2
- by Photodex Corporation
- CompuPic is the quickest multimedia viewer/manager for
- Windows. It has a rich set of tools that allow you to view, hear,
- play, convert, thumbnail, edit, enhance, crop, print, create
- slideshows, etc. any graphic/sound/video file. It supports every
- graphic file type, PhotoCD, sound wave files (WAV), animation
- files, movie files even MAC Quicktime, and a lot more.
- CompuPic looks and performs like a file manager to make it
- easier for users to search for files. Runs in Windows NT and
- Windows 95
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- Hyper Maker 2.1
- by Bersoft
- Make your own HyperText files! Use the built-in word processor
- to create text, transfer text by copying and pasting, or import text
- files from RTF and ASCII formats. Link pictures, sounds,
- videos, programs and help files. Features include text searching,
- text and picture printing and text copying to the Clipboard. To
- distribute your HyperText files with the linked pictures or
- videos, the program automatically creates the required
- installation disks, optimizing space by compressing files.
- NOTE: Requires Video for Windows Run-Time.
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- Microangelo 2.1
- by Leonard A. Gray
- Personalize your computer with MicroAngelo, the ultimate
- customization tool for Windowsr 95. Use it to customize your
- multi-image icons. Now you have complete access to all image
- types provided with Windows 95.
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- 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.
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- WebMania! 1.5b
- by Q&D Software Development
- This HTML editor and form generator makes Web page
- authoring a breeze -- requires little or no HTML knowledge!
- Supports frames, forms, tables, images and more. It will never
- become outdated, because it includes 60 programmable buttons
- which you can easily change as HTML standards evolve and as
- you learn new tags.
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