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Software of the Month Club November 1996 CD-ROM DOS Master Program Guide - DOS Business - Basic Warehouse Inventory 2.01 Inventory tracking This inventory tracking program is perfect for small- and medium-sized businesses. Create and track purchase orders, receipts and shipping records. * Tracks damaged merchandise * Prints three summary reports, two audit trails, exceptions reports and a recommendation report * Exports data to ASCII or dBase III+ file format * Context-sensitive help (Application by Roger Goodwin, Old Dominion Press) Feature Program BillPower Plus 7.3 You be the judge This is a time-keeping, billing and bookkeeping program for small law firms. Design your own custom bookkeeping package with this intuitive program. It's targeted at lawyers, but can be customized for accountants, consultants, technicians and anyone billing on an hourly basis. Track cases, services, disbursement, receipts, adjustments (write-offs) and general ledger entries. Billing periods can be specified on a regular time schedule or on a casual basis. You can prepare and print bills in eight different formats and edit or recalculate bills at any time. * Handles 15 timekeepers and employees, like partners, secretaries and more * Supports 4,000 cases/projects and 4,000 accounts * Creates up to 8,000 transaction entries per month, including services, disbursements and more (Application by Integra Computing) Business Plan Master 2.7a Master your business plans Develop business plans quickly and professionally with this collection of template files. Produce your own financial reports and analyses. Excellent for service and product businesses! * Reports include cash flow, income statements, balance sheets, ratios and more * File formats include WordPerfect 5.1, Word for Windows, Works for DOS, Lotus 1-2-3 and Excel (Application by Versatile Software Solutions; Requires one of the applications listed) CJPOS 5.49C Point-of-sales package This complete point-of-sale package meets the needs of any small business. Write invoices, estimates and work orders. Track accounts receivable, keep a customer database and track sales representatives. * Bar-code capability using a keyboard wedge-style reader (Application by Cuyahoga Computing Co.) Data Master 3.3 Database system Create, modify and sort standard dBase files. Add, edit, search, analyze and print reports of your data. It uses and creates standard dBase DBT memo fields and FoxPro style CDX compound index files (instead of NDX) for faster operations. * Handles dBase files of unlimited size * Includes a report writer for custom reports * Handy form letter writer * Create, print or import LBL mailing labels * Performs frequency analyses (Application by RKS Software) Survey Power 3.01 Survey says Create, analyze and print results of surveys and questionnaires with this useful manager. Supports questions with single or multiple choice answers, text entries and numerical entries. * Includes different analysis types, including demographic, correlation, numeric, text frequency and more * Analyzes up to 75 surveys * Exports to ASCII or Lotus WKS (Application by Terry L. Jepson, WISCO Computing) TimeCapture 3.11 Time clock system Employees can punch in and out with this electronic time clock. Supports vacations, sick time and holidays. * Group employees by departments * Edit and add work hours * Includes a bulletin board for communication between managers and employees (Application by Versatile Software Solutions) Variable Investment Analysis 5.92 Portfolio manager Calculate capital gains, profits, total return and buy/sell prices with this investment portfolio manager. It is useful for investments with multiple cash flows, like mutual funds, 401(k) plans, annuities and partnerships. Integrates well with Wall Street Tracker, included in this Volume. * Includes 12 types of charts for share prices, balance and more * Comes with four sample investment portfolios * Holds share prices and account balances of up to $999,999.99 * Has pull-down menus, dialog boxes and mouse control (Application by William H. Baldwin) Wall Street Tracker 7.1d Take the bull by the horns Determine the best times to buy and sell stock with this financial program. It uses technical analysis and market momentum to analyze key indices and compares the moving averages. A great tool to use along with a portfolio manager, like Variable Investment Analysis included in this Volume. * Updates data through online services * Produces graphs for the data of individual stocks, the weekly updates, and gain/loss performance * Supports the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), the American Stock Exchange (AMEX) and NASDAQ * Holds up to 30 stocks (Application by Watkins Enterprise) - DOS Children's - Action Educational Series Volume II: Multiplication Tables Learn multiplication This mathematical program teaches the times tables from zero to 12. Targets elementary students. * Includes a complete multiplication table with answers * 169 questions * 50 levels (Application by Gary Widders) Billy Bear's Lil' Brother Teddy tale, Part two Read along with the computer in this electronic children's book. Find out what happens when Billy and his little brother Henry go out to play. Children will love the colorful graphics, animations and digitized sounds. * Includes more than 100 of animations -- just click their pictures * 11 colorful pages * Supports sound cards and PC Speaker * Volume settings for music, sound and text (Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a DOS mouse driver) Billy Bear's Pumpkin Seed Teddy tale, Part three See what scared Billy Bear at Halloween in this electronic book. Watch as Billy goes trick or treating as a clown with his sister Sarah dressed as a princess. This interactive children's book comes alive with sounds and animations. * 12 colorful pages filled with animations * Listen to the sounds, voices and music through the PC speaker or a sound card * Volume settings for music, sound and text (Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a DOS mouse driver) Billy Bear Visits Luey Teddy tale, Part one Read about Billy visiting his cousin Luey -- when he isn't home. This storybook teaches children about feelings and planning ahead. * Questions at the end of the story show different emotions * Includes more than 100 animations accessible by clicking their pictures on the screen * Adjust sound, music and speech (Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a DOS mouse driver) How We Saved the Buffalo 2.0 Saved from extinction This is an educational story about how American bison were saved from extinction. Learn important facts about buffaloes and a little about American history. * 26-page electronic book * Includes nine photos * Lists different types of buffaloes in the world, including the carabao and South African cape buffalo * Turn the colorful pages into jigsaw puzzles (Application by FreEbook Co.) Mini-Witch Gets Lost Boo! Read about Mersina the mini-witch as she gets lost in this electronic storybook. * Each page includes colorful illustrations * Turn the pages into jigsaw puzzles (Application by FreEbook Co.) Morning Exercises 1.0 Daily recitals This program teaches younger children the proper words to recite during "morning exercises" in school. It includes the Star Spangled Banner and the Pledge of Allegiance. Perfect for kids 4- to 9-years-old. * Plays the national anthem while the American flag waves * Contains a small trivia quiz * Graphical interface (Application by John Palmisano) Numbers and Logic III 1.1 Logical numbers Solve puzzles quickly in this set of logic games. Choose from four games: * Sequence: determine the last number in a set * Sum: solve equations by placing numbers in the correct boxes * Rotate: rotate three circles until numbers are in consecutive order * Zap: clear the grid by matching numbers (Application by David Burns) Feature Program Sounds Like A 3.3 Deluxe Listen carefully This set of entertaining games teaches kids how to identify pictures with sounds and songs. It uses your sound card to play the digitized animal sounds and music. The four different modules are: * Sounds: match the sounds with the correct animal * Songs: match the songs with the proper picture * Concentration game * Tape Player: play all 18 sounds and 18 songs (Application by KidStuff Software; Requires a sound card) - DOS Desktop Publishing - DVPEG 3.0l Image viewer View your images with this flexible program. Use the shell interface to choose which files to view or type the path names from the command-line interface. You can quantize, dither and view gray scales. * Supports JPEG, TIFF, PPM, BMP and Targa * Handles high resolutions of 1280x1024 with up to 24-bit colors * Slide show capability * Uses EMS, XMS or virtual memory (Application by Eric Praetzel) ICO2GIF 1.0 Convert images Convert standard Windows ICO-formatted icons to GIF formats with this command-line utility. Ideal for including images in your menus or Web pages. * Enlarge images * Accepts wildcards for batch processing * Specify the GIF background color (Utility by J. A. Roechelein) Feature Program Orpheus 2 2.20a Hypertext tools This is the perfect suite of authoring programs for creating and distributing Hypertext files. Ideal for presentations, manuals, documentations and training tools. Create documents complete with text, graphics and animations. * Create up to 9,999 storage directories with a maximum of 256 cards each * Supports PCX, GIF, SPR, PPR, FLI, FLC and ANSI files * Create graphics hotspots * Braille interface option (Application by Hyperion Softword) - Clip Art - 20 Krazy Kids Cool children This fantastic collection of 1940s style clip art features the antics of 20 crazy kids, including kids reading, playing horse and even one dressed as a knight. These images are provided in black-and- white PCX format. (Clip art by Havana Street) Bright Ideas Clip Art A Software of the Month Club exclusive! Choose from eight amazing clip art images, including an image of two men, a carpenter and a gardener. These color images are provided in PCX formats. For information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds, 3D models and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930- 7302. (Clip art by Bright Ideas) David's Textures Web textures This collection of 183 textures and patterns is perfect for anyone designing Web pages. Each one tiles seamlessly to give you interesting backgrounds. Provided in GIF format, they are ready to use. (Clip art by David McLaughlin) Timo Salmi's GIF Label Collection Sign of the times Use this collection of 503 small GIF images as signs on your Web pages or as link buttons in your Hypertext documents. Includes varieties of the Under Construction sign, flags of different countries, arrow signs, calculators, disks and more. (Clip art by Timo Salmi) - Fonts - Art Deco TrueType Fonts 1.3 A lot of fonts Choose from 10 amazing art deco fonts in this type collection. Includes an easy setup program for installing all fonts in this collection. Fonts include Broad Avenue, Dalith, Halfnium, Haman, Narcosis, Neaten, Orange, Ramose, Totem and Zyme. (Font by Elfring Soft Fonts; TrueType) ESF's TrueType Font Collection 1 2.2 A lot more fonts Choose from 10 incredible fonts in this type collection. Includes an easy setup program for installing all fonts in this collection. Fonts include Aapex, Century, Cursive Elegant, Fritz Quad, Old English, Micro and Zap Chance. Some fonts are available in both regular and bold. (Fonts by Elfring Soft Fonts; TrueType) - DOS Education - Action Educational Series Volume I: U.S. State Capitals What's the capital of ? Memorize the capitals of all U.S. states with this geography game. Play until you reach level 50. Great for older children. * Review chart for all states and their capitals * Tracks and reports student's progress * Shows percentage of correct answers * Online instructions (Application by Gary Widders) ActiveMaths Advanced math Learn higher levels of math with this advanced program. Perfect for high school students and above. It covers algebra and trigonometry with four activities. * Draw-by-Plot: explores plotting points and variable spaces * Graphing equations * Frankenstein's Math Word Game: a hangman-type game * Practice Test: multiple choice questions (Application by John Calder) Capitalization When to use uppercase letters Capitalization is an important part of communicating. This program provides a series of lessons that teaches when to use uppercase letters. * Includes 13 lessons * Records test scores and dates * Gives samples of each rule (Application by Skillware) DiaConvertor 1.0 Do you understand? Tired of your computer not converting foreign language characters? This utility cleans up text documents with foreign characters. Great for OCR, faxes and E-mail. * Filters accent (diacritical) marks, extended ASCII and control characters * Does not disturb ordinary punctuation and overall text * Compatible with virtually any language, including Spanish, French and German * Loads and saves to ASCII text files (Application by William Oldacre) Electronic Computer Tutor Comprehensive glossary This is an electronic glossary for computer terms from A to Z. * More than 200 glossary terms * Includes diagrams and explanations of basic hardware * Search feature * Graphical interface with point-and-click operations (Application by Coronel Data Processing; Requires a mouse driver) Fractal Experience 1.1 Amazing images This instructional program gives students a basic understanding of the amazing phenomenon known as fractals. A fractal is an image generated by repeating a mathematical equation. * Teaching module includes four lessons * Three different modules let the student create or change the values of a fractal * Includes 10 examples in PCX format with viewing module * Supports resolutions from 320x200 to 1024x768 with 256- colors (Application by David Wright) MedTerm Is there a doctor in the house? A great study tool for students enrolled in medical studies. Covers six topics, including vocabulary, prefixes, suffixes and combining forms. * Includes 1,250 questions * Gives a percentage of correct answers * Adjustable number of questions per session (Application by Ken Anderson) Practice 1.0 Scientific tutorial This program asks questions, gives hints and answers questions about a number of science topics, from biology to general science. * Includes more than 110 questions * Multiple choice questions with helpful hints * Tracks student names and prints reports (Application by Timothy J. Allen) Statistical Measures 2.0 Advanced engineering This interactive system is perfect for statistical analysis. Geared for engineers and college students, it calculates minimum, maximum, mean, range, median, standard deviation, variance and more. * Finds the autocorrelation of variables * Shows distribution diagrams for variables * Input information from external text files (Application by Timo Salmi) Feature Program World War II Trivia Declare war! Learn about World War II as you relive the era between 1930 and 1940 with this trivia collection. It covers important battles, planes, ships and people. Great for junior and high school students. * Save and load your games * Supports up to four players * Choose from three difficulty levels * Hint options (Application by Software Creations) - DOS Games - Abmis the Lion 1.0 Wild adventure As the king of the jungle, you must recover stolen potatoes from a sly fox in this exciting puzzle. Jump through obstacles, pick up items and fight with weapons. * Ten puzzle levels * Single player action * Re-definable keys * Helpful demonstrations HINT: The default keys include O for left, P for right, Space for jump, A for pick up and Z for shoot. Read the READ.ME file for tips on completing each level. (Application by Andre van Wyk) Connectris 1.01 Fast-paced action Can you seal pipelines as tiles fall off? You'll have to move fast in this arcade action. The level is completed when all the tiles have formed a closed loop. * Save and restore games * Three different speeds * Work with the mouse or keyboard * Quickly switch between sound card or PC speaker (Application by William D. Rinehart) G-stones III 1.04 Here's a little gem Destroy all gem blocks using your paddle and ball in this unique Breakout-style game. It has a random level generator - no two levels are the same! * Up to six people can play * Choose from three difficulty levels * Adjust game speed (Application by William D. Rinehart) Hugo II, Whodunit? 2.1 Murder mystery Hugo and Penelope must solve a murder mystery in this adventure game. Explore rooms, reveal secret places and solve puzzles. * Save and reload your games * Restore up to 8 games * Recall the last command (Application by David P. Gray, Gray Design Associates) Last Knight at Camelot 1.0 Long live the King Prove your worth to King Arthur and the fabled Round Table in this smooth-scrolling action game. As a brave knight, you must dodge obstacles, attack enemies and collect treasures. * Twelve game levels * Three difficulty levels * Two speed settings * Tracks up to 10 players (Application by Adventure LearningWare) The Maze You're trapped! Can you escape this treacherous labyrinth? Find you way out of rooms filled with teleporters, secret passages and enemies galore. You'll have to fight your way out in this amazing 3D, first-person game. * Four immense levels * Save and load up to 10 games * Choose from many types of weapons, including a shotgun, goo gun and machine gun * Mouse and sound card support (Application by Garry Wilson, PHreAk Software) Feature Program Ravage 1.1 Sci-fi shoot 'em up Save your fiancee from the evil Thoran in this vertical scrolling game. Maneuver your spaceship through danger as you blast enemy crafts, tanks and huge mother ships. * Supports two players simultaneously * Three difficulty settings * Up to 10 multi-level weapons * Save each level (Application by AlphaHelix) Super Pac-Mon 1.01 Eat 'em up Chomp ghosts in this Pac-Man-style game. Move your character around a maze and collect all the pieces to complete each level. * Includes special super-pellets that increase your character's size three times, enabling you to step over monsters and doors * Start with one to five lives * Change the number of monsters on each level * Choose the maze style, including normal, free for all and invisible walls (Application by Jess CREATIONS, Co.) Tristix 1.0 Falling blocks Arrange falling blocks to complete rows at the bottom of a game field in this Tetris-style game. Move the blocks left and right, rotate them, and slide them into place. * Up to four players * Four different game styles, including normal, CPU challenge, competitive and endless * Ten difficulty levels * Preview the next block * Choose from three block sizes (Application by Evan Salomon and Phillip Bailey) - DOS Latest and Greatest - Basic Warehouse Inventory 2.01 Inventory tracking This inventory tracking program is perfect for small- and medium-sized businesses. Create and track purchase orders, receipts and shipping records. * Tracks damaged merchandise * Prints three summary reports, two audit trails, exceptions reports and a recommendation report * Exports data to ASCII or dBase III+ file format * Context-sensitive help (Application by Roger Goodwin, Old Dominion Press) BillPower Plus 7.3 You be the judge This is a time-keeping, billing and bookkeeping program for small law firms. Design your own bookkeeping package with this intuitive program. It's targeted at lawyers, but can be customized for accountants, consultants, technicians and anyone billing on an hourly basis. Track cases, services, disbursement, receipts, adjustments (write-offs) and general ledger entries. Billing periods can be specified on a regular time schedule or on a casual basis. You can prepare and print bills in eight different formats and edit or recalculate bills at any time. * Handles 15 timekeepers and employees, like partners, secretaries and more * Supports 4,000 cases/projects and 4,000 accounts * Creates up to 8,000 transaction entries per month, including services, disbursements and more (Application by Integra Computing) Billy Bear Visits Luey Teddy tale Read about Billy visiting his cousin Luey -- when he isn't home. This storybook teaches children about feelings and planning ahead. * Questions at the end of the story show different emotions * Includes more than 100 animations accessible by clicking their pictures on the screen * Adjust sound, music and speech (Application by Loraine Wauer; Requires a DOS mouse driver) Capitalization When to use uppercase letters Capitalization is an important part of communicating. This program provides a series of lessons that teaches when to use uppercase letters. * Includes 13 lessons * Records test scores and dates * Gives samples of each rule (Application by Skillware) CJPOS 5.49c Point-of-sales package This complete point-of-sales package meets the needs of any small business. Write invoices, estimates and work orders. Track accounts receivable, keep a customer database and track sales representatives. * Includes sample data for an automotive business * Performs sales analyses for any period * Includes more than 20 reports, like sales, daily payouts and inventory information * Bar-code capability using a keyboard wedge-style reader (Application by Cuyahoga Computing Co.) Electronic Computer Tutor Comprehensive glossary This is an electronic glossary for computer terms from A to Z. * More than 200 glossary terms * Includes diagrams and explanations of basic hardware * Search feature * Graphical interface with point-and-click operations (Application by Coronel Data Processing; Requires a mouse driver) How We Saved the Buffalo 2.0 Saved from extinction This is an educational story about how American bison were saved from extinction. Learn important facts about buffaloes and a little about American history. * 26-page electronic book * Includes nine photos * Lists different types of buffaloes in the world, including the carabao and South African cape buffalo * Turn the colorful pages into jigsaw puzzles (Application by FreEbook Co.) Orpheus 2 2.20a Hypertext tools This is the perfect suite of authoring programs for creating and distributing Hyper-text files. Ideal for presentations, manuals, documentations and training tools. Create documents complete with text, graphics and animations. * Create up to 9,999 storage directories with a maximum of 256 cards each * Supports PCX, GIF, SPR, PPR, FLI, FLC and ANSI files * Create graphics hotspots * Braille interface option (Application by Hyperion Softword) Feature Program Ravage 1.1 Sci-fi shoot 'em up Save your fiancee from the evil Thoran in this vertical scrolling game. Maneuver your spaceship from danger as you blast enemy crafts, tanks and huge mother ships. * Supports two players simultaneously * Three difficulty settings * Up to 10 multi-level weapons * Save each level (Application by AlphaHelix) TimeCapture 3.11 Time clock system Employees can punch in and out with this electronic time clock. Supports vacations, sick time and holidays. * Group employees by departments * Edit and add work hours * Includes a bulletin board for communication between managers and employees (Application by Versatile Software Solutions) Tristix 1.0 Falling blocks Arrange falling blocks to complete rows at the bottom of a game field in this Tetris-style game. Move the blocks left and right, rotate them, and slide them into place. * Up to four players * Three different game styles, including normal, challenge competitive and endless * Ten difficulty levels * Preview the next block * Choose from three block sizes (Application by Evan Salomon and Phillip Bailey) - DOS Software Research Institute - - Business - BLUEBOOK v1.02 by JGS Finally! A fast and versatile personal database for DOS! This one supports flat-file, free-text, up to 32,000 records, unlimited "metabases" and hyperlinks. When used with a compression package, it even performs compression and document management. Perfect for contact management, "to do" lists, menus and more. Its crisp VGA graphical interface and comprehensive manual make this program a joy to use! DAILY CALENDAR v6.0 by Elizabeth B. Copper This easy-to-use Personal Information Manager (PIM) incorporates many features. Track multiple appointments with its daily appointment calendar. Store contact information including names, addresses and phone numbers in an extensive database. A to-do list manages items by categories, priorities or dates. Generate mailing labels and form letters. Other features include automatic dialing, text searching, extensive data querying and ASCII exporting for editing by any word processor. NOTE: Requires a minimum of FILES=75 in your CONFIG.SYS file; refer to your DOS manual for instructions. E-Z CREDIT KIT v2.0 by David W. Hulet Restore a good credit rating with this powerful home-based credit repair and improvement package. This kit is loaded with credit investment tactics and advice. You work with forms for requesting and repairing credit reports. It even shows you how to start fresh and legally create new credit! The program is menu-driven and user-friendly. There are help screens and step-by-step instructions throughout the program. FINANCIAL PARTNER v3.5CPP by Flying Pig Software Perform major financial calculations with this business utility. Calculate future value, present value, loan repayments, bond valuation and the rate of return on securities. It may be the only financial calculator you'll ever need. 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. PC-FOOD II v7.1 by Schreck Software If you are in the food industry, you'll enjoy this food pricing and cost management system. Maintain a food list with ingredients and prices. When you update one price, the change is instantly updated on all lists. Maintain two selling prices for each menu item. One is a selling price based on a desired gross profit dollar amount. The second is based on a desired gross profit percentage - selling price minus food cost. The price change feature alerts you to items which are outside your price specifications. Review the listing and decide if the price should be updated. A thorough and useful program. THE VIDEO STORE v2.0 by Software Store Products, Inc. Incorporate computers into your video store with this Point of Sale (POS) package. Keep track of customers, employees, vendors and inventories. Generate invoices, financial reports and mailing labels. Use your existing equipment - it supports cash drawers, printers, modems and bar code scanners. It even operates in a network environment. NOTE: Requires a minimum of FILES=99 in your CONFIG.SYS file; refer to your DOS manual for instructions. - Children's - ANIMATED SHAPES v.1.0 by Flix Productions Learn to recognize colors and shapes with this entertaining and educational program. They appear on the screen and form clever animated shapes that are fun to watch. MATH BY EXAMPLE v1.00 by Brand Software This excellent math tutorial really adds up! It sharpens mathematical skills with different exercises from addition to division. It keeps the students interested with a car racing game and a secret message puzzle. Choose the right answers in the car game to win the race and answer the problems in the puzzle game to reveal the message. Children will enjoy the program and learn math simultaneously. ORBIT by Major Tom L. Riggs, Jr. You'll space out with these two great programs. Learn About Orbits v2.2 teaches the basics about orbits. Take what you've learned from Learn About Orbits to work with Orbit Simulator. Input orbit coordinates in Orbit Simulation and watch a 3D simulated Earth orbit. TOMMY'S THINK II by Tommy's Toys An entertaining word game! You have 300 seconds to generate as many words as possible, each one longer than the first. Includes nine levels of difficulty! The program keeps track of the best scores. On Level One, the score to aim for is 1,000. - Desktop Publishing - COMPUTER MAGIC v15.42 by Jeff Napier and Another Company This multimedia authoring tool will knock your socks off! Combine images, video, sound and animations to create presentations, demos and tutorials. Complete with a drawing package for manipulating your images and creating special effects, like fades, swipes and color management. This program helps you create astonishing multimedia presentations. PICTURE EDITING PACKAGE v1.7 by Trionum, Inc. Design innovative drawings and layouts with this creative program. Import graphic files, create predefined shapes, add and manipulate text, snap to guides for easy alignment and place objects using precise coordinates. It's designed for non- artists who need diagrams, illustrations and high-quality drawings. Create logos, banners, forms, certificates, presentations, slide shows, flow charts, floor plans and more. - Clip Art - BRIGHT IDEAS CLIP ART a Software of the Month Club exclusive! This month's collection of color and black-and-white clip art contains ten images, including a chef, a fire hydrant and a frog - provided in PCX format. For more information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930-7302. MATHCLIPS by Patricia Mason This clip art collection of 100 16-color images in JPEG format really adds up. Choose from images like ferns, explosions, hexagons, snowflakes, octagons, spheres and 3D mazes. A great addition to your image library. NEW AGE CLIP ART COLLECTION by LifeQuest If you are looking for the unusual, try this sampler. It includes images like an alien, a dolphin, a crystal ball and an Egyptian. This New Age clip art collection contains high-quality black-and-white PCX images. - Fonts - SALUTE by Ken Kizer This heavy semi-serif headline face has Deco influences. With a 1920s look and feel, this typeface gives a unique look to your documents. Upper and lower case with numbers and punctuation included. (TrueType and Type 1) SUNRISESUNSET by Ken Kizer With three different designs, this drop cap font is both unusual and unique. Best if used at sizes larger than 48 points. Contains letters only. (TrueType) TQF WORDTRAIN by Gerard E. Bernor All aboard! Characters appear on flatcars pulled by engines. Because of the rich details, this font is recommended for use at 24 points or larger. This is a great font for banners and posters. Build trains of words! (TrueType) - Education - 101 WORDS FOR AUTHORS - FREQUENTLY MISUSED WORDS by McSwain Electronic Publishing Avoid misusing common words with this great electronic publication. This program is an excellent reference for anyone writing essays and other documents. It not only improves your writing skills, it also improves your vocabulary. DEEP SPACE v5.21 by David Chandler Co. You'll be seeing stars with this astrological mapping tool. It provides accurate maps and observation information that show exactly what to look for, where and when. This excellent educational tool for astronomers has an extensive database, comprehensive online help and intuitive menu system. EUROPEAN LANGUAGE LEARNER v2.0 by Arthur Wells Jr. Begin or continue your foreign language studies with this great tutor. Use your computer to study vocabulary idioms and sentences from any text book, study guide, newspaper and more. Simply input the information and you'll be able to test yourself at a later date. The program comes with basic vocabulary for French, German, Italian and Spanish. PRESIDENTIAL FLASH CARDS v2.1 by PUMA Software An excellent introduction to the U.S. Presidents and their terms. Based on the reliable flash card method of learning, you'll quickly expand your knowledge of the nation's leaders. Combined with other historical studies, you'll learn the names of the men who made the decisions that helped shape this country. Check out other flash card programs on this volume, including math, Spanish and spelling. STRATEGIES TO REDUCE COLLEGE COSTS v2.1 by Sally Fesler Thinking about going to college? This text document explains the college financial aid system, how individual finances fit into the aid picture and ways to improve your chances of receiving financial assistance. The difference in public and private colleges assistance is also highlighted. As college costs continue to rise rapidly, you're sure to find this an invaluable resource. STUDY OF ALGEBRA V.9.0 by Alfred D'Attore SOA provides the math student with hundreds of questions and answers in algebra and basic math. An excellent way to test yourself, or provide yourself with additional practice in your math studies. - Games - ASSIMILATION v1.1 by Perry Robertson Challenge your mind against artificial intelligence in this strategic board game. Move colored pieces around the board, assimilating everything they touch. Dominate the playing field to win the game. Detailed graphics, 256 colors, digitized sound effects and addicting game play make this one hot game! Play against the computer or another player. DRAK v1.40 by Enypsox A unique twist on Tetris-style games! Instead of normal tiles, align differently shaped crystals. Other obstacles make this game a challenge, including natural disasters and lightning. Complete with 100 levels! This program comes with 256-color graphics, great musical backgrounds and a challenging game play. ORBOTS THE GAME v1.10 by Sunshower Systems, Inc. This is a heart pounding, brain boggling, shoot 'em up extravaganza. You must pilot an astro-chopper to defeat an invasion of half-machine, half-organic mutants from another dimension. They have plenty of surprises for you, and some nasty tricks. Defeat their mother ship to win the war. Super smooth 256-color VGA graphics complement the digital sound. Good luck - you'll need it! PLUNDERMINE V1.1 by Lee Gaiteri Eureka! Mine gold and silver nuggets in this challenging arcade game. Watch out for rock-throwing monsters. Don't forget about the other miners who are careless with explosives. Play against a friend or just the computer. This game has colorful graphics and is fun to play. SCRAMBLE v2.3 by RAD Software Unscramble challenging quotation puzzles in this classic game! Based on an old word game, well-known quotations are transformed or scrambled into nonsense. You must unscramble each quotation and solve the puzzle. This game is not only challenging, it's educational. Expand your vocabulary while broadening your intellectual horizons. - General Interest - HOUSEHOLD REGISTER V3.15 by TurboSystemsCo If your home or office is ever robbed, damaged or destroyed, you'll be glad you have Household Register! It records all the pertinent information about your assets. This unique inventory program locates any item by category, location or owner, and reports to screen, disk or printer. Don't wait until it's too late! INTERSTATE TRAVELER v3.0 by Jacobson Software Enterprises Need a vacation? Plan it with this handy organizer. Produce itineraries, expense estimates and maps for road trips across the contiguous United States. Planning a trip involves specifying the desired route in a point-to-point manner. Select an origin city, then each intermediate city or highway junction along the way, until the final destination is reached. It's easy to add new cities and highways. Once you specify the route, it prepares an itinerary and estimate of expenses. The program also includes individual maps of 35 selected cities. These maps show major highways, lakes, rivers and points of interest. Information about population and local climate is also provided. Produce a complete travel package by printing out the itineraries and maps. Enjoy your trip! PC CONFIG by Michael Holin Figure the exact configuration of your computer's hardware and software. This ultimate configuration reporting program provides a wealth of information on every possible aspect of your computer. THE ONLY WEB PUBLISHING TUTORIAL YOU'LL EVER NEED v2.0 by Brian J. Collopy Learn how to write HTML (HyperText Markup Language) for the World Wide Web. It covers text formatting, page layout and design, graphical content and links. Get tips on what it takes to differentiate between good Web pages from bad ones. Contains samples and images to make learning easy and fun. WEIGH-IN v2.24 by Frambach Software Systems The fastest and easiest way to keep track of your weight! This is the convenient way to record your weight and chart your progress towards your weight goal. Display and print out your progress on various graphs. Track you weight and lose or gain the pounds you need at a safe rate. NOTE: Requires VGA graphics and a hard disk. A mouse is optional, and it supports most printers. Software of the Month Club November 1996 CD-ROM Windows Master Program Guide - Windows Business - Crypt-o-Text Security system Protect your E-mail messages with this powerful, easy-to-use utility. It scrambles your messages and can be unscrambled only by someone with the correct password. * Apply password-protection * Secure other small pieces of text, provided they are less than 22KB * This program works on all Windows versions, including Windows 95 -- an exclusive 32-bit version is also included in this Volume (Application by Rodney M. Savard; The person receiving your message also needs this software to read your message) dtSearch 4.1 Stunning search utility Instantly search through hundreds of megabytes of text on your computer or network with this amazing program. Use a wide variety of text search options. Great with downloaded text or source code. Capacity is unlimited. Indexed search time is usually less than a second. * Search options include proximity, and/or/not, wildcard, stemming, phonic, field and numeric range * Browse through retrieved files * Jump from one highlighted hit to the next * Search a retrieved file for new text * Use as a Norton Navigator add-on -- see the back of your Norton Navigator manual for details (Application by DT Software, Inc.) Feature Program Financial Authority 1.2b Comprehensive financial package This financial analysis program contains seven modules, including Loan Amortization, Mutual Fund Analysis and Retirement Planning. Comes with graphical plots, tables and work sheets. * Display and print perpetual calendars * Pop-up calculator * Each folder contains an example panel for immediate online help. (Application by Conrad Knopf, Conrad Buttons Software; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) I'm Out Screen Saver 2.0 Messaging system This incredible screen saver comes with added features. You can leave customized messages for others and they can leave private messages for you. Let people know where you are and when you'll be back, or use it to remind yourself of important events. * Password protection * Choose from six preprogrammed reasons why you are not in or create one of your own * Print all of your messages or save them as a text file * Create new image sets, or add and modify existing sets using pictures in BMP format * Messages can be up to 255 characters (Application by PSG-HomeCraft Software; Requires 256-color, requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) KURV + 4.4b Thorough statistical system This program includes four modules for statistical analysis. This is an excellent tool for marketing managers studying demographics or for finance managers studying financial or economic data. Also great for students learning statistics. * Create your own graphs, independent of the other modules * Statistical calculator in each module figures factorial, permutations, combinations, log 10, square root and change sign * All graphs and tables can be printed through the Windows printer interface * Copy graph and tables to the Windows Clipboard and paste into other Windows programs. (Application by Conrad Knopf;Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Quick Quote 4.8 Business proposals Record and manage business quotes. Create, print and store proposals and job quotes. * Search feature * Letter option creates and prints letters * Print quote forms for office, customers and work orders * Save and retrieve frequently used quote statements (Application by Ben Woodruff; Requires SHARE.EXE) Reminder 1.0 Just a little reminder Display a message or play a WAV file, timed either by the clock or a number of keystrokes. Great to remind employees about breaks, lunches, meetings and more. * Play your own wave files * Create your own dialog box messages * Customize the number of strokes and time limit (Application by Intellect Systems) - Windows Children's - Dot to Dot Puzzles 1.2 Seeing spots Change the difficulty on this interesting game. At the beginner's level, dots are at the intersections of colored lines. They are numerical coordinates for more difficult levels. Earn rewards along the way. * Cool Erasing tool * Choose from six puzzle sets * Each set includes 23 different puzzles * Includes Hint and Cheat options (Application by Doodlebugs, Inc.) Farm Animals for Windows 5.0 With a quack, quack here Children can create their own farm pictures with this fun program. Place various images at different sizes on several backgrounds. The images can even be colored. * Six farm animals to color and place anywhere on the screen * Digital speech helps kids learn animal names * Storybook Creator lets children narrate their pictures (Application by Wierenga Software) Label That Diagram - Skeleton 1.0 The leg bone's connected to the How many bones in the human body can you identify? When names are displayed, you must click on the correct part of the skeleton to score points. * No points lost for incorrect answers * Timed play * Highest score wins (Application by Richard T. Carmen; Requires a sound card and 256-color) Label That Diagram - USA 1.5 U.S. Geography How many of the United States can you identify? Learn to recognize the states of continental U.S. with this geography game. Locate the state identified and drag its label to the proper place on the map. * Play game by regions, including northeastern, southeastern, northwestern and southwestern * Get the lowest score to win * Timed play (Application by Richard T. Carmen) Windows 95 Feature Program Mattie's Preschool Math Games 2.0 Counting games Teach kids number recognition, counting and number order with this collection of games. Colorful graphics, voices, sound effects and music add to the interactive, intuitive play. Mattie helps by giving instructions and clues. Incorrect responses are treated humorously and without pressure. * Shape and counting recognition game * Counting and number recognition game * Coloring book * Digital speech for positive reinforcement (Application by LatticeWork Software; Requires a sound card, 256-color and Windows 95) The Metric Arcade 1.0 Educational shoot 'em up Master the metric system as you play this fast-paced, exciting arcade game. A name or numerical designation for a metric system component is displayed. Shoot its correct abbreviation to score points. * Adjustable game speed * Three difficulty levels * Speed bonus (Application by Richard T. Carmen) Tables Tutor 1.0 Multiplication Practice the times tables in this multimedia environment. Listen to the times tables before being tested. Twelve problems in each test. * Correct answers given if you guess incorrectly * Retry on missed answers * Random or specific ordered questions (Application by Tollside, Ltd.; Requires a sound card, requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Tic Tac Toe 3.0 Cat's game Get three in a row with this classic game of Tic Tac Toe. * Digital sound effects * Choose from two difficulty levels (Application by Ben Winters) Word-X 1.1 Game collection Choose from four logic games in this great collection. Play the classic games of Scrabble, WordMaster, WordQuiz and GuessIt. Play them for fun or use them as an educational tool to improve your vocabulary. * Challenge a friend or compete against the computer * Add your own words to the dictionary (Application by Alexander Lavell) - Windows Desktop Publishing - Windows 95 Feature Awave 3.1 Amazing sound system This is the ultimate sound editing system! Editing features support fade, reverse, amplitude, stereo and more. This program converts a large number of formats -- it imports more than 120 audio formats and exports 35 formats. * Breaks formats down into a listview where you can extract, view and edit specific instruments. * Command-line editing * Loads and strips audio tracks from video files * Copy and paste options NOTE: While this program works best with Windows 95, it supports Windows 3.11 if Win32s 1.3 is installed. (Application by FMJ-Software; Requires a sound card) Button WAVs for Windows! Listen close This collection of 32 WAV files features a male voice. Assign phrases to print, save, help and other system commands. Incorporate with Female Computer WAV Collections, included in this Volume. * Professional recordings * Use in multimedia projects * Use them with Awave 3.1, included in this Volume. (Application by Ted Tatman; Requires a sound card and an audio player to assign sounds using the Windows Sounds Control Panel) Female Computer WAV Collections! Listen closer Assign sounds to system commands with this collection of more than 20 WAV audio files. Use these sounds when you close or open a window, or for error warnings, saves and more. Integrate with a male's voice from Button WAVs for Windows!, included in this Volume. * Added special effects * Enhance multimedia projects * Use them with Awave 3.1, included on this Volume (Application by Ted Tatman; Requires a sound card and an audio player to assign sounds using the Windows Sounds control panel) Font-ABC 2.1a Font management Keep track of all your fonts installed on your system with this System Utility. Print a font catalog of all installed and uninstall fonts. * Previews all fonts installed on your system in your desired point sizes * Use your own sample text * Displays character map with font ALT key numbers (Application by J. Behling; Requires Threed.vbx and VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Feature Program InfoCourier HTML Compiler 1.1 Web pages on a disk This useful program converts your Web page information into a stand-alone document so you can distribute it on disk. It creates a Windows Executable (.exe) file that contains a browser with your HTML code and graphics built-in. * Supports server side Image Maps, using either NCSA or CERN format * Basic form processing functions include Print and Mail * 16-bit executable allows this to be run in all Windows versions * Supports third-party Web browsers (Application by Oakley Data System) Universe 1.0 The final frontier Create realistic space images with this imaginative program. Invent your own star fields. Tools include Selection, Star Field, Globular Cluster, Nebula and Star. * Create images in four resolutions * Images are saved as 24-bit images for maximum effect (Application by D2 Corporation) - Clip Art - 20 Krazy Kids Cool children This fantastic collection of 1940s style clip art features the antics of 20 crazy kids, including kids reading, playing horse and even one dressed as a knight. These images are provided in black-and- -white WMF format. (Clip art by Havana Street) Bright Ideas Clip Art A Software of the Month Club exclusive! Choose from eight amazing clip art images, including an image of two men, a carpenter and a gardener. These color images are provided in PCX formats. For information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds, 3D models and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930- 7302. (Clip art by Bright Ideas) David's Textures Web textures This collection of 183 textures and patterns is perfect for anyone designing Web pages. Each one tiles seam-lessly to give you interesting backgrounds. Provided in GIF format, they are ready to use. (Clip art by David McLaughlin) - Fonts - Art Deco TrueType Fonts 1.3 A lot of fonts Choose from 10 amazing art deco fonts in this type collection. Includes an easy setup program for installing all fonts in this collection. Fonts include Broad Avenue, Dalith Oblique, Halfnium, Haman, Narcosis, Neaten, Orange, Ramose, Totem and Zyme. (Font by Elfring Soft Fonts; TrueType) ESF's TrueType Font Collection 1 2.2 A lot more fonts Choose from 10 incredible fonts in this type collection. Includes an easy setup program for installing all fonts in this collection. Fonts include Aapex, Century, Cursive Elegant, Fritz Quad, Old English, Micro and Zap Chance. Some fonts are available in regular and bold styles. (Fonts by Elfring Soft Fonts; TrueType) - Windows Education - C.a.R. 1.1 Geometry tutor Understand geometric constructions with circles and straight lines. It is especially designed to teach the mathematical basis of geometry. * Use colors to label groups of construction steps * Move points and view the resulting construction changes * Draw tracks of points, while moving other points * Use macros to speed up construction * Save your construction in ASCII readable form and then paste it into other documents (Application by Dr. Rene Grothmann; Includes a 16-bit version for Windows 3.1 and higher, and a 32-bit version for Windows 95 and Windows NT) Guitar Teacher 2.03 Sounds good Study guitar chords with this 16-bit reference tool. When you come across an unfamiliar chord in written music, look it up just as you would look up a word in a dictionary. * Seven chord formulas with six alternatives per chord * Right- and left-handed fingering * Includes a guitar tuner and instructions on tuning and chord structure * See the Windows 95 Feature for the 32-bit version (Application by Michael Fenemore, Celista Software; Requires a sound card and VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Windows 95 Feature Guitar Teacher 3.0 for Windows 95 Sounds better Study guitar chords with this 32-bit reference tool. When you come across an unfamiliar chord in a written piece of music, look it up just as you would look up a word in a dictionary. * Seven chord formulas with six alternatives per chord * Right- and left-handed fingering * Includes a guitar tuner and instructions on tuning and chord structure (Application by Michael Fenemore, Celista Software; Requires a sound card) Mathbook+ 2.6b Advanced mathematics These modules cover advanced algebra and geometry. They come with a scientific calculator and graph builder. Modules include: * Integral Calculus: computes definite integral from known functions and data * Advanced Algebra: progressions, binomials permutations, linear equations and more * Geometry/Trigonometry: areas of plane and solid figures, volume, irregular polygons and more * Random Numbers: generates random number tables between any two bounds (Application by Conrad Knopf; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Medical Snapshots 1.0a Is there a doctor in the house? This electronic medical textbook covers internal medicine. Perfect for those studying medicine and biology. * Search forwards or backwards * Text can be copied to the Windows Clipboard and inserted into other applications (Electronic Book by Dudley Darr; Adobe Acrobat Reader, included with this document, must be installed) Organic Chemistry 2.0 Advanced chemistry Master organic chemistry problems with this advanced science program. Topics include reactions, reactants, organic compounds, structural formulae and matching compounds to their homologous series. Perfect for upper high school and college students. * Contains five types of questions * When you give a wrong answer, the correct one is displayed * Comprehensive Help file (Application by Bruce Levett; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Feature Program Random Test Generator 1.1 Test your students Create customized tests and quizzes with this handy program. It randomly selects questions from up to 10 test database files. You can also select your test questions manually. * Create, view, update and modify text databases * Search, cut, copy and paste * Grade video tests automatically or manually * Password protection option (Application by Timothy Hirtle; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Ultimate Language Tutor 4.2 Se habla Espanol Learn foreign dialects with this language tutor. This vocabulary learning and testing system helps students with Spanish, French, German and Italian. New vocabulary, verb conjugations and phrases can be learned using its automated flashcard system. * Missed words or phrases can be automatically reviewed * Monitor test results * Choose from two possible language settings -- English to language and language to English * Print word and phrase lists (Application by Ultimate Software; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) - Windows Games - Balloon Pop Full of hot air Pop balloons as quickly as possible without being hit by bouncing balls. * Fast-paced action * Multiple levels * Two game modes (Application by Stephen Michael Weiss) Cherry Delight Video Slots 4.2 One armed bandit Place your bets with this realistic video slot machine. Complete with beautiful graphics, digitized sounds and wheel spinning animations. * Nine spinning wheels and eight pay lines * Bonus spins * Progressive bonus pool (Application by Ultimate Software, Inc.; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Diaggle 1.1 Pyramid game Build a great pyramid with this Tetris-style game. Arrange falling triangles into a pyramid shape on the bottom of the screen. When a diagonal row of triangles are all the same color, they disappear. Score as many points as possible before the pyramid fills up. * Saves top ten scores (Application by Soleau Software) Gunsmoke Yeee-haw! Travel back to the old West -- to the days of good guys and ruthless gunslingers. Defend a town without harming civilians, lead a chase across the desert and protect a wagon train. Watch out for ambushes and obstacles. * Arcade game environment * Classic showdown feeling (Application by Scott Axelrod and Matt Adlemian; Requires a Sound Card) Home Stretch for Windows And they're off! Wish you could go to the horse track more often and watch the races? Spend a day at Winston Downs with this fantastic racing and wagering game. * Supports up to four players * Includes realistic odds and bet types, including win, place, show and exacta * Prints reports * Cool track sound effects (Application by Ultimate Software, Inc.; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Live Hockey 2 Score a goal Immerse yourself in Hockey action with this sports game. Go one-on-one against the computer. Try to get as many points before your opponent scores five. * Top down game environment * 3D hockey players (Application by Greg Krykewycz) Windows 95 Feature Moraff's Pinball 1.0 Tilt! You'll flip over this classic pinball game recreation. It features smooth graphics and great sound. * Choose from two beautiful 3D ray-traced machines * Use your own images as backgrounds on your machines * Add your own MIDI music files * Double flippers (Application by MorrafWare) Feature Program Mordor 1.1 Amazing adventures Your characters interact with others in this realistic fantasy role- playing game. Cast spells, exchange items, search through dungeons, pick up and resurrect dead characters. * Create and play multiple characters * Choose from nine character races * Monsters galore * Control character affiliations, including good, evil and neutral (Application by MakeItSo Software; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Nitemare -- 3D 1.8 Boo! You play the part of Hugo in search for your sweetheart Penelope, who has been captured by the evil Dr.Hamerstein and his nasty minions in this cute cartoon-style game. Scary monsters abound, including Frankenstein, the Mummy, Dracula, witches, skeletons and more. Solve the numerous logic puzzles along your way using the onscreen auto-mapper. Find the sliding bookcases, secret panels, doors and curtains, elevators, stairs, dumbwaiters and mystic transportation booths. Pick up crystal balls, magic wands, spell books and more. * Great 3D graphics * Various monster and traps (Application by David P. Gray; Requires 256-color) - Windows Latest and Greatest - Awave 3.1 Amazing sound system This is the ultimate sound editing system! Editing features support fade, reverse, amplitude, stereo and more. This program converts a large number of formats -- it imports more than 120 audio formats and exports 35 formats. * Command-line editing * Loads and strips audio tracks from video files * Vast MIDI capabilities NOTE: While this program works best with Windows 95, it supports Windows 3.11 if Win32s 1.3 is installed. (Application by FMJ-Software; Requires a sound card) Button WAVs for Windows! Listen close This collection of 32 WAV files features a male voice. Assign phrases to print, save, help and other system commands. Incorporate with Female Computer WAV Collections, included in this Volume. * Professional recordings * Use in multimedia projects * Use them with Awave 3.1, included in this Volume. (Application by Ted Tatman; Requires a sound card and an audio player to assign sounds using the Windows Sounds Control Panel) Diaggle 1.1 Pyramid game Build a great pyramid with this Tetris-style game. Arrange falling triangles into a pyramid shape on the bottom of the screen. When a diagonal row of triangles are all the same color, they disappear. * Fast paced action (Application by Soleau Software) ESF's TrueType Font Collection 1 2.2 A lot of fonts Choose from 10 incredible fonts in this collection. Includes an easy setup program for installing all fonts in this collection. Names include Aapex, Century, Cursive Elegant, Fritz Quad, Old English, Micro and Zap Chance. Some fonts are in regular and bold styles. (Fonts by Elfring Soft Fonts; TrueType) Farm Animals for Windows 5.0 With a quack, quack here Children can create their own farm pictures with this fun program. Place various images at different sizes on several backgrounds. * Six farm animals to color and place * Digital speech * Storybook Creator lets children narrate their pictures (Application by Wierenga Software) Female Computer WAV Collections! Listen closer Assign sounds to system commands with this collection of more than 20 WAV audio files. Integrate with a male's voice from Button WAVs for Windows!, included in this Volume. * Enhance multimedia projects * Use them with Awave 3.1, included on this Volume (Application by Ted Tatman; Requires a sound card and an audio player to assign sounds using the Windows Sounds control panel) Financial Authority 1.2b Comprehensive financial package This financial analysis program contains seven modules, including Loan Amortization, Mutual Fund Analysis and Retirement Planning. Comes with graphics, tables and work sheets. * Display and print perpetual calendars * Pop-up calculator * Online help. (Application by Conrad Knopf, Conrad Buttons Software; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) I'm Out Screen Saver 2.0 Messaging system This incredible screen saver comes with added features. You can leave customized messages for others and they can leave private messages for you. * Apply password-protection * Print all of your messages or save them as a text file * Create new image sets, or add and modify existing sets using pictures in BMP format * Messages can be up to 255 characters (Application by PSG-HomeCraft Software; Requires 256-color; Requires VBRUN300.DLL, included in your Utility Collection) Feature Program InfoCourier HTML Compiler 1.1 Surfing on a new beach This useful program converts your Web page information into a stand-alone document so you can distribute it on disk. It creates a Windows Executable (.exe) file that contains a browser with your HTML code and graphics built-in. Use it for product catalogs, manuals, price lists, pictures, questionnaires, resumes and more. * Supports server side Image Maps * 16-bit executable -- runs in all Windows versions * Supports third-party Web browsers (Application by Oakley Data System) Windows 95 Feature Moraff's Pinball 1.0 Tilt! You'll flip over this classic pinball game re-creation. It features smooth graphics and great sound. * Choose from two beautiful 3D ray-traced machines * Use your own images as computer backgrounds * Double flippers (Application by MoraffWare) Nitemare - 3D 1.8 Boo! You play the part of Hugo in search of your sweetheart Penelope, who has been captured by the evil Dr. Hamerstein and his nasty minions in this cute cartoon-style game. Scary monsters abound. Solve the numerous logic puzzles using the on-screen auto- mapper. Pick up crystal balls, magic wands, spell books and more. * Great 3D graphics * Various monster and traps * First-person perspective (Application by David P. Gray; Requires 256-color) Universe 1.0 The final frontier Create realistic space images with this imaginative program. Invent your own star fields. Tools include Selection, Star Field, Globular Cluster, Nebula and Star. * Create images in four resolutions * Images are saved as 24-bit images for maximum effect (Application by D2 Corporation) Word-X 1.1 Game collection Choose from four logic games in this great collection. Play the classic games of Scrabble, WordMaster, WordQuiz and GuessIt. Play them for fun or use them as educational tools to improve your vocabulary. * Challenge a friend or compete against the computer * Add your own words to the dictionary (Application by Alexander Lavell) - WINDOWS SOFTWARE RESEARCH INSTITUTE - - Business - ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE v2.0 by Cribsheet Software Track your receivables with this state-of-the-art program. Print invoices and statements on standard 8.5 x 11 letterhead stock for use with window envelopes. Features include customer templates, undo commands, selective invoice displays and single-key accounts. Complete with on-line help and point- and-click capability. EASY INVENTORY v1.5 by I. J. Smith Powerful features and an intuitive interface make this inventory tracking, sales and invoicing program a great addition to your business collection. Track sales, purchases, inventory, customers, suppliers and accounts receivable. It prints information in forms clear enough to send directly to your customers. A must-have program! FUND MANAGER v8.6 by Mark Bailey Monitor your investments with a variety of graphic and numeric displays! The Share Price Plus Accumulated Distributions graphs show the true performance of your investments, even lowering the share price when distributions are paid. Overlay markers let you see when you invest and receive distributions. Also, calculate and display Return On Investment, Fund Performance with Distributed Distributions, and Fund Performance with Reinvested Distributions for each investment or for your entire portfolio. LIFE PLAN v1.05a by Mind Tools, Ltd. Achieve your lifetime goals with this well-designed planner. Once you set long-term goals, the program helps you establish smaller goals for achieving your aspirations. Fantastic examples and explanations help you along. Choose from personal, business, relationship and educational aims. This is sure to make an impact on anyone with the desire to succeed. LIFETIME for Windows v2.11 by Amber Timbre Software Organize your life with this exceptional personal information manager. Complete with drag `n drop interface, an animated tutorial and extensive online help. Features include a Scheduler, ToDo list, Phonebook with contact info, Notes and more. Once you start using this program, you'll wonder how you ever got along without it. SUPEREDIT v2.65 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. VALUE TREND INDICATOR v3.44 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. - Children's - ARITHMETICK-TACK-TOE v1.3 by Indigo Rose Corporation Play the classic Tick-Tack-Toe with a twist correctly answer a mathematical problem before placing your X or O. Select the difficulty level of both players. Its flexibility allows you to make the game challenging for children as well as adults. Play against the computer or a friend. It is sure to appeal to parents and educators as well as being entertaining for students. FINDERZ-KEEPERZ by Steven T. Fricke Match pictures, colors, letters and shapes in this oncentration- style game. Intended for youngsters, but the fun will keep older kids entertained too. QUIZZY v1.01 by JKS Development If you like quizzes, then you'll love this entertaining and educational program. As a quiz program, you can add your own categories of questions and answers. It has general questions already installed. This excellent program will keep you entertained for hours. ROXIE'S ABC FISH v1.3 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 Windows 95. WORD WRESTLE v1.1 by Insight Software Solutions Improve your spelling and word recognition with this Boggle- style game! Solve word puzzles of various sizes. Set the timer, scoring options, puzzle sizes and fonts. This powerful program has more than 1,000,000 words in two dictionaries - American and British! Note: Included both Windows 3.1 and Windows 95 Versions. - Desktop Publishing - BMP WIZARD v1.81 by Andrea Benoni Edit bitmap images with this fantastic program. Blend images and create different effects using mathematical functions with its powerful scripting language. Learn how to use the program's features from several examples and extensive online help system. If you need a comprehensive program to edit bitmaps at a very low level, this is the ideal package. HOW TO GET THE MOST OUT OF DESIGN by Steve McNabb and Chris Bennett This excellent multimedia tutorial is perfect for beginning and intermediate designers. It contains an introduction to design, elements of design, principles of design, typography and color all in an easy-to-use graphical interface. Great for designing your own projects. JOT v1.4 by Brandon Fridley Take advantage of this text editor's many features. Choose from print preview, spell check and more. Edit multiple files. Use the clip box feature to store frequently-used text blocks. The program's calculator makes quick computations. The online help is enough to get you up and running. THE LETTERHEAD KIT v.3.0 & v.7.0 (for Windows95) by SciTrans Product Create letterheads easily with this business correspondence assistant. A menu macro retrieves letterheads, fax cover sheets, custom forms, scanned signatures and adds any of 30 message graphics including Rush and Thank You. Great for cargo, office and financial information. NOTE: Requires WordPerfect v6.1, v6.0 or v6.0a Windows or Corel WordPerfect 7.0 or Corel WordPerfect Suite for Windows 95. SMARTDRAW 95 & v.2.02 (for Windows 3.x) by SmartDraw Software, Inc. Draw great-looking diagrams and more with this easy-to-use program. Create diagrams, flow charts, flyers, posters, maps, invitations and other business graphics. This program provides drag 'n drop drawing, a built-in design library, shadows and textures. You don't have to be an artist to achieve professional results when you use this award-winning program! - Clip Art - BRIGHT IDEAS CLIP ART a Software of the Month Club exclusive! This month's collection of color and black-and-white clip art contains ten images, including a chef, a fire hydrant and a frog provided in PCX format. For more information about how to receive even more original Bright Ideas clip art, along with fantastic fonts, original backgrounds and useful desktop publishing tips and tricks, call Customer Service at (619) 930-7302. MATHCLIPS by Patricia Mason This clip art collection of 100 16-color images in JPEG format really adds up. Choose from images like ferns, explosions, hexagons, snowflakes, octagons, spheres and 3D mazes. A great addition to your image library. NEW AGE CLIP ART COLLECTION by LifeQuest If you are looking for the unusual, try this sampler. It includes images like an alien, a dolphin, a crystal ball and an Egyptian. This New Age clip art collection contains high-quality black-and-white PCX images. - Fonts - BAMBI BOLD by Gerard E. Bernor This bold font has the feel of calligraphy with its precise and crafted letters. It is strong and visually appealing. (TrueType) GALLERY by Gerard E. Bernor This interesting font evokes images of America in the 1920s. It provides a wonderful visual impact for your publications. (TrueType) SALUTE by Ken Kizer This heavy semi-serif headline face has Deco influences. With a 1920s look and feel, it gives a unique look to your documents. Upper and lower case with numbers and punctuation included. (TrueType and Type1) SUNRISESUNSET by Ken Kizer With three different designs, this drop cap font is both unusual and unique. Best if used at sizes larger than 48 points. Contains letters only. (TrueType) TQF WORDTRAIN by Gerard E. Bernor All aboard! Characters appear on flatcars pulled by engines. Because of the rich details, this font is recommended for use at 24 points or larger. This is a great font for banners and posters. Build trains of words! (TrueType) - Education - CHEMCALC v3.0 by Integrated Graphics Chemists will love this comprehensive calculator! It's simple and easy-to-learn, yet is complex enough to handle difficult calculations, including molecular weights, percent composition functions, logarithms and exponents. Use and edit constants. FASTYPE v5.0 by Trendtech Corporation Improve your typing skills with this fascinating tutorial. This program shows a 3D keyboard and uses animation and fonts to prompt you to type accurately. Complete with a text editor, timed exercises, letter patterns and more. For beginning and advanced typists. PC BASIC TRAINING v2.0ns by Barbara A. Brown Get more out of your computer. Learn the differences between hardware and software, how to use a mouse and how to connect to the Internet. It's highly interactive. Also includes a full-featured glossary to expand your computer vocabulary. If you are a new or even an experienced user, this valuable reference tool will expand your computer knowledge. STRATEGIES TO REDUCE COLLEGE COSTS v2.1 by Sally Fesler Thinking about going to college? This text document explains the college financial aid system, how individual finances fit into the aid picture and ways to improve your chances of receiving financial assistance. The difference in public and private colleges assistance is also highlighted. As college costs continue to rise rapidly, you're sure to find this an invaluable resource. WISDOM OF THE AGES v2.5 by MCR Software Add a spark to your letters, reports, speeches and proposals with one of 6,500 quotations. Entries are for deep thought, including: Anyone can become angry - that is easy, but to be angry with the right person, to the right degree, at the right time, for the right purpose, and in the right way - that is not easy. Add, edit and delete your own sayings. Complete with word search, filters, browser, fonts, colors, two tool bars and Hypertext help. - Games - CUTOUT! by Micropress Corp. Welcome to the newest arcade hit for Windows! Capture territory in this addictive game - 75 percent completes a level. Watch out! Chasers and bouncers are out to get you. EXILE - ESCAPE FROM THE PIT v1.11 by Jeff Vogel You'll find adventure in this fantasy role-playing game. Explore a huge, magical world filled with 80 highly-detailed dungeons and towns. Create a party of warriors, sorcerers and magicians to slay monsters as you solve puzzles in this adventure. Travel around the dungeons, buy weapons, talk to townspeople and build up experience. Exile comes with a party editor that lets you edit the individual characters. Will you escape from the pit? JOMRATI v3.0 by Eugene S. Schulze Just One More Roll And That's It (JOMRATI) is based on the old game of Greed. It's a dice game involving strategy and luck that can be played between two people. Keep rolling the dice to increase your score. Don't get the same number as your first roll or you bust and get nothing for that round. Additional features include Insurance and High Stakes, which test your greed and luck. You can also configure the computer opponent to be conservative or aggressive. MONTANA SOLITAIRE v2.0 by Steve Schroedl You can make this Solitaire game as easy or as challenging as you want. All 52 cards are dealt face up into four rows. The aces are removed. You must arrange the cards in order by suit in the fewest number of moves and shuffles.